Dear Friends, Our patron, the great Saint Vincent de Paul, preached the importance of “personal service” to the poor. You follow that practice. This Christmas Season your generosity was admirable. The Food Drive, Coats and Sweaters, and the Giving Tree, brought joy to families in Paterson, Elizabeth, Newark, and other locations. Generosity is a way of life. The strategy of focusing on the specific needs of specific people enables us to understand the “second greatest commandment” to love our neighbors as ourselves. You a loving people! Thank you so much for your energetic commitment to personally serve the poor.