In Communion

"People from various walks of life have tried to argue that nuclear deterrence is moral because its purpose is to prevent war; the weapons are not actually supposed to detonate. Therefore, nuclear weapons do no harm if they are used for deterrence. Alas, nuclear deterrent threats must be credible. The unthinkable must be thinkable. This requires serious logistical, psychological, and moral preparation to engage in nuclear war."

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Today is the feast of the Protection of the Mother of God, according to the old calendar. As you may know, the OPF is dedicated to this feast and Jim Forest's parish in Amsterdam has the tradition of raising money for the OPF on this feast day. That is why we would like to invite you to donate to the OPF today.

Supporting OPF financially, you help us to:

- Spread In Communion.
We want to print extra copies of In Communion to spread our mission (especially among young people). We also want to move toward a quarterly journal (four times a year), but we need extra funds to do so.
- Help evacuate peace activists from Russia
Since the outbreak of the war, we've been evacuating peace activists from Russia who are in life-threatening situations for speaking out against the war. We've also actively been supporting peaceful dialogue between Russia and Ukraine.
- Support Ukrainian voices for peace
Inside Ukraine, we have partnered with "God against war," an initiative run by Ukrainian Orthodox clergy. This organization promotes and produces educational material and other media on peace and Orthodox Christianity in Ukrainian, Russian, and English.
- Promote the translation of OPF material into different languages (Russian, Serbian etc.)
Several translators have offered to us to translate In Communion articles into Russian and other languages. We’ve also partnered with two Serbian OPF ambassadors who have volunteered to translate Jim's book 'Loving our Enemies' into Serbian.

You can donate by transferring money directly or by following one of the following links:
- General donation: https://incommunion.org/donations/opf-donation-form/
- Peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine: https://incommunion.org/russian-dissident-support-to-fight-war-propaganda/
- Ukrainian voices for peace:https://incommunion.org/support-ukrainian-voices-for-peace/

For donors in Europe, donations may be sent directly to the Orthodox Peace Fellowship's bank account. Netherlands IBAN: NL66ABNA0563521260.

Blessed feast!

Troparion of the Protection of the Mother of God
Today the faithful celebrate the feast with joy
illumined by your coming, O Mother of God.
Beholding your pure image we fervently cry to you:
"Encompass us beneath the precious veil of your protection;
deliver us from every form of evil by entreating Christ,
your Son and our God that He may save our souls."

Russian Dissident Support Follow this link here. A new window will open with a secure form.