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Our Mandate
Provide guidance to Faith Communities as to how offering resettlement to Canada as a durable of last resort to refugees stranded in endangered places. Duties include but are not limited to assessing sponsorship requests, assisting with the application process for permanent residence in Canada, aiding with sponsored refugees’ settlement and integration in the community, advocating for refugees’ protection and assistance at local, regional, national and international levels through educational presentations and participation to fora.
Our Work
Continued to respond to the plight of the neediest refugee populations with focus on the humanitarian crisis in Iraq that drove millions of Iraqis mostly persecuted because of their Christian beliefs into exile in Syria and Jordan mainly. Other troubled countries our Faith communities sponsored from include Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo whose nationals are spread in the Eastern Africa. The city and the Parishes in Windsor and London area to some degree are a perfect reflection of the work that has been done in terms of giving chance to our brothers and sisters in Christ to start over their life in a safe country. Those that are involved in the Private Sponsorship for refugees program of the Diocese often perceive the reward from sponsoring refugees as the joy of giving life to some one who was meant to die or the joy of giving birth as well stated in John16:21, “A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world”.
Refugee Sponsorship Projects
Three Possible Refugee Projects
Where can you get help and assistance?
IF YOU LIVE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DIOCESE OF LONDON
We are located at 25 Hanna St. West
Windsor, Ontario N8X1C7
You can contact us by:
Phone: 519-256-0506 ext. 1
Fax: 519-252-2416
Email: giliyam@dol.ca
Please note that the R.C.E.C. Diocese of London as Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH) helps with refugee sponsorship ONLY for people and groups within the boundaries of the Diocese of London. Due to high volume of clients, work and unpredictable out of office duties of staff, appointments are strongly recommended.