Happy New Year! A review of 2024.
Here’s a link to our latest newsletter. Please read and share to understand the latest developments in Ukraine and with CONU. Blessings to all! Jan 2025 Newsletter
Entries by Jim Dalrymple
Christmas Thank You from the House of Hope
Dear Friends from CONU. Thank you very much for your wishes! Thank you for always being close to us! Yesterday was Christmas. At 6:00 a.m. the shelling of Kharkov and its surroundings began and two rockets hit the electricity and heating station near us. We all got scared because it had been quiet for quite […]
Saint Nicholas in Sumi :-)
This video features Father Mykola Karpenko in Sumi Ukraine on December 6th celebrating as Saint Nikolas which is intended to be more religious than Santa Claus. They are singing a patriotic Ukrainian song and “blessing” the soldiers fighting in the war. The photo shows the contents of packages handed out to the war victims and […]
Update from Mirgorod parish
From Father Stanislav in Mirgorod (about 110 miles west of Russian border) 11/26/24: From Father Stanislav: I want to congratulate you on the election of a new president. May God bless you. Lord bless America. We understand that there will be new political challenges in the world. I would like your president to end the […]
Update from the Single Mothers Home (House of Hope)
From Sister Kamila, at the House of Hope (Single Mother’s Home) to CONU VP Ken Rackers on 9/19/24. Thank you very much, our good friend… the situation in Sumi [about 100 miles north of Single Mothers Home] has become very aggravated. Today I met with a neighbor who came to us from there [Sumi] and […]
CONU Newsletter!
Here is our latest newsletter. It highlights the past year including a visit to Colorado of three of our Ukrainian guests and a trip to Ukraine by two of our board members. Enjoy the stories and links inside the newsletter to even more. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HDjGw4V_HdSF0T5lWAv_2Cj7qmil1MLJ/view?usp=drive_link
Happy Easter wishes from the Children at the House of Hope
Always love seeing the happy children at the Single Mothers Home, also known as, the House of Hope, in Korotich Ukraine. Despite nearby shelling, these kids know how to share their happiness.
Christmas Celebration at the House of Hope
The House of Hope (aka the Single Mothers Home) holds a Christmas celebration for the children. In pic 1, Sisters Kamila and Renata join Father Stanislaw (filling in as Santa Claus) to bring joy to the children. In pic 3, the children who received art craft supplies show their gratitude. Thanks to your contributions to […]
Coverage of Ukrainian Visit to Colorado!
We had a wonderful visit with our amazing Ukrainian visitors. We were blessed to receive some great coverage by local and national media. We’d like to share it with you. EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) News In Depth featured an episode with Sister Kamila and our board member, Ken Rackers. The link is: https://ondemand.ewtn.com/free/Home/Play/en/END21124 The […]
Ukrainian Visitors featured in the Colorado Springs Gazette!
Our local newspaper, The Gazette, published a wonderful article about our Ukrainian visitors to Colorado Springs! Please read the article at: Gazette article on Ukrainian Visit