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Ukrainian Relief Project New Haven UPDATE for March 18, 2022

Ukrainian Relief Project New Haven –UPDATE for March 18, 2022

Ways to give this week:

The church hall will be open for these times this week:

Tuesdays: 5-7 p.m.
Saturdays: 10am-2 p.m.
Sundays: Noon -1:30 p.m.

Humanitarian items to collect are found on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2DC0A0NXSAR5N?type=wishlist

You have may have the items sent to the Church:

St. Michael the Archangel Church
569 George Street
New Haven, CT 06511-5301

Medical Supplies to collect:

First Aid Kits
Trauma Kits
Tylenol
Aspirin
activated carbon
burn dressings
bandages
saline solution
PPE —gloves, masks, eye protection
wheel chair
men’s underwear and white tube socks

Financial Help

For Humanitarian Help

Online:
St Michael’s Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Fund
https://givesendgo.com/G2ZXR

Send:
KofC Council 16253
St. Michael the Archangel Church
569 George Street
New Haven, CT 06511-5301

Checks payable to: KofC Council 16253
In the memo: St. Michael’s Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Fund

For Medical Supplies

Send:
Mr. Carl R. Harvey
Ukrainian American Veterans Post 33
PO Box 972
Orange, CT 06477

Checks payable to: Ukrainian American Veterans Post 33
In the memo: Ukrainian Soldier Welfare Fund

Hope in darkness: new life

On March 15, in the village of Slavutych in the Chernihiv region, surrounded by enemy troops, a baby was born by the Presbytera of Father Yuri Logaza, rector of the UGCC church of the icon of the Mother of God of Perpetual Help.

“2.20 am… no lights in the hospital, pnly candles, generator that did not want to start, but the best medical staff of SLAVUTY HOSPITAL… THANK YOU! We have a boy… ” wrote Fr. Yuriy.

The story is here.

Killed in Maripol

2,187 civilian inhabitants of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol were killed by the Russian troops.

The city is still under siege. The Russians don’t let the humanitarian aid in and the people out.

Fr. Andriy Zelinskyy
13 March 2022

Eternal memory.

NB: Fr. Andriy is a graduate of St. Basil Seminary, Stamford, CT

Ukrainian Relief Project UPDATE for March 14, 2022

Ukrainian Relief Project –UPDATE for March 14, 2022

Ways to give this week:

The church hall will be open for these times this week:

Tuesdays: 5-7 p.m.
Saturdays: 10am-2 p.m.
Sundays: Noon -1:30 p.m.

Humanitarian items to collect are found on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2DC0A0NXSAR5N?type=wishlist

You have may have the items sent to the Church:

St. Michael the Archangel Church
569 George Street
New Haven, CT 06511-5301

Medical Supplies to collect:

First Aid Kits
Trauma Kits
Tylenol
Aspirin
activated carbon
burn dressings
bandages
saline solution
PPE —gloves, masks, eye protection
wheel chair
men’s underwear and white tube socks

Financial Help

For Humanitarian Help

Send:
KofC Council 16253
St. Michael the Archangel Church
569 George Street
New Haven, CT 06511-5301

Checks payable to: KofC Council 16253
In the memo: St. Michael’s Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Fund

For Medical Supplies

Send:
Mr. Carl R. Harvey
Ukrainian American Veterans Post 33
841 Alling Road
Orange, CT 06477-1352

Checks payable to: Ukrainian American Veterans Post 33
In the memo: Ukrainian Soldier Welfare Fund

A summary of our charitable work

Here is a summary of our charitable work for the Ukrainian Relief Project New Haven.

It is important to keep a Christian perspective according to the mind of Jesus: “Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me” (Matthew 25: 45). Indeed, our work for our Ukrainian brothers and sisters can only make sense from the point of view service: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, giving drink to the thirsty, providing medications to the sick, binding and cleaning the wounds of the attacked, and welcoming the stranger.

You may be aware that the Hebrew Torah instructs 36 times to care for the stranger — far more than it commands to observe the Sabbath or any other law.

Likewise, there may be awareness the Islam teaches: “Your Lord is sure to give you so much that you will be well satisfied. Did He not find you an orphan and shelter you? Did He not find you lost and guide you? Did He not find you in need and make you self-sufficient? So do not be harsh with the orphan and do not chide the one who asks for help; talk about the blessings of your Lord” (Q.93:6-11).

Ultimately, our work of charity for Ukrainian is based on the dignity of responding to the human need. Our humanity is moved to serve and to have concern for the other person. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Starting in the First day of March, we have accomplished the following:

  • shipped 1,166 cartons with an approximate weight of 22,700 pounds
  • boxed up and ready to go approximate 750 more cartons packed with an approximate weight of 18,500 pounds
  • approximate 4,500 pounds of assorted materials in process to be packed into approximate 150 cartons in process partially filled

Thus far, our parishioners and friends have sent to Ukraine 45,700 pounds –2,066 pieces

The critical items (medical supplies) went by air in pods at a cost of $ 2.30 per pound and the balance was containerized and went by sea.

We are receiving more donations of materials on a daily basis.

We are continuing our collection efforts and need medical supplies, new clothes, winter coats etc and financial donations to pay for the shipping.

Yale New Haven Hospital together with private persons have been terrifically generous in donating medical supplies that have been shipped by air. The medical supplies were tailored and sent based on specific requests from the hospitals in the Ukraine.