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enjoyed the mouth- watering buffet provided. In the evening we continued our itinerary to Hamilton to visit the Ozanam Club for the disabled where we were met by the President and a huge gathering of over one hundred, including carers. The final day was spent entirely in our capital city where the Group President of Edinburgh had arranged a programme of visits, firstly to St. Patrick's church where the first Scottish SSVP conference was established, followed by a tour of the city and a visit to Port Seaton Caravan Site where our Society offers holidays for those who cannot afford a holiday. The last port of call was to Jericho House where on entering we were
astonished to see a hall packed with grateful visitors who were tucking in to a 3 course meal provided by the members of the conference of Our Lady & St. Andrew's, Galashiels who were on duty that evening.l would like to thank all those who helped and gave of their time so generously to make the visit of our Indian Brothers so successful. I have received an email from them since their return to India expressing their gratitude to all our Scottish Vincentians and stating how impressed they were with the various aspects of the work being done by the Society in Scotland. lan Tierney, Twinning and Projects Officer
PS We have had a request from India for 14 of their Conferences to be twinned. Please contact lan Tierney if you are willing to do this. Email twinning@ssvpscotland.com Dear Bro, We reached safely on 8th morning, but we had to rush to oversee the flood emergency relief at Nellore Central Council at Andhra Pradesh Coastal village was flooded with heavy rains, and just returned today, our main aim of visiting you is pay our personal respect and thankgiving for all the help you are extending to our twinned conferences, we could see the extrodinary work of SSVP Scotland, especially Drug rehabilation and Handicaped centres. We thank you for taking care of us like elder brothers. especially Bro.lan who guided us daily. He is a asset to SSVP Scotland. Thanking you once again. Regards Br.Prakasham
On 2 October 20 I I, Our Lady and St Helen's SSVP Conference held an SSVP Information day for all parishioners. The purpose of the day was threefold- to raise awareness of the work of SSVP; encourage new recruits to the conference and develop the community ethos within our parish. Clare Carr very kindly agreed to attend and gave the parish a talk on both her role as the Youth Development Officer and also gave an overview of the charity and its works internationally, with particular reference to the developments taking place globally at youth level.The day was well attended by parishioners, with a talk being given
SPREADING THE SSVP WORD IN CONDORRAT after both lOam and 12noon mass. Information boards and literature on recruitment, twinning and local works were on display and all Conference Members were available for any questions. Tea, coffee and home baking was served and enjoyed by all! Directly as a result of our day, we have recruited 3 new members to our Conference. We have also consolidated our established links with our feeder high school of St Maurice's High and are planning to liaise with an enthused member of the teaching staff to involve the younger high school pupils in parish community projects, such as making visits to the local Nursing Home and providing entertainment. Feedback from parishioners has been very positive! Our most grateful thanks to Clare for her tremendous input and helping to make the day a great success.
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