Care & Support Services
St. Vincent de Paul Society
The St Vincent de Paul Society is a lay Catholic organisation that aspires to live the gospel message by serving Christ in the poor with love, respect, justice, hope and joy, and by working to shape a more just and compassionate society.
The Society wants to be recognised as a caring Catholic charity offering "a hand up" to people in need. We do this by respecting their dignity, sharing our hope, and encouraging them to take control of their own destiny.
For many years, the society has had an active group of members and volunteers in the parish helping families in need with food hampers, items of furniture and other goods, helping with transport and other requests, as appropriate.
Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.
Monday to Friday every week two members are on call each day to respond to calls received from the Society's head office to assist families who need urgent delivery of food or help with finance problems etc. in the Perth region. This area extends well beyond the parish.
A food pantry is located in the Parish Centre and once a month the parishioners are asked to donate items to maintain stocks in the pantry. On occasion, food hampers are supplemented by issuing vouchers purchased by the Society from Coles Supermarkets that can in turn be redeemed for food and special items e.g., for babies/children.
St Vincent de Paul have a clothing store located at 334 Cambridge Street, Wembley.
Enquires regarding St Vincent de Paul in the parish should be directed to Br John Furlong on 0432 684 789.
Floreat Wembley Parish - Personal Advocacy Group (PAS)
Founded in 1989, Personal Advocacy Service is an agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth. Since then, it has fostered faith-based groups where people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can grow, belong and form lifelong friendships.
PAS assists in enabling people who are living with a disability to lead full and valued lives. The group meets in the Parish Centre from 7 :00 – 9 :00 on Tuesday evenings during term time. This is a unique ministry undertaken by our volunteer advocates in the parish.
Life experiences within Christian parameters are shared among the group, activities pursued, friendships developed and fun social events are planned. The celebration of birthdays, social outings to restaurants or sporting activities and delicious suppers are some of the pursuits that form part of the program.
All the PAS groups in the Archdiocese come together in the middle of the year for a celebration of music, dance and friendship, and again at Christmas to sing carols and enjoy the spirit of Christmas.