Catholic lay group fills gap in local need, regardless of creed

Catholic lay group fills gap in local need, regardless of creed

“You do not have to be a Catholic or attend meetings regularly to participate,” says the brochure for the Good Shepherds Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The conference is the local unit of the international lay organization for the parish of St. Peter the Apostle in Park Rapids and St. Mary’s in Two Inlets. The conference’s mission is to “be a service to others in our community, while growing together personally and spiritually…