S.V.D. Ministry

S.V.D. MINISTRY

PRESIDENT

Mrs. Christenia Ventress

VICE PRESIDENT

Ms. Jeanette Dourousseau

SECRETARY

Mrs. Rose Sam

TREASURER

Mrs. Destiny Babineaux

As you know, the “SOCIETAS VERBI DIVINI,” abbreviated SVD, is the world’s largest Roman Catholic Order of Priests and Brothers who focus on missionary work. SVD in English is called the Society of the Divine Word. It was founded in Steyl, Netherlands in 1875 by St. Arnold Janssen during the church-state conflict called the Kulturkampf, which resulted in many religious groups being expelled and seminaries being closed in Germany. Since the SVD was founded in 1875, our membership has consistently grown to over 7,000 members around the globe.

In 1880, Father Arnold Janssen began to reach out to the laity by means of not only publishing magazines for them, but also by publishing books for the laity to read so that they would be inspired to work along with SVD missionaries working in the missions.

The preceding information gives us a slight idea of how much our Founder wanted to involve lay Catholics in the missionary work of the Church along with his three foundations; namely, the Society of the Divine Word (Societas Verbi Divini ‘SVD’), the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit (SSPS) and the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (SSPSAP). He has left this task up to his spiritual sons and daughters in the missions to work for the glory of God on this earth.

Therefore, the goal of SVD-Associates is to inspire lay Catholics to learn more of the spirituality of the Society of the Divine Word Missionaries (SVD), keep up-to-date with the lives of SVDs and engage in prayer for the success of the SVD missions around the world. That’s why VISION and MISSION SVD- VISION: Associate is:

SVD-Associate aspires to follow the example of the Society of the Divine Word Missionary or “SOCIETAS VERBI DIVINI,” Charism to proclaim the Word of God to families, local churches and the whole world.

MISSION: To work together with the Society of the Divine Word Missionaries around the world and encourage the laity to be missionaries.

IMPLEMENTATION MISSION:

SVD Associate committed to support the missions of the Society of the Divine Word around the world through prayer and worship.
SVD Associate committed to pray for SVD vocations
SVD Associate committed to meet the spiritual needs of the children, youth, families, communities, and local churches.
SVD Associate committed to develop SVD spirituality in our own and others’ lives by prayer, recollections, retreats, bible study, and workshops.
SVD Associate committed to help the needs of the poor.
Financial support to the Society of Divine Word missions throughout the world.

SVD Associates Day of Reflection will be held on Saturday, August 19th from 8am-12noon. All SVD Associates are encouraged to attend. Anyone interested in joining the ministry is asked to attend this day of spiritual reflection.

SVD Lay Associates is now open for new enrollment. If you would like to become a member of a great organization, please sign-up in the binder provided in the vestibule of the church or call the parish office.

SVD Associates Teleconference Rosary

The rosary will be recited by the SVD Associates via teleconference each Friday at 7:00 pm. All are invited to join in the rosary along with your prayer intentions. The Dial-in-number is: 720-740-9863 Access code: 3657425#