Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund for Ukraine

I thought I would come to Ukraine and see great depression. Yes, I see sadness and pain, but I am impressed by the vitality, hope, and solidarity of Ukrainians. I see Ukrainians who do not allow evil to have the last word. Light will overcome darkness. Life will defeat death. There is no depression in Ukraine, there is hope.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan Archdiocese of New York, NY Today Ukrainians bring great hope to the world! Your nation has united and stood up to this unjust Russian invasion. In your resistance, we see hope for the future.

Archbishop Timothy Broglio President, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Seeing the situation and speaking to people who are affected by the war I was deeply moved by the strength of Ukrainians, their resilience, and their profound faith.

Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, former President and CEO Catholic Charities USA

Throughout a short visit to Ukraine, we kept running into Catholic intellectuals who have a deep competence and commitment in their field and who have a beautiful Catholic formation and spirit of the Catholic mission. They are making a difference. They are a leaven of the Gospel in the public square, and they can engage a secular world in the spirit of truth and charity.

Bishop John Barres Diocese of Rockville Centre, NY

About the Fund

No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

John 15:13

Ukrainians have united the world. Their sacrifice for freedom and God’s given human dignity, their love for truth and social justice, and their heroic witness and fearless solidarity are inspiring people of goodwill globally. Millions of Ukrainian citizens are radically incarnating the Gospel virtues as they imitate Christ on the Way of the Cross enroute to a victory over death in the Resurrection.

People in the United States and throughout the world are generously contributing to address the humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine and to help the Church heal the traumas — personal and social, material and physical, spiritual and psychological — caused by a ruthless and lawless invasion and documented war crimes.

The Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund was created in January 2022 by the Ukrainian

Catholic Church’s four Eparchies in the United States. It was agreed that funds would be sent to the Archeparchy of Philadelphia pending the bishops’ collective decisions on how they would be distributed to organizations and institutions in Ukraine and refugees living abroad.

Goal of the Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund

100 % of the contributions donated to the Fund, created by the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, Eparchy of Stamford, Eparchy of Saint Nicholas in Chicago, and Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma, went to support humanitarian aid projects and organizations as well as Church institutions. The Fund addressed the humanitarian crisis created by the Russian invasion.

INVASION RESILIENCE SOLIDARITY

Letter of Gratitude from His Beatitude SVIATOSLAV SHEVCHUK, Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Dear Benefactors and all People of Goodwill in the United States of America,

Оn behalf of the people of Ukraine, I would like to thank you for all your generous donations provided through the Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in America. Your solidarity helped our Church to survive, continue, and expand her ministry, serving Ukrainian people during these dark times of war.

The main Bible quote in our last Synodal letter was taken from the Book of Deuteronomy: "The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged" (Deuteronomy 31,8). We address these words of encouragement with our faithful who are showing the greatest love of all on a dayto-day basis by fighting in the trenches, rescuing people dying under the debris of Russian rocket attacks, extinguishing fires of burning residential buildings and grain silos, evacuating pregnant women from bombed maternity wards, rushing to safety school children who are trying to keep up with their studies under constant sirens, and fixing electrical poles and equipment damaged by Russian kamikaze drones to make sure that

in the winter time we will not freeze to death. There are so many new uncanonized martyrs whose blood is the seed for the country of Ukraine and the whole democratic world, which sides with Ukraine.

Pastoral support of war victims was the main theme of last year's Synod meeting that took place in Rome in September 2023. We paid special attention to how the Church can help in healing physical, emotional, and spiritual wounds caused by the Russian aggression. A full-scale war causes immense pain and suffering to millions of our people such as the loss of loved ones and mourning for the dead, the pain of separation from relatives and deprivation of family comfort, the uncertainty of the coming day, a constant state of anxiety and sense of threat, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and addiction issues. There are tens of thousands of wounded soldiers who need not only prosthetics but also our spiritual care.

With the help of our generous donors, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church extended its arms to internally displaced persons (IDPs), provided spiritual and psychological care for military service personnel and their families; comforted the women and children whose family members were killed during the war,

and offered spiritual support to the wives and mothers of soldiers and veterans of the war.

There is much more to be done as our clergy and religious stay with their faithful, chaplains carry on their mission, and our bishops remain with the flock.

In times of trial, our hope is also strengthened by the loyalty and solidarity of millions of brothers and sisters in faith and people of goodwill in the United States and all over the world. You help us fight evil in this unequal battle wherein we trust God’s guidance, always remembering that the Lord will go before us and be with us.

Thank you again for your support and solidarity, and for helping us heal the wounds of the war in Ukraine!

May God bless you!

His Beatitude

SVIATOSLAV SHEVCHUK

Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych

Letter from the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops in the US

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Through the generosity and commitment of thousands of individuals and hundreds of institutions, the Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the US has offered hope and sustenance to the people of Ukraine at a time of a devastating, genocidal war. We thank you for your singular role in this effort!

Since its inception in January 2022, our Fund has become one of the largest church-run aid initiatives helping people suffering from Russian aggression against Ukraine. With the trusting and openhearted mandate of our donors, we have distributed $7.2 million. The 103 projects helped internally displaced persons and refugees, provided medical aid

and emergency food assistance, supported military and medical chaplains, as well strengthened supply chains for humanitarian aid provided by other agencies.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors and through the network of the Catholic and civic organizations in Ukraine, we helped to procure life-saving equipment including over 13,000 hemostatic bandages and gauze, 11,000 tourniquets, 200 traumatic head injury kits, three anesthesia machines, and stocked and funded one operating room. Together we supported thousands of internally displaced persons and refugees and assisted in the evacuation of over 6,000 people.

The donations, whether from individuals or families, students in Catholic and public schools, parishes or dioceses across the nation, fraternal organizations and companies, have been transformative.

Dear friends, you have walked alongside priests ministering near the frontlines and supported the network of parishes of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. You have helped provide consolation and spiritual support to people scarred by the war. You brought comfort, compassion, and restored hope.

The war continues bringing more deaths, devastation, and suffering. Our aid must continue and take on new forms.

Discerning the signs of the times and responding to the call of our Church, the Humanitarian Aid Fund is being restructured into the Healing of Wounds of the War in Ukraine Fund. This will be a continuation of our mission with a particular focus on healing

physical, emotional, and spiritual wounds inflicted by the criminal Russian invasion.

As we prepare to launch the renewed Fund, we express our profound gratitude to the Catholic community in the United States and all individuals who have shown their compassion and support. We especially are grateful to the seven Cardinals of the Catholic Church in the US — Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego, Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston, and Cardinal Joseph William Tobin of Newark — who have graciously agreed to serve as patrons of our Healing of Wounds of the War in Ukraine Fund.

The solidarity demonstrated by people of goodwill with the brave people of Ukraine, who are defending their freedom with courage and resilience, is a source of authentic hope that God’s truth will prevail.

With blessings and prayers,

+BORYS GUDZIAK, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholics in the United States

+PAUL CHOMNYCKY, OSBM Eparch of Stamford

+BENEDICT ALEKSIYCHUK, Eparch of St. Nicholas in Chicago

+BOHDAN J. DANYLO, Eparch of St. Josaphat in Parma

Collection and Distribution

The Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund was established in January 2022 by the Ukrainian Catholic Church’s four Eparchies in the United States: Philadelphia Archeparchy; Stamford Eparchy, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Nicholas in Chicago, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma.

In parallel the Philadelphia Archeparchy also initiated two subordinated funds: The Archbishop’s Discretionary Fund and Kyiv Mobile Hospital Fund. The Funds were managed by Philadelphia Archeparchy.

The Long Term Aid Fund received just over $1 million from two major donors: the Archdiocese of Boston and the Archdiocese

of Galveston-Houston. These funds will be used for the Healing of Wounds of the War in Ukraine Fund. This restructured Fund created by the Metropolia of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the US will be a continuation of the mission with a particular focus on healing physical, emotional, and spiritual wounds the unjust Russian invasion inflicts on the people of Ukraine.

The Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund and three subordinate funds raised over $9.5 million since its inception, and distributed over $7.9 million. There were no administrative expenditures as the Philadelphia Archeparchy’s chancery staff and volunteers helped to run the Fund’s operations on a pro bono basis.

Funds Established by Philadelphia Archeparchy to Help Ukraine

Donors of the Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund

There were about 6,400 unique donors who contributed to the Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund. They gave close to 8,331 gifts. Roman Catholic arch/dioceses, parishes, confraternity/lay groups, and schools form a large constituent that gave approximately $2.7 million. Notably, six of the top ten donors are Roman Catholic arch/dioceses.1 The Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of the United States, including all four Sees,

contributed over $1.4 million. The table below includes all donor categories.

1 The Diocese of Harrisburg, the Archdiocese of New Orleans, the Archdiocese of Mobile, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, the Diocese of Paterson, and the Diocese of Jackson (MS). Note: The Archdiocese of Boston gave $500,000 and the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston gave $529,056 to the Long Term Aid Fund, which will be used in the Healing of Wounds of the War in Ukraine Fund.

Over 8,000 donations made by institutions and private individuals

59 Schools (inсluding 32 Catholic) supported the Fund

Donations received from 12 countries

16 Roman Catholic dioceses and 9 Eastern Catholic eparchies contributed to the Fund

Top Donors by Institutions

$998,440 Philadelphia Archeparchy (parishes)

$806,349 Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, TX

$500,000 Archdiocese of Boston, MA

$497,266 Diocese of Harrisburg, PA

$458,579 Eparchy of Stamford (parishes)

$440,000 Catholic Extension Society

$393,480 Archdiocese of New Orleans, LA

$350,000 Catholic Charities USA

$308,870 Archdiocese of Mobile, AL

$159,723 Diocese of Paterson, NJ

$150,000 Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Church in Boston, MA

$126,990 Diocese of Jackson, MS

$103,416 Eparchy of St. Nicholas in Chicago

$100,000 Knights of Columbus

Distribution of Funds

The Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund — has funded 103 projects (65 projects in 2022 and 38 projects in 2023) ranging from $1,827 to $445,000 for a total amount of $7,245,196.

The Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund directed most funds to projects run by Church or non-profit organizations that work in partnership with the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC). The top recipient was the Patriarchal Curia of UGCC which is the executive body that supports the Head of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and assists in fulfilling his ministry.

Distribution of Funds by Activities

The Fund focused on 5 areas: helping Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees ($3,399,798 or 47 % distributed), Medication and First Aid ($1,726,284 or 24 %), Church Ministry ($908,929 or 13 %), Emergency Food Assistance ($653,954 or 9 %), Supply Chain and Logistics ($556,232 or 8 %).

By working with trusted Church institutions such as the Patriarchal Curia of UGCC, Caritas Ukraine, Lviv Archeparchy (Archdiocese), the eparchies (dioceses), the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) and its partners, the bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the US ensured the generous donations received from donors would provide immediate emergency assistance to those in need making a significant impact.

Most of the help (96 %) was distributed to recipients in Ukraine, 2 % went to Eastern & Western Europe where most of the Ukrainian refugees reside and the remainder went to US (2 %). See the list of individual projects supported by the Fund at the end of this report.

Institutions that Received Support

Geography of Distributions

Ukraine

$6,931,070 96 %

Eastern & Western Europe

$169,127 2 % USA

$145,000 2 %

IDPs and Refugees

Regions with the highest number of registered IDPs: Kharkiv (456,946), Dnipropetrovsk (367,089) and Kyiv (336,814)

2 million homes have been damaged or destroyed, which is 10% of the Ukrainian housing

Source: The International Organization for Migration (IOM); IOM Ukraine Internal Displacement Report, ttps://dtm.iom.int

Estimated 10 million people are at risk of mental health issues

UKRAINE STATISTICS

Around 4 % of registered IDPs have state-recognized disability status

3,5 million registered IDPs in Ukraine (the total unofficial reached 5 million) and 6,3 million refugees living abroad

Only 38 % of IDPs reported being able to rely on their regular salary as a main income source compared to 51 % among residents. The percentage of unemployed individuals also remains significantly higher among displaced than the non-displaced population (15 % vs. 6 %)

65 % of IDPs live in households with a monthly income level per household member equal to or less than UAH 4,666 (equal to $126, the real subsistence minimum set by the Ministry of Social Policy in January 2022)

An estimated 1.06M IDPs nationwide are currently considering returning to their homes

Registered IDPs by Regions

LEGEND

Registered IDs by Regions

1,484–5,000

5,001–15,000

15,001–25,000

25,001–100,000

100,001–287,505

Not available

This map is for illustration purposes only. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the International Organization for Migration.

Areas under temporary military control of the Russian ferederation

Areas not under the control of the Government of Ukraine since 2014

Source: The International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Sevastopol

Source: The International Organization for Migration (IOM); IOM Ukraine Internal Displacement Report, ttps://dtm.iom.int

Countries with the Most Registered Resident Ukrainian Refugees

Source: Eurostat and government statistical offices of Canada, USA and the UK

Needs by Displacement Status

The Fund’s Main Achievements

20,000+ IDPs served — housing, food, hygiene, and transportation

100+

6,108 Evacuated from southern & eastern Ukraine

Children of IDPs participated in summer camps

7 Caritas branches supported

After the full-scale Russian invasion, an estimated 14 million people were forced to leave their homes, settling either inside of the country or moving abroad. This exodus is the largest and fastest refugee migration in Europe since the Second World War. There are 3,540,799 registered IDPs, and an estimated 6.3 million refugees living abroad (https://dtm. iom.int/reports/ukraine, Nov. 30, 2023).

6 Shelters purchased and/or renovated

Supporting IDPs and refugees was the top priority of the Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund. This was done by feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, sheltering the homeless and comforting the sorrowful. The Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund provided $3,399,798 ($2,931,798 in 2022 and $468,000 in 2023) to help the IDPs and institutions that accommodate them. The Fund worked in cooperation with the Patriarchal Curia and its charitable foundation "Mudra Sprava", Caritas Ukraine, Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchies (dioceses), religious orders, and other church partners that opened their retreat centers and church facilities for IDPs.

2 Orphanage centers supported

3 Parish stationary heating points ("Centers of invincibility") funded in UGCC parishes in central Ukraine

1,500+ Young adult refugees resided in Eastern Europe participated in "Wind of Hope" festival

7 Wound healing centers funded

7 Parish counseling centers established for Ukrainian refugees living in Italy

The Fund assisted more than 20,000 IDPs in Ukraine and thousands of refugees in Poland, Italy, and the US. With the help of the "Mudra Sprava" foundation more than 6,ooo IDPs were evacuated from the areas affected by the war, providing them with food and shelter.

The Fund contributed to the Caritas Ukraine Emergency Appeal Project and assisted in organizing summer camps for children of IDPs.

The Fund immediately responded with help to emergency situations for example helping the victims of the Kakhovka dam destruction in the south of Ukraine through the network of the Odesa Exarchate UGCC parishes by delivering water, food, hygiene, generators, and tents.

2 Wound healing centers funded

7 Church centers funded for service of IDPs

5 Welcome Circles for Ukrainian refugees supported through USCCB Migration and Refugee Services network

The Fund's management made several due diligence trips to Ukraine visiting shelters, meeting IDPs and the management of the facilities where they live. People in the shelters received food, cloth, support, and care. Spiritual and psychological assistance was provided to IDPs. There is a great need to work on healing the wounds of war: physical, mental and spiritual. There is a growing number of people affected by PTSD, depression, addiction issues, and loss of loved ones in the war. It is very hard for some IDPs to reintegrate in their current place of residence. The Healing of Wounds of the War in Ukraine fund will address these challenges going forward.

Personal Testimonies

We had to expand our services significantly at Caritas Ukraine, as our offices and facilities were not able to accommodate all the needs, and thanks to our benefactors such as the Metropolia Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine Fund, we were able to establish the Social Center in Kyiv to provide services for children, families and those in need. We offer the following services at our newly opened center: socio-psychological work with IDPs children and teenagers in crisis; socio-psychological work with families; psychological assistance including trainings, seminars, classes, and individual consultations; work with children and youth with disabilities; organization of volunteer groups; provision of humanitarian aid and organizing summer camps; spiritual care and preaching of God’s word. The number of internally displaced people is only increasing as people continue to arrive in the capital from the front-line zone and de-occupied cities.

Rev. Roman Syrotych

Caritas Kyiv, Director

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in Ukraine, many people were forced to look for a safer place for temporary residence. The recreation and retreat center "Svitlytsia" of the Lviv Archeparchy of UGCC became a home for them. From February 24, 2022 to now, "Svitlitsia" has become a shelter for almost 725 residents from eastern, northern, and central Ukraine. People left their homes unexpectedly. Some arrived with only the clothes they were wearing, and some were rescued under enemy fire by volunteers and soldiers. They have different destinies and stories, but at the same time, they all have one common need: a safe and loving place to stay to cope with anxiety and fear.

Rev. Ihor Gret

Director of the Svitlytsia retreat center of the Lviv Archeparchy

His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk distributes

Helping the victims of the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam ©Odesa Exarchate of the UGCC

Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago accompanied by Metropolitan Borys Gudziak and Tetiana Stawnychy, President of Caritas Ukraine, visit the Social Center at Caritas Ukraine ©Caritas Ukraine

Cardinal Timothy Dolan visits Ukraine to meet with those displaced by the war ©risu.ua

Caritas Kyiv, blessing of the new Social Center in Kyiv with the Head of the UGCC Sviatoslav Shevchuk ©Caritas Ukraine Summer camps for IDP children ©"Mudra Sprava"

Medical Aid

195 health workers killed

Up to 400,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are without access to health services. The already fragile Ukrainian health system is completely overstretched in the areas with high IDP density, and health service provision is insufficient.

4,000 schools, colleges, and kindergartens are not fit for the studying process

More than

1,200 healthcare facilities damaged

Up to

70 % of healthcare workers have fled from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of the war

65 healthcare workers kidnapped

UKRAINE STATISTICS

139 health workers injured

57 attacks affecting children’s hospitals

Vulnerable groups, such as the Roma, children, pregnant and breast feeding women, and the elderly and disabled, are at high risk with the health system’s limited capacities, according to the UN

40 attacks affecting maternal health facilities

Source: https://data.humdata.org/

Source: https://www.safeguardinghealth.org/

The Fund’s Main Achievements

11,000 Tourniquets purchased 15 Hospitals supported with medical equipment and medication including 2 Catholic hospitals

13,000+ Hemostatic bandages and gauze provided 1 Operating room stocked and funded

The Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund rushed in to save human lives by supporting partners with necessary medical aid as the Russian non-stop bombing of civilian housing, hospitals, universities, schools, and kindergartens has been raged wounding and killing thousands. The Fund provided $1,726,282 (20 % of all distributed funds) in medical and emergency assistance.

Thousands of human lives were saved as the Fund supplied tourniquets, medical equipment for hospitals, hemostatic bandages, traumatic brain injury kits, bone fixation devices, and medical kits. The Fund cooperated with 15 hospitals, including two Catholic hospitals, and local charitable foundations, such as the "Fund of Free and Caring", the Volunteering and Help Center (the leading volunteer network in the country), "Wings of Hope" and others in partnership with Church institutions such as the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv (a leading higher education institution in the country).

600 External bone fixation devices acquired

10,600 Medical kits dispersed

3 Anesthesia machines supplied

200 Traumatic brain injury kits sent to hospitals

12 Vacuum Assist Closure (VAC) devices distributed Co-financed Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course for healthcare workers in Ukraine

Official figures put the number of Ukrainians who have undergone amputations at 20,000 since the start of the full-scale invasion, though experts on the ground suspect the real figure is much higher, perhaps as many as 50,000. The numbers are edging towards those of the first world war (historians estimate that 67,000 Germans and 41,000 Britons had amputations between 1914 and 1918). There will be a continuous need to provide medical aid to Ukraine as the healthcare system faces overwhelming challenges.

Personal Testimonies

We managed to provide 258,000 free medical and psychological services to war victims since the Russian full-scale invasion. They include internally displaced persons, children of fallen soldiers, victims of war violence, wounded and demobilized soldiers, and those in need. We offered help in three locations: Lviv, Ternopil, and Irpin as well as in the de-occupied territories of the Kyiv region in the format of mobile clinics. Our charity fund also supported the work of communal clinics working close to the front line. Seventy four medical institutions were supported by the Sheptytskyi Catholic Hospital, and over 175 tons of medicine and medical equipment were delivered.

Rev. Andriy Lohyn Director of Sheptytskyi Catholic Hospital

Our hospital received three anesthesia machines. This equipment was urgently needed for the treatment of our wounded soldiers. The surgeons will be able to safely perform abdominal-thoracic surgeries, and the anesthesiologist will be able to give fullfledged anesthesia.

Dr. Jaroslav Havrysh Surgeon, Truskavets Hospital

From the beginning of the full-scale invasion, St. Luke's was able to provide 338,333 discounted and free services to 79,561 people. In addition to providing medical assistance to the socially vulnerable groups, significant attention was paid to internally displaced persons, people in need and victims of war. We are here to provide care and the best service to our patients.

Ruslana Ivanochko

Director of St. Luke's Catholic Hospital in Ivano-Frankivsk

Destroyed hospital in the town of Beryslav ©Odesa exarchate of the UGCC

Performing surgery on an IDP patient © Sheptytskiy Catholic hospital of UGCC

Meeting with paramedic Yuliia "Taira" Paievska, who has demonstrated extraordinary moral corrage and physical resilience. She was imprisoned and tortured by the Russians in Donetsk and released as a part of a prisoners exchange

©Philadelphia Archeparchy

Metropolitan Borys Gudziak, Sister Donna Markham, former President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, His Exellency John Barres, Bishop of Rockville Centre, Bishop Stepan Sus, Head of the Pastoral-Migration Department of the UGCC visiting a hospital in Lviv. February, 2023

© Philadelphia Archeparchy

Distributing medical aid to a hospital © Commission on Pastoral Healthcare of UGCC

Transporting patients © Sheptytskiy Catholic hospital of UGCC

Church Ministry

14 UGCC Churches were destroyed or damaged by the Russian forces

Administrative Structure of the UGCC within Ukraine

Exarchate of Lutsk

1. Archeparchy of Lviv

2. Eparchy of Sokal-Zhovkva 3. Archeparchy of Ternоpil-Zbоriv

4. Eparchy of Stryi

of Sambir-Drоhоbych

of Ivanо-Frankivsk

7. Eparchy of Buchach

8. Eparchy of Kolomyia

9. Eparchy of Chernivtsi 10. Eparchy of Kamianets-Pоdilskyi

* Eparchy of Mukachevо (suі iuris)

Exarchate of Оdesa Archeparchy of

Exarchate of Kharkiv

Exarchate of Crimea

Exarchate of Dоnetsk

Two Redemptorist priests: Rev. Ivan Levytskiy and Rev. Bohdan Heleta were imprisoned by the Russians in November 2022 and have been kept in a secret location under false accusations

UKRAINE STATISTICS

33 parishes in the Donetsk and 3 parishes in the Odesa Exarchates of the UGCC have been under Russian occupation and the priests were threatened and deported

Over 600 religious sites of different confession destroyed as a result of Russian aggression

Over 3,000 Parishes in Ukraine and abroad have mobilized to provide spiritual care to those affected by the war and help IDPs and Ukrainian soldiers

The Fund’s Main Achievements

Collaboration with His Beatitude Sviatoslav to help with Patriarchal humanitarian aid projects of the Ukrainian Catholic Church

Ukraine is a multicultural and multi-religious country, where all nationalities and religious beliefs are respected. The Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (UCCRO) is a unique and highly influential institution in Ukraine promoting cooperation between churches and other religious groups and state institutions.

The UGCC immediately responded after war was waged on Ukraine led by the strong leadership of His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk and the Synod of the Bishops of the UGCC. The Ukrainian Catholic Church, with more than 5 million faithful and over 3,000 parishes in Ukraine, has been fully

120 military chaplains (52 employed by the Ukrainian armed forces chaplains) assisted in their ministry to soldiers and their families

mobilized to stand with its people. After the full-scale Russian invasion, the churches and church infrastructure (pilgrimage centers, retreat houses, and monasteries) served as humanitarian centers providing spiritual assistance, food, medicine, and clothing to refugees and others in need.

The Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund provided $908,929 (13 % of all funds) to support Church ministry in Ukraine. The Fund provided means to strengthen the central ministry of the UGCC in this challenging time of the war.

137 medical/hospital chaplains supported in their ministry to wounded soldiers and civilians

Over 300 priests and religious aided in Odesa, Donetsk, Kharkiv Exarchates, and Kyiv Archeparchy

The Fund helped to finance certified hospital chaplaincy courses for hospital chaplains who minister to the war’s victims. This program was initiated by the UGCC and is open to other Christian churches. The Fund provided emergency aid to clergy and religious organizations in the Donetsk, Odesa and Kharkiv Exarchates and the Kyiv Archeparchy and financed their humanitarian efforts. It supported military chaplains as they provided spiritual care at the frontlines bringing messages of hope and perseverance.

Personal Testimonies

Iam grateful to God for our priests, who are serving in the Odesa Exarchate of the UGCC. Very often, they risk their lives in order to provide people with spiritual care and help with humanitarian aid. The presence of priests in this area is critical for the people as we continue our ministry in this difficult time of the war. We are constantly under Russian bombing and shelling, but we feel the support and prayers of our brothers and sisters from all over the world.

Bishop Mykhajlo Bubniy Odesa Exarchate

Ihave been serving as a voluntary chaplain since 2014. Since the full-scale invasion, I have been a full-time chaplain. The moral and psychological state of our soldiers is very important. We console our soldiers, help them to be sure of the importance of their service, help them to mourn the loss of their friends, and pray and cry with them together. Administering the Holy Sacraments are lifegiving for all of us. A lot of soldiers meet God in the trenches, and I find it very rewarding to bring the living Christ to them.

Rev. Maksym Krolevskiy Military chaplain, Kharkiv Exarchate

It is very important to demand from Russia the release of our two priests, Rev. Ivan Levytsky and Rev. Bohdan Heleta, who have been held captive for more than a year. Please do not get tired of praying for and supporting Ukraine. It is not just our war. It is a war for values, which our people are not only defending but sacrificing their lives for. We pray that God gives wisdom to our world leaders and resilience of our people.

Rev. Andriy Bukhvak Chancellor to the Donetsk Exarchate

Apostolic Nuncio Visvalds Kulbokas holds a burned Bible from Bucha, Ukraine during a visit of the US delegation led by Metropolitan Borys Gudziak, Bishop John Barres and Sister Donna Markham ©Philadelphia Archeparchy

Praying for peace in Ukraine with Bishop Vitalij Kryvytskiy of the Kyiv — Zhytomyr Diocese ©Philadelphia Archeparchy

Funeral of a soldier in the city of Lviv ©Philadelphia Archeparchy Head of military Chaplaincy Department of UGCC, Bishop Mykhailo Koltun, visiting soldiers at frontlines ©Department of military chaplaincy of UGCC

Military cemetery in Lviv ©Philadelphia Archeparchy Military chaplains of UGCC ©Department of military chaplaincy of UGCC

Emergency Food Assistance

Ukraine exports

10 % of global wheat, 15 % of corn, 15 % of barley, and nearly 50 % of sunflower oil

Due to the Russian invasion one in three families are food insecure in Ukraine

Source:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-destroyed-300000-tons-grain-since-julyport-ship-attacks-kyiv-2023-10-13

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/infographics/how-the-russian-invasion-of-ukrainehas-further-aggravated-the-global-food-crisis

https://www.wfp.org/stories/war-ukraine-how-humanitarian-tragedy-fed-global-hungercrisis

UKRAINE STATISTICS

Ukraine is an important supplier of corn for the European Union and China, as well as several North African markets Ukraine’s grain exports are equivalent to feeding more than 400 million people

Russian forces have hit 6 civilian ships and 150 port and grain facilities during attacks on both the Black Sea and Danube River, destroying over 300,000 tons of grain headed for export. The damage on Ukrainian ports reduced the country’s grain export potential by 40 %

Many low- and middle-income countries, especially in the Middle East and North Africa, rely heavily on imports of wheat, barley, and corn from Ukraine. These commodities play a vital role in diets, both directly (wheat, vegetable oils) and indirectly through the livestock industry (corn, barley, wheat, and sunflower)

The Fund’s Main Achievements

27,000+ Emergency food kits distributed (Food kit provides enough supplies to feed a family of four for one week)

100,000+ Individuals provided with food

Provided food and water to victims of Kakhovka dam bombing

Russia’s invasion on the territory of Ukraine has negatively impacted the entire food supply chain. The Ukrainian GDP with 50 % exports capacity coming from the agriculture sector has declined around 40 % in 2022 and is projected to slightly recover in 2023. Russia deliberately slowed down the corridor for exporting grain to African and European countries using Odesa ports in the Black Sea and in July 2023 withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI). Russians started bombing Ukrainian port infrastructure to prevent Ukrainian grain from being delivered to countries in Asia and Africa, even though the corridor has resumed exports in limited capacity by the end of 2023.

The Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund responded quickly to the emergency food appeal distributing $653,954 and feeding more than 100,000 people. The Fund cooperated with our partners The Patriarchal charitable foundation "Mudra Sprava", the Charitable foundation "Litterarum Cupidus", Centrum Wolontariatu i Opeki Ukrainy, and other church entities. The Fund helped to distribute food in cities that are the main targets of Russian bombing and artillery shelling, stocked parishes soup kitchens near the front lines, and fed IDPs and others in need in various locations.

12 Parish soup kitchens established in central and eastern Ukraine Distributed food in the bombed cities of Kharkiv, Odesa, Kherson

Personal Тestimonies

We remain with our faithful and the people of Kharkiv. The city has suffered severe damage. Our priests do what they can to bring comfort and humanitarian help to the people. You can see a lot of human suffering and pain, but we bring them hope, albeit with the whistle of rockets and smoke coming from explosions. God is with us. We shall not be afraid.

Bishop Vasyl Tuchapets, Kharkiv Exarchate

Whenthe full-scale invasion started, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk appealed to our priests and faithful to open our church facilities and homes to those in need, showing charity and compassion. The patriarchal foundation "Mudra Sprava" has initiated the following projects to help our brothers and sisters in need: evacuation and accommodation of IDPs, assembling of modular houses, distribution of food and hygiene kits, establishing "Good Samaritan" centers of invincibility and wound healing facilities, and organizing children’s summer camps. We opened our humanitarian hub and started producing food kits and distributing them in southern and eastern Ukraine. The Metropolia Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine Fund has been one of our greatest supporters and we are grateful to our donors and benefactors in the US for their generosity and solidarity.

Rev. Lyubomyr Yavorskiy Patriarchal Econome, Head of "Mudra Sprava" Foundation

"Mudra Sprava" volunteers distributing food

©"Mudra Sprava" Foundation

"Mudra Sprava" volunteers distributing food ©"Mudra Sprava" Foundation

Humanitarion Aid provided at the UGCC parish in Poltava ©Commission on Pastoral Healthcare of UGCC

Helping IDPs in the city of Ternopil ©Ternopil-Zboriv Аrcheparchy

Supply Chain and Logistics

The density of roads per 1 thousand km2 in Ukraine is 285.5 km

For comparison: in France — 1459, England — 1415, Italy — 981, Poland — 960

11 out of 20 airports were damaged

UKRAINE STATISTICS

26 port infrastructure facilities were damaged

About 30 % of transport infrastructure in the Ukraine was destroyed due to the war: about 300 bridges on major highways were damaged or destroyed

The entire network of Ukrainian roads consists of some 172,400 km (107,100 mi)

About 23,000 km (14,291 mi) of roads were destroyed due to war. Damage to road infrastructure amounts to $30.76 bln

The Fund’s Main Achievements

2 Warehouses funded

80+

Truckloads of humanitarian aid delivered by Caritas Ukraine

Organized supply lines play a critical role in delivering humanitarian aid the territories liberated from Russian occupation. The Fund’s largest portion of logistical assistance was used to transport humanitarian supplies from eastern and western Europe to Ukraine and purchasing warehouses and equipment. The Fund helped to deliver more than 80 truckloads of aid to areas affected by the

The Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund provided $556,232 for logistical assistance — $494,232 in 2022 and $62,000 in 2023.

8 Vehicles bought for delivery of humanitarian aid

war. Local drivers had to drive thousands of miles, risking their lives delivering water, food, generators, hygiene, and other important goods. The Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund cooperated with Caritas Ukraine and its local branches to deliver humanitarian aid. The Fund helped to purchase 2 warehouses and 8 vehicles for delivering humanitarian help.

Personal Testimonies

As we enter into the 2024 year, the team at Caritas Ukraine and all the staff and volunteers at our local Caritas organizations throughout Ukraine would like to thank you for your prayers and support over the course of the last two years.  Together we have reached over 2.4 million of the most vulnerable affected by the War in Ukraine with life-saving and stabilizing support.

Through our Emergency Appeal and logistics unit, you helped us to reach every single corner of Ukraine where there is a Caritas, with basics — food, hygiene, water, warm clothes and psycho-social support. By supporting several of our local centers, you have helped to create the best conditions for our most vulnerable beneficiaries — single mothers and children, the elderly and sick, and the handicapped.

I imagine that we are all affected in one way or another by these traumatic events, whether in Ukraine or abroad.  But we have made it through these difficult times by keeping the most precious value safely in our hearts — love that is open to seeing the other in need and

Thanks to the Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund we were able to provide uninterrupted operations of logistic chains essential for the delivery of humanitarian aid from abroad to our primary warehouses in Ukraine. This assistance has been instrumental in ensuring the subsequent distribution of goods to our local Caritas centers. The provision of timely and uninterrupted logistic chains has proven to be very important in delivering essential humanitarian goods to those in dire need.

Rev. Andriy Nahirniak Caritas Ukraine Network Director

responding. And more than just the material help — it is the love that is behind it that heals, empowers and strengthens.

Thanks for your prayers and your support. Together, we are living our vocation and preserving our hope in action.

Tetiana Stawnychy

President, Caritas UKraine We managed to distribute humanitarian aid in the following places: Solobkovetsky of Khmelnytskyi region orphanage, Khodorivsky Psychoneurological Boarding Schoolof Rehabilitation center "Halychyna" in the city of Velykii Lubin, and many other places. Your help with both humanitarian aid and logistics (2 cars purchased for the needs of Stryi Eparchy) made it possible to effectively serve those in need.

Rev. Taras Humenniy

Econome of the Stryi Eparchy

· Supply Chain and Logistics

Grain storage facility destroyed by Russian airstrikes ©Odesa exarchate of UGCC

Delivering humanitarian aid by Caritas Ukraine ©Caritas Ukraine

Donor List

We thank all our donors for helping save lives and bring hope to thousands of Ukrainian people.

With apologies in advance if anyone was inadvertently omitted from the list below. Please notify us so that we may update our records.

$500,000 +

Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Galveston-Houston, TX

Archdiocese of Boston, Boston, MA

$100,000 — $499,999

Archdiocese of Mobile, Mobile, AL

Archdiocese of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Mitred Msgr. William-Wasyl Bilinsky, Folsom, LA

Harry Brown, Clayton, OH

Catholic Charities USA, Alexandria, VA

Catholic Extension USA, Chicago, IL

Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Church, Jamaica Plain, MA

Knights of Columbus, New Haven, CT

Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson, Jackson, MS

Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, Clifton, NJ

$50,000 — $99,999

Aid to the Church in Need, Brooklyn, NY

Archdiocese of New York, New York, NY

Benedictine Mission House, Schuyler, NE

Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY

Daniel Katz, Northridge, CA

Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, Maryknoll, NY

Saint Paul the Apostle Church, Seneca, SC

Self Reliance Baltimore Federal Credit Union, Baltimore, MD

Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Bridgeport, PA

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian, Riverhead, NY

St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church, Trenton, NJ

St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, Baltimore, MD

St. Stephen Ukrainian Catholic Church, Toms River, NJ

St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Scranton, PA

St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church (incl. anonymous contribution), McAdoo, PA

$25,000 — $49,999

Maria Bachynsky-Tarasiuk, Newtown, PA

Dormition of the Mother of God, Phoenix, AZ

Flora Family Foundation, Menlo Park, CA

Gregory and Mary Zenczak Family Foundation, Brecksville, OH

Holy Myrrh-Bearers Church, Swarthmore, PA

Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church, Palatine, IL

Paul Luciw, Davis, CA

Walter and Susan Madigosky, Silver Spring, MD

Leonard L. and Helena Mazur, Mountain Lakes, NJ

National Shrine of the Holy Family, Washington, DC

Nativity BVM Church, Reading, PA

Rhona Prescott, Lewes, DE

Protection of BVM Ukrainian Catholic Church, Bridgeport, CT

Saint Joseph Parish, Saint Charles, MO

Saint Michael the Archangel Church, Jenkintown, PA

Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Ludlow, MA

St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church, Warrington, PA

St. Denis Church, Havertown, PA

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, Northampton, PA

St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Long Branch, NJ

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Wilmington, DE

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Millville, NJ

St. Thomas More Newman Center, Columbia, MO

William Strand, Storrs Mansfield, CT

The Cathedral of Saint Patrick, New York, NY

The GCU Foundation, Beaver, PA

$10,000 —

$24,999

Assumption BVM Catholic Church, Mount Carmel, PA

Most Rev. Timothy Broglio, Washington, DC

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Philadelphia, PA

Church of St. Pius X, Scarsdale, NY

Church of the Sacred Heart & St. Mary's, New York Mills, NY

Cardinal Jozef De Kesel, Mechelen, Belgium

Diocese of Camden, Camden, NJ

Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles, Northridge, CA

Karen Glanders, Nashville, IN

Harvey Giving Fund

Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church, South

Deerfield, MA

Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Staten Island, NY

Andrei Kachala, Verona, NJ

Joan and Wendell Lum, Fresno, CA

Mary Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church, Mandeville, LA

Blake McShane, Philadelphia, PA

Frank N. and Marie I. Messina, Haddonfield, NJ

Alex Omecinsky, Troy, NY

Our Lady of Zarvanycia Ukrainian Catholic Church, Seattle, WA

Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

San Francisco de Asis Roman Catholic Parish Flagstaff, Flagstaff, AZ

Nicholas Smolney, Old Bridge, NJ

Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church, Olyphant, PA

Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Mount Carmel, PA

St. Andrew the Apostle Ukrainian Catholic Church, Lancaster, PA

St. Helena Church, Blue Bell, PA

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, Hunter, NY

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Saint Louis, MO

St. Mary Queen of Peace Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy in the USA & Canada, Elmont, NY

St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Ozone Park, NY

St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, Frackville, PA

St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, Terryville, CT

St. Michael's Church, Hollidaysburg, PA

St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Shenandoah, PA

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Buffalo, NY

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Hudson, NY

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Minersville, PA

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Watervliet, NY

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Passaic, NJ

St. Norbert R. C. Church, Paoli, PA

Susan Tan, Barstow, CA

The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Fayetteville, NY

The Turo Foundation, Mount Holly Springs, PA

John Tkach, Seekonk, MA

Transfiguration of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church, Nanticoke, PA

Transfiguration Ukrainian Catholic Church, Shamokin, PA

Turula Family Fund Inc., Rochester, NY

Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Assumption, Perth Amboy, NJ

Richard Vehige, Saint Louis, MO

Villa Saint Joseph, Philadelphia, PA

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Norristown, PA

$5,000 — $9,999

0208 Fund, Louisville, KY

Peter Anninos, Dresher, PA

Ascension of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church, Sayre, PA

Joan Bishop Schmidt, Chesterfield, MO

Blackbaud Giving Fund, Daniel Island, SC

Blessed Mykola Charnetsky Mission, Ozone Park, NY

Blessed Sacrament Parish, Grand Rapids, MI

Richard Bochanski, Kennett Square, PA

Lawrence C. and Lauren M. Brecht, Hockessin, DE

Carteret Business Partnership, Inc., Carteret, NJ

Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, PA

Catholic Diocese of Rockford, Rockford, IL

John Cella, Franklin, WI

Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Church, Philadelphia, PA

Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold, NJ

Corpus Christi CYO, Lansdale, PA

Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 434, Sacramento, CA

Diocese of Newton for the Melkite Catholic Church in the USA, West Roxbury, MA

Adrian A. and Larissa A. Dolinsky, Westfield, NJ

Faith D'Urbano, Lancaster, PA

Michael Effron, South Bend, IN

Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (St. Louis), Saint Louis, MO

Gabriella and Philip Street Evans, Belmont, CA

Margaret Farley, Warminster, PA

Karl Gimber, Doylestown, PA

Good Shepherd United Church of Christ, Slatington, PA

Yurij and Kathy J. Holowinsky, Maryville, TN

Holy Family Catholic Church, Lawton, OK

Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Kerhonkson, NY

J&R Dance, LLC, Castleton On Hudson, NY

Paul Joseph Keliher, Telford, PA

Anita Lambert, Vonore, TN

Marisa Lizza, Davis, CA

Donovan T. and Mary Jean Majeres, Red Lake Falls, MN

Gilbert Malone, York, PA

Mayor Daniel J. Reiman's Charity Trust Fund, Carteret, NJ

Merck Foundation, Andover, MA

Michaels Management-Affordable, LLC, Camden, NJ

Milford Christian Church, Milford, IL

Michael Mosyjowski, Coventry Township, OH

Mount Olive High School, Flanders, NJ

Our Lady of Hope Catholic School, Sterling, VA

Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Washington, MO

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Morton, PA

Tien Park, Trenton, MI

Geoffrey Peters, Lambertville, NJ

James Petrycia, Raymond, NH

Pope John XXIII Regional High School, Sparta, NJ

Presentation of Our Lord, Lansdale, PA

Michael and Renee Rapko, North Smithfield, RI

Phillip Richards, Minneapolis, MN

Alison M. Buch and Daniel Donovan Rodgers, Camp Hill, PA

Saint Cecilia Roman Catholic Church, Rockaway, NJ

Saint Mary Men's Club, Hudson, OH

Seekonk Dental Associates, Inc., Seekonk, MA

Self Reliance New York Federal Credit Union, New York, NY

Mark Simon, Newtown, PA

Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Spring Valley, NY

Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Phoenixville, PA

Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Jersey City, NJ

Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Church, Auburn, NY

St. Alban Roe Catholic Church, Wildwood, MO

St. Andrew Ukrainian Catholic Parish, Sacramento, CA

St. Cecilia School, Philadelphia, PA

St. Clare of Assisi Parish, Ellisville, MO

St. Cornelius Church, Chadds Ford, PA

St. David Roman Catholic Church, Willow Grove, PA

St. David's Episcopal Church, Wayne, PA

St. Hilary of Poitiers Church, Jenkintown, PA

St. John the Baptist Church (Maizeville), Frackville, PA

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, Salem, MA

St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church, Bethlehem, PA

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Ambler, PA

St. Jude Roman Catholic Church, Chalfont, PA

St. Luke Catholic Church, Indianapolis, IN

St. Madeline Church, Ridley Park, PA

St. Margaret Roman Catholic Church, Middle Village, NY

St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, Hollidaysburg, PA

St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, Tucson, AZ

St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Pottstown, PA

St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Hazleton, PA

St. Monica Church, Philadelphia, PA

St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Great Meadows, NJ

St. Paul Church and School, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

St. Paul's Catholic Church, Princeton, NJ

St. Peter Catholic Church, Greenville, NC

St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church, Palmerton, PA

Nancy Stecyk, Girard, OH

Phyllis Stevenson

Lecia Stock, Arlington, VA

The Vincent J. Pappas Family Fund, Lansdale, PA

Tompkins Financial Advisors, Ithaca, NY

Ukrainian Hutsul Society Cheremosh, Philadelphia, PA

United HealthCare Services Inc, Minneapolis, MN

United Methodist Church of Valley Forge, Valley Forge, PA

Unknown

Amy Van Der Merwe, Oro Valley, AZ

Robert and Yoojin Grace Wuertz, Princeton, NJ

$1,000 — $4,999

A.T. Chadwick Co, Inc., Bensalem, PA

Abraham Mathew and Tressa Jose, Hershey, PA

Aleksandr Aksanov, Cumberland, RI

Steve and Sophie E. Albrecht, Akron, OH

All Saints Academy, Scranton, PA

Edward Alwood, Tucson, AZ

Peter Amdisen, Thousand Oaks, CA

Maria Andaya, Dover, DE

Iris Andrake, Southampton, PA

Peter Andreyuk, Chesterfield, MO

Annunciation BVM Church, Manassas, VA

Archdiocese of St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO

George Ashby, Boerne, TX

Andrew Augustine, Throop, PA

Patrick Bagley, Wilmington, DE

Melinda E. and James A. Baker, Salida, CO

James C. and Patricia A. Baker, Kansas City, MO

James Baldwin, Chalfont, PA

Gary Bass, Reston, VA

Seana Baughman, San Marcos, TX

Charles J. and Marie C. Beauchamp, Davis, CA

Pat Bellamah, Washougal, WA

M. Bellamah

Lenore Belzer, Buffalo, NY

Matthew Benim, Clackamas, OR

Sandra Benson, Davisburg, MI

Ilya G. and Lyudmyla Berim, Princeton, NJ

Dr. Halyna Bialczyk, Northville, MI

Harry and Frances Bittner, Westville, NJ

Linda Blackburn, Blue Bell, PA

Cathleen Blanton, Alexandria, VA

Michael Bochey, Wilmington, NC

John and Karen Bodnar, Florham Park, NJ

David Bohr, Dunmore, PA

Nadia Boreiko, Dearborn, MI

Claudia Bourdon (IRA), Leonardtown, MD

Stephen J. and Lidia Boyko, Prosper, TX

C Bradford, Saint Louis, MO

Richard Brail, Lumberton, NJ

Eugene Brenycz, Flemington, NJ

Susan Brody, Hermitage, PA

Brookfield Seniors Club, Belvidere, NJ

John Brouillette, Birmingham, AL

Elmer Brown, Rehoboth Beach, DE

Buckingham Springs Social Club, New Hope, PA

Rev. Vasil and Natalia Bunik, Palmerton, PA

Michael Burke, Kirkwood, MO

John J. and Rena E. Burns, Franklin, TN

David Burroughs, Bellevue, WA

Volodymyr and Viktoriya Busko, Parsippany, NJ

Cannoneers Sportsmens Club, Lansdale, PA

Canusa Paper & Packaging, LLC, Baltimore, MD

Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx, NY

Cardinal John Foley Regional Catholic School, Havertown, PA

Cardinal Spellman High School, Bronx, NY

Richard Carroll, Jr., Doylestown, PA

Christine Carter, New York, NY

Dianne Cartwright, Grandville, MI

Catholic Community Foundation, Tempe, AZ

Catholic War Veterans, Youngstown, OH

Elizabeth Caucci, South Abington Township, PA

Joseph Cehula, Mc Kees Rocks, PA

Taras Chaparin, Stamford, CT

Bogdan and Dianne Charyton, Richboro, PA

Chen and Holowinsky Families, Belle Mead, NJ

Evelyn Chervenic, Wilmington, DE

Stephen Chipman

Helen Chiu, Madison, NJ

Patrick Chomistek, Tompkins, SK

Christ Episcopal Church, Oil City, PA

Odette Christensen, Woodland, CA

Bohdan and Bohdanna Chudio, Short Hills, NJ

Church of the Annunziata, Saint Louis, MO

Church of the Epiphany, Sayre, PA

Church of the Maternity BVM, Philadelphia, PA

City of the Lord, Tempe, AZ

Ihor Ckalinichouk, Spotswood, NJ

Robert Clarke, Bryn Mawr, PA

Louise Clarke, Providence, RI

Jonathan Clarke, Doylestown, PA

Columbia County GOP, Hudson, NY

Community Church of Syosset, Syosset, NY

Shawn Conoboy, Jefferson, OH

Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT

Douglas Michael and Olga Luba Conway, Springfield, PA

Gerald F. and Janelle M. Cooney, Wallingford, PA

Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Cincinnati, OH

Corpus Christi Catholic School, Lansdale, PA

Corpus Christi Parish, Willingboro, NJ

Kathryn Craig, Bloomington, IL

Kathleen Crawford, Fresno, CA

Kateryna Cuddeback, Medford, MA

Lancaster Cultural, Landisville, PA

Robert Curry, Newtown Square, PA

Michael Cybulsky, Peachtree City, GA

Teresa Danovich, Eugene, OR

Rev. Edward Davis, MM, Maryknoll, NY

Henry Davison, Philadelphia, PA

John C. and Mary E. De Costa, Sicklerville, NJ

Duyen De Gain, Swarthmore, PA

Temd Deason, Tuscaloosa, AL

John Deasy, Leesburg, VA

Charles and Patricia Deierlein, Cortlandt Manor, NY

Delone Catholic High School, McSherrystown, PA

Joseph M. and Katie J. Denman, Knoxville, TN

Denny Hardock, LLC, Schuylkill Haven, PA

Marlene Dickson, Baldwinsville, NY

Diocese of Rockville Centre, Rockville Centre, NY

Diocese of Scranton, Scranton, PA

Gloria Doherty, Leesburg, VA

Paul Dongieux, Oxford, MS

Scott Dougherty, Delray Beach, FL

James Dougherty, Lancaster, PA

Sean T. and Maureen Doyle, North Wales, PA

Ostap Dragan, Metuchen, NJ

Mark Dressel, Grand Rapids, MI

Loretta Dressler, Bethpage, NY

Gregory Dubas, New Hope, PA

Rev. Roman Dubitsky, Bethlehem, PA

Terrance Dumas, Tampa, FL

Margaret and Anthony Dunaisky, Toms River, NJ

Peter Durocher, Ossining, NY

Deborah M. and Joseph Dyer, Newton Highlands, MA

Daniel and Kimberly Dykas, Saint Louis, MO

Victoria Ebeling, Far Hills, NJ

Ecumenical Lenten Committee, Centreville, MD

William D. and Anne G. Ehrhart, Bryn Mawr, PA

Robert Ellsberg, Tarrytown, NY

Anne Evans, Ashland, PA

Eversource Energy, Andover, MA

Cameron Faller, Belmont, CA

Jerry W. and Barbara C. Faust, Perkasie, PA

Dennis A. and Pauline E. Fehr, Friedensburg, PA

Kevin Fein, West Chester, PA

Jane K. and David J. Fennelly, Pine Grove, PA

Nine Fernandez, Cohoes, NY

Dr. Anne Fernandez, Albany, NY

Filipino-American Community & Development Center, Toms River, NJ

Robert Finnerty

First Baptist Church, Front Royal, VA

Patricia Anne and William F. Fischer, Lansdale, PA

James J. and Carol Fitzgerald, Philadelphia, PA

Lynne Fitzpatrick, Toms River, NJ

Robert Fitzsimmons, Greenwich, CT

Five Foundation, Doylestown, PA

Sophie Forbes, Abiquiu, NM

Robert Francis, Toms River, NJ

From God's Hands

Dr. Anthony and Delia Fugaro, Media, PA

Elaine M. and James D. Gansz, Lansdale, PA

Paul Garcia

Grant Gardner

Michael Gavaghan, Lansdale, PA

Natalie Gentry, Chesapeake City, MD

Kristin Geoghegan, Moretown, VT

Bernice Gerhart, Lititz, PA

Lydia Giffler, Arlington, VA

Lisa Gilbert, Wichita, KS

Clyde M. and Linda M. Gilson, Buffalo, WY

Arthur G. and Donna Girton, Glen Mills, PA

John C. and Janice M. Glunt, Saint Louis, MO

Robert Godzeno, Stamford, CT

Catherine Goliash, Palm Harbor, FL

Liliya and Taras Gomyak, Milltown, NJ

Christine Greene

Christine Gregory, Ashburn, VA

Jan Groe, Blue Lake, CA

Julie Gudz, Center Valley, PA

Metropolitan Borys Gudziak, Philadelphia, PA

James Gutierrez, Prague, OK

Zenon and Rosemarie J.W. Hac, Toms River, NJ

Ronald Hachey, Camp Hill, PA

Kathleen Haggard, Piedmont, SC

Madelaine and Antoine Hanna, Montgomery, TX

Kathleen D. and Jeffrey Hartman, New Paltz, NY

Sean Harvey, San Francisco, CA

William Hatala, Snow Hill, MD

Roma M. and Roman A. Hayda, Providence, RI

Hayetska Family, Toms River, NJ

Heidelberg United Church of Christ, Hatfield, PA

Myrna Hellerman, Glenview, IL

Joanna Herman, Aiea, HI

Sarah Heuertz

Victoria Hill, Saint Louis, MO

Rev. William Hodges, New Canaan, CT

Thomas P. and Margaret M. Hogan, Philadelphia, PA

Jurij and Donna C. Holinej, Montrose, PA

John Hollowell, Brazil, IN

Holy Cross Academy, Saint Louis, MO

Holy Ghost Church, Bethlehem, PA

Holy Innocents-St. Barnabas Parish, Roseville, MI

Holy Martyr of Japan Church, Sullivan, MO

Holy Name Society at St. Charles, Cinnaminson, NJ

Holy Redeemer High School, Wilkes Barre, PA

Holy Spirit Catholic Parish, Duncanville, TX

Holy Trinity Parish, Columbia, PA

Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Youngstown, OH

Michael Humnicky, Murfreesboro, TN

Mark Hyland, Norwalk, CT

Immaculate Conception Catholic Community, Naval Air Station Sigonella, AE

Incarnation of Our Lord Parish, Bethlehem, PA

Christina Inferrera, Colchester, CT

David Irwin, Creswell, OR

Roman Iwachiw, Washington, DC

Jacabacci Construction Assoc. Inc., Milford, CT

Edward Jankiewicz, Flemington, NJ

Tatiana Janowycz, Forest, VA

JAS Realty Services Inc., Cranston, RI

Michael Johnsen, El Paso, TX

JPMorgan Chase, ,

Keith Evan and Mary Lourdes Jura, Fresno, CA

Nicholas Jurkiw, Brunswick, OH

Arthur Kane, Annapolis, MD

Diane and William Karafanda, Niskayuna, NY

Timothy Keeney, Somersville, CT

Richard Kehoe, Marengo, IL

Peter Keith, Fennville, MI

Vivian Keller, Johnson City, NY

Maureen Kennedy, Arden, NC

Catherine Key, Melbourne, FL

Helene Kibler, Brockport, NY

Rev. Anthony Killian, Stafford, VA

Bridget Kluesner, Owatonna, MN

Knights of Columbus - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Perkasie, PA

Knights of Columbus Sisqua Council #1852, Mount Kisco, NY

Dr. Arcadia Kocybala, Croton On Hudson, NY

Dana Kolasinski

Leszek Kolodziejczak, Storrs, CT

Catherine Komarnicki, Westbury, NY

Nataliya Korostil

Walter G. and Mary F. Korytowsky, Jackson, MI

Stephen Kowalchik, Long Pond, PA

Kowaliwskyj Family, Manchester, NJ

Larysa Krasij, Avon, CT

David and Regina Krause, Tempe, AZ

Jerome Kuenzel

Sharon Kumnick, Saint Charles, MO

Carol L. and Kenneth B. Kwiat, Lancaster, PA

Andrew Langferman, Indianapolis, IN

Robert Lario, Williamsport, PA

LaSalle Academy, Jessup, PA

Robert Lecheler, Plymouth, WI

Cari and Jack Lenahan, San Mateo, CA

Stephen Lepki, Cambridge, OH

William Letnaunchyn, New Bern, NC

Kim Levesque, Grand Rapids, MI

Constance Lewski, Pittsburgh, PA

Daria and Igor Lissy, Media, PA

Kathleen A. and Joseph W. Lonergan, Ocean City, NJ

Paul Lubell, Catonsville, MD

John Lucian, Mickleton, NJ

James M Petrycia, Raymond, Nh, NH

Susan Mahanor, Media, PA

George Majoros, Clifton Heights, PA

Michael Makar, Port Reading, NJ

Roselynn Malarek, Coatesville, PA

Pamela Malinoski, Indianapolis, IN

Francis Manion

Jacquelyn Manko, Lumberton, NJ

Leo Margolin, Doylestown, PA

Marist Sisters - Provincial Fund, Eastpointe, MI

Dr. David Marsden, Jensen Beach, FL

Paul Martin, Hillsboro, MO

Sonia Martyniuk, Niles, IL

Robert Matteucci Jr, North Wildwood, NJ

Gerald McCarry, Philadelphia, PA

Rita McCarthy, Grandville, MI

Gerald Medwick, Wexford, PA

David L. and Elizabeth A. Meinzen, Fort Wayne, IN

Karen and Gerard Menard, Pawtucket, RI

Janey Menner, Saint Louis, MO

Jean Merritt, York, PA

George and Nancy Michalko, Park City, UT

Kristin Mikkelsen, Fort Belvoir, VA

Daniel Moloney, Denver, CO

William Montgomery III, St. Michael's, MD

Maryellen Moore, Trophy Club, TX

Paul Moore, Combermere, ON

Claudia Morgan, Columbiana, OH

Dennis Morton, Pleasant Hill, OR

Matthew P. and Stephanie L. Moser, Cape May, NJ

Mount Aviat Academy, Inc., Childs, MD

Ryan Mulvey, University Park, MD

Alice Munzo, Scarsdale, NY

Zoreslava Mysko, Philadelphia, PA

Nativity BVM Ukrainian Catholic Church, New Brunswick, NJ

Nativity BVM Ukrainian Catholic Church, Middleport, PA

Nativity Catholic Church, Indianapolis, IN

Nativity Catholic School, Brandon, FL

Nativity of the Mother of God UCC, Springfield, OR

Catherine Nazark, Livonia, MI

New Life Community Church, Frisco, TX

New Light Beulah Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA

Helga G. and David M. Nichols, Frisco, TX

Leon Noelker, Washington, MO

North Penn School District, Lansdale, PA

David A. and Oksana Novitsky, Warminster, PA

Ruth Nowak, Muskegon, MI

Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales, Inc., Childs, MD

Oblates of St. Joseph, Santa Cruz, CA

O'Brien-Kovari Charitable Trust, ,

William J. and Nancy Offutt, Colorado Springs, CO

Michael D. and Roma M. O'Hara, Astoria, NY

Orientale Lumen Conference, Fairfax, VA

Joseph C. and Elizabeth Osborne, Roanoke, VA

Juliana Osinchuk, Tucson, AZ

Walter Ostapiak, Clifton, NJ

Our Lady of Calvary Church, Philadelphia, PA

Our Lady of Guadalupe Roman Catholic Church, Doylestown, PA

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Doylestown, PA

Our Lady of Peace School, Clarks Green, PA

Our Lady of Victory Church, Tannersville, PA

Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church, Central City, PA

Patrick Pagur, Springboro, OH

Michael Pakaluk, Hyattsville, MD

Oleh Pankewycz, Durham, NH

Paranchak Family, Clifton, NJ

Helen Paslawsky, North Brunswick, NJ

Ann Pawliczko, Monroe, NY

Jonathan Paynter, Auburn, NH

Ulana Pedersen, Mount Angel, OR

Roman M. and Ann Peklak, Hatfield, PA

Lenore Pelak, Rockford, MI

Justin Pellegrino, New Rochelle, NY

My Pham, Harrisburg, PA

Daniel Lee Phillips, Eugene, OR

Grace Pierce, Ephrata, PA

Susan Pietrogallo, Glastonbury, CT

Sandra Piontek

Erast and Anna Pohorylo, Hockessin, DE

William and Lydia J. Prendergast, Harleysville, PA

Dave Pronchick, Lexington, MA

Dolores Provost, Lansdale, PA

Joe Pruell, Naples, FL

Rev. Vasyl Putera, Jersey City, NJ

Gilbert Puznakoski, Pittsburgh, PA

Robert Quarato, Shrub Oak, NY

John Ratkiewicz

Gilbert and Mary Anne Rau, Lander, WY

Michael F. and Elaine C. Reilly, Wilmington, DE

Scott A. and Gerry J. Reimer, House Springs, MO

Religious Offering Fund, FPO, AE

Kyle Retallick, Ambler, PA

Paricia Rhymer, Scottsdale, AZ

L. Gail Rigley, Trenton, NJ

Elizabeth Ripkey, Tampa, FL

Rosalie Ritchey, Birmingham, AL

Louise B. and Stephen F. Ritz, Pensacola, FL

Rizzieri Aveda School, Voorhees, NJ

Robert Louis, Inc., Rockville Centre, NY

Mark Roberts, Robertsville, MO

Mary Rogers, Atlanta, GA

Dora Roldan, Millersville, PA

Rev. Gregory Rom, Chicago, IL

Roman Catholic Foundation in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

Steven Ropitzky, Stillwater, NY

Carol Ropitzky Miller, Waterbury Center, VT

John Rose, San Jose, CA

Rotary Club of Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Carrollton, TX

John Rozos, Poland Spring, ME

S&H Express Inc., York, PA

Sacred Heart Church, Havertown, PA

Sacred Heart Parish, Crystal City, MO

Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, PA

Saint Elizabeth Roman Catholic Church, Uwchland, PA

Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia, PA

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, MN

Saint Patrick Church, Philadelphia, PA

Saint Paul Church, Norristown, PA

Saint Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church, Hempstead, NY

Russell and Linda Samilo, Schnecksville, PA

Sande Properties Inc, Chesapeake City, MD

Santa Chiara Textiles, Atchison, KS

Stuart Schafer, San Pedro, CA

Thomas Schelberg, North Tonawanda, NY

Huberta Schiappa Siciliano, Steubenville, OH

David Schiavi, Logan Township, NJ

Heinrich K. and Marie Iwanchuk Schnoes, Madison, WI

Alexandra Schnoes, San Francisco, CA

Senior Club - St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Passaic, NJ

Daniel Sfamurri, Doylestown, PA

Robert Shaker, Arlington, VA

Richard Shaker, Annapolis, MD

John Shearer, OSJ, ,

Leaella Shirley, Wauwatosa, WI

Sharon Silvestri, Warminster, PA

Thomas Simons, Comstock Park, MI

Robert Simpson, Mantoloking, NJ

Zenon and Lydia Singura, Carteret, NJ

Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Malvern, PA

Sisters of St. Dominic of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA

Sisters of the Most Precious Blood, Saint Peters, MO

Brett Skapinetz, ,

Adelaide M. and John S. Skoutelas, Doylestown, PA

Andrew, Maria Sloniewsky, Arlington, VA

Bradford Smith, Devon, PA

Jeri Smith, Buckeye, AZ

William Smith, Warminster, PA

David Snyder, Grand Rapids, MI

Society of St. Vincent De Paul, Saint Louis, MO

William F. and Margaret A. Sommer, Saint Louis, MO

Eugene Squeo, Jersey City, NJ

Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukranian Catholic Church, Berwick, PA

Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Wilkes Barre, PA

Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Church, Cohoes, NY

St. Agnes Church, West Chester, PA

St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Albion, RI

St. Ann's Church, Wilmington, DE

St. Ann's Society, Perth Amboy, NJ

St. Anthony of the Desert Church, Fall River, MA

St. Barnabas Roman Catholic Church, Arden, NC

St. Bartholomew School, East Brunswick, NJ

St. Catherine of Siena, Horsham, PA

St. Clare / St. Paul Elementary School, Scranton, PA

St. Eugene Church, Primos, PA

St. Francis de Sales Church, Lenni, PA

St. James Church, Manville, RI

St. John Neumann Church, Bryn Mawr, PA

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Smithton, IL

St. John the Baptist Church, Newark, NJ

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, Whippany, NJ

St. Josaphat's Church, Bayside, NY

St. Joseph Catholic Church, Bonne Terre, MO

St. Joseph Church, Warrington, PA

St. Joseph's Catholic School, Greenville, SC

St. Katharine Drexel Church, Chester, PA

St. Katherine of Siena Church, Philadelphia, PA

St. Margaret School, Bel Air, MD

St. Mark School, Buffalo, NY

St. Martin de Porres Church, Hazelwood, MO

St. Martin of Tours Church, Philadelphia, PA

St. Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church, Bristol, PA

St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Colchester, CT

St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Shamokin, PA

St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Carteret, NJ

St. Maximilian Kolbe School, West Chester, PA

St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church, Woonsocket, RI

St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church, Hillsborough, NJ

St. Nicholas Church, Glen Lyon, PA

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Philadelphia, PA

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Church, Shenandoah, PA

St. Peter and St. Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Ansonia, CT

St. Peter Church, Auburn, NH

St. Peter Congregation, Dayton, OH

St. Philip Neri Church, Pennsburg, PA

St. Pius X Church, Middletown, CT

St. Pius X RC Church, Plainview, NY

St. Rose of Lima Church, North Wales, PA

St. Sophia Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, The Colony, TX

St. Stanislaus Mutual Aid Society, Woonsocket, RI

St. Veronica's Church, Philadelphia, PA

St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church, Elizabeth, NJ

James and Rosalie Stadelman, Summerville, SC

Rev. Leo Stajkowski, Bethlehem, PA

Keith Starke, Chesterfield, MO

Armstrong Starkey, Halesite, NY

Eugenie Stasko Jackson, Laramie, WY

Carol Stefanski, Stuart, FL

Andrew Stefanyshyn, Rego Park, NY

Margaret Stoj, Ionia, MI

Sue Stone, Barre, VT

Peter V. and Margaret G. Sullivan, Gainesville, TX

Heather Sullivan, Arlington, VA

Jaeyong Sung, North Wales, PA

Lori Suski, Middletown, PA

Mark and Karena Tapsak, Front Royal, VA

David Tatge, Oak Hill, VA

George O. and Roma L. Temnycky, Manlius, NY

Tenn Kim Giving Fund

Marta Terletska, Tucson, AZ

Ralph and Rebecca Terwelp, Columbia, MO

The Friendly Home, Inc., Woonsocket, RI

The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Wilmington, DE

The Princess Condominium Assoc, Jensen Beach, FL

The Thompson Organization, Doylestown, PA

Stephen and Jean Thomas, Jr., Glenmoore, PA

Erich and MIchelle Thurmann, Chesterfield, MO

Vasile Tivadar, Ozone Park, NY

Jerry Tong, Tempe, AZ

John B. and Patricia C. Torres, Kimberton, PA

Peter Toth, New York, NY

Town Fair Tire Foundation, Inc., East Haven, CT

John Traffas, Atchison, KS

David Trees, Walcott, IA

Triad Associates, Vineland, NJ

George Trister, Bronxville, NY

Michael W. and Iryna A. Trociuk, Whitesboro, NY

Nadia Trojan, Watertown, CT

TV Guide Magazine LLC, Broomall, PA

Andrzej Tymowski, New York, NY

Bohdanna Tytla, Lexington, NY

Ukrainian Cultural Institute of North Dakota, Dickinson, ND

Unkown (LPL Financial)

Charles Urlacher, Morgantown, WV

Sarah Urmanec, Waymart, PA

Theodore Vargas, Delray Beach, FL

Vatra Repair LLC, Bridgewater, NJ

Beth Veillon, Pasadena, TX

Mary Veitch, Lancaster, PA

Veldman Family, Aiken, SC

Vernon Integrative Medical Group, LLC, Worcester, MA

Thomas Vetterani, Blue Bell, PA

Kurt Vorndran, Washington, DC

Paul Warila, Portland, OR

Mary Wartko, Buffalo, NY

Water Tower Cinema LLC, Blue Bell, PA

Wcykoff-Midland Park Rotary Club, Wyckoff, NJ

Weatherly Rotaryclub, Weatherly, PA

Richard E. and Kimberly C. Weaver, Chandler, AZ

Penny L. and John K. Welch, Seaside Park, NJ

Paul Westby

Stephen Weyer

Eileen M. and Joseph A. Wilkinson, Greenwich, CT

Ann Williams, New York, NY

Zachary S. and Barbara Wochok, Davis, CA

James Woidt, Scarborough, ME

James Wollbrinck, Carrollton, OH

Woodbridge Realty Ltd., Pittsford, NY

Christine Wuertz, Paramus, NJ

Robert Young, Saint Louis, MO

Sarah Younger, New York, NY

Sigmund Zachowski

Daniel M. and Jessie C. Zaharia, Saint Marys, KS

Markian and Dr. Natalia Zaiats, Somerville, MA

Roman Zastawsky, Newington, CT

Zelen Zelen, Tucson, AZ

Olga and Andrew R. Ziobert, Youngstown, OH

Jiahua Zou, Providence, RI

List of Individual Projects

Supported by the Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund

Projects

Supported in 2022

Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC (equivalent of USCCB and its pastoral commissions)

1. $22,300 Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC Youth Commission — supported the Christian Youth Festival "Wind of Hope/Wind of Action" (Krakow, Poland) for Ukrainian refugees living in Eastern/ Western Europe

2. $167,686 — Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC Chaplaincy Department — purchased medical equipment for 3 hospitals where UGCC chaplains work; organized logistics for humanitarian aid; purchased 4 vehicles for medical and military chaplains; conducted rehabilitation sessions for hospital chaplains and military chaplains; supported women-IDPs (mothers with newborn children); organized webinars on crisis coordination

3. $100,000 Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC — completed kitchen renovation for the needy and IDPs near Patriarchal Sobor (Kyiv), major Cathedral of the UGCC

4. $150,000 Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC — supported the critical central ministry UGCC and humanitarian projects submitted to His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk

5. $215,344 — Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC/"Mudra Sprava" Foundation — produced and purchased food supply packages for refugees and people in need of financial assistance

6. $277,484 Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC/"Mudra Sprava" Foundation — assisted in the evacuation of IDPs from regions affected by the war and established evacuation routes to cities in western Ukraine including Lviv, IvanoFrankivsk, and Ternopil

7. $95,290 Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC/Patriarchal House — established temporary housing in the Patriarchal House of the UGCC (Lviv) for people who lost their homes because of the war in Ukraine

8. $61,782 Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC — established and certified hospital chaplaincy certification courses for hospital chaplains who are ministering to the war’s victims

9. $243,687 Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC — supported the establishment of a soup kitchen and warming centers for IDPs living in Kyiv

10. $140,000 Patriarchal Curia of UGCC/"Mudra Sprava" Foundation — evacuated and provided temporarily housing for people from the frontline territories

11. $52,500 Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC — organized warming centers for Ukrainian Catholic parishes in southern and eastern Ukraine

12. $10,350 Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC — provided hot meals for first aid and psychological support course at the Patriarchal house in Lviv

Caritas Ukraine (equivalent of Catholic Charities USA)

13. $200,000 Caritas Ukraine — supported Caritas’ Emergency Response to War in Ukraine Project focused on individuals in need of hygiene supplies, food, temporary shelter, medicine, water, safe transportation, stress reduction, and delivery of humanitarian aid to crisis locations

14. $200,000 Caritas Ukraine  funded the transport of humanitarian aid to central and eastern Ukraine as well as the transport and delivery of aid to refugees waiting at the border

15. $200,000 Caritas Chernivtsi — purchased a building to accommodate IDP women and children in the city of Chernivtsi

16. $100,000 Caritas Ivano-Frankvisk — supported humanitarian efforts by purchasing a supply warehouse serving IDPs in the area

17. $96,913 Caritas Kolomya — supporting humanitarian efforts of Caritas Kolomya by purchasing a supply warehouse serving IDPs in the area

18. $80,000 Caritas Sambir-Drohobych in cooperation with Sambir-Drohobych Eparchy — supported the renovation of a nursing home for internally displaced persons and people in need

19. $100,000 Caritas Kyiv — purchased of a building for distribution of humanitarian aid and implementation of social programs

Lviv Archeparchy

20. $183,346 Sheptytsky Hospital  supported the work of the UGCC Sheptytsky Hospital in Lviv, which offers help to IDPs and low-income individuals; helped establish operations for the distribution of medical aid to medical facilities in the war zone

21. $120,000 Lviv Archeparchy — assisted IDPs living in the main retreat house, Svitlytsia

22. $145,682 Orphans care center of Lviv Archeparchy — supported the emotional healing programs for IDPs; provided accommodations for IDPs attending kindergarten

23. $57,500 Charitable Foundation "Blazhennoho Volodymyra Pryimy" — supported IDPs in the pilgrimage house in the village of Stradch

Charitable Foundation "Free and Those That Care"

24. $445,000 Charity Fundation "Free and Those That Care" — purchased medical aid kits (IFAK) and training equipment for volunteers and medical personnel for areas affected by the war

Charitable foundation "Wings of Hope"

25. $389,040 Charitable foundation "Wings of hope" in partnership with the Ukrainian Catholic University  purchased pharmaceuticals and surgical consumables for Lviv and Odesa hospitals and public health centers in Kirovohrad and Kyiv regions; purchased tourniquets, emergency bandages, hemostatic gauze, and wound treatment equipment

Charitable Foundation "Litterarum Cupidus"

26. $362,273 Charitable foundation "Litterarum Cupidus" in partnership

with Ukrainian Catholic University  purchased first aid kits; provided antibiotics and hemostatic drugs for the needy in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Kherson, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Mykolaiv regions; purchased emergency food kits

Charitable Foundation

"Volunteering and help center"

27. $280,295 Charitable Foundation

Volunteering and Help Center" in partnership with the Ukrainian Catholic University  purchased first aid kits for people in villages in the following regions: Donetsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Kherson, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and Mykolaiv; purchased medical aid kits for traumatic head injuries; acquired external fixation devices; partially covered expenses for the airline transfer of a container with medicine from the U.S. to Lviv

Odesa exarchate

28. $30,000 Odesa Exarchate — provided assistance to priests/religious of the exarchate; purchased food for the existing charitable kitchens operating in Beryslav, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Yuzhnoukrainsk, and Novomykhailivska

29. $120,000 Odesa Exarchate — provided emergency aid to clergy and religious of the exarchate and humanitarian aid to IDPs in 31 parishes; purchased meals for soup kitchens

30. $100,000 Odesa Exarchate — purchased food, generators, and power banks, for parishes in the Kherson area that was liberated from the Russian forces

Charitable foundation

"Smart Medical Aid"

31. $200,017 Charitable Foundation

"Smart Medical Aid" in partnership with the Ukrainian Catholic University —

purchased and distributed tourniquets to hospitals in Ukraine

Fundacja Centrum Wolontariatu i Opieki Ukrainy

32. $178,072 Fundacja Centrum

Wolontariatu i Opieki Ukrainy with the Ukrainian Catholic University — purchased food supplies for those in need in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Vinnytsia, Luhansk, Ternopil and Lviv regions

Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy

33. $5,650 Ivano-Frankivsk

Archeparchy — purchase of a vehicle for military chaplains who serve on the frontline

34. $100,000 Ivano-Frankivsk

Archeparchy  refurbished a youth center in Pidliute for IDPs

35. $50,000 Ivano-Frankivsk

Archeparchy — assisted war victims, IDPs, the wounded, and socially disadvantaged in St. Luke’s Clinic by purchasing hospital medical equipment

Kyiv Archeparchy

36. $35,000 Kyiv Archeparchy — provided refugees with food, medicine, and hygiene products; offered spiritual and psychological help to those in need; organized bomb shelters and kitchens in church basements; supported pastoral care for soldiers, parishioners, medical personnel, and refugees

37. $80,000 Kyiv Archeparchy — provided emergency support for priests during the time of the war

38. $20,000 Kyiv Archeparchy

converted the basement in St. Anne’s Church, into a bomb shelters for residents of Vyshneve

Ternopil-Zboriv Archeparchy

39. $101,640 Ternopil-Zboriv Archeparchy — supported IDPs who are living in the Ternopil-Zboriv’s main pilgrimage center "Zarvanytsia"

40. $20,000 Ternopil-Zboriv Archeparchy — purchased social kits (food, hygiene) for refugees in Ternopil

Striy Eparchy

41. $100,500 Striy Eparchy — provided financial support to the center for assistance to IDPs purchased emergency kits for refugees, and improved the food and humanitarian aid distribution channels by purchasing two vehicles

Kharkiv Exarchate

42. $30,000 Kharkiv Exarchate — ministered to the faithful and distributed humanitarian aid in Kharkiv, a city of approximately 1,500,000 inhabitants and one of the main targets of Russian bombing and artillery shelling

43. $70,000 Kharkiv Exarchate — supported the exarchate’s humanitarian projects and its clergy

USCCB Migration and Refugee Services

44. $100,000 USCCB Migration and Refugee Services — supported the Welcome Circles program wich welcomes Ukrainian refugees in the US

UGCC Rehabilitation Center "Nazareth"

45. $50,000 UGCC Rehabilitation Center "Nazareth"  provided food, transportation, medicine, and psychological and spiritual assistance; developed alcohol awareness programs due to growing addiction issues caused by the war in Ukraine

46. $35,307 UGCC Rehabilitation Center "Nazareth" — continuous support of IDPs living in the Center

Chernivtsi Eparchy

47. $36,673 Chernivtsi Eparchy renovated a shelter in the village Striletskiy Kut near the city of Chernivtsi for IDPs

48. $37,215 Chernivtsi Eparchy  refurbished the shelter for IDPs at St. Peter and Paul’s parish in Nova Zhadova

Sokal Eparchy

49. $69,200 St. Peter and Paul Cathedral parish, Sokal  renovated a shelter and a child development center; purchased a vehicle for serving IDPs

Sambir-Drohobych Eparchy

50. $40,544 Sambir-Drohobych Eparchy  provided a power-back-up system for an IDP’s house in Truskavets

51. $26,463 Sambir-Drohobych Eparchy — purchased three commercial generators for centers hosting IDPs

UGCC Eparchies in Poland

52. $30,000 UGCC Eparchies in Poland  assisted refugees in three eparchies: the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw, the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław-Koszalin, and the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Olsztyn–Gdańsk; these eparchies are part of the outstanding effort of Poland in receiving almost 2 millions refugees

53. $30,000 UGCC Eparchies in Poland — continued assistance to refugees in three eparchies: the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw, the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of WrocławKoszalin, and the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Olsztyn–Gdańsk

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Donetsk Exarchate

54. $30,000 Donetsk Exarchate — provided emergency assistance to 19 priests/religious and faithful whose parishes suffered from the war in Ukraine

55. $20,000 Donetsk Exarchate — assisted in purchasing an apartment for a priest who returned from his studies in Germany to serve near the city of Pavlohrad

Hospital in Truskavets

56. $47,949 Hospital in Truskavets — purchased anesthesia machines and a breathing apparatus for the hospital

"Oselya" (shelter for homeless)

57. $40,000 "Oselya" (shelter for homeless) — supported the expansion of the center near the city of Lviv

Philadelphia Archeparchy

58. $25,000 Assumption Catholic School in Perth Amboy — funded tuition costs for Ukrainian refugee students

Ukrainian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Italy

59. $25,000 Ukrainian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Italy — published New Testament for Ukrainian refugees in Italy

Ukrainian Education Platform

60. $19,718.76 Ukrainian Education Platform — provided long-term food storage for eastern regions of the Ukraine

Holy Transfiguration Rehab center of the UGCC

Holy Transfiguration

61. $10,000 Holy Transfiguration Rehab center of the UGCC — supported the clergy and religious who are in crisis situations and are involved in providing spiritual care to IDPs and victims of war

Lviv Railroad Hospital

62. $10,000 Lviv Railroad Hospital — provided financial support for IDPs undergoing ureteroscopy

Ukrainian Catholic University

63. $4,597 Ukrainian Catholic University — provided long-term food storage for eastern regions in Ukraine

Sheptytskiy Museum

64. $2,000 Sheptytskiy Museum — financed master classes in baking/cooking for children of IDPs

Plast France

65. $1,826.82 Plast France — provided financial assistance to IDP youth to attend summer Plast (scouts) camp in France

Projects

Supported in 2023

Basilian Fathers

66. $20,000 Basilian fathers (OSBM) — supported IDPs living at Joseph Veniamin Rutsky Institute, a seminary in Brukhovychi (Lviv region)

Lviv Archeparchy

67. $30,000 Lviv Archeparchy — refurbished a shelter in Saint George’s complex

68. $10,000  Stradch pilgrimage house — supported IDPs living in the pilgrimage house and the work of the spiritual and psychological rehabilitation center

69. $5,000 Sheptysky Hospital  supported a mobile clinic serving people in de-occupied territories

Transfiguration House

70. $10,000 Transfiguration House — provided enhanced support services to members of the clergy struggling with alcoholism and alcohol addiction Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC

71. $12,000 Department of military chaplaincy of the UGCC — purchased a car for military chaplain

72. $50,000 Patriarchal House — provided temporary lodging for people who lost their homes because of the war

73. $25,000 "Mudra Sprava" Foundation — provided rehabilitation for children of war through spiritual support and physical and mental recovery so they can return home with hope for the future

74. $25,000 Priestly Solidarity Fund  provided assistance to priests in the areas affected by the war

75. $15,000 Patriarchal Curia  provided hot meals (prepared in the Kyiv Patrirchal Curia kitchen and distributed by parishes)

to people in need in Kyiv and the Kyiv region

76. $10,000 "Mudra Sprava" Foundation–helped build mobile wound healing centers in Kyiv region, providing social, psychological and spiritual help to those in need

77. $60,000 Patriarchal Curia — provided humanitarian aid to the victims of war in eastern Ukraine — healing the wounds of the war mobile unit; food boxes and short videos from the church

78. $50,000 Patriarchal Curia  supported central ministries of the Head of the UGCC in his humanitarian outreach projects

79. $15,352 Department of Military Chaplaincy — supported the pastoral work of military chaplains

Caritas Ukraine

80. $50,000 Caritas Ukraine — provided support for logistics operations, specifically transportation costs

81. $20,000 Caritas Sambir-Drohobych — reinforced existing building structures in the nursing home and hospice for IDPs

82. $10,000 Caritas Sambir-Drohobych — repaired the rehabilitation center for people affected by the war in Dovhe-Hirske

83. $5,000 Caritas Berdychiv — supported the "New Breath" initiative, a social and psychological support program for Ukrainian families affected by the war

84. $10,000 Caritas Volyn –co-financed the purchase of a palliative care center for IDPs and those in need in the Volyn region

Buchach Eparchy

85. $40,000 House of Mercy in Chortkiv — supported IDPs living in the House of Mercy, which offeres help and rehabilitation to orphans and children with special needs

Ternopil-Zboriv Archeparchy

86. $60,000 Ternopil-Zboriv Archeparchy — provided additional food and medicine for IDPs at the Marian

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Spiritual Center "Zarvanytsia" and at the Archeparchial Spiritual Seminary

87. $20,000 Ternopil-Zboriv Archeparchy — provided food and medicine for IDPs in the city of Ternopil

Ukrainian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Italy

88. $30,000 Ukrainian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Italy — provided spiritual and psychological support to Ukrainian refugees in Italy in the psychological centers associated with the Ukrainian Greek Catholic parishes in Rome, Milan, Bologna, Brescia, Bergamo, Treviso, and Venice

Kyiv Archeparchy

89. $20,000 Kyiv Archeparchy — provided support for social projects for IDPs

UGCC "Nazareth" Rehabilitation Center

90. $26,000 UGCC "Nazareth" Rehabilitation Center — supported a shelter for IDPs near Drohobych

91. $10,000 UGCC "Nazareth" Rehabilitation Center  supported rehabilitation programs for army veterans with addictions

92. $10,000 UGCC "Nazareth" Rehabilitation Center  supported rehabilitation programs for IDPs and soldiers affected by Post traumatic stress disorder

Philadelphia Archeparchy

93. $18,000 Assumption Catholic School in Perth Amboy — funded tuition costs for Ukrainian refugee students

94. $2,000 St. Nicholas Ukrainian School in Minersville — funded tuition costs for Ukrainian refugee students

Odesa Exarchate

95. $25,000 Odesa Exarchate — supported the victims of the dam destruction in the Kherson region

Charitable Foundation "Rij"

96. $25,000 Charitable Foundation "Rij" — provided winter sleep systems and mobile shower/laundry untis for those in need at the frontlines

97. $12,000 Charitable Foundation Rij — purchased a mobile shower/laundry unit

Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy

98. $10,000 Ivano-Frankivsk

Archeparchy  renovated a building for IDPs in Pidlute

99. $5,000 Ivano-Frankivsk

Archeparchy — purchased power arthroscopic equipment for St. Luke’s Catholic Hospital

ChildFund Deutschland

100. $10,000 ChildFund Deutschland — supported summer camps including rehabilitation for IDP children

The Columbus Foundation

101. $20,000 The Columbus Foundation — co-financed the Combat Casualty Care Medic program for Ukrainian medical personnel implemented by Frontline Medical Ukraine

Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate

102. $20,000 Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate — helped purchase a social center in Chernivtsi for girls from lowincome families and IDPs

Kharkiv Exarchate

103. $21,000 Kharkiv Exarchate — supported the pastoral ministry of a UGCC parish in the city of Izum, which was under Russian occupation

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This is an instance in which justice requires resistance... I would urge the conference to make it a very high priority... My hope is the conference will advocate very strongly with the leadership in the House — and with specific members — to communicate that diminishment of the aid to Ukraine... is a lifeline to the Kremlin.

Cardinal Robert McElroy, The Diocese of San Diego

People are trying their best to return to some kind of normalcy, even if that means dealing with missile attacks and the news from the front of loved ones lost in battle. Funerals of fallen soldiers take place daily in Ukraine and people show great respect for their ultimate sacrifice, but in spite of all of this, I saw no evidence of deep discouragement or hopelessness. The resilience of Ukrainians was in evidence everywhere I visited. People are positive and upbeat amid all that is happening.

Cardinal Blaise Cupich, Archdiocese of Chicago

Today our Ukrainian sisters and brothers face unspeakable tragedies. These war crimes call out to God as countless people mourn their dead. We must remember these people. We remember and name these atrocities to remember what is not authentically human, to remember these sufferings are not from God... We pray for those defending their homeland so that they may be strengthened to live in the fullness of God’s love... Amid this dreadful tragedy, we have seen some of the most charitable acts. It brought out the best in so many people throughout the world as they opened their homes and hearts to refugees.

Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archdiocese of Washington

We hope that our efforts will be a sign of hope to all the people, who are suffering in Ukraine. We must not allow ourselves to grow indifferent. We must focus on our obligation to be a Samaritan Church recognizing the mysterious presence of Christ in our suffering brothers and sisters in Ukraine.

Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, Archdiocese of Boston

Support Ukraine

Discerning the signs of the times and responding to the call of our Church, the Metropolia Humanitarian Aid Fund is being transitioned into the Healing of Wounds of the War in Ukraine Fund. The continuation of our mission will focus on healing physical, emotional, and spiritual wounds inflicted by the unjust Russian invasion.

Donation Information

Please support the Healing of Wounds of the War in Ukraine Fund, created by the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, Eparchy of Stamford, Eparchy of Saint Nicholas in Chicago, and Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma and supported by generous donations from people of goodwill, students in Catholic and public schools, parishes and dioceses across the nation and abroad.

The Ukrainian Catholic Church in America is firmly committed to transparency in the stewardship of these funds and to ensuring that this assistance reaches those most in need.

Your donations can be made as follows:

1. You can donate by credit/debit card on the Philadelphia Archeparchy’s website www.ukrcatholic.org and click on Save Ukraine

2. Write a check to the "Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia" and mail it to 810 North Franklin Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123.

[Memo: "HEALING OF WOUNDS OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE FUND"]

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Thank you for your generosity

Our people are very generous. We collected over $800,000 for the people of Ukraine. All the money went to the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia. I know, we can trust them.

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston