Ticket of Hope – Квиток Надії

The Holy Father has decreed that this is the Year of Jubilee of Hope and many opportunities of pilgrimage are being prepared from around the world. Further, I was recently appointed the chair for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Youth Patriarchal Commission.

Please find attached two posters regarding the TICKET OF HOPE project that the Patriarchal Youth Commission is running during the Jubilee Year of Hope. Its objective is to send up to 100 young adults from Ukraine (whose homes are on or near the front in Ukraine) to attend the celebrations in Rome from July 28- August 3, 2025. We predict $750 CAD is sufficient to send one person by bus from Ukraine to Rome with food and accommodations for the time they are there.

To date we have over 2,000 other pilgrims from around the world belonging to UGCC churches attending the Rome event. Pilgrims from Ukraine will have an opportunity to unite with other Young Adults (particularly from our UGCC Church) to witness to Christ who accompanies them and gives them HOPE.

On the posters there are QR codes and weblinks to give you more information as well as make it easy to donate from a personal bank account or send an e-transfer. We have partnered with the Ukrainian Credit Union in Toronto to handle the transactions. Because of the nature of the transfers and intended recipients, income tax receipts will not be offered.

Thanks for your generosity.

+Bryan

What is the Ticket of Hope?

The Ticket of Hope initiative provides an opportunity to sponsor Ukrainian youth and young adults living near the front lines of the war in Ukraine to attend the Jubilee Year pilgrimage to Rome.

What is the cost of the Jubilee Year pilgrimage?

Each sponsorship covers the full cost of the pilgrimage – $750 CAD ($500 USD, €490 EUR 2025-03-25) per youth, which includes travel expenses, accommodations, and program costs. Please note that income tax receipts will not be provided.

During the duration of the fundraiser, all donations will be deposited directly into the Ukrainian Credit Union bank account in Canada called “Campaign Ticket of Hope”. At the end of the fundraiser, all funds will be sent to the St. Sophia Ukrainian Catholic Church bank account in Rome (Chiesa di S.Sofia). This is the main site for the jubilee Year pilgrimage in Rome.

Who are the pilgrims receiving your gift?

One-hundred youth and young people from eastern, central, and southern Ukraine who live near the front lines of the war will be the recipients of your generous donation. You can find more information about each pilgrim below.

Click here to see the individuals who will be sponsored

What is the impact of your donation?

Your donation helps a young person from Ukraine share the hope of Jesus Christ with people in Rome and beyond. Specifically, your support empowers them to grow in faith, find healing, and bring renewal to others.

The war in Ukraine has had a profound impact on young people. Your donation will provide vital support to the pilgrims in the following ways:

PERSONAL REASONS : The personal mental and spiritual health of each person can be addressed. They long for a short break from air sirens that interrupt a peaceful sleep, from adjusting to life with no heat, constant interruptions in life with no electricity. Personally, they want to meet Jesus Christ in others from around the world and this meeting in a peaceful environment for even one week is a concrete step toward HOPE.
WITNESS and ACCOMPANIMENT : Their witness of spiritual strength during 3 years (actually 11 years since the invasion in Crimea) is invaluable to other young adults from around the world. To accompany each other during this war helps those in Ukraine and millions of people elsewhere in the world as a tangible sign of communion, solidarity, and participation in the Trinity.
A CHANGE OF HEART AND DISPOSITION : A change of heart and disposition is a result of meeting Jesus in Prayer, through reading Scripture, and meeting Him face to face in each other. On February 1, 2025, an online meeting took place as a foreshadowing of the summer meeting in Rome for youth from the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church with each other as well as with the Holy Father, Pope Francis. All of us are called to meet HOPE incarnate, who is the person of Jesus Christ.

How long does the “Ticket of Hope” Sponsorship Program run?