On his 80th birthday in February, Fulda’s bishop em. Heinz Josef Algermissen refrained from personal gifts and instead asked for donations for the episcopal relief fund “Mothers in Need”. Now he gave a check to the relief fund.
Fulda – It was with great pleasure that Fulda’s bishop em. Heinz Josef Algermissen handed over a total of 7366.38 euros to the Episcopal Aid Fund “Mothers in Need”. This was reported by the diocese of Fulda on Wednesday (March 29) in a press release.
According to the information, the high amount had added up because many donors had responded to Algermissen’s call and request, refrained from personal gifts for his 80th birthday and had made a generous donation instead.
Bishop Algermissen from Fulda hands over a donation check to “Mothers in Need”
“It is very important to me that the valuable work of the bishop’s relief fund continues and that the support for families and single parents reaches those who urgently need it quickly and unbureaucratically,” said the bishop em. when handing over the check.
“We must not stop or even get tired of facilitating help,” emphasized Algermissen. At the same time, he thanked all donors who actively supported the charitable work of the “Mothers in Need” relief fund with their good donation.
Ursula Schmitt and Gitta Dröge accepted the check. Both women are SkF board members in the social service for Catholic women in Fulda. They reported on quick and immediately implemented aid measures that were financed with donations from the entire diocese.
The diocese of Fulda’s “Mothers in Need” episcopal relief fund supports pregnant women, single parents, couples and families with children up to three years of age in particular emergency, conflict or poverty situations – even where help from other sources is not available or is simply too cumbersome is.
According to the diocese of Fulda, funds from the “Mothers in Need” aid fund are applied for via the counseling centers of the Catholic Women’s Social Service (SkF), with counseling and support being provided regardless of denomination/religion, nationality or marital status.