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VMY
CROATIA
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Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul – Rijeka, Croatia
The Congregation of the Mission - Croatia
VMY Slovenia
ITS BEGINNING CLOSELY LINKED WITH:
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VMY SLOVENIA
MISSIONARIES
TO CROATIA
Petra Hribar
Andrej Mehle
Karmen Kunc
Sara Oblak
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26 November 2011
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We want to become Lords hands for others.
2012
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Date of foundation: 26 November 2011
Location: Croatia – Rijeka, Pula
Members: 34
Regular meetings of the community: twice a month
Volunteering: once or twice a week
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1) those who work with children and youth
Three groups in our community
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2) those who volunteer and help the poor
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3) Those who participate in different creative workshops (we produce rosaries, greeting cards, cookies etc.) using the products for self-financing
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1) We animate different workshops and meetings for our juniors (elementary school kids)
Our specific activities
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2) We volunteer at the Home for the mentally ill adults
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We volunteer at the shelter for the homeless led by the Sisters of Charity in Rijeka
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We volunteer in the families with six or more children
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We organize projects in which we raise money for those in need and also collect food, clothes etc. for the poor
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We participate in different creative workshops (we sell the hand made articles)
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Missionary experience in Bulgaria
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Twice a year we all gather on a weekend spiritual
retreat
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when you work together, even the toughest job passes quickly and we have fun in it
Through this year in VMY we have learned:
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Working with the elderly, the young, and learning about homelessness has opened our eyes towards a new way of thinking about human life and people in need.
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VMY is a fruitful path that allows us to come to know God and to know the Virgin Mary.