The Notre Dame sisters of Omaha can’t travel safely to Europe to help their fellow nuns, so they’re raising money online Monday to support their congregation abroad. Aid given to NotreDameSisters.org on Monday will help sisters who are housing Ukrainian refugees in surrounding countries. war. “And the same is true in the country of Slovakia where we have sisters, and also in Germany,” Sister Margaret Hickey said of the fundraiser. In his office, emails in the congregation preserve decades of brotherhood. His first Omaha fundraiser in March raised $4,400. The provincial president hopes a second fundraising will further ease the pressure on Ukrainians. “They have lost loved ones in the war, especially their children or their spouses,” Hickey said. “I think there is a moment of security and relief that all the volunteers working on the border and elsewhere are giving these refugees.” The Notre Dame Sisters will send alms and collections from Monday’s online fundraiser to their headquarters in the Czech Republic. Ukraine’s flags are carved throughout the complex. Sister Mary Ann Zimmer sews them up in her room because a flag can’t be turned off like a television. She says one cannot shut down how one feels about conflict. Sister Zimmer said, “It’s all on television, it’s so easy to turn it off because it’s so awful.” Woven together by their faith, the sisters once again continue to support each other from around the world. There is a sense of joy in the faces of the volunteers that they are able to reach out to the refugees,” Hickey said. “Whenever I have a protest, I try to find the gift in it.” If so, you can send it through NotreDameSisters.org.
The Notre Dame sisters of Omaha can’t travel safely to Europe to help their fellow nuns, so they’re raising money online Monday to support their congregation abroad.
support donated to NotreDameSisters.org Monday will help sisters who are housing Ukrainian refugees in war-torn countries.
“And the same is true in the country of Slovakia where we have sisters, and also in Germany,” Sister Margaret Hickey said of the fundraiser.
In his office, emails in the congregation preserve decades of brotherhood.
His first Omaha fundraiser in March raised $4,400. The provincial president hopes a second fundraiser will further ease the pressure on Ukrainians.
“They have lost loved ones in the war, especially their children or their spouses,” Hickey said. “There is a moment of security and relief that I think all the volunteers working on the border and elsewhere are giving these refugees.”
The Notre Dame Sisters will send alms and collections from Monday’s online fundraiser to their headquarters in the Czech Republic.
Ukrainian flags are flown throughout the complex. Sister Mary Ann Zimmer sews them up in her room because a flag can’t be turned off like a television.
She says no one can shut down how one feels about the struggle.
“It’s all on television, it’s so easy to turn it off because it’s so frightening,” said Sister Zimmer.
Sisters woven together by their faith once again support each other from around the world.
“What I see in the faces of the volunteers is a sense of joy that they are able to reach out to the refugees,” Hickey said. “Whenever I have a conflict, I try to find the gift in it.”
If you are ready to gift your support, you can send it via NotreDameSisters.org.