1. VMY CROATIA

2.  Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul – Rijeka, Croatia  The Congregation of the Mission - Croatia  VMY Slovenia ITS BEGINNING CLOSELY LINKED WITH:

3.  VMY SLOVENIA  MISSIONARIES  TO CROATIA Petra Hribar Andrej Mehle Karmen Kunc Sara Oblak

4. 26 November 2011

5. We want to become Lords hands for others. 2012

6.  Date of foundation: 26 November 2011  Location: Croatia – Rijeka, Pula  Members: 34  Regular meetings of the community: twice a month  Volunteering: once or twice a week

7.  1) those who work with children and youth Three groups in our community

8.  2) those who volunteer and help the poor

9.  3) Those who participate in different creative workshops (we produce rosaries, greeting cards, cookies etc.) using the products for self-financing

10.  1) We animate different workshops and meetings for our juniors (elementary school kids) Our specific activities

11.  2) We volunteer at the Home for the mentally ill adults

12.  We volunteer at the shelter for the homeless led by the Sisters of Charity in Rijeka 12

13.  We volunteer in the families with six or more children

14.  We organize projects in which we raise money for those in need and also collect food, clothes etc. for the poor

15.  We participate in different creative workshops (we sell the hand made articles)

16.  Missionary experience in Bulgaria

17. Twice a year we all gather on a weekend spiritual retreat

18.  when you work together, even the toughest job passes quickly and we have fun in it Through this year in VMY we have learned:

19.  Working with the elderly, the young, and learning about homelessness has opened our eyes towards a new way of thinking about human life and people in need.

20.  VMY is a fruitful path that allows us to come to know God and to know the Virgin Mary.