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HAMPTON HELPING HANDS FOR DISPLACED UKRAINIANS - COFFEE HOUSE FUNDRAISER

4/3/2025

HAMPTON HELPING HANDS FOR DISPLACED UKRAINIANS FUNDRAISERS (HHHDU) – HHHDU will have a 60’s style coffee house fundraiser, “Kafe Kiev”, this Friday, April 4th at Hampton United Church from 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Admission and refreshments are “free will” – however, the price of coffee has been frozen at the 1969 price of .50 cents a cup.
There is a roster of popular local entertainers and, perhaps, a couple Ukrainian acts. See poster on the bulletin board.

Eritreans Helen and Heldana

4/3/2025

GOOD NEWS - You may all remember Helen, one of our sponsored newcomers from Eritrea. Helen moved to Calgary last year to go to school and is still there working at a nursing home while she continues her classes.
Helen came to us in 2020 and has been waiting for her daughter, Heldana, to come from Ethiopia. In the middle of Covid and then a civil war in Ethiopia, Helen lost touch with Heldana
for several months.
Helen has just received good news - Heldana has been issued a Permanent Resident Visa and will finally be coming to Canada! Immigration does not move quickly, so it may still be several months or a year before Heldana arrives, so continued prayers are appreciated.

HELPING HANDS FOR DISPLACED UKRAINIANS FUNDRAISER

3/30/2025

HELPING HANDS FOR DISPLACED UKRAINIANS FUNDRAISER – Again, this year, there will be crocheted eggs at the back of the church for sale (St. Alphonsus). Cost: $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00. Some are open so you can fill with goodies. Please look for the display.

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS NEEDED

11/29/2024

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS NEEDED – One of the Eritrean families that we sponsored is looking for Christmas decorations, this year. They have a tree but are missing the trimmings. If you have any decorations to spare, please contact Karen Bethune at: [email protected].

UPDATE FROM THE "SUMMERTIME SERENADE" FOR HHHDU:

10/4/2024

We received an update from John Buckley of the Buckley Ensemble. John was pleased to report “around” $4,500.00 was raised and that he was very happy with the results. We will let you know the details of their Christmas fundraiser when they are shared.

FUNDRAISER - BUCKLEY ENSEMBLE “SUMMERTIME SERENADE”

8/1/2024

In support of Hampton Helping Hands for Displaced Ukrainians (HHHDU), we will be sponsoring a fundraiser in our church Wednesday, August 28th at 7:30 p.m. The Buckley Ensemble, well known and liked, has been entertaining the Greater Saint John area for over 28 years.
Tickets are available in the foyer of St. Alphonsus, before and after Mass, from John Buckley (506) 721-6774, Brenda Renaud, the parish office or at the door and from HHHDU members. Cost: $20.00 for adults; $10.00 for students. Ticket sales have been brisk. Don’t miss out.

Refugee Sponsorship Welcomes a New Family

4/12/2024

REFUGEE SPONSORSHIP – Good news! Another of our sponsored families will be arriving soon! Gebremedhn Gebremskel (we will call him “Gary”), his wife, Gebriel, and three children, a girl, Afreta and two boys, Noah and Heseina. Afreta is six years old; Noah is nine years old and Heseina is twelve years old. They will be arriving in Saint John at midnight on May 2nd.
“Gary’s” family was co-sponsored by St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Rothesay and they will handle the settlement support. They have already found an apartment in Saint John and between our two churches, we have enough donated furniture to set them up. They are originally from Eritrea but have been in Israel for several years and will be very happy to join her brother Mikele in Saint John. They are especially looking forward to celebrating the Orthodox Easter service in Moncton on May 5th. Thank you for supporting the Gebremskel’s and all the other families, through your prayers and donations!

Decorative Easter Eggs for sale

3/21/2024

HAMPTON HELPING HANDS FOR DISPLACED UKRAINIANS - Hampton Helping Hands for Displaced Ukrainians is selling decorative Easter eggs in support of their mission to assist Ukrainians fleeing the war and settling in the Saint John area. The eggs are decorated with the Ukrainian colours of yellow and blue. Helping Hands is asking for a $5.00 donation for each egg, however, ALL donations will be gladly received. Please place your donation in the jar provided. The eggs will be available on a table in the foyer of St. Alphonsus.
The war on Ukraine is still ongoing and to date they have assisted approximately 175 families with items such as groceries, household goods, linens and furniture. Thank you for your continued support!

New Refugee Family Sonsorship

1/3/2024

REFUGEE SPONSORSHIP – Just wanted to let you know that our new family, the HABTEMICAEL’s, is arriving on January 26th – dad and mom and four children!
Berhe (dad); Genet (mom); two male children Matiyas (6 yrs. old) and Adam (one month old) and two daughters Yadiel (5 yrs. old) and Lidiya (3 yrs. old).
Karen Bethune will keep us posted on their progress.

HAMPTON HELPING HANDS for Displaced Ukrainians is having a yard sale

6/29/2023

HAMPTON HELPING HANDS (HHH) – HHH for Displaced Ukrainians is having a yard sale on Saturday, July 22nd, at the Hampton United Church, same day as the "Town Wide Yard Sale". The site will be posted on the town map. Your donations to this worthy cause would be greatly appreciated. Donations can be dropped off at the main (front) door of the
Hampton United Church on Wednesday, July 19th and Thursday July 20th from 6-8 pm. Thank you so much for your generosity!

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BOTTLE DRIVE - the parish supports our refugees through various means, one of those being an on-going bottle drive. If you have bottles, cans, etc. you'd like to donate, you can drop them off at Hampton Recycling, located at 401 William Bell Dr. in Hampton. Let them know the returnables are for Blessed Trinity Parish and the recycling centre will send all monies raised to our office.