President's Letter, December 2025

"It does not suffice for me to love God if my neighbor does not love him.”  -St. Vincent de Paul

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Lord, you have graced me with your love in so many countless ways.
Make me aware of opportunities to make you known to those
who do not know you.

This Advent, when we are invited to love more deeply the Lord who chose to show his love by being born poor, let us liken ourselves to Jesus and liken ourselves to the poor, doing so in and through our closeness to them. Our programs of initial formation, and even our programs of ongoing formation, provide ample opportunities for contact with the poor, not necessarily putting an emphasis on what “we can do for them,” but rather on what “we can be with them”, so that we might come to know and love more deeply the Lord Jesus who will speak to us through them. Let this Advent be a time of recommitment in our walking more faithfully with the Lord and hence walking more faithfully with the poor.

- From an Advent letter of G. Gregory Gay, CM, former Superior General of the Vincentian Family

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Membership Information:

Dues and membership information are due today, December 1, 2025, and remain at $20.00 for active members and $4.00 for honorary members. Please send one check and your roster to the office. Include phone numbers and legible email addresses. Associate members receive a separate letter from our Financial Secretary, and they pay dues of $15.00 directly to our Diocesan office. Make check payable to Assoc. of LOC Diocese of Pittsburgh

The Spiritual Society of the Unclaimed Dead:  

If you are interested in receiving a decedent’s name, please contact Mary Jane Jurofcik at our LOC office 412-456-6924. Thank you to everyone who signed up with Mary Jane to claim a soul at the Officers Meeting.

Social media:  
Sherrie Dunlap Gallagher, social media chair, updates our Facebook page regularly. Please let her know of any activities you are currently doing that she can highlight on social media. She can be contacted at: sherrie.e.dunlap@gmail.com.

Junior Ladies of Charity (JLOC):
For more information on JLOC, please contact Mary Diaddigo Rex or Hailey Innocenzo Dube’ or call the LOC office at 412-456-6924.

Nursing Home Network:
Please remember that if you have someone that is going to a nursing home outside of your area to contact Cindy Smith so that she can reach out to the local Ladies of Charity to visit. Call LOC office at 412-456-6924.

501(C)(3):
Below is the updated distribution information for the quarterly submission of Treasurer Reports and Bank Statements. The December, January, and February are due March 15. Updated sales tax exemption forms are available by contacting Judy Weismann at weismann2@comcast.net. Also, please consider joining the 501C3 team by inputting data into QuickBooks. Contact Judy if you would like to begin a training session.

DeMarillac Newsletter:
Please share your pictures and stories with Peggy Keene for the next edition of the De Marillac Newsletter. We love to see what everyone is doing. pkeene9@outlook.com.

Sister Moderator:
Please continue to keep Sister Mary Victor Powers in your prayers.

Dates to Remember:

• TBD:  Day of Reflection

• April 18:  Vincentian Family Gathering

• April 26:  Investiture at St. Paul Cathedral

Miscellaneous Information:

• Pittsburgh Website: locpittsburgh.org
• LCUSA Website: aic.ladiesofcharity.us
• Vincentian Family:  http://famvin.org
• FACEBOOK: Ladies of Charity USA, Association of Ladies of Charity Diocese of Pittsburgh

December Rosary Intention

For families:  That the graces of Christmas will draw family members together in lasting bonds of love.

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In the Vincentian Spirit,
Karen Radu, President
Association of the Ladies of Charity, Diocese of Pittsburgh