Evergreen Park, Orland Park parishioners donate supplies, money for Ukraine relief efforts

On Wednesday, parishioners at St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Evergreen Park are sending supplies and money to the war-torn country.

The effort is led by Father Benedykt Pazdan who grew up in Poland near the Ukrainian border. He said he was inspired to help by one of his seminary classmates who directs a charity aiding refugees in their hometown. "The need is not just going to end overnight. We hope the war will end soon and we pray for peace," Pazdan said."But we realize that the need is going to continue to be there."

St. Bernadette parishioners have raised $55,000 and gathered 600 boxes of supplies to send to refugees and an additional $70,000 was raised by the near-by St. Francis of Assisi Church in Orland Park. A big thank you to all of our parishioners, and students at Brother Rice High School, Saint Xavier University, and...

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