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Bible In A Year

Shawn Taylor, one of our musicians, invites you to follow this very uplifting podcast. Click below to listen to the latest episode of "The Bible in a Year" (with Fr. Mike Schmitz).

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A Message from Society of St Vincent De Paul Vancouver Island

 The needs of the less fortunate in our own local communities here in Victoria are very real… every day is a struggle for some.  The simple things we take for granted are truly a luxury for others.

Support through:

• Cash & cheques using BLUE ENVELOPES inside your Church Donation Envelope box
• Through the online portal Canada Helps
• Through our SVDP website:

https://www.ssvpvancouverisland.ca

TAX ASSISTANCE IS HERE!!!
If you are or know someone that is low-income & need assistance with your 2020 tax preparation, the St. Vincent de Paul's Social Concern office has experienced volunteers to help.
https://www.ssvpvancouverisland.ca/support-programs/view/3-tax-preparation

Please reach out directly to our Conference President Stephanie Peters at stephanie.jm.peters@gmail.com or 250-514-7853 with any questions or if you are curious about becoming a member.

SCAMS - BEWARE:  via email and text messages

Please find attached a copy of the Memo circulated last November from the Chief Financial Officer regarding Fraud.

/files/docs/Fraud_memo_2020.pdf

Please note that fraudulent email and text scams continue to circulate globally, masking the true identity of the scammer.  Several versions of the correspondence have appeared alleging that the Bishop and/or Pastor needs assistance/funds and therefore require contact and banking information and/or direct purchase of “credit/play/google cards or ebay vouchers”.

These scams serve as a sad reminder that individuals, churches and charities are often the victims of fraud.  The Bishop, clergy and/or staff members do not directly solicit funds. All donations for legitimate parish and diocesan activities are made through traditional verifiable methods (parish, Diocese, and/or charitable organization), NOT individuals. Please do not share personal banking information with anyone or any organization without verifying the authenticity, appropriateness and validity of the request, or call the Diocesan Finance Office at 250-479-1331. If you have been the victim of a financial scam, you are encouraged to make a report to the police. 

Please find below an example of the latest scam circulating, which claimed to be from the Bishop (via a fake alias email address) …..

Subject: You there?

Great! Here's what I want you to do for me because I'll be busy for the rest of the day. I've been working on incentive and I aimed at surprising some of our diligent staff across the diocese with vouchers this week. I want to handle this personally and it should remain confidential until they all have the vouchers as it's a surprise.
I need you to get 25 qty of eBay voucher $100 value on each ( total $2500 ). You should get them at any store around. After you get them, scratch the back to reveal the voucher codes and take a clear picture of each card and send each picture separately to me here, So I can easily assign them to the individual's email.  Please keep the physical cards and receipt for reference.
Alternatively, you can as well order for them from Amazon online and have it forwarded to my email here.  You will be duly reimbursed for this.
Can you get this done?