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We invite you to do some Shopping of these BEAUTIFUL Hand-Crafted pens that were created with love by our very own Charles Kirlew. They make a fantastic gift for any occasion whether it be for the holidays, a birthday, graduation, promotion, or even to celebrate you!

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ABOUT CHARLIE’S JOURNEY:

A number of years ago, Charlie did a workshop at a Woodcraft store in Allentown Pennsylvania. It was about making pens (surprise, surprise). He was able to plan, learn, execute, and complete a pen in one session. He’s not always great about completing projects so this was an amazing experience for him.

When the time was right, he dove in and bought a lathe, tools, grinder for sharpening the tools, and a few other things to support his journey.

Although Charlie has made dozens and dozens of pens, he makes a number of other things as well. Most of the things he has made have been gifts to his family for Christmas. He loves coming up with the next idea of not only what he wants to make, but how he’s going to do it. Some of the things Charlie has made are jewelry items, peppermills, tea light holders, kaleidoscopes, ice cream scoops and pizza cutters.

When Charlie gets down in his workshop, it’s his own little universe. He is totally focused on what he’s doing and creating. Each and everything Charlie makes is a unique expression of creation.

If you see one of the pens, but you would like something a little different, or maybe multiples of it, please contact Charlie directly at: [email protected] and he will see what can be done. It usually takes about a week just to get more supplies so it’s not an overnight thing.

We have embarked on a vital fundraising initiative. Our goal is to raise $25,000.00 by December 31, 2023, in addition to our regular tithing income. In recent years, UBTS like many other spiritual communities and organizations have endured many challenges. We have turned many of these challenges into opportunity and hold the vision that we will continue to grow and evolve. We invite you to hold our financial future in abundant possibility and be an active participant in supporting our goal which will empower us to live our mission more fully: UBTS is a heart-centered, welcoming, and inclusive community that supports the spiritual awakening, empowerment, and transformation of individuals and the world.

Giving is easy and convenient, simply click the button below. Your contributions, irrespective of their size, play an integral role in the sustained success of Unity by the Shore and are deeply cherished.

I pray with an elevated mind and open heart.

Dear Friends,

On September 7, 2021,  Silent Unity’s Virtual World Day of Prayer will commence with opening ceremonies beginning at 7 pm CT / 8 pm EDT.

Although this sacred event is open to all who desire to attend, registration is required.  To see the schedule of events for September 7th and 8th and to register please click on the link below:

Registration is required to receive a link to gain access

Here are additional ways you can make World Day of Prayer a richer experience:

1. Submit a personal World Day of Prayer List

2. World Day of Prayer Reflections

I hope you will join me in attending this powerful, centering, and healing virtual event.  As we unite our hearts and minds with people from around the globe, let us affirm together:  I pray with an elevated mind and open heart.

Love,
Rev. Angela

Want to help, but unsure how? Don’t know who to trust? Below are a handful of nonprofits and charitable foundations with a history of success and transparent reporting. 

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Medical support

• RAZOM: Emergency Response – for tactical medical training. Help qualified war medics teach civilians first aid and provide them with medical supplies.
• United Help Ukraine –  for provision of life-saving individual first aid kits (IFAKs containing blood-stopping bandages and tourniquets) and other emergency medical supplies to the front.
• Sunflower of Peace – for medical assistance and other necessities. Each IFAK (medical backpack) can save up to 10 lives.
• Lifeline Ukraine – for psychosocial support. Ukraine’s first suicide prevention hotline mobilized in response to alarming rates of veteran suicide.

Veterans and internally displaced persons

• People in Need: SOS Ukraine – for provision of food and sanitation packages, emergency shelter, psychosocial support, and more in Donetsk and Luhansk, both in territory under the control of the Ukrainian government and in territory not currently under government control.
• UN Crisis Relief: Ukrainian Humanitarian Fund – contributions are collected into a single, unearmarked fund and managed locally under UN leadership. As crises evolve, funds are made directly and immediately available to a wide range of partner organizations at the front lines of response. This way, funding reaches the people most in need when they need it.
• Revived Soldiers Ukraine – for provision of medical aid and sustainable living standards to wounded soldiers and members of their families.  
• Ukrainian People With Disabilities in Crisis – helps Ukrainians with disabilities – especially those who want but cannot evacuate – protect themselves in case of emergency. 
• Caritas Ukraine – provision of humanitarian assistance to various social groups and those impacted by the conflict. More information here.
• Ukrainian LGBT Military for Equal Rights Association – support LGBT military in their fight on the frontline and for equality of all citizens at home. 
• CrimeaSOS – assistance to internally displaced persons from Crimea and Eastern Ukraine. With the support and partnership of UNHCR, it promotes community initiatives for these groups.
• British-Ukraine Aid – assistance to vulnerable individuals who have been physically, mentally or socially disadvantaged, including the injured and wounded, orphaned children, the elderly, internally displaced persons and families who have lost their main earners. More information here.

English-language media

• Kyiv Independent – repeat subscription/small donation here and one time donation here
• Ukraine Crisis Media Center – international strategic communications hub with active outreach to audiences both in Ukraine and abroad. 
• New Voice of Ukraine 

Children

• Voices of Children – psychological/psychosocial support for children affected by the war.
• Save the Children – Ukraine – distribute essential humanitarian aid to children and their families; deliver winter and hygiene kits; provide cash grants to families so they can meet basic needs like food, rent and medicines; provide access to safe, inclusive, quality education; work to help children overcome the mental and psychological impacts of conflict.
• Saint Javelin – all proceeds of shirt and sticker sales go to a fund for the children of fallen and wounded Ukrainian soldiers. 
• Toy Drive for the Children of Fallen Heroes – provides assistance for displaced people, orphans, and families of Ukrainian military who died or were hurt in action. Volunteers in Ukraine learn about needs on the ground and pass information on to us.

Education

• Ukrainian Leadership Academy – an educational program that aims to develop a generation of young leaders for Ukraine and the world. Over the course of a gap year, young adults learn to work in a team, set goals, develop projects, take responsibility for their lives and the country’s fate, and choose their future profession more consciously.
• Ukrainian Catholic University Foundation –  invest in the lives of young and talented future leaders of Ukraine and the diaspora.
• Veteranius – help teach and employ veterans, volunteers and internally displaced persons in the IT sector and involve them in socially important projects. 
• Bohdan Radchenko Stipend for Veterans – tuition for a Master’s at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (KMA), Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU).