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Offline josefamenendez

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support Catholics in Gaza
« on: October 20, 2023, 09:48:03 AM »
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    • Many have asked us how they can support Catholics in Gaza Below is a PayPal that has been setup to help the Insitute of the Incarnate Word, who run Holy Family Church in Gaza and who care for the sick and disabled in the area
     


    https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=HJXQVUKNBNPPN
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    Re: support Catholics in Gaza
    « Reply #1 on: October 29, 2023, 11:16:16 PM »
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    • Do they accept bitcoin ₿?
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    Re: support Catholics in Gaza
    « Reply #2 on: October 30, 2023, 05:48:17 AM »
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    • How long before PayJєω blocks them?

    Do we know this to be a legitimate Institute and a legitimate PayPal account that actually belongs to said legitimate Institute?  There's nothing that brings out scammers quicker than a humanitarian crisis.
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    Re: support Catholics in Gaza
    « Reply #3 on: October 30, 2023, 06:43:36 AM »
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    • I don’t know about paypal, but the institute looks genuine.

    Fr. Buela - Founder of Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE) and the Servidoras (SSVM)
    http://fathercarlosmiguelbuela.blogspot.com/




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    Re: support Catholics in Gaza
    « Reply #4 on: October 30, 2023, 11:37:52 AM »
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    • I tried to give via my BofA Visa card but it was denied. I don’t know by which party.
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    Re: support Catholics in Gaza
    « Reply #5 on: October 30, 2023, 11:41:14 AM »
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    • I know of an Eastern Rite church who has some connections to the Middle East. I will try to contact them to find out if they are able to supply aid to help.
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    Re: support Catholics in Gaza
    « Reply #6 on: October 30, 2023, 12:14:48 PM »
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    • Quote from: Vanguard on October 30, 2023, 11:37:52 AM
    I tried to give via my BofA Visa card but it was denied. I don’t know by which party.

    Interesting.  Probably either PayJєω or Bank of Jєωmerica denying it because it's considered "funding terrorists" to help the genocide victims in Palestine.
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    Re: support Catholics in Gaza
    « Reply #7 on: October 30, 2023, 01:09:34 PM »
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    • Quote from: Vanguard on October 30, 2023, 11:37:52 AM
    I tried to give via my BofA Visa card but it was denied. I don’t know by which party.
     If your card doesn't block International transactions it's probably sanctions against Palestine by your bank.
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    Re: support Catholics in Gaza
    « Reply #8 on: October 30, 2023, 04:49:11 PM »
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    • I have a paypal account ( I know, bad girl) so mine went through
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    Re: support Catholics in Gaza
    « Reply #9 on: October 30, 2023, 07:56:26 PM »
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    • A link 2016 from their website quotes AsiaNews.it

    Hundreds of Gaza Christians can travel to Jerusalem for Easter

    The Institute of the Incarnate Word’s presence in Gaza…

    Israeli authorities have granted travel permits to 95 per cent of those who have applied. Some of the young applicants have not been able to leave their "open-air prison" for eight years. For the first time, the Catholic Church handled the permits issue. For Gaza’s parish priest, we “worked from morning to late evening to prepare all the necessary papers".

    Gaza (AsiaNews) – With Easter coming up, Israeli authorities have granted Gaza Christians travel permits to leave the Strip and participate in the celebrations associated with the feast day. Some 95 per cent of travel applications were approved.


    The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem confirmed the positive development in the thorny issue of travel permits, which Israel had repeatedly rejected in the past, and acknowledged that the Catholic Church was directly involved in the matter for the first time. In the past, the Orthodox Church had handled the issue.
    At Christmas and Easter, Israeli military authorities, which control the Eretz checkpoint, have the power to issue travel permits on religious grounds. However, most applications tended to be rejected, in particular for people under 35.

    The latest news raised enthusiasm among Gaza Christians, happy at the idea of having permits for 45 days. “Many of them posted a picture of their permits on social media”, the Patriarchate’s website said.
    Still, such a reaction is symptomatic of the level of frustration and despair that has prevailed for years among Gazans, especially among youth. For many, this is a dream come true, that of getting out of prison.
    A few months ago, AsiaNews interviewed Fr Raed Abusahlia, director general of Caritas Jerusalem, who has described the Gaza Strip as "the largest open-air prison in the world: two million people living below the threshold of survival with unemployment at 60 per cent, and poverty at 80 per cent.”

    “This situation applies to Gaza’s Christian families as well,” he added, “all 350 of them (1,300 people in total), 34 per cent of whom are without any source of income."

    Still, for Christians today is a day of celebration even if logistical– travel and lodging costs – and pastoral problems still have to be solved.

    "We had only one day to apply,” said Fr Mario da Silva, the Brazilian priest in charge of the Holy Family Church, Gaza’s only Catholic parish. On 20 February, "890 people went to apply." Many of them were young people who were applying "without much hope" for the umpteenth time for "an exit permit."

    "We were about ten people who worked from morning to late evening to prepare all the necessary papers,” Fr Mario explained.

    "We did not know how many permits would be granted and, to our surprise, a few days ago we found out that 822 names were approved, plus 25 others added later. That is 95 per cent."
    Most importantly, "most young Christians got their authorisation,” the Brazilian clergyman said. “Some of them have not been able to leave for eight years."
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    Re: support Catholics in Gaza
    « Reply #10 on: October 30, 2023, 09:13:51 PM »
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    • Quote from: Ladislaus on October 30, 2023, 05:48:17 AM
    Do we know this to be a legitimate Institute and a legitimate PayPal account that actually belongs to said legitimate Institute?  There's nothing that brings out scammers quicker than a humanitarian crisis.


    If anyone donates by PayPal they should make sure the email domain is @ive.org



    https://ive.org/where-we-are/afr_med_or_en/


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    Gaza
    Saint Porphyry Community (IVE)
    Holy Family Parish
    (For mailing, please, just add the following:)
    Institute of the Incarnate Word
    San Porphyry Community
    P.O.B. 825
    9100702 Jerusalem
    ISRAEL
    + 970 (0) 597847000
    + 970 (0) 597724533
    com.sanporfirio@ive.org



    At the bottom right of the Middle East webpage is a donate button linking to this:


    https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ZJWSR9F6Z8ECA





    The American website

    https://iveamerica.org/donate/



    The American donation link is the same.

    https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ZJWSR9F6Z8ECA




    Look at the link in the OP.

    The PayPal donation ID number in the OP link is different from the official websites



    • The official IVE websites have  id=ZJWSR9F6Z8ECA
    • OP link has    id=HJXQVUKNBNPPN



    Make of that of what you will, just make sure the email ends in @ive.org  before you donate to link posted in the OP.
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    Re: support Catholics in Gaza
    « Reply #11 on: October 30, 2023, 09:25:02 PM »
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    • Adding to my previous post, it seems you can avoid using PayPal.

    Go to this link:   https://iveamerica.org/donate/

    Select Missions

    After selecting continue on the donation page, in the description heading just put something like, "Gaza location"
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    Re: support Catholics in Gaza
    « Reply #12 on: October 30, 2023, 09:32:44 PM »
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    • Quote from: trad123 on October 30, 2023, 09:25:02 PM
    Adding to my previous post, it seems you can avoid using PayPal.

    Go to this link:  https://iveamerica.org/donate/

    Select Missions

    After selecting continue on the donation page, in the description heading just put something like, "Gaza location"




    Let me revise that.

    In the description put the following:  Holy Family Church, Gaza




    The website I posted in Reply # 10 calls it the Holy Family Parish, it's the same thing



    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Family_Church,_Gaza


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    The Holy Family Church (Arabic: كنيسة العائلة المقدسة) of Gaza City is the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, State of Palestine.[1][2] The parish includes a school which provides a Christian education to children in Gaza, and it works closely with the nearby religious congregations of the Missionaries of Charity, Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará,[3] and the Rosary Sisters.[4] The Missionaries of Charity care for the elderly and disabled,[5] and the Rosary Sisters operate a school.[6] The community is served by priests from the Institute of the Incarnate Word.


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    Re: support Catholics in Gaza
    « Reply #13 on: October 31, 2023, 06:36:11 AM »
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    • Quote from: trad123 on October 30, 2023, 09:32:44 PM



    Let me revise that.

    In the description put the following:  Holy Family Church, Gaza




    The website I posted in Reply # 10 calls it the Holy Family Parish, it's the same thing



    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Family_Church,_Gaza
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