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REPORT

ON FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN OF THE

PHILADELPHIA METROPOLIA

PHILADELPHIA, STAMFORD, PARMA & CHICAGO

TO HELP THE FLOOD VICTIMS IN THE

ARCHEPARCHY OF IVANO-FRANKIVSK,

KOLOMYYA AND CHERNIVTSI EPARCHIES

JUNE 26 — SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

HEART TO HEART

FINANCIAL REPORT

DONATIONS

Fundraising on FACEBOOK $ 48,980

Donations from individuals $ 54,808

Donations from organizations $ 9,050

Collections in parishes of the Philadelphia Metropolia $ 39,417

TOTAL: $ 152,255.00

FINANCIAL REPORT

DONATIONS

FUNDRAISING ON FACEBOOK

$48,980 (655 donors)

Donations were received from 27 states of the United States of America

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Illinois

Indiana

Kansas

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

Washington

Washington, DC

West Virginia

Donations were received from 13 countries of the world

United States of America

Austria

Belgium

Canada

France

Germany

Great Britain

Italy

Norway

Poland

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

FINANCIAL REPORT

DONATIONS

COLLECTIONS IN PARISHES OF THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLIA: $39,417

$50 Holy Cross Monastery (Washington DC)

$60 St. Volodymyr the Great (Edwardsville, PA)

$60 St. Michael (Hazleton, PA)

$85 St. Nicholas (Philadelphia, PA)

$100 Ss. Peter & Paul (Curtis Bay, MD)

$100 St. Michael (Shenandoah, PA)

$100 St. Nicholas (Millville, NJ)

$100 St. Nicholas (Minersville, PA)

$100 St. Nicholas (St. Clair, PA)

$100 St. Volodymyr the Great (Palmerton, PA)

$105 St. Michael (Frackville, PA)

$150 Assumption of BVM (Centralia, PA)

$160 St. Sophia (The Colony, TX)

$200 Protection of the Mother of God (Marion Heights, PA)

$200 St. Paul (Ramsey, NJ)

$200 Annunciation of BVM (Manassas, VA)

$210 Holy Family Shrine (Washington DC)

$216 St. Josaphat (Bethlehem, PA)

$230 St. John the Baptist (Maizeville, PA)

$250 Ss. Peter & Paul (Bridgeport, PA)

$250 Ss. Joachim & Anna (Front Royal, VA)

$260 Holy Myrrh-bearers (Swarthmore, PA)

$267 St. Michael (Grand Rapids, MI)

$300 Transfiguration of Our Lord (Shamokin, PA)

$300 Assumption of BVM (Bayonne, NJ)

$310 St. Michael (Pottstown, PA)

$335 Ascension of Our Lord (Sayre, PA)

$400 Nativity of BVM (Reading, PA)

$427 Annunciation of BVM (Melrose Park, PA)

$500 Holy Ghost (West Easton, PA)

$500 St. Basil (Chesapeake City, MD)

$500 St. Michael (Baltimore, MD)

$500 St. Nicholas (Glen Lyon, PA)

$500 St. Volodymyr the Great (Elizabeth, NJ)

$550 Ss. Peter & Paul (Mount Carmel, PA)

$580 Ss. Cyril & Methodius (Olyphant, PA)

$600 St. Stephen (Toms River, NJ)

$600 Christ the King (Philadelphia, PA)

$732 St. John the Baptist (Northampton, PA)

$803 St. Nicholas (Great Meadows, NJ)

$881 Protection of the Mother of God (McAdoo, PA)

$906 Immaculate Conception (Hillside, NJ)

$925 Presentation of Our Lord (Lansdale, PA)

$1,000 Ss. Peter & Paul (Simpson, PA)

$1,000 St. Nicholas (Wilmington, DE)

$1,000 Ss. Cyril & Methodius (Berwick, PA)

$1,000 St. Volodymyr the Great (Scranton, PA)

$1,000 St. Michael (Cherry Hill, NJ)

$1,100 St. John the Baptist (Whippany, NJ)

$1,167 Ss. Peter & Paul (Jersey City, NJ)

$1,350 St. Josaphat (Trenton, NJ)

$1,500 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Philadelphia, PA)

$1,550 Protection of the Mother of God (Bristol, PA)

$1,550 St. John the Baptist (Newark, NJ)

$1,958 Protection of the Mother of God (Parma, OH)

$2,020 St. Anne (Warrington, PA)

$2,125 Assumption of BVM (Perth Amboy, NJ)

$2,650 St. Nicholas (Passaic, NJ)

$3,000 St. Michael (Jenkintown, PA)

FINANCIAL REPORT - WIRE TRANSFERS

ARCHEPARCHY OF IVANO-FRANKIVSK

Wire transfer on July 2...……………………..………..………..…$ 10,000

Wire transfer on July 14.............................................................$ 15,000


TOTAL: $ 40,000


EPARCHY OF KOLOMYYA




TOTAL: $ 40,000


EPARCHY OF CHERNIVTSI




TOTAL: $ 40,000

FINANCIAL REPORT - EXPENSES


The first wire transfer of $10,000 was made on July 2, 2020.

The money was exchanged to Ukrainian hryvnia at the rate of 27.1575

Total amount received in Ukrainian money — 271,575 hryvnia

EXPENSES (in hryvnia):

Food: 171,706.50 ($6,322.62) (350 packages)

Cleaning supplies & hygiene items: 99,868.16 ($3,677.37) (128 sets)

TOTAL expenses: 271,574.66

REMAINING: 00.34

The form was filled out on July 7, 2020

Mrs. Natalya Kozakevych

Executive Director of CARITAS-Ivano-Frankivsk

Father Volodymyr Chorniy

Director of CARITAS-Ivano-Frankivsk

Remaining from the first wire — 0.34

The second wire transfer of $15,000 was made on July 14, 2020.




Food: 240,480.40 ($8,747.92) (592 packages)

Cleaning supplies & hygiene items: 70,300.98 ($2,557.33) (236 sets)

Fuel: 1,480.00 ($53.84)

TOTAL expenses: 312,264.40 ($11,359.20)

REMAINING: 100,088.90 ($3,640.80)


Mrs. Natalya Kozakevych

Executive Director of CARITAS-Ivano-Frankivsk

Father Volodymyr Chorniy

Director of CARITAS-Ivano-Frankivsk




EPARCHY OF KOLOMYYA



The money was exchanged to Ukrainian hryvnia:

$10,000 at the rate of 27.00

$15,000 at the rate of 27.10



Food: 202,722.90 ($7,491.61) (450 packages)

Building Supplies: 48,086.10 ($1,777.02)

Furniture: 87,371.30 ($3,228.80)

Shoes: 3,450.00 ($127.50)

School supplies: 5,520.26 ($204)

Fuel: 5,363.76 ($198.22)

TOTAL expenses: 352,514.32 ($13,027.14)

REMAINING: 323,985.68 ($11,972.86)


Father Viktor Pryydun

Finance officer for the Eparchy of Kolomyya


EPARCHY OF KOLOMYYA

REMAINING: 323,985.68 hryvnia ($11,972.86)


Home Appliances: 54,893.00 ($2,027.82)

Electric stoves, refrigerator, washing machines, electric kettles


Gift certificates (50) for school supplies: 14,000.00 ($517.18)

Fuel: 721.15 ($26.64)

TOTAL expenses: 191,498.25 ($7,074.19)

REMAINING: 132,487.43 ($4,894.25)

The form was filled out on August 5, 2020




EPARCHY OF KOLOMYYA

REMAINING: 132,487.43 ($4,894.25)


Home Appliances: 9,895.00 ($365.53)

Microwaves, electric kettles


Home items: 86,495.00 ($3,195.23)

Beds, matrasses, pillows, warm blankets, bedding sets

Fuel: 5,089.20 ($188)

TOTAL expenses: 129,078.30 ($4,768.32)

REMAINING: 3,409.13 ($125.94)

The form was filled out on August 18, 2020







Food: 6,548.71 ($242.10) (3 packages)


Furniture: 6,089.94 ($225.14) (4 items)

Home appliances: 19,611.60 ($725.02) (7 items)

Plumbing: 9,845.98 ($363.99) (3 items)

Fuel: 13,818.68 ($510.86)

Tax and VAT: 12,807.12 ($473.46)

TOTAL expenses: 135,300.16 ($5,001.85)

REMAINING: -50.16


Shypovska, Uliana

Father Lyubomyr Ivanochko

Director of CARITAS - Chernivtsi





REMAINING from the first wire transfer: -50.16 hryvnia


The money was exchanged to Ukrainian hryvnia:

$5,000 at the rate of 27.00

$10,000 at the rate of 27.10



Food: 15,418.02 ($569.56) (12 packages)

Cleaning supplies: 1,277.50 ($47.20) (5 packages)

School supplies for children: 8,980.48 ($331.75) (10 sets)

Pots 2,538.36 ($93.77) (1 set)

Building supplies: 190,545.93 ($7,039.01)

Furniture: 38,132.79 ($1,408.67) (9 items)

Home appliances: 38,932.76 ($1,438.23) (10 items)

Heaters, boilers, pumps, dryers:

32,344.82 ($1,194.86) (12 items)

Fuel: 27,682.97 ($1,022.64)

Tax and VAT: 39,268.03 ($1,450.61)

TOTAL expenses: 395,121.66 ($14,596.29)

REMAINING: 10,828.18 ($400.01)

The form was filled out on July 25, 2020 Shypovska, Uliana Father Lyubomyr Ivanochko

Director of CARITAS - Chernivtsi

ІВАНО-ФРАНКІВСЬКА АРХИЄПАРХІЯ


The Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy has started distributing charitable assistance in the

form of food kits and detergent kits for people affected by the floods. The help became

possible thanks to the support of Metropolitan Borys (Gudziak), Bishop Paul

(Chomnytsky), Bishop Benedict (Aleksiychuk), Bishop Bohdan (Danylo), priests and the

faithful of the Metropolia of Philadelphia (USA). The first to receive assistance were

victims from the village of Zavadka, Verkhnyanska OTG.

In the coming days, targeted delivery of aid to flood victims will be provided by Caritas

Ivano-Frankivsk workers and volunteers and the MALTA ASSISTANCE SERVICE of

Ivano-Frankivsk. Volunteers of the Malta Relief Service also organized the evacuation of

the flooded premises. (Source: FACEBOOK)

8 липня 2020 року July 8, 2020

A letter of appreciation and gratitude

from Metropolitan Volodymyr (Viytyshyn) to Metropolitan Borys (Gudziak)

Caritas of the Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy continues to deliver aid to people affected

by the floods. This time the food kits and kits of detergents were given to the residents of

Verkhnyanska OTG, namely the village of Verkhnya, Nehivtsi, Humeniv and Zbora.

The help was made possible by the support of Metropolitan Borys (Gudziak), Bishop

Paulo (Chomnytsky), Bishop Venedykt (Aleksiychuk), Bishop Bohdan (Danylo), priests

and the faithful of the Metropolia of Philadelphia (USA). (Source: FACEBOOK)


Residents of town Tysmenytsia readily tell and show how the flood damaged

property - flooded walls, damaged furniture. Big water flooded their yards

and gardens. People make repairs. However, not everyone can rebuild their

homes. Some simply do not have the funds.

Caritas Ivano-Frankivsk employees and volunteers gave people help in the

form of food packages, cleaning supplies and detergents.

Priests and faithful of the Philadelphia Metropolia collected money for the

residents of Prykarpattia affected by the flood. We thank Archbishop Borys

(Gudziak) and Bishops for their support! Let's hurry up to do good!


"We live in fear," Tysmenytsia residents say of the floods

Stefania Krasnozhon from Tysmenytsia. The woman is 79 years old. She lives with her

son.

His son Volodymyr is 55. He says that he should be on disability. He has a sick heart, he

was not drafted into the army at the time. However, his disability was not recognized.

The man did not work all his life. The state of health did not allow.

Mother and son live on her one pension.

Stefania is not very talkative. The woman despaired of everything and everyone. She

refuses help, saying she doesn't need anything anymore. There is a need, of course, but

due to the hardship that has lasted for years, the woman has lost hope for any help.

More eloquent is her son Volodymyr. The man complains about the rain. "We live in

fear, as soon as it rains heavily, the yard immediately floods, - says Volodymyr, - there

was water in the house, but immediately went down."

Volodymyr needs boards to fix the floor in the cattle room and linoleum to lay the floor

in the house.

Stefania and Volodymyr have enough problems even without floods. The house is old,

cracks on all sides, damaged foundation. The inside also needs major repairs.

Stefania's husband died a long time ago, when he was 40 years old. Volodymyr is the

only son of a woman. There are no grandchildren. The only consolation is a small farm -

chickens and a goat.

……

Caritas Ivano-Frankivsk provided Ms. Stefania with assistance in the form of food kits

and detergents from the Metropolitan of Philadelphia (USA). Bishops, priests and

concerned people gathered to help the people affected by the floods in Prykarpattia with

the help of Metropolitan Borys (Gudziak). (Source: Caritas site - Ivano-Frankivsk)


The last time people in Prykarpattia suffered from floods was in 2008. Now, in 2020,

people are rebuilding their homes after the disaster. The flood caused significant

material damage.

This time, Caritas Ivano-Frankivsk employees handed over help from the Metropolitan

of Philadelphia to the residents of the village of Yezupil, Tysmenytsia district, and the

village of Dubivtsi, Halyts'kyi district. In Yezupil, 30 families received assistance in the

form of food kits and detergents, in Dubivtsi - 16. (Source: FACEBOOK)


CARITAS – IVANO-FRANKIVSK WORKS ON THE FRONTLINES

OF THE FLOOD ZONES IN WESTERN UKRAINE

Ukraine did not have a chance to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, as people in Western

Ukraine again faced a new challenge - due to incessant rains that lasted more than a week, the

water level in the rivers of Western Ukraine rose so much that water overflowed and flooded

homes, utility buildings and agricultural lands of farmers.

Residents of rural areas were most affected by the floods. The water gushed so suddenly that in

some cases the water level in the houses rose in 3 minutes to 50-60 centimeters. In a panic,

people saved their belongings - clothes, house things, documents, pets, etc. They climbed to the

attic or were evacuated from their homes by the emergency services and helplessly watched how

everything around was collapsing, how what had been achieved with such hard work was lost.

"We have just finished making repairs and put the house in order after the floods of 2008," said

Mrs. Svitlana Rudko, a mother of many children from the village of Obolon of Dolyna district. It

was necessary to feed, clothe and teach 10 children, so really a penny was set aside to plaster the

walls, put laminate flooring, buy furniture. Because I wanted the children to have everything

like others. My husband worked non-stop, went to his job, and suddenly got a heart attack. We

had to spend money again to install a pacemaker. Then the disaster befell the youngest son. Now

he has an eye prosthesis, he is visually impaired. It was very difficult. The children were so

happy that finally everything got better and the disaster hit us again. In 2 hours the house was

full of water, which stood for 2 days… Everything is destroyed, but thank God, we are healthy.

And once healthy, we can do everything with the help of people… »

So from the first days Caritas - Ivano-Frankivsk got involved in helping people affected by the

floods. They brought drinking water, organized the delivery of food, hygiene products and

detergents.

Archbishop Borys (Gudziak), Bishops and faithful of the Philadelphia Metropolia, CNEWA from

Canada, partners from Caritas Fulda (Germany) and local Caritas - Caritas Do, responded to His

Beatitude Sviatoslav's call to help families affected by the floods in Western Ukraine: Caritas -

Dnipro, Caritas Lviv, Caritas of Sokal-Zhovkva Eparchy, Caritas of Sambir-Drohobych Eparchy,

indifferent residents of Ivano-Frankivsk and Ukraine.

“Now we especially feel the solidarity of Ukrainians living on different continents and around

the world, the unity of Ukrainians in Ukraine, who are in a rush to come to the aid of people in

need,” - says Fr. Volodymyr Chorniy, director of the Caritas – Ivano-Frankivsk. “We see what

successful charitable collections are organized for the victims in Ukraine in the Philadelphia

Metropolia - residents of 26 states of the United States joined the collection organized by them.

We in Ivano-Frankivsk see how people bring clothes, food, bed linens. Volunteers come and help

to pump water out of the houses, clean everything from silt. Trouble unites people, they come

together to help. Thanks to this, we can reach out and help more people.”

Caritas - Ivano-Frankivsk received $ 25,000 in charitable donations from Metropolia of


Philadelphia, which was spent on the purchase of 942 food kits, 364 sets of detergents and personal

care products, and 100 sets of bedding. We deliver the purchased kits to the homes of the victims who

live in 7 administrative districts of Ivano-Frankivsk region: Tysmenytsia, Dolyna, Kalush,

Bohorodchany, Rozhnyativ, Rohatyn, Halych.

During this time, while visiting homes affected by the floods, workers assess the extent of damage and

determine the needs of people for major repairs. In total, more than 13,000 houses were flooded in

Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts, so Caritas - Ivano-Frankivsk is now focusing on identifying families or

individuals who cannot manage to deal with the effects of floods due to old age, illness or lack of

funds. As of July 30, 53 affected families were interviewed and their needs for the purchase of

construction materials needed to begin repair work were identified. The next tranche of funds received

from Philadelphia ($15,000) will be spent for repairs.

Maria Vasenda from Halych says: “When the water came into the house, my husband and son and I

escaped to the attic. Fortunately, her old mother Anna Petrivna, a 93-year-old woman, was not in the

house at the time, she is bedridden, and at that time she was in Ivano-Frankivsk with another daughter.

The water was a meter high (three feet high). He says they carried water in buckets. They started

tearing down the floor. The walls are ruthlessly covered with fungus, sometimes cracking. The tiles in

the kitchen also cracked. Almost all the furniture is destroyed. They dry on the street. But they are no

longer usable. "

The woman hopes for help, because there are no funds to renovate the house. "I don't want big

renovations. You see, we live modestly. I would be very grateful if you could help us rebuild the

house the way it was," says the woman, "I don't want extra money, not a penny." Mrs. Maria is

worried because she has health problems. The woman underwent surgery on her leg and it is difficult

to walk. Her husband has Parkinson's disease. He says, “we have problem after problem - the house

was flooded, and when my sister came to help with cleaning, she fell and broke her leg.”

There is still a lot of work to be done - to finish the delivery of food kits, to organize the purchase of

building supplies and help with repairs. Then, the next level - the renovated premises will need

appliances, furniture, without which it is

impossible to return to normal life. All this

encourages us to continue working and finding

new resources. Today we want to express

many words of gratitude to all donors,

organizers and coordinators of assistance to

Ukraine. With your support and help, people

have gained FAITH that everything will be

fine. May the Lord's grace and mercy always

be with all donors!

(written by Caritas - Ivano-Frankivsk staff

writer)


Home appliances and building materials:

The Philadelphia Archeparchy helps people affected by the floods in Prykarpattia

On Wednesday, August 12, Caritas of the Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy donated to the family in

the village of Zalukva of Halyts'kyi district, which was affected by the flood. Due to bad weather,

the house of Hanna and Ivan Glushko's house caught fire. The cause of the fire was a power

failure. The refrigerator caught fire, then the kitchen, the corridor and the door of the next room.

A tragedy occurred in the family that day - during a fire in her room, Mrs. Anna's aunt

suffocated from the smoke. She lived with her husband. The woman was 94 years old.

I was not at home at that time, I just ran to the store for bread, - says the woman, - a neighbor

guy ran after me, said: “Your house is on fire.” I ran home, and here - all in smoke, went to the

porch. , and then could not, the cassettes fell from the ceiling. Even the ambulance workers could

not go into the house, knocked out the windows, but the aunt could not be saved. "

The family received a refrigerator, a gas stove and building materials. Funds for the purchase of

necessary things were provided by the Metropolia of Philadelphia. The money was raised by

bishops, priests and parishioners thanks to the initiative of Metropolitan Borys (Gudziak).

The family was visited by the Syncellus of Social Service of the Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy

and the director of Caritas, Father Volodymyr Chorniy. He supported the couple at a difficult

time for them and wished the apartment to be rebuilt as soon as possible.

"The floods have caused significant damage to the people of Prykarpattia, we, as a church,

respond to the needs of the people and are sincerely grateful to our donors, thanks to whom we

can help the victims. For example, stoves, building materials are a great help, because people

are left without the most necessary appliances and they need materials to renovate their

homes, "says Fr. Volodymyr Chorniy.

Employees of Caritas of the Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy continue to deliver aid to

people affected by the floods. (Source: Caritas Ivano-Frankivsk website)

13 серпня 2020 року August 13, 2020

Assistance program to help flood victims

has started in the Ivano-Frankivsk Archdiocese of the UGCC

Last week, the Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy launched an assistance program aimed at helping

the most needy and victims of the floods in Prykarpattia. The assistance includes the provision of

building materials and household appliances, writes the Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy.

Employees of the archeparchial administration and representatives of Caritas of the Ivano-

Frankivsk Archeparchy have already managed to provide assistance in the form of building

materials and household appliances for more than 10 families living in Halych, villages of Golin,

Yezupil and Zalukva. In the future, assistance will be directed to another 40 families in the

villages of Spas, Nizhniy Strutyn, Zavadka, Sivka Kaluska, and also Mariampil.

"It is very important that the clergy and the faithful of the UGCC did not stand aside, but

managed to lend a helping hand at a time when many people suffered from the floods in

Prykarpattia," says Fr. Mykola Khomyn, an assistant pastor in the parish of Golin.

In July of this year, a commission of the archeparchial administration conducted visits to homes

and farms affected by the floods in order to assess the damage caused by the disaster. The next

step was to deduct the amount of property damage and establish a list of building materials.

It is worth noting that the implementation of such a project was also made possible by the clergy

and faithful of the Metropolitan of Philadelphia (USA), who in times of disaster showed

Christian solidarity and support by providing financial donations to help flood victims in

Western Ukraine.


Caritas Ivano-Frankivsk continues to provide assistance to people affected by the floods

Yesterday the Syncellus of social service of the Ivano-Frankivsk Archdiocese and the director of

Caritas Ivano-Frankivsk Fr. Volodymyr Chorniy handed over household appliances to the

residents of Halych - three refrigerators, two gas stoves and one washing machine.

Six families received assistance, those most affected by the floods. Previously, people had already

received food kits and building materials.

Funds for help were raised by priests and faithful of the Philadelphia Metropolia (USA) with the

assistance of Metropolitan Borys (Gudziak). (Source: FACEBOOK)


"We are where there is a need"

- Caritas of the Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy of the UGCC helps people in need

On Friday, August 21, employees of Caritas of the Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy handed

over aid to two more families affected by the flood. Families with children living in the

village of Middle Kalush district and the village. Zavadka Verkhnyanska OTG. Families

are in difficult life circumstances and need help.

Each family received a refrigerator, microwave and bed linens.

Father Volodymyr Chorniy, the director of the social ministry and director of Caritas of

the Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy, visited one of the families.

"We try to help those people who really can't cope on their own, we - where there is a

need - says the father - are families with children, and children need proper care, so

appliances for these families are a necessity."

Employees of Caritas and the archeparchial administration have already provided

assistance in the form of building materials and household appliances to more than 10

families living in Halych, village of Golin, s. Yezupil and the village of Zalukva.

Funds for assistance were raised by the Philadelphia Metropolia (USA) with the

assistance of Metropolitan Borys (Gudziak). Let's hurry to do good!


КОЛОМИЙСЬКА ЄПАРХІЯ

EPARCHY OF KOLOMYYA

Father Viktor Pryydun, Finance Officer for the Eparchy of Kolomyya, sent me these

pictures taken TODAY in three villages of Ivano-Frankivsk Region: Zarichchia,

Mykulychyn and Bili Oslavy. You can only imagine how bad it was a week-two weeks

ago. On July 2, we wired $10,000 to the Eparchy of Kolomyya to help people.



Father Viktor Pryydun, Finance officer of Kolomyya eparchy, delivered today some drinking

water and food supplies for people living in the three villages of Ivano-Frankivsk region:

Zarichchia, Bili Oslavy and Mykulychyn. But they need much more!

On July 2 we wired $10,000 to the Eparchy of Kolomyya to help people affected by the floods.

The money we sent will be spent to buy food (pasta, rice, buckwheat, canned meat, canned food,

etc) in bulks and be distributed to people especially to large families. Shortly, a video will be

released, in which I will explain all details. (Source: FACEBOOK)


A family of seven (father/

husband) is working abroad)

lives in this house (Bili

Oslavy). The foundation of the

house cracked under mudslides

and heavy rains. They would

have to move or rebuild the

house. As you can see from the

pictures, they did not have

much to begin with. And now

they are facing even more

problems. On July 2 we wired

$10,000 to the Eparchy of

Kolomyya to help people like

this family. Our fundraising

campaign is going on now.

We received email from Father Viktor Pryydun, finance officer of the eparchy, that they

made a list of food for care packages. A package will include cooking oil, pasta, oatmeal,

rice, corn kasha, buckwheat, canned green peas, 3 different cans of fish, sugar, dish

detergent, laundry detergent, two kinds of soap, tea, condensed milk, dry peas. Total is

434 hryvnia or about $16.14. (Pictures of all receipts are included below) They

purchased enough food to make 200 boxes. One hundred boxes will be delivered to

people this Friday. They plan on making and distributing 450 boxes! The Eparchy also

purchased 500L of diesel fuel to delivery vans or trucks. They spent 7,560 hryvnia to buy

400 boxes. All these expenses (450 boxes) will be covered with the money ($10,000) we

forwarded on July 2. How exciting is this? And this is only the beginning! With your

unwavering support we will try to do our very best to help as many people as possible in

a meaningful way. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS!


Father Viktor Pryydun and Father Roman Kitseluk

delivered food packages to people of Petryliv village, Kolomyya.


Father Viktor Pryydun and Father Roman Kitseluk

delivered food packages to people of Nizhyniv village, Kolomyya.


Father Viktor Pryydun and Father Roman Kitseluk delivered food packages

to a family with many children of Petryliv village, Kolomyya.


Next bulk of food packages and clothing was delivered to people in the villages of

Trostyanets, Rudnyky and Nyzhniy Verbizh. Assistance to people affected by floods is

provided by Kolomyya Eparchy and received from the Metropolia of Philadelphia and

Eparchy of Buchach.


Fr. Victor Pryydun, Econome of Kolomyia Eparchy, together with Fr. Roman Kitselyuk.

Protosyncellus of the Eparchy and Caritas Kolomyia staff donated food and detergents

purchased with the help of the Philadelphia Metropolia, as well as a lot of used clothes

for families affected by the floods. In particular, in the village. Trostyanets received 10

sets, village of Rudnyky - 22 sets, village of Hankivtsi - 3 sets.



Packing food into boxes and

delivering them out to people

THE ASSISTANCE WE PROVIDE IS FOR EVERYONE WITHOUT EXCEPTION,

NOT ONLY FOR GREEK CATHOLICS

(from FB Caritas - Kolomyia page)

Svitlana Karatnyk: And where is the help for the faithful parishioners of the Ukrainian

Orthodox Church (UOC)?

Caritas Kolomyia: Did you mean - FROM THE UOC? Or for the faithful of the UOC? If

from the UOC - ask not here, but in them. If you mean - for the parishioners of the UOC

- then Caritas Kolomyia and representatives of the Kolomyia eparchy of the UGCC

distributed for the people, victims of the flood probably more than 3,000 food and

hygiene kits, several thousand tons of drinking water, tons of used (unfortunately used,

because we do not have new clothes). We help (to the best of our ability) all the affected

people, and we will continue to help in another format - rebuilding and repairing homes.

We coordinate all our actions with representatives of local OTGs or village councils. If

you have personally suffered from the flood and for some reason OTG workers did not

include you in the lists - contact your pastor or us directly and we will help you as much

as we can! God bless you!


Village of Petryliv. Two sisters live with their parents in this house. Each sister has two

children. One boy, Matviyko, 5 years old, however, has children cerebral palsy. Fr.

Viktor purchased (with our money) a two bunk bed, bedding, pillows, warm blankets.

They asked for diapers for Matviyko. We will do it for them.



Village of Petryliv. A single mother

raises 4 children, moved recently

into the area. She was given a

small house, which has 2 rooms.

Father purchased for them (with

our money) a two bunk bed,

bedding, pillows and blankets.


Father Viktor Pryydun tells us stories of families that we help together.

Village of Nyzhniv. A family with four children (youngest one was asleep). Father Viktor

purchased a two bunk bed, bedding, pillow, warm blankets. Very soon they will get

shoes for children, school supplies and laminate for one room, which was under water.

Father Viktor Pryydun and his team made this wonderful family in the village of Bili

Oslavy very happy today. They received two two bunk beds with 8 warm blankets, 8

pillows, and 8 sets of bedding (photo on top) and their old bed (bottom photo).

They also want to deliver cement, floor tile, laminate, wall paint and chemical to treat

mold to three families in the same village by the end of this week. Everything is

purchased with the money we sent them on July 14.


Fr. Roman Kitselyuk, Protosyncellus of the Kolomyia Eparchy and Caritas Kolomyia

employees handed over the last batch of food aid, sanitary detergents purchased with

the help of Metropolia of Philadelphia, as well as drinking water and second-hand

clothes from the Ternopil-Zboriv Archeparchy to the Transnistrian and Transnistrian

villages.

In the village of Nezvisko, Horodenkivskyi district, 12 such kits and used clothes were

handed over to the village council, and Mr. Mykola Kovalchuk, head of a local

government, organized the transfer of this aid to the affected low-income families.

In the village of Horodnytsia, Horodenka district, the parish priest Fr. Ihor Yemchuk

and Mr. Dmytro Kolomiychuk, helped organize a distribution of 38 such kits for the

families most affected by the floods.

And local volunteers helped deliver the aid to the elderly and people with disabilities.


The strong June flood of 2020 broke the usual way of life of many families in Prykarpattia,

Bukovyna and Lviv region. People living near stormy mountain rivers and near the floodplains

of the Dnister suffered the most.

Caritas Kolomyia, together with the Kolomyia Eparchy of the UGCC, was one of the first to

respond to the sudden problem and from the first days began a systematic program of assistance

to victims. Our parish Caritas, socially active parishes and concerned citizens and entrepreneurs

have joined this work.

From the funds accumulated by Caritas Kolomyia, immediately in the first days after the flood,

Caritas employees and volunteers prepared food kits, including funds from Caritas Olomouc

(Czech Republic), supplemented them with sanitary detergents from P&G, bought drinking

water and distributed to most affected villages, many of which were not even accessible.

In the first days after the flood, more than 550 food, sanitary and hygienic kits and about 3 tons

of drinking water were distributed to the families of Zabolotivska OTG, Mateivetska OTG,

Nizhneverbizh OTG, Rozhnivska OTG, Nyzhnivska OTG, Lanchynska OTG, p. Mikulichin,

village Chorny Potik, village Bili Oslava and other villages.

Ternopil-Zboriv Archeparchy of the UGCC, Philadelphia Metropolia of the UGCC (USA), Sokal-

Zhovkva Eparchy of the UGCC, and the Buchach Eparchy of the UGCC also provided important

and significant assistance with food, drinking water, and hygiene products.

In particular, only from the Ternopil-Zboriv Archeparchy and Caritas Ternopil received 1,100

folded food kits and more than 5 tons of products collected by the faithful from the parishes,

more than 20 tons of water and more than 45 tons of used clothes for the affected families.

Local entrepreneurs and volunteers also responded to the call for help. Thus, the food company

Ristor Foods from Nizhny Verbizh provided 220 food kits and 1.5 tons of drinking water, and

many volunteers from Kolomyia helped sort clothes, unload the aid and more.

It is important that the clergy of the Kolomyia eparchy of the UGCC, parish Caritas and caring

residents of the affected parishes, employees of the OTG and village councils were very active in

helping on the ground. Local volunteers brought food and drinking water for the elderly, people

with disabilities, and helped clear the yard, clean and do other necessary work. Thus, even

through such a difficult ordeal, social responsibility and volunteer service were intensified in

many parishes.

Currently, Caritas Kolomyia is changing the format of providing assistance to flood victims.

Caritas employees visit the affected villages, inspect the most affected families, draw up

inspection reports and organize the process of providing assistance with building materials,

household appliances and other necessary things.

Arcidiecézní charita Olomouc

Коломийська єпархія УГКЦ

Archeparchy of Philadelphia - Філадельфійська Архиєпархія УГКЦ

Тернопільсько-Зборівська архиєпархія УГКЦ

Карітас Тернопіль

Бучацька Єпархія УГКЦ

Сокальсько-Жовківська Єпархія УГКЦ

Соціальне служіння УГКЦ


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Mrs. Halyna Klymuk Chomiak donated $500.00 for children in the village of Bili Oslavy,

Kolomyya. Today, Father Serhiy Beldyk, pastor of the local church, has purchased 28

gift certificates (500 hryvnia or about 18 dollars each) and some school supplies to be

distributed among children of poor families in the village that were affected by flood.

Thank you, Mrs. Halyna Klymuk Chomiak, for your generosity and kindness!


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Father Viktor Pryydun, financial officer of the Kolomyya eparchy, purchased and

delivered building supplies for Mr. Vasyl Onutchak and his family in the village of

Mykulychyn with the money of Philadelphia Metropolia fundraising campaign.

On photo: The Onutchak family and Fr. Bohdan Skirchuk, dean of Yaremchany deanery.



delivered building supplies for Mr. Bohdan Rotko and his very young family in the

village of Mykulychyn with the money of Philadelphia Metropolia fundraising campaign.

On photo: The Rotko family and Father Bohdan Skirchuk, dean of Yaremchany deanery.



delivered washing machine and other appliances for Mrs. Stefania Sorohmanyuk in the

village of Mykulychyn with the money of Philadelphia Metropolia fundraising campaign.



delivered home appliances and boards for a single lady, Ms. Iryna Kryvko in the village

of Mykulychyn with the money of Philadelphia Metropolia fundraising campaign.



delivered building supplies for four families in the village of Pasichna with the money of

Philadelphia Metropolia fundraising campaign.

5 серпня 2020 року August 5 2020

ХХХХХХХ Hanna Mykolayivna lives in the village of Mykulychyn, on Hrushevsky Street. Single

grandmother raises two grandchildren, the girl is disabled. Requires repair of the roof and two

rooms of a residential building, building materials, school bags with school supplies, as well as

an electric stove and washing machine.

ХХХХХХХХ Maria Yaroslavivna lives in the village of Mykulychyn. A single mother raising a

disabled girl needs a bed, a washing machine, an electric stove, and a school bag with school

supplies.

ХХХХХХХХ Yuriy Bogdanovych lives in the village of Mykulychyn. Raises four children, the boy

is disabled. Requires electric stoves, school bags with school supplies.

ХХХХХХХХХ Nadiya Dmytrivna lives in the village of Mykulychyn. Alone, disabled. Requires

electric stove, washing machine, wheelchair.

ХХХХХХХХХХ Olena Ivanivna lives in the village of Mykulychyn. Alone raises a disabled son.

Requires repair of a house, building materials, namely two rooms, and needs a refrigerator,

electric stove, washing machine, bed. Food, hygiene products.

ХХХХХХХ Iryna Bogdanivna lives in the village of Mykulychyn Street Railway station. A

mother with many children raising three children needs a bed, an electric stove, a school bag

with school supplies.


ЧЕРНІВЕЦЬКА ЄПАРХІЯ


Caritas-Chernivtsi is already on the ground delivering some food supplies and water.


Most Reverend Bishop Andriy!

I am sending you a brief note about the flooding in the Chernivtsi eparchy according to a

questionnaire survey of victims and heads of government agencies. Also, a brief

description of the problems and some photos of the damage!!!

The biggest problem of people is flooded houses, a lot of flooded gardens, which dooms

them to deficit of food in the fall, because they live mostly off farms and gardens, also

animals (rabbits, chickens) were lost.

One family does not have a place for two small children to live, so they had to take them

to their relatives in Chernivtsi

In many houses floors are damaged or destroyed, all the furniture is gone. A lot of

burned equipment.

In one family where there is a single mother with three children, where one child is

disabled, the batteries of the hearing aid were lost in water. People need our help.

We pray for each donor and thank God for you dear Bishop and for your efforts of Jesus'

merciful love for the victims !!!

Director of Caritas-Chernivtsi

Fr. Lyubomyr Ivanochko


Caritas Chernivtsi continues to provide assistance to flood-affected people

The help was made possible by the support of Metropolitan Borys (Gudziak), bishops,

priests and the faithful of the Metropolia of Philadelphia.

Victims from Vashkivtsi received assistance. The most vulnerable categories of the

population received: fecal pump, submersible pump with filters and saturated food set

(cereals, pasta, meat), tin, cement, kitchen items (filter, trays, kitchen board, kettle,

soap dish, mop, etc.). People were extremely shocked and moved that they were not

alone in this trouble. We thank Father Andriy Kunitsky for his sacrificial cooperation

and distribution of aid.


Caritas-Chernivtsi has started providing assistance to flood victims

The help was made possible by the support of Metropolitan Boris (Gudziak), bishops of

the priests and the faithful of the Metropolia of Philadelphia.

The victims from the village of Dubove, Storozhynets district.

Assistance was provided to restore the most affected housing: cement, laminate, putty

start finish, 2 single beds, desk, bookshelf, linoleum, facade glue, plinth, corners, white

paint, mesh for spackling, nails, bedding. We thank Fathers Vitaliy Lavrys and

Mykhailo Lozanchyn for their sacrificial cooperation and distribution of aid.


Some pictures and individual stories of people that need help


1. Semenyuk, Svitlana

Village of Zelenyy Hay, district Novoselytsia

Mother is disabled; her daughter is 9 and lives with mother.

Their needs: laminate, cement, molding, putty, electric cables (wiring needs

to be replaced). Also, a specialized bed, diapers for mother, food.



2. Dyshkant, Ivanna

Town of Novoselytsia

134 Tsentral’na street

Needs: laminate, cement, molding, putty, paint.


3. Hrychanyuk, Serhiy


Needs: linoleum, furniture, bed, cement, molding, putty, paint.

Flooded farm/garden


4. Snitsar, Olga


25 Yevropeyska Street

Needs: cement, putty

Flooded farm/garden


5. Melnyk, Iryna


15 Dolynianska street

Needs: cement

Flooded front yard and farm.


6. Valina, Maryna


Needs: cement

Flooded farm and front yard


Today we continued to provide second round of assistance to people affected by recent

floods in the village of Banyliv, Chernivtsi region (oblast). Personal hygiene items and

building supplies to repair homes were distributed.

"We are completely overjoyed that we were not left alone with the horror that came upon

us", - says a lady whose house is underwater.

"We thank God that there is such Church and people that not in words, but by their

actions preach [the Gospel]" - says a retired man with physical ailments.

Tomorrow is a new God given day and another trip to help...

Father Lyubomyr Ivanochko, director of Caritas-Chernivtsi


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Father Lubomyr Ivanochko tells the story of the family we help together:

Another amazing day, when the Lord gave us all the opportunity to understand the

treasures. Caritas-Chernivtsi provided assistance to flood victims in the village of

Novoselytsia. We truly thank our center Caritas Novoselytsia and its leader Fr. Roman

Zamorsky.

But today the Lord brought us to the little girl Bohdanka, a child without a childhood.

She takes care of her bedridden mother every day and runs household as an adult. She

cooks food, washes clothes by hand ... which is far from a child's occupation. Their

housing has become almost useless, there is not even a sofa on which her mother could

lie.

That's why today we have provided materials for the restoration of decent housing -

cement, laminate, tiles, putty, a soft special sofa for a mother with a disability, paints,

fittings and more.

We encourage each of you to gather treasures in heaven, because they change our hearts

and build the Kingdom of Heaven in our midst !! HALLELUJAH)))

Matthew 6: 20-21: "Gather up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth

nor worm doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through walls or steal: for where

your treasure is, there will your heart be also."

With prayers,

Fr. Lyubomyr Ivanochko

Director of Caritas—Chernivtsi


Father Lyubomyr Ivanochko, director of Caritas - Chernivtsi, informed us about the

assistance provided to the victims of floods in the village of Mikhal'cha and village of

Dubove.

Three families received cement, putty, corrugated board, nails, two refrigerators, a

washing machine, a gas stove, a microwave, a child size sofa-bed, a clothing closet (for

one child who had nowhere to put her clothes and was already looking forward to our

arrival), a single bed with a mattress, floor varnish, wall paint, grid for putty, laminate,

glue, primer, linoleum.

People were extremely surprised and touched!

"For the first time in our lives we receive such great help. We thought we would not get

out of this trouble," said a resident of Dubove.

And the little girl who got her crib immediately said, "I'm already going to sleep on

it !!)))"

We truly thank Fathers Vitaliy Lavrys and Fr. Mykhailo Lozanchyn for their sacrificial

service !!! Everyone sincerely promised to pray for the donors !!!


On Wednesday, Caritas-Chernivtsi, with the support of the Philadelphia Metropolia and

visited the most affected mountain village of Roztoka from the recent flooding.

There was a lot of water coming thru, flooded houses and caused extensive damages.

The government provides assistance to such families, but it is a meager $650 from the

state provided that there are all registration documents. People are mostly poor and a

large number of them do not have the appropriate documents for housing and,

accordingly, will not receive anything!

We have focused on those people who are in despair and may not be able to spend winter

in their homes because of damages. Cement and drainage pipes, floor boards, microwave

ovens, building materials for wall restoration were provided!

May the Lord bless Father Vasyl Stefanko, who sacrificially serves with the love to

people in this predicament!

This mountainous area is quite inaccessible for transportation, which complicates the

delivery of aid but the Lord cares and provides different people to help!!

We plan three more trips to this village with building materials, bedding sets and food

packages in time for winter!

Thank you to Metropolitan Borys for being with us at this difficult time!

Fr. Lubomyr Ivanochko


Today, Caritas-Chernivtsi employees and volunteers visited the village of Banyliv. The

large family of Yuri Pauchek (6 children) had already a difficult life situation and the

flooding, which made their housing unusable. They received from CARITAS: bunk beds,

a set of mattresses, a gas water heater, an electric pump, school bags. School sets: pens,

colored pencils, albums, notebooks, paints, erasers, simple pencils, student diary,

wrappers for books, notebooks. The joy of children knew no bounds.



Fr. Vasyl Stefanko, pastor of Ss. Peter & Paul parish in the town of Vyzhnytsia, investigated

the needs of people in the villages of Banyliv and Roztoky (district Putyliv, Chernivtsi region).

12 families affected by the floods received aid!

Basements and houses were under water, furniture was damaged. Many lost home

appliances.

People received cement, construction glue, putty and other building supplies, 2 refrigerators,

2 microwaves, gas stove, electric stove, etc.


Fr. Andriy Kunitskyy, pastor of Ss. Volodymyr & Olga parish in the town of Vashkivtsi,

investigated the needs of people in the town of Vashkivtsi. 3 families (Kulahin, Kholiavchuk

& Nyshchuk families) affected by the floods received aid!

Farms were under water and the harvest was lost, cattle was lost, furniture was damaged,

need food. Many lost home appliances.


Fr. Vitaliy Lavrys, a priest of Assumption of BVM Cathedral parish in Chernivtsi,

investigated the needs of people in the village of Dubove (district Storozhynets’,

Chernivtsi region). 5 families affected by the floods received aid!

Water wells, basements and houses were under water, floors need to be replaced,

furniture was damaged. Many lost home appliances.


Fr. Vasyl Stefanko, pastor of Ss. Peter & Paul parish in the town of Vyzhnytsia,

investigated the needs of people in the villages of Banyliv and Roztoky (district

Putyliv, Chernivtsi region) and in the town of Vyzhnytsia. 29 families affected by the

floods received aid, among which elderly, families with many children, a veteran of

ATO family.

People received cement, metal, pipes, furniture, beds, home appliances, pumps, water

heater, school supplies for children, hygiene products.

Mykhaylo Petreyko & Family. Received cement. Kateryna Tunyk & her disabled husband, no children, retired.

Mykhaylo Zhuravets. Flooded basement. Received cement. Stefan Ivonyak, retired. Received linoleum.

Maria Moroz, retired, single. Her yard was under water.

Received cement. Needs food supplies.

Serhiy Chornohuz, veteran ATO (on photo: his wife).

You can see a water mark on the garage wall. Their home

and other buildings were under water as well. Received

cement.


Mykhaylo Ivanchuk. Disabled. Water was about 1

meter (3 feet high). Received laminate, needs more aid.

On photo: his wife.

Todor Dasevych, war veteran. Wooden fence was damaged.

It will be replaced with metal one. Need more aid.

Stratiychuk Nina Romanivna. Received paint and

cement. Her husband has a broken arm.

Heorhiy Mandryk, retired, single. His entire property

was flooded. Received cement.

Mala Olena Viacheslavivna. A family with 4 children. A

leaking roof. During the heavy rainfalls inside walls were

badly damaged. Her house needs repairs. Received sheet

metal.

Zozulya Ivan Petrovych. Received cement. Water was

about 50sm or under 2 feet on his property.


Mil’ Hryhoriak. Village of Roztoky. Retirees. Water

damaged some buildings on their property. Received

cement and microwave.

Maria Cholan. Water was about 40 sm or over a foot high

in the house. It needs serious repairs. Received cement.


Fr. Vitaliy Lavrys, a priest of Assumption of BVM Cathedral parish in

Chernivtsi, investigated the needs of people in the villages of Dubove and

Myhalcha (district Storozhynets’, Chernivtsi region). 8 families affected by

the floods received aid!

Valeriy Shovkoplyas & Family. Received refrigerator,

nails, washer and child bed.

Mykola Korzhan & Family. Received refrigerator, cement,

wall paper, laminate, paint and varnish.

Svitlana Kharyk & Family. Received microwave, cement,

linoleum.

Heorhiy Oneshchuk & Family. Received single bed,

mattress, cement, puddy.

Dominica Philip & Family. Received gas stove &

linoleum.

Olesia Bilek & Family. Received putty, closet, primer,

paint & more.


Fr. Andriy Kunitskyy, pastor of Ss. Volodymyr & Olga parish in the town of

Vashkivtsi, investigated the needs of people in the town of Vashkivtsi. 18

families affected by the floods received aid!

Oksana Podolchuk. Received pump, hoses, cement and

metal shelves. Oksana Yelenyuk. Received 3 level water filter, food

package, sheet metal for roof.

Olena Myronko. Received food package. Nicoleta Luchak. Received cement and food package.

Andriy Nyshchuk. Received water heater, hot water pipes. Ivanna Moskalyuk. Received hydro insolation, cement &

food package.


REPORT

NOVOSELYTSIA

1. Dyshkant, Ivanna. Town of Novoselytsia.

Received building supplies to fix the outside of the house

and laminate, putty and netting for inside.



2. Snitsar, Olga. Town of Novoselytsia


Received water pump, tiles and cement for renovating flooded

basement and walls.


3. Svitlana Semenyuk. Village of Zelenyy Hay.

Aid was given to a nine year old child and her disabled mother who

cannot walk for the last 2 years. They have no heat, good kitchen or

bathroom. Putty, laminate, tiles, electric cables, cement, steel rods for

strengthening the foundation were purchased. They need a bed, which

will be delivered after renovations are completed.



4. Iryna Melnyk. Town of Novoselytsya.

Received cement and steel rods to strengthen banks against slides

in front of the house, fence and hoses to pump out water. Her

house is about 50 yeards away from the river Prut.



5. Maria Hrychanyuk. Town of Novoselytsia.

Received cement to reinforce foundation of the house,

metal fencing, linoleum and molding.

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6. Maryna Valina. Town of Novoselytsia.

Received cement and steel rods to reinforce foundation of the house.

Her yard, chicken and cattle house were damaged by water. The

water took her supply of wood for heating the house.



This is village of Novoselytsia. This is what the rooms look like after the renovation.

there is still to be done a floor and a bath for the girl Bohdanka and her mother

Svetlana, who cannot walk. And also after repair we will bring a bed-sofa and a bath!!

Mom said, "I thought the Lord had forgotten us and He was near !!! Thank you."


Today, Caritas-Chernivtsi, with the assistance of the Philadelphia Metropolia, began

providing the third wave of assistance to flood victims. This time 52 schoolbags were

purchased and distributed to children who had not received any necessary gifts for a

long time, due to the tragedy that befell their families.

On this day we visited the village of Novoselytsia. It was here that the Lord introduced

the charming girl Bohdanka, who takes care of her mother alone.

Bohdanka was very happy, "Mom, look what a pencil case, look how many notebooks,

look what pens!" We bow our heads and assure of our prayers for our donors from the

Philadelphia Metropolia!!!!


Caritas-Chernivtsi is one of the newest and very active organizations in our Church.

However, the extend of their ability to provide help has been limited due to lack of

resources and necessary equipment. Today they received 4 brand new HP laptops,

CANON printer/scanner and software purchased with the money of our fundraising

drive. (They did not have any computers or printers, and used their personal for work).

These computers will enhance logistics and work productivity of the office especially

right now in providing help to those affected by flood in the Eparchy of Chernivtsi.


Today we again visited our little girl Bohdanka in Novoselytsia.

And they brought the long-awaited soft corner-bedroom and table to the already

renovated home !!! Floor - laminate, walls are super !!!

Thank you for your zealous service and delivery to Fr. Roman Zamorsky and his Caritas-

Novoselytsia team.

Assistance became possible with a donation - a project for flood victims of the

Philadelphia Metropolia!

BEFORE:


ARTICLES

We often hear a lot of negativity that people pour on the Church. These people are

mostly far from the Church and its life ... And today the Church shows how much she is

responsible for all those whom Christ entrusted to her as a Mother. People who, due to

certain circumstances, were left without the basics, today feel the support and love of

their Church, as well as those who never knew who the Ukrainian Greek Catholic

Church is provided with everything necessary.

Honestly, I am happy to be a priest of a Church that has never been indifferent to

human grief, a Church that is always one, no matter what continent it is on, a Church

that knows how to love those whom Christ has entrusted to HER ...

Father Roman Maliarchuk (Eparchy of Stamford, CT)


Today a ZOOM meeting was held with Father Volodymyr Chorniy (Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy), Father

Viktor Pryydun (Kolomyia eparchy) and Father Lyubomyr Ivanochko (Chernivtsi eparchy), coordinators of

flood relief assistance in Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi regions. The purpose of the meeting was to talk about

the damage caused by floods in each eparchy, the size and subject of first aid, methods of assistance, planning

and implementation of the second phase of assistance, challenges and needs. Currently, all three eparchies

provide targeted assistance from food, building materials to furniture, beds, and household appliances. They

learned about how the collection is going, the great support from the Ukrainian community and the desire to

help. Such coordinator meetings will be held regularly. I thanked them for their hard work and help they show

with love of neighbor as our Savior taught us.

Reflections after the conference with the coordinators providing assistance to flood victims

Discussing the situation with providing assistance in their territories, the coordinators stated

that no real assistance from the state, government agencies and local councils comes or almost

does not come to the people. Everything is currently limited to talk and a description of the

damage and promises to allocate funds, but nothing more is being done.

The diocesan Caritas in Ivano-Frankivsk, Kolomyia and Chernivtsi, to which we send your

donations, provide real, very fast and extremely high-quality assistance to those people who are

really poor and needy. All the help they provide is targeted and carefully checked. That is why

your donations are so critical and necessary.

There are still great needs:

- building materials: cement, electrical wires, floorboards, sheet metal, plaster;

- water, food, hygiene kits, detergents, bedding, diapers for adults and children;

- school bags, tools, uniforms, etc .;

- home appliances: refrigerators, washing machines

- furniture, beds, mattresses.

We plan to continue to help. We have already sent $70,000 between the three dioceses. At the

moment we have about $23,000 that we can send.





Praised be Jesus Christ!

August 20, 2020

Your Excellency!

I was extremely pleased to hear your latest report on the huge amounts of money

collected by our Ukrainians for the flood victims needs. Under your leadership, you and

your staff have done an outstanding deed in collecting and managing the funds to be

distributed to western Ukraine. May all your efforts and endeavors come to fruition for

our people, especially the poor.

Enclosed is my second check to assist those most in need in Ukraine.

Sincerely,

Catherine (Livonia, MI)





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REPORT ON FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN OF THE ......July 13, 2020 13 липня 2020 року 1. Semenyuk, Svitlana Village of Zelenyy Hay, district Novoselytsia Mother is disabled; her daughter