With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH, the parish of St Sophia in Chicago has started a capital fundraising campaign to pay down the mortage.
Donations can be made on their website, via Facebook, or by check. Please prayerfully share the fundraiser and help if you can. Details below.
The prominent center of spiritual and cultural activity— “Saint Sophia” church—suddenly lost its beloved priest and leader—Fr. Grouu Tzonkov. He was the champion and organizer of the construction and continued beautification of the church and social hall. But God’s work in Chicago does not stop here! We are uniting to maintain and grow this beautiful center, but it needs your support.
The remaining mortgage of $840,000 is a big challenge—but surmountable, if we all come together. In this difficult time, let us preserve and strengthen “Saint Sophia” church so it can continue to unite us in our love for Jesus Christ, and for the Bulgarian cultural heritage and traditions!
Π‘ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΡΠΎ Π½Π° ΠΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎ ΠΠΈΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΌΠΈΡΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ ΠΠΠ‘ΠΠ€, Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΎ ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΡΠ΄Π° Π½Π° Π΄ΠΈΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½Π° Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΌ Π‘Π². Π‘ΠΎΡΠΈΡ Π΄ΠΎ Π§ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π³ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΈΠ°Π»Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠΊΡΠΈΡ Π° Π΄Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠΊΠ° ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ Π·Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΡΠ²Π°Π½Π΅ Π½Π° Π±Π°Π½ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ Π·Π°Π΅ΠΌ (ΠΈΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ°) Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠΉΡΠΎ Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΡ, ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈΠ½Π³ΡΡ ΡΠ° Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠΎΠ΅Π½ΠΈ.
ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅Ρ Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ°ΠΉΡ, Π½Π° Facebook, ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅Π· ΠΈΠ·ΠΏΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π½Π΅ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅ΠΊ. ΠΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΌ Π΄Π° ΡΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΏΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΡΠ° ΠΈ Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ³Π½Π΅ΡΠ΅, Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΠ΅.
ΠΠ°ΠΉ-ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π²Π°Π½ΠΎΡΠΎ Π±ΡΠ»Π³Π°ΡΡΠΊΠΎ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π² Π§ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π³ΠΎ—Π₯ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΡ „Π‘Π²Π΅ΡΠ° Π‘ΠΎΡΠΈΡ” Π·Π°Π³ΡΠ±ΠΈ Π²Π½Π΅Π·Π°ΠΏΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΈΠΌ ΠΎΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΈ Π»ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Ρ—ΠΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΡΡΡ Π¦ΠΎΠ½ΠΊΠΎΠ². Π’ΠΎΠΉ Π±Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠ³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΎΡ ΠΈ Π²Π΄ΡΡ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π» Π½Π° ΠΈΠ·Π³ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π½Π΅ΡΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄ΡΡΠΆΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° Π½Π° ΡΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡ. ΠΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΅ΡΠΎ Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΎ Π² Π§ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π³ΠΎ Π½Π΅ ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ°! ΠΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ²Π°ΠΌΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ»ΠΆΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌΠ΅ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ Π΄Π° Π³ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄ΡΡΠΆΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠΊΠ²Π°ΡΠ°, Π½ΠΎ ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ Π½ΡΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅ ΠΎΡ Π²Π°ΡΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ°.
ΠΠΎ Π·Π°Π΅ΠΌΠ° ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π°Ρ $840,000, ΡΡΠΌΠ°, ΠΊΠΎΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°Π΄ΡΠ²Π°ΠΌΠ΅ Π½Π°ΡΠ°ΡΠ° Π³ΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠ° Π±ΡΠ»Π³Π°ΡΡΠΊΠ° ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡ Π·Π°Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ Π΄Π° ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅. ΠΠ΅ΠΊΠ° Π² ΡΠΎΠ·ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ΄Π΅Π½ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ Π΄Π° ΡΡΡ ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΠΠ¦ “Π‘Π²Π΅ΡΠ° Π‘ΠΎΡΠΈΡ”, Π·Π° Π΄Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ»ΠΆΠΈ Π΄Π° Π½ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ²Π° Π² Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ° Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠΌ ΠΠΈΡΡΡ Π₯ΡΠΈΡΡΠΎΡ, Π±ΡΠ»Π³Π°ΡΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΠ°, Π΅Π·ΠΈΠΊ, ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ·Π°!
