Society of St Vincent de Paul
Scotland’s 2000 SSVP volunteer members provide support and assistance to people across the country on a daily basis. This includes visiting those who are lonely or ill, at home, in hospital, in prison. They also work in areas such as Youth Development and Disaster Fund Support.
Our Lady’s has a standing collection for SSVP, and we have supported their work for many years.
Further information on SSVP can be found at: ssvpscotland.com
Food Bank
We have an ongoing collection for items for our local food bank.
HMP Edinburgh – Gifts for Children at Christmas
Each year Our Lady’s participates in a scheme, run by Officers at HMP Edinburgh, to provide gifts for prisoners’ children.
Every child that visits the Visitors Centre during the time leading up to Christmas receives a gift. In 2024 for example, 328 children from 126 families had a present to open on Christmas morning.
Where possible, every child receives a toy, an activity gift, and a book. As the prison population grows, so will these numbers.
Warm Clothing for the Homeless
Each Christmas we donate (new) warm clothing for distribution through various local groups to the homeless.
St Jude’s Parish School, Ezza-ojianya, Abalaliki Diocese – Nigeria
The Diocese of Abakaliki is a Roman Catholic diocese which was constituted on 1st March 1973 from the territory of the Diocese of Ogoja with the Right Reverend Thomas McGettrick SPS as its first bishop who later handed over to the present Bishop, Right Reverend Michael Nnachi Okoro.
The Abakaliki diocese believes that Catholic education supports human development for the betterment of the individual as well as the community”
Our Lady’s is pleased to support the development of St Jude’s School”
