O
zanam
NEWS
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3rd Quarter • Fall 2013
2013 National Assembly in Madison, Wisconsin
200th Anniversary of Ozanam’s Birth Celebrated
following :
1. Solidarity for the National
Council (including solidarity
payment for the U.S. regions and
the Council General
International) will be based on
total revenues of SVdP councils,
including their conferences and
stores (each revenue being
counted only once). All
revenues are included, with the
exception of: any funds from
another SVdP entity because
these dollars have been
accounted for already, disaster
funds received, and capital
campaign funds received. A
council’s revenue figures from
the last completed fiscal year
will be used for solidarity
calculations. For example, the
solidarity contribution for the
2013-14 fiscal year is based on
Shown above: Bishop Quinn & Dave Barringer.
the annual report for FY 2011-12.
2. It shall be the decision of each
council how solidarity contributions are
calculated and collected from its stores,
New Solidarity Contribution Approved
conferences, special works, and other sources of
After reviewing a number of solidarity formulas,
revenue.
the National Council voted to approve a new
3. There shall be a uniform percentage rate of sixsolidarity contribution formula. The approval came
tenths of one percent (.006 or 0.6%) of gross
with a vote of 67 in favor, 18 opposed, and three
revenues for the above solidarity revenues.
abstentions. The new formula consists of the
However, an exemption of $10,000 will be
The focus of this year’s
National Assembly was on the
celebration of the 200th
Anniversary of Blessed Frédéric
Ozanam’s birth (April 23, 1813).
As part of the celebration, there
were two keynote speakers: Dr.
Michael Thio, SVdP
International President
General, and Fr. Robert
Maloney, former Superior
General of the Congregation of
the Mission (Vincentian
Priests). The celebration also
included a retreat presented by
SVdP Madison Executive
Director Ralph Middlecamp and
Sr. Kieran Kneaves, D.C.,
followed by a Vincentian
symposium. A number of
excellent workshops on
everything from governance to
branding were available.
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The Ozanam News • 3rd Quarter 2013