Dornoch Cathedral Ukrainian lunch raises £1k for Hungarian church's refugee work

More than 80 people enjoyed Ukrainian food and friendship at a recent lunch organised by Dornoch Cathedral Women's Group, writes Willie MacKay.

The West Church Hall was beautifully decorated in Ukrainian national colours.

The event opened with prayer delivered in Ukrainian by Yuliia Kovalyshyn and in English by Maggie Hope.

This was followed by one minutes silence and then a toast with Uzvar, a tasty beverage made with apples, honey and spice. The toast was: Glory to Ukraine - Glory to the Heroes.

The soup course was borscht which is beetroot soup served with sour cream. This was followed by pierogi/varenyki, savoury vegetarian dumplings. To finish we tasted kielbasa, which is a chocolate cake, and served with tea and coffee.

Nearly £1,000 was raised with all proceeds being donated to a Church of Scotland link church in Hungary where Ukrainian refuges are safe from the war.

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