Spirituality
We see Christ in the person in front of us. Prayer and reflection come before every visit we make.
About Our Conference
A handful of volunteers, one neighbour at a time.
The Bradford Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is part of a worldwide Catholic lay movement founded in Paris in 1833. We have served the Bradford community since 1965, always as volunteers and never as paid staff.
Our members come from local parishes. We meet for prayer and reflection on the second Tuesday of each month, review the requests that have come in, and then visit in pairs during the following weeks.
What Guides Us
Five words the Society has kept for almost two centuries.
Friendship
We do not deliver and disappear. Members stay in touch, sometimes for years, as a friend would.
Service
Help is practical and immediate: food, fuel, warmth, transport, or simply a person who will listen.
Simplicity
No bureaucracy. One phone call, one visit, one honest conversation about what would help most.
Advocacy
When a problem is bigger than a hamper, we help neighbours find and navigate the services they are owed.
The Conference Team
Who you will meet.
Every role below is held by a volunteer from a Bradford parish. You can call any of us through the conference line.
Margaret Doyle
Leads the conference, coordinates visits and represents us locally.
Frank Iannuzzi
Organises the food pantry rota and pantry stock.
Helen Nowak
Keeps the books, pays assistance grants and issues receipts.
Peter Anand
Handles correspondence and the request line each week.
Fr. Michael Brennan
Guides our monthly reflection and formation evenings.
Angela Whitfield
Runs the hamper programme from October to December.