Patriarch Filaret presented 75 charity backpacks to ATO fighters’ children

On August 30, 2016, at St. Volodymyr Patriarchal Cathedral Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine presented 75 charity backpaks to first-graders. Among them are children of the deceased soldiers, displaced children, children from poor families, children with disabilities and children of parents who are serving in the ATO zone.

According to the press service of the Kyiv Patriarchate, the Primate of the Kyivan Patriarchate blessed every child for study and said an archpastoral word:

“Dear children! First of all, we are congratulating you on the beginning of the new academic year. We continue this action “Backpack of Kindness,” which we launched a few days ago. Today we have gathered to give you these bags and thus demonstrate that Ukraine has not abandoned you. You are the future of the large Ukrainian state. So take these backpaks as a demonstration of our love for you. And may the Lord inspire love in the hearts of children through these gifts that the Church gives you today.”

The All-Ukrainian campaign “Backpack of Kindness” was launched by the patriarch on 12 August. It will last until September 15, 2016. To date, 496 backpacks have been collected.

Anyone wishing to join the action and pass their backpacks can contact the office of ELEOS-UKRAINE

+38 (044) 270 69 02

+38 (095) 277 11 83

4B Triokhsvyatytelska str., Kyiv, Ukraine - St. Michael's Monastery or do it yourself locally and spread the news in the social networks with the hashtag #Ranetsdobroty.

All information about the course of action will be covered on the pages of ELEOS-UKRAINE https://www.facebook.com/eleos.ukraine/?pnref=lhc and Patriarch Filaret on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/PatriarchPhilaret/?fref = ts, as well as on the websites of the UOC-KP and http://www.eleos.com.ua/ http://www.cerkva.info/.