Each year the College is proud to support St Vincent de Paul’s Christmas Appeal. This year, due to Covid-19, St Vincent de Paul is asking to be supported financially, rather than through donated gifts.

Carroll College is therefore holding a “Joy of Christmas” gold-coin mufti-day on Monday 14 December. Students are asked to come in traditional Christmas colours or dressed in a Christmas costume. Naturally, families are welcome to donate more than a gold coin; the amount of money you may have ordinarily spent on a gift or donation would be a generous and much appreciated contribution.

Whilst St Vincent de Paul is a well-known name in Australia and beyond, many of us may not know why, or how, they perform these works of care and charity. As Catholics, we are guided by Catholic social teaching principles and are called to participate in works that promote the common good, the dignity of the human person and give preference to the poor. St Vincent de Paul are wholly dedicated to these principles of justice and equality and they are an example of faith in action in our local community as well as nationally and internationally. We hope that by participating in events in support of Vinnies, our students see their key values in action and understand that they too can play a part in improving the lives of others and they can participate in creating a more just and generous world.

I look forward to seeing the students and staff celebrate the “Joy of Christmas” and passing on our donation to Vinnies in Week 10.

Erica Drewsen
Religious Education Coordinator

About the St Vincent de Paul Society

The St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia has more than 60,000 members and volunteers, who work hard to assist people in need and combat social injustice across Australia. Internationally, the Society operates in 153 countries and has over 800,000 members.

Our Mission

The St Vincent de Paul Society is a lay Catholic organisation that aspires to live the gospel message by serving Christ in the poor with love, respect, justice, hope and joy, and by working to shape a more just and compassionate society.

Our Vision

The Society aspires to be recognised as a caring Catholic charity offering “a hand up” to people in need. We do this by respecting their dignity, sharing our hope, and encouraging them to take control of their own destiny.

Our Aspiration

An Australia transformed by compassion and built on justice. The Society advocates on several pressing social justice issues such as homelessness, poverty and asylum seekers. To read more about the Society’s work is these areas and others please visit the Our Impact section of this website.

Our Key Values

We have identified seven key values to which we are aligned and they include commitment, compassion, respect, integrity, empathy, advocacy and courage. We are proud of the key values for which we stand and invite you to find out more on the Get Involved section of this website.

Commitment – Loyalty in service to our mission, vision and values.

Compassion – Welcoming and serving all with understanding and without Judgement.

Respect – Service to all regardless of creed, ethnic or social background, health, gender or political opinions.

Integrity – promoting, maintaining and adhering to our mission, vision and values.

Empathy – Establishing relationships based on respect, trust, friendship and perception.

Advocacy – Working to transform the causes of poverty and challenging the causes of human injustice.

Courage – Encouraging spiritual growth, welcoming innovation and giving hope for the future.