All Saints Parishioners, Pastor Honored For SVDP Work

Published: March 27, 2008

John Berry, executive director of the Atlanta Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, presents a plaque to Msgr. R. Donald Kiernan, pastor of All Saints Church, Dunwoody, in honor of the parish’s SVDP conference’s outstanding work in the community.

DUNWOODY—The All Saints Church conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Atlanta, was honored at the end of 2007 for its work serving those in need in the community. SVDP executive director John Berry presented a plaque to Msgr. R. Donald Kiernan at Mass on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, as an expression of gratitude for the pastor’s continuing and enthusiastic support of the St. Vincent de Paul mission in his church community.

With the generous support of the parish, the SVDP group at All Saints served over 1,400 individuals in their zip code of 30338 throughout the year, donating more than 3,300 service hours. The conference has also provided support to other SVDP conferences who needed more funds.

All Saints has an Up-Lift team that helps families for an extended time with budgeting, job opportunities, contacting government agencies that provide further help, and other areas. As faithful stewards, the group uses all donations for St. Vincent de Paul projects, as well as giving time freely with the goal of helping others succeed.

All Saints Church is located at 2443 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody.

For more information about becoming a Vincentian at All Saints, contact conference president Sandra Baden at (770) 441-3778 or e-mail at sjbsmile@aol.com. For more information about the parish’s SVDP conference, go to www.allsaintssvdp.org. For more information about the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Atlanta, go to www.svdpatlanta.org.