Humanitarian aid from Chernivtsi Eparchy of UOC delivered to Sviatohirsk Lavra
The Lavra monks are unloading a vehicle with humanitarian aid from Bukovyna. Photo: svlavra.church.ua
On November 23, 2025, humanitarian aid from the volunteers of the Chernivtsi-Bukovyna Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church once again arrived at the Holy Dormition Sviatohirsk Lavra.
The cargo included 15 cubic meters of boards needed for repairing the damaged buildings of the Lavra, 2.5 tons of fruits (apples, pears, plums), more than 1 ton of sour cabbage, homemade preserves, flour, household chemicals, personal hygiene products, animal feed, shoes, and other essentials for the brethren and sisters of the All-Sorrowful Skete in the village of Bohorodychne.
The collection of aid was organized with the blessing of Metropolitan Meletiy of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna.
The organizer of the collection, Oksana (Maria) Tsiuha, expressed gratitude to everyone who responded to the needs of the Lavra: "We thank everyone who participates in our collections for the Sviatohirsk Lavra! Your help is very important. We spent donations sent by people from all over Ukraine to purchase the boards. These building materials are critically needed to restore the buildings after the shelling, but it is almost impossible to buy them nearby."
Special words of gratitude were addressed by the volunteers to the Bukovynian entrepreneurs who regularly donate part of their products to the Lavra: farmer S.o.G.. Vitaliy, S.o.G. Ivan, and S.o.G. Mykhailo "for their sacrificial love for the monks of the much-suffering monastery".
Maria also noted the contribution of ordinary believers: "We thank the parishioners of the churches in the villages of Chahor and Velykyi Kuchuriv, who pickled a whole ton of the sour cabbage for the Sviatohirsk residents, as well as the believers from Korovia, Drachyntsi, Vashkivtsi, who donated products. We thank S.o.G. Olena for the donated medicines and S.o.G. Natalia from Kamianets-Podilskyi for her active love."
In addition to the Sviatohirsk Lavra, the Bukovynians delivered humanitarian aid to the Holy Protection Women's Monastery in the city of Lyman, which is in difficult conditions and therefore in great need of help.
The volunteers of the Chernivtsi-Bukovyna Eparchy continue to collect aid for the Sviatohirsk Lavra and plan a new trip in the near future.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that the Svitohirsk Lavra received 20 tons of humanitarian aid from the Khmelnytskyi Eparchy of the UOC.
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