I encourage those of you who have been blessed this year to increase your giving to those in need. This is a time of year where those who are facing hard economic times need additional support. Not in the way of gifts per say but in donations like food, clothing, blankets,

toiletries. Many of the local charities support some of these causes locally. If you live in the Pittsburgh region I strongly suggest donating to the "Light Of Life Mission" in the North Side. What an amazing bunch of people who volunteer and work there. I commend all of them not just during the holidays but for being so generous of their time and generosity to the needy but and for all of the amazing things they do to help others in their community. May God richly bless them and their servant hearts.