Across the Diocese, schools and parishes have been finding creative ways to raise funds for those suffering in Ukraine. Please share your stories with us.
The Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be pronounced by the Pope on the afternoon of Friday 25 March in St Peter’s Basilica. The act of consecration will be performed in communion with the local churches throughout the world. The director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni,
Caritas Diocese of Brentwood has set up a dedicated page to help those wishing to support or host Ukrainian families and is encouraging parishes to get together to share ideas and discuss ways to set up a network of support both for refugees and those hosting.
CSAN and CAFOD are urging people to make financial donations as sending goods to a disaster-affected area often costs more than the goods themselves and delivery takes time.
The Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of England and Wales, Ireland, and Scotland have appealed to Catholics to “sustain the prayer and self-denial of Lent as a constant offering to God, begging for and end to the pointless violence in Ukraine”.
