I received this request and thought that it fit under this topic.....please help if you can. I know this parish and they truly need the funds....
Transfiguration of our Lord Russian Orthodox Church
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ!
With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus, we appeal to you with a heartfelt request to help our small parish cope with the great difficulty that has beset it.
Our church building – which houses our church and is the site of our entire parish life – is over 100 years old. Besides the constant repairs that it requires by virtue of its venerable age, several times it has demanded “catastrophic” repairs from us due to the negligence to which the building was subjected during a 12-year period in which the church had no rector.
Now we are faced with yet another catastrophic repair that surpasses all previous ones. It turns out that there have long been leaks in the roof and in the drainage system, which due to the ancient construction of the building were not immediately apparent. Gradually water from snow and rain poured under the roof and into two walls of the facade, until all the wood rotted and the very brick began to crumble.
The cost of the necessary repairs far exceeds the very modest funds that the church possesses. Moreover, our expenses for repairing the facade are greatly complicated and increased by the fact that the church building has been placed in the category of historic edifices, and city laws require all restorations to be done in keeping with its original style.
We kindly ask you to help us, dear brothers and sisters, and may the All-merciful Lord Himself reward you a hundredfold for your generosity and concern for His abode! Please send all contributions to the church address, marked for the “Renovation Fund.” Thank you and God bless you!
Transfiguration of our Lord Russian Orthodox Church
2201 E. Baltimore St.,
Baltimore, MD 21231 USA
http://www.holy-transfiguration.org/index.html
With love in Christ,
Rector Ioann Barbus
