“At a time of international crisis, please join me in praying fervently for peace in Ukraine and especially for the wellbeing of our little Anglican community of Christ Church Kyiv .”
The Rt Revd Dr Robert Innes, the Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe
Father,
Give wisdom to the leaders of the nations,
that they may be a force for good on the earth.
Sustain the anxious and fearful and renew them with courage from on high,
Comfort all worried families whose loved ones are in danger,
surround them with your love protect them from all harm.
Be with the sick and wounded,
Stand by all prisoners and captives,
let your mercy be shown to all and your power to heal and save.
In Christ Jesus your son, our Lord,
Amen
How to donate goods
We are collecting things that are most urgently needed, by partnering with Helfen Sie Helfen, Asyl-Organisation Zürich/Spendendepot, and Christliche Ostmission. These locally based organisations have been helping refugees in Zurich, as well as needy people in Ukraine and other Eastern European countries. They have well-established networks and can transport the goods to where they are most needed.
Donations can be dropped off at the Community Centre after Church Services on Sundays and at the Church Office on most weekday mornings (by prior arrangement).
Please only bring items from the following list that are new, or of excellent quality
- Toiletries*: Soaps, shower gel, hair shampoo, body lotion, toothbrushes, toothpaste, any women’s sanitary products, new hairbrushes
(*New & unopened please!) - Hand, face, and bath towels
- Blankets (warm blankets of any kind in new/excellent condition)
- Babies’ feeding bottles, formula & dummies
- Baby wipes & nappies
- Baby and Children’s clothes up to size 86cm
- Unisex adult clothing in excellent condition: Winter jackets, hats, gloves, scarves, jumpers, track jackets, T-shirts, longsleeves, (jogging) trousers
Remember that these things are being sent with love to people in desperate circumstances. Please ensure that your donations reflect that same care. We can only send on items of excellent quality. If the items you bring don’t meet these standards, the costs of disposing them will reduce the amount of monetary support that we can pass on.
*We cannot accept sandals, high heels, miniskirts, business clothes, swim wear or evening dresses!
Donate Funds
Click on the boxes below for more information on how to give financial help
Donate towards our Solidarity project transportation costs
Donations will help with the transportation costs, for which Helfen Sie Helfen ask for 3chf per box and Christliche Ostmission ask for 5chf per bag. You can donate to this project through St Andrew’s, and we will pass the funds on to these organisations.
Make a payment through St Andrew’s E-Banking, marking your payment ‘Ukraine’, to St Andrew’s account:
IBAN CH04 0900 0000 8001 1689 3
You can also make a payment through St Andrew’s via TWINT, using the code opposite.
There will also be a dedicated collection box inside the Church.
Donate to Christ Church Kyiv via the Diocese in Europe
Christ Church Kyiv has funds in London looked after by our Diocese. The chaplaincy will be hugely grateful for donations made via the Diocese. They will work with the Diocese so these can support the Mission and Ministry of the Chaplaincy and its community.
You can give here https://www.justgiving.com/diocese-ineurope and please mark your donation ‘Kyiv’ in the comments. Gift Aid can be applied via Just Giving.
Or if you wish to give by bank transfer the details are:
Barclays Bank plc
Account name: Diocese in Europe Fund
Account number: 40317039
Sort code: 20-06-13
Please reference ‘Kyiv’ with your gift.
Donate to the Diocese in Europe & USPG joint emergency appeal
The Diocese in Europe and USPG (United Society Partners in the Gospel) have launched a joint emergency appeal to support humanitarian work both in Ukraine and with refugees fleeing into neighbouring countries.
Funds raised by the appeal will support Christian charities and churches and agencies carrying out humanitarian work in both in Ukraine and organisations responding to the arrival of Ukrainian refugees in neighbouring countries.
For more information, visit the Diocese in Europe website
To donate to the Ukraine emergency appeal, visit www.uspg.org.uk/ukraine
Donate to support humanitarian assistance
A number of agencies have launched appeals to support humanitarian assistance and particularly work with refugees.
Red Cross www.redcross.org.uk/get-involved/donate
UN Refugee Agency www.unrefugees.org.uk
or, their Swiss UNwebsite https://donate.unrefugees.ch/ch/en-ch/emergency-refugees-ukraine
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Information for Ukrainians in Switzerland
Інформація для українців у Швейцарії
Helpful information, checked and approved by volunteers of the Ukrainian community in Switzerland and Ukrainian-language chat in Switzerland
https://krly05.github.io/SwissUA/
Helpful information from the Swiss Refugee council
Refugees from Ukraine are permitted to enter Switzerland, where they will be given accommodation if they need it. The Swiss Refugee Council has published important contact information on their website, as well as information on accommodation, the rights of asylum seekers and the role played here by the Swiss Refugee Council.
Click Here to go to Refugeecouncil.ch
Asyl-Organisation-Zürich Telephone information line
AOZ has opened an information line for refugees from Ukraine in German, Ukrainian and Russian to answer all your questions. Tel 079 942 62 59
Further details available on the AOZ website
The Salvation Army assistance for refugees from Ukraine in Switzerland.
Salvation Army dedicated bilingual website for Ukranian refugees in Switerland includes useful information on orientation in Switzerland as well as offers from the Salvation Army in the Zurich region.
• Entrance to Switzerland, registration and status “S”
• Health Care Systems
• Social and financial assistance
• Accommodation and stay
• Work in Switzerland
• Learning German language
• Special offers (prayer, counseling talks)
• Appeal to partner organizations
Helpful information from the UN Refugee Agency
Helpful information from UNHCR for people seeking refuge, and those wishing to help, with a dedicated page for people arriving in Switzerland from Ukraine
Ukraine – UNHCR Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Zurich Cantonal Welfare Office coordinates offers of Accommodation
The cantonal social welfare office in Zurich has set up a central contact point for offers regarding private accommodation for Ukrainian refugees in the canton of Zurich.
For more information contact Email ukraine@sa.zh.ch or
Tel: 043 259 24 41
You can find out about renting out housing directly to people with a refugee background via this website Wohnraum an Geflüchtete vermieten – Stadt Zürich (stadt-zuerich.ch)
Swiss news in Ukrainian from Swissinfo.ch
