Bucknell Orthodox Christians are helping to send funds for humanitarian relief in Ukraine during Great Lent.

Donations will go through our local parish to our Diocese in Germany, which will send funds directly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, which will distribute them to all in need regardless of background. All donations received will be sent 100% for relief efforts.

To participate in this local effort, please

(a) Send donations to this link, with a memo note indicating “Ukraine relief”: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2449958

Or, donations can also be sent via paper check to:

(b) St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco Mission Church
P.O. Box 591
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Please make check out to “St. John’s Church” and put “Ukrainian relief” in the memo field of the paper check as well.

(c) Also, special collections for Ukrainian relief will be taken at all Lenten services of the Orthodox mission in Lewisburg, accepting cash or paper-check donations (again, please make checks out to “St. John’s Church” and put “Ukrainian relief” in the memo field.

Prayers are also being offered at all our Lenten services for peace in Ukraine.

For details on services, please see stjohnthewonderworker.com

For more information, please feel free also to contact Fr. Deacon Paul Siewers, faculty adviser to the Bucknell Orthodox Christian community, at frdeaconpaul@pm.me, or 570-523-8876.

Please note that our local mission, serving students in the Bucknell Orthodox Christian Fellowship and local Orthodox Christian communities, and under the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, prays for an end to all the evils of this tragic conflict, and supports all our affected Ukrainian-related and Russian-related members and friends and their families, and all in need of all backgrounds.