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Society of St Vincent De Paul (SSVP)

		The mission of the Society of St Vincent De Paul is to seek the love of God by serving the poor and needy. To alleviate the plight of the underprivileged through financial aids and rations distribution, especially regular home visitations. The "Conference of Charity," from which the Society of St. Vincent de Paul came, was founded in Paris in April, 1833 by a group of young Catholics. The principal founder was a man of twenty years of age, hailed from Lyons, named Frederic Ozanam.

The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SSVP), one of the oldest charitable social and humanitarian organisations, is seen today as a huge international movement of the apostolate of charity and social action. The Society's purpose is to provide direct aid to those who suffer, and to help individuals reduce and even eliminate the causes of the suffering themselves.

SSVP of Singapore was formed in 1951. To date, the Society has grown to a total of 29 Conferences with total membership of about 700. Except for Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, there is one Conference in each Church.

The 29 Conferences are organised into 5 Particular Councils (City, East, North, West and Serangoon) which are coordinated by the National Council.

The Society also runs the St Vincent Home which is jointly funded by SSVP and Catholic Welfare Services. It is located at Waterloo Street and has been a sheltered home since 1980 to ambulant, destitute Singaporeans and Permanent Residents.

>> Key Personnel

National Council


Patron	:	Archbishop Nicholas Chia
Spiritual Adviser	:	Rev Msgr Francis Lau

President	:	Lucas C. Williams
Executive Councillor	:	Michael Thio
Vice President	:	Paul Foo
Hon Gen Secretary	:	Michael Tan
Hon Gen Treasurer	:	David Koh
Hon Asst Secretary	:	K Sivamalar


Particular Council City (8 Conferences)
Spiritual Director	:	Rev Msgr Francis Lau
President	:	David Koh
Vice President	:	Joseph John
Hon Secretary	:	Richard Tan
Hon Treasurer	:	Cecilia Hooi


Particular Council East (5 Conferences)
Spiritual Director	:	Rev Fr Paul Goh
President	:	Raymond Tan
Vice President	:	James Chan
Hon Secretary	:	Annie Boey
Hon Treasurer	:	Rose Lim


Particular Council North (6 Conferences)
Spiritual Director	:	Rev Fr Louis Loiseau MEP
President	:	Augustine Ng
Vice President	:	Simon Vijayakumar
Hon Secretary	:	Raymond Leong
Hon Treasurer	:	Lawrence Goh

Particular Council West (5 Conferences)
Spiritual Director	:	-
President	:	Joseph Toh
Vice President	:	Michael Tan
Hon Secretary	:	Ian Carnegie
Hon Treasurer	:	Simon Sng

Particular Council Serangoon (5 Conferences)
Spiritual Director	:	Rev Bro Thomas
President	:	Pius Fernandez
Vice President	:	Jonathan Yuen
Hon Secretary	:	Patrick Jonas
Hon Treasurer	:	Patrick Foo

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>> Financials

NATIONAL COUNCIL FINANCIAL

Financial Snapshots

	Financial Year	FY2005	FY2006	FY2007

	Receipts and Expenses
	Total Receipts	$249,786.82	$150,070.52	$199,767.27
	Total Expenditure	$174,453.04	$130,145.09	$188,303.17
	Surplus/Deficit	$75,333.78	$19,925.43	$11,464.10

	Balance Sheet
	Total Assets	$121,280.72	$144,061.29	$155,525.39
	Total Liabilities	0	0	0
	Accumulated Fund	$121,280.72	$68,943.22	$155,525.39


National Council Financial Statement FY2005 (PDF Filesize 90kb)
National Council Financial Statement FY2006 (PDF Filesize 85kb)
National Council Financial Statement FY2007 (PDF Filesize 97kb)

PARTICULAR COUNCIL FINANCIALS

City - Financial Snapshots

	Financial Year	FY2005	FY2006	FY2007

	Receipts and Expenses
	Total Receipts	$44,172.46	$38,099.19	$58,767.02
	Total Expenditure	$46,149.56	$51,249.09	$43,618.30
	Surplus/Deficit	($1,977.10)	($13,149.90)	$15,148.72

	Balance Sheet
	Total Assets	$88,926.55	$75,776.65	$90,925.37
	Total Liabilities	0	0	0
	Accumulated Fund	$88,926.55	$75,776.65	$90,925.37


City Financial Statement FY2005 (PDF Filesize 33kb)
City Financial Statement FY2006 (PDF Filesize 389kb)
City Financial Statement FY2007 (PDF Filesize 31kb)

East - Financial Snapshots

	Financial Year	FY2005	FY2006	FY2007

	Receipts and Expenses
	Total Receipts	$66,557.27	$77,146.62	$85,164.62
	Total Expenditure	$87,375.76	$91,412.67	$77,914.63
	Surplus/Deficit	($20,818.49)	($14,266.05)	$7,249.99

	Balance Sheet
	Total Assets	$54,901.95	$40,635.90	$47,885.89
	Total Liabilities	0	0	0
	Accumulated Fund	$54,901.95	$40,635.90	$47,885.89


East Financial Statement FY2005 (PDF Filesize 30kb)
East Financial Statement FY2006 (PDF Filesize 380kb)
East Financial Statement FY2007 (PDF Filesize 30kb)

West - Financial Snapshots

	Financial Year	FY2005	FY2006	FY2007

	Receipts and Expenses
	Total Receipts	$10,749.85	$17,480.76	$25,567.05
	Total Expenditure	$29,780.82	$26,102.00	$22,780.85
	Surplus/Deficit	($19,030.97)	($8,621.24)	$2,786.20

	Balance Sheet
	Total Assets	$41,861.35	$33,240.11	$36,026.31
	Total Liabilities	0	0	0
	Accumulated Fund	$41,861.35	$33,240.11	$36,026.31


West Financial Statement FY2005 (PDF Filesize 438kb)
West Financial Statement FY2006 (PDF Filesize 445kb)
West Financial Statement FY2007 (PDF Filesize 39kb)

Serangoon - Financial Snapshots

	Financial Year	FY2005	FY2006	FY2007

	Receipts and Expenses
	Total Receipts	$18,290.52	$9,304.00	$36,862.17
	Total Expenditure	$15,604.76	$11,639.87	$21,360.91
	Surplus/Deficit	$2,685.76	($2,335.87)	$15,501.26

	Balance Sheet
	Total Assets	$54,407.83	$52,071.96	$67,573.22
	Total Liabilities	0	0	0
	Accumulated Fund	$54,407.83	$52,071.96	$67,573.22


Serangoon Financial Statement FY2005 (PDF Filesize 405kb)
Serangoon Financial Statement FY2006 (PDF Filesize 378kb)
Serangoon Financial Statement FY2007 (PDF Filesize 36kb)

North - Financial Snapshots

	Financial Year	FY2005	FY2006	FY2007

	Receipts and Expenses
	Total Receipts	$43,148.11	$59,616.14	$69,611.36
	Total Expenditure	$46,752.94	$47,093.89	$87,566.19
	Surplus/Deficit	($3,604.83)	$12,522.25	($17,954.83)

	Balance Sheet
	Total Assets	$43,229.26	$55,751.51	$37,796.68
	Total Liabilities	0	0	0
	Accumulated Fund	$43,229.26	$55,751.51	$37,796.68


North Financial Statement FY2005 (PDF Filesize 27kb)
North Financial Statement FY2006 (PDF Filesize 346kb)
North Financial Statement FY2007 (PDF Filesize 32kb)

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE OF ALL CONFERENCES

Statement FY2005 (PDF Filesize 1.71mb)
Statement FY2006 (PDF Filesize 1.48mb)
Statement FY2007 (PDF Filesize 135kb)

SSVP in Catholic News (PDF Filesize: 1.71MB)