When to bring donations
Food-bank donations can be left when coming to Mass:
- Saturday, 5.30pm–6.30pm
- Sunday, 8.00am–12 noon
Parish community
SVP & Food Bank
St Vincent de Paul parish outreach, practical support and food bank information in one place.
St Vincent de Paul
About the SVP nationally
Serving neighbours in need.
The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) is a Catholic lay organisation that offers friendship and practical help to people experiencing poverty, loneliness, bereavement or other forms of need. The parish Conference supports local people and runs the parish food bank.
Food Bank
Practical help in Rotherhithe
The parish SVP food bank is open Wednesdays, 11.00am–1.00pm. Please use the main church entrance.
What is useful
Useful donations include shelf-stable food and everyday toiletries.
TeaCoffeeBreakfast cerealRiceBiscuitsMilkPeanut butterSugarHoneySaltPasta / spaghettiPasta sauceTinned fishTinned meatBaked beansSweet cornMashed potatoMicrowave riceSpaghetti hoopsTinned fruitSoupHot dogsTinned vegetablesNoodlesLong-life juiceCooking oilToothpasteToothbrushesConditionerShampooShower gelsLaundry detergentWashing-up liquidCleaning liquidsToilet paper
What the SVP does
Friendship, dignity and practical support
Visiting & befriending
Members offer companionship and support to people who may be lonely, housebound or isolated.
Practical assistance
Where possible, members help with essentials such as food, clothing and other practical needs.
Social justice
The SVP works to tackle poverty, homelessness, isolation and the causes of disadvantage.
Overseas support
The parish Conference has supported a twinned SVP Conference in Kerala, India, through prayer, contact and practical help.
Parish archive
Retained SVP information from the previous website
The parish asked for older material to remain available. These details are therefore preserved as a historical record and should not be read as a statement that every meeting, contact or campaign is still current.
Conference history & community work
The previous website recorded that the parish SVP Conference began in November 2014 and met monthly on a Friday at 7.00pm in the Newman Room. It also explained that prospective members working with vulnerable people were interviewed, DBS checked and expected to observe confidentiality.
It recorded a partnership with Rennie & Manor Tenants & Residents Association from March 2020 to April 2021, distributing cooked, chilled and frozen food to elderly, housebound, isolated and disadvantaged people in the local community.
The old page also retained a Christmas kindness appeal and information about the Conference's overseas twinning with the Little Flowers SVP Conference in Kerala, India.
Previous giving notes
The former SVP page listed bank transfer and Gift Aid, and also carried placeholder entries for PayPal (“coming soon”), Easy Fund Raising (“coming soon”) and Just Giving (“details coming soon”).
Those unfinished entries are intentionally retained here instead of being turned into guessed donation links. For current ways to help, use the bank details below or contact the parish.
Historical SVP campaign
Keep The Life Line Campaign
This 2021 campaign is retained as part of the parish archive. It concerned the temporary £20 weekly Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit uplift introduced during the Covid-19 crisis and the campaign to prevent that support being removed.
What the old parish page asked people to do
The SVP Conference encouraged parishioners to write to their MP about the impact a reduction in benefits could have on families and local communities, and signposted people to WriteToThem to identify and contact their MP.
WriteToThemArchive status
This is preserved historical campaign material, not a current call to action. The policy circumstances described on the original page date from 2021.
Keeping this section visible prevents the old menu item and references in parish material from becoming a dead end.
Support the local Conference
Help the SVP continue its work
The local Conference welcomes practical support and donations.
Local SVP bank details
- Bank
- NatWest Bank
- Account name
- A190117 SVP ST PETERS – ROTHERHITHE
- Sort code
- 60-60-04
- Account number
- 46076093
Join, refer someone or ask for help
If you would like to join the parish Conference, refer someone who may need support, or ask a question about the food bank, contact the parish and mention the SVP.
Contact the parish about SVP