Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP)

Parish of the Good Samaritan

Parish-wide SVP Conference

There has been an SVP Conference based at St John’s since 1905. We changed our Conference name to The Good Samaritan SVP Conference following the naming of the Good Samaritan Parish as it reflected our work across the three churches, our communities, and our schools.

We have full members who are DBS checked and auxiliary members who do not need these checks as they are not allowed to visit unsupervised. The society is primarily Catholic, but we do accept people from other denominations.

Meetings are held monthly and last an hour and a half. They are opened and closed with prayers and there is a short spiritual reading to reflect upon.

Our work reflects the changing circumstances within our area. We help with families, our Primary Schools, the homeless, drug addicts etc. Requests for help are varied and come from many directions.

We visit Nursing Homes and the elderly in their own homes. Taking communion to the housebound on a regular basis.

Four times a year we hold a housebound mass in St John’s Parish Hall, starting at 12:15pm. This is followed by a light lunch of sandwiches, cakes and brews. Transport is provided if needed.

Some members are involved with New Neighbours Together. These are our asylum seekers/ refugees who live within our area and who attend sessions in St John’s Parish Hall. One of our members is involved with the Deaf Association.

Should anyone wish to contact the Conference for help, please contact St Mary’s Presbytery and leave a message and a contact number. This will be sent to one of our members who will contact you.

St Mary’s Presbytery
3 Todmorden Rd
Burnley BB10 4AU
01282 422007

The driving force of the SVP is carrying out Christ’s instructions to love God and love your neighbour. In Our Lord’s words “When two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them”

May 2026