UPDATED! HOW CAN I HELP UKRAINE NOW!
March 15, 2022
HOW CAN I HELP UKRAINE NOW!?
INFORMATION ON HOW HELP UKRAINE IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS
1. PRAY
All religious leaders and leaders of faith have appealed for prayer for the situation in Ukraine. His Holiness, Pope Francis, has appealed for peace on several occasions and asked that all people of good will raise their hearts and voices in prayer to the Lord for an immediate resolution to the invasion of Ukraine. He has called for a World Day of Payer and Fasting for Peace in Ukraine for Wednesday March 2.
The Father and Head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav has called all the faithful of the Church he leads throughout the world to pray! He continues to do so from the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Resurrection in Ukraine's besieged capital Kyiv.
2. DONATE
A. The Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of Canada, for some time, have trusted the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) to assist the Church in Canada in offering support and aid to the Church in Ukraine. As the present crisis started to boil over several weeks ago, it became obvious that the people of Ukraine will need emergency humanitarian aid - including medical supplies and services, refugee assistance, etc. Metropolitan Lawrence has designated CNEWA as the primary vehicle for donations to be made to help Ukraine. All members of the faithful are asked to contact CNEWA directly (or with the help of their local parish council) to easily make their donations online via the association [CLICK HERE]. !more information below....
Also, if they prefer, donors may donate via
their home parish for aid to the victms of war in Ukraine and to help the Refugee effort in Europe and here in Winnipeg!
B. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress MANITOBA Provincial Council website [HERE] provides other possible links for donating to help Ukraine, including a RED CROSS Ukraine Donation site at which the Canadian Government will MATCH any donation up to $100,000 each.
3. REFUGEES
A. Several inquiries have come from parishes and individuals that are interested to offering AID to the estimated 2500,000 (!) refugees that have already fled Ukraine across the border into neighbouring countries (Poland, Moldova, Hungary, etc.). There has been an appeal to help on-site organizations in offering local relief to the traumatized families needing shelter, food and clothing. Such support, again, may be offered via CNEWA that has direct contact with local branches of the global Catholic charitable organization "Caritas" as well and local refugee-support programs of the eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
B. Presently, the Archeparchy is gathering information from parishes and individuals as well as other organizations and government agencies regarding the SPONSORING refugees to Manitoba. We believe that this fully operational for all refugees and those here that want to help!
AT this time - please step forward and let us know how you can help by filling out the firm that will be available in your parish church or by clicking on this tab to access the information form...
We are consulting with local representatives of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress with regard to the specific concern with sponsoring refugees to Canada. On the website of the UCC [HERE] some information is available regarding Ukrainian immigration, family members, students, etc. The site also offers a direct link to the stance of the Canadian Government on those seeking actual refugee status at this time [HERE]. We will post more information as available.
4. LEARN & KNOW THE TRUTH
A. As we have been forced to accept over the last 5 years or so, there is a lot of "fake news" out there and we must learn to discern what is truthful and what are the real facts. Alas this means we are often exposed to false information, as well as omitted information and intentional disinformation. We often must crosscheck with alternative sources to get the full and/or accurate picture. If we are concerned about the facts then we often must do the research ourselves or wisely choose trusted sources of information. We have also been introduced to the widespread and sometimes state-sponsored world of internet "trolls". The trolls intentionally promote a position contrary to the truth and/or try to create a narrative that muddies the waters of the public understanding and perception. We owe it to ourselves to be wary and, again, discern what is true and even respond and provide what we know to be the truth of the matter by commenting or even challenging. Long before the war broke out, this conflict put Ukraine in a position where it must defend itself from propaganda - including vile falsehoods and inaccuracies about its history, present hopes and goals for the future. We join our brothers and sisters in Ukraine in trusting in the Word of our Lord, Who assures us that, "you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:32).
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