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As a church you can organize a collection. This can be done concretely on Sunday mornings, but also by individual members asking others to bring things. There is a need for the following: Winter jackets (not too big) Sneakers New underwear New socks With regard to clothes, remember that in the Utrecht shelter, are only men. In addition, is also a need for games. This should be international games, such as checkers, chess, triominos, small table football game () All things that are collected can be delivered at the Red Cross shop: Speaking with refugees We are in discussion with one church a space to have coffee and conversation for a number of sessions per week. If you would you like to contribute to this initiative you can send an email to: It is important that you have some knowledge of languages, at least English, and that you can commit to a few days (or part of a day) per week. If so, you could email the same address giving your name, phone and email address and the shifts in the day (i.e. mornings and/or afternoons) for which you could be available. Commitment Salvation Army The Salvation Army is looking at how they can support the relief efforts. More information will follow. Now there is a specific vacancy for volunteers for the clothes sorting, see: Meals The volunteer Christian organization “” is preparing an When this is finalized it will be reported on the site Church initiatives If you are going to organize your own initiative as a church, we are happy to help you to find the right starting point, ideas and people. You can email us at . You can also use the site mentioned above, , to log your activity. Services and celebrations We also hear of churches that have invited people for their services on Sunday. This is a possibility for the coming weeks. Perhaps special services could be arranged for the refugees. We look forward to following this and activities organized by churches. If you contact us by email, we can provide you with an overview of the involvement of churches. For now this is the information that we can pass on. There are new developments happening almost daily. We will by glad to keep you informed. Sincerely, Leon Ball, on behalf of the USRK: Ageeth Weelink, on behalf of the Salvation Army Utrecht and Diaconaal platform Utrecht: A day in the life of homeless refugees in Utrecht This contribution is from Madeleine de Boer from Holy Trinity Utrecht. At the end of last year all the money from the collections in the Holy Trinity
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