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Volunteers of Caritas Catolica Association have again joined this year's We Plant Hope initiative, within which they have planted approximately 15000 trees on the 19th of March, Saturday, together with hundreds of other volunteers from all around Bihor county.

The leaders of the Hungarian-speaking transylvanian historical churches and church aid organizations gathered at the Roman Catholic Bishop’s palace in Satu Mare on Monday, March 7, to discuss the help of Ukrainian refugees and the long-term support of Ukrainian humanitarian organizations. The staff of the Caritas organization of Munkács (Mukachevo) localty was also present at the meeting and gave a status report on the current situation, as well as Sándor Fábián, reformed bishop, who joined by video call via the Internet. One of the most important objectives of the meeting was to look beyond the currently enthusiastic and tense relief efforts to find long-term and organised cooperation opportunities to support war-torn zones.

Training on the prevention and treatment of burnout at work was held for Caritas Catolica employees on Saturday, March the 5th, in the conference room of the Roman Catholic Bishop's Palace. The assembled staff members were greeted by László Böcskei, Diocesan Bishop, who pointed out the importance of paying attention to the mental health of employees, as Caritas employees work in jobs where there is a high risk of burnout, as they help the sick, the elderly and the needy every day, even on weekends, holidays and during the pandemic, regardless of how much stress it entails.

Caritas Catolica's winter relief action has ended with a special food distribution today, with caritas volunteers distributing a total of about 1,000 servings of hot food, 1,000 small breads and hundreds of bottles of pickles, yoghurt and other foods to those in need for ten weeks starting last December. The last food distribution was also honored by ex. László Böcskei, diocesan bishop, who himself joined the volunteers to distribute food.

Yesterday was the penultimate time that our volunteers were distributing food at the Church of Friends. The event began with a joint thanksgiving prayer, and then the long-awaited food distribution began. This time the menu was spaghetti bolognese, of which 100 people could benefit.

Our enthusiastic volunteers continue to distribute hot meals on Wednesdays from 2 p.m. at the Church of Friends. Most recently, this menu was bean goulash, and for dessert coconut yogurt offered by the Food Bank, as well as pancakes and soft drinks from individual sponsors.

Caritas Catolica from Oradea employs a COOK and a KITCHEN ASSISTANT in an 8-hour job (7.00-15.00). Expectations: reliability, punctuality, conversational level knowledge of Romanian and Hungarian. In the case of the cook job, a specialized qualification is also required.

Volunteers from Caritas Catolica in Oradea distribute hot food every Wednesday from 2 p.m. at the Main Street side entrance of the Church of Friends. They welcome not only those in need, but anyone who would like to take the portion to an elderly or needy person who benefits from and enjoys the food prepared with love.