The St Vincent dePaul Society, a ministry group here at Saint Stephen's Church, sponsored our annual Giving Tree Project. During the first two weeks of Advent, people from the community picked cards off the tree and returned with the specified items. In addition to the donated gifts, cash and gift cards were also donated. On Sunday, December 15, our team of "elves" -members of the St Vincent dePaul Society along with some of our Confirmation Candidates - worked to sort and bundle the gifts to go local organizations. This year, eleven charities benefited from this project. Thank you once again to our generous community!