Support for Ukraine

Webmaster • December 16, 2022


 Below is an extract from a letter sent to the bishops of England and Wales asking for support for the people of Ukraine. If you can assist the details are below: - 

As I write this letter, Ukraine is facing one of the severest air attacks it has been subjected to since Russia's full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022. Peaceful Ukrainian cities have been hit with deadly missiles, civilians have been targeted, and infrastructure destroyed leaving many without the basic necessities including electricity, heating, and water. Millions have been displaced internally or forced to seek refugee outside of their homeland. 

The Emergency Winter Appeal will be run in partnership with Caritas Ukraine, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church parishes in East and South Ukraine, as well as local NGOs. 


The cost of one food parcel, providing enough food for two people for a week will cost approximately £ 16. Each package will contain the basics (grains, flour, pasta, meat and fish preserves, oil, canned vegetables, sugar, tea, coffee, biscuits etc.) 



We hope to raise £160,000 allowing us to supply 10,000 food parcels to those most in need. I write to ask if during this Advent and Christmas season your dioceses and parishes would consider supporting our Emergency Winter Ap-peal. 


Up to now, donations raised to Help Ukraine were sent to my Chancery Office with cheques made payable to AUGB. If you do wish to support our new request in this season of good will to all people, may I please ask that funds be re-mitted to our Eparchial Account 

Account Name: Ukrainian Catholic Church Central Fund 

Account Number: 20927317 

Sort Code: 20-92-60 

or by cheque made payable to the Ukrainian Catholic Church referencing Winter Appeal in both cases. 


Wishing you all a blessed Advent season, 

With prayerful best wishes, I remain fraternally yours in Christ, 

KENNETH 

Eparchial Bishop 


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