Msgr. James H. Dubell Honored in Renaming Ceremony
Medford, N.J., April 13, 2015 — The St. Mary of the Lakes Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will officially name its Caring Center in honor of Msgr. James H. Dubell during a ceremony on April 18. Msgr. Dubell is pastor of St. Mary of the Lakes Parish in Medford and is celebrating his 50th year as a priest.
“Msgr. Dubell has been instrumental in helping the Society to provide person-to-person service to those in need in our area,” said Dr. James Dwyer, conference president. “This is our way of saying thank you and letting the community know how important Msgr. Dubell’s support has been to our work.”
In 2014, Society of St. Vincent de Paul volunteers served more than 5,900 adults and children with spiritual assistance and food, clothing, and financial help for rent and mortgage, auto insurance, utilities, and medical expenses valued at $434,762. This included nearly 200 home visitations and nearly 700 food deliveries. For Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter, 846 adults and 586 children from more than 500 families received dinner, gifts, and candy.
A ministry of St. Mary of the Lakes since 1980, Medford’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul serves the Burlington County communities of Medford, Medford Lakes, Browns Mills, Pemberton Township, and Moorestown, earning Congressional recognition in 2012. That same year, the present complex on Jones Road in Medford completed a $1 million renovation, doubling its size to 8,000 sq. ft.
The Msgr. James H. Dubell Caring Center features private rooms for consultations with guests and a conference room for volunteers to meet. The contiguous food pantry and Thrift Store — a main source of income for the Society’s operations — features open aisles, bright lighting, and fitting rooms.
One of the largest charitable organizations in the world, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a nonprofit, Catholic lay organization of men and women who come together to grow spiritually and offer person-to-person service to those in need and living in poverty in the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.
