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About sisterparishinc

Building community across borders.

Life has to have many ingredients

Posted on October 12, 2016 by sisterparishinc

Español From September 27-October 6, 2016, three women from San Antonio Los Ranchos, El Salvador traveled to visit their partner church First Lutheran Church in Duluth.  Marcela Murcía shared these words during the worship service. See more photos on our … Continue reading →

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Why I serve on the Sister Parish Inc. Board of Directors

Posted on September 9, 2016 by sisterparishinc

by Mike Spellman In a world that seems to be spinning out of control with so many people engaging in ethnic, cultural, religious or national hatreds, one special group is doing what it can to engage in the active pursuit … Continue reading →

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Opening minds, transforming hearts

Posted on September 2, 2016 by sisterparishinc

Originally published in the Catholic Community of St. Francis of Assisi bulletin. As part of our “Summer of Mission and Mercy,” five parishioners took time out of their summer last month to journey to Guatemala to bring good tidings to … Continue reading →

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The message of Sister Parish…

Posted on July 19, 2016 by sisterparishinc

Originally posted on the St. Joan of Arc blog. Last summer, we hosted a delegation from our Sister Parish in Tierra Nueva II in Guatemala. We spend ten days together sharing our journey of faith and friendship, and one of … Continue reading →

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Sister Parish changed the direction of my life… What has changed yours?

Posted on June 28, 2016 by sisterparishinc

by Alejandro Alfaro and Maria Van Der Maaten Alejandro “This experience changed my life” or “It’s a life changing experience” are common phrases that I do believe are overused. However, I do not hesitate to say that Sister Parish changed … Continue reading →

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A simple act of solidarity

Posted on June 28, 2016 by sisterparishinc

by Sarah Jerde On Sunday June 12th, members of the newest Sister Parish linkage, People of Hope Church in Rochester, MN and ACOMUJERZA women’s cooperative in Zaragoza, El Salvador, participated in their monthly Skype call.  What sounded like static to … Continue reading →

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We are creating community

Posted on June 27, 2016 by sisterparishinc

by Luis Cuyun As some of you may know, for the past few years my family and I have been active in Saint Joan of Arc’s Sister Parish committee, which has maintained a successful  relationship with the parish of  San … Continue reading →

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What I’ve learned from Sister Parish

Posted on June 27, 2016 by sisterparishinc

by Nancy Wiens This June, I am energized thinking about a loving community that is coming together from coast to coast to raise funds to support Sister Parish, Inc. In fact, it is the concept of community that hooked me on this … Continue reading →

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God’s voice in my ears and in my heart

Posted on June 27, 2016 by sisterparishinc

by Greg Huang-Dale Traveling is great fun and one of the best learning experiences I can think of. But why would anyone choose to travel to Guatemala and El Salvador, two countries still struggling to recover from violence and poverty? … Continue reading →

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Come and see

Posted on June 27, 2016 by sisterparishinc

by Vicki Schmidt I traveled to Central America for the first time in 1984 and I went to change the world.  I went to bring my love and help the poor.   I went to do what I understood to be … Continue reading →

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