We are happy to announce that as of today, March 14, we are accepting donations again and hope to continue to do so! BUT the situation may change every day, so we can’t guarantee it is the same even tomorrow. !!! IMPORTANT !!!! 1. We are UNABLE TO ACCEPT donations on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays! […]
We would greatly appreciate any donation you can make. We will collect donations next Monday March 7 (From Monday to Thursday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m) We are unable to accept donations on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! At this time we do not need clothes, shoes, toys, or canned food. NO alcohol liquids! Please, no […]
During winter time our Holy Ascension community was not only caroling, preparing Verteps and hosting guests, but also was working to assist Ukraine. During the December-February period we have collected a large amount of humanitarian aid to be sent to Ukraine – there were 23 packages collected weighing 1562,3 pounds (approximately 708kg). We were able […]
Summer is no reason to stop our charity work. Kindness has no holidays; it takes place year around. During the summer, our community continued to collect necessary items that were shipped to Ukraine. Twice this season, we sent rather large packages. Everyone already knows that our parcels are intended, as usual, for children deprived […]
During the Pachal period, Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Clifton continued its work in collecting humanitarian aid. It is very important that more people become involved and join our initiative. Thanks to all who care, we were able to collect 6 packages for Ukraine again. This time, a large number of much-needed equipment was […]
On March 24, an inclusive lesson was held for our Parish Sunday School on the topic: “All-all-all who are on this earth, we really need big and small!“. The lesson was for everyone, children and adults. Father Oleksii Holchuk, together with Mrs. Marina Gavrilchuk, held an event in which they talked about the “Children of […]
In just two months, February and March, we collected and sent 12 heavy packages to various regions in Ukraine. Our parish, Holy Ascension, collected clothes, shoes, toys, bed linens, blankets, personal hygiene products, diapers for children and adults, candy, etc. The packages are distributed among our regular friends and dependents: a children’s home in the […]
For several years, our parish permanently engaged in charity and during that time most we became friends with the “social rehabilitation centers for children without parental care” in Kropyvnytskyi city Kirovograd region in Ukraine. We loved the pupils of this institution, and our parishioners and members of the parish are empathizing for their fate. Every […]
Mercy is a tremendous force that binds and unites people. Mercy makes blood kinship stronger and friendships more dedicated. Only mercy can close the eyes to the physical defects and bad character of people. And mercy can be greeted with every living creature only because it is the creature of the Creator. Mother Teresa One […]
During the Lenten and Paschal season, our community did not forget that one of the Christian virtues is sacrifice. Parishioners and friends of our parish gathered a large number of items to send to Ukraine’s low income families and those that find themselves in difficult circumstances. In March and April, we collected: clothing and shoes […]
