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Create an alfombra (sawdust carpet) in your community
by Greg Huang-Dale This project was inspired by the community of St. Joan of Arc in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the community creates an Easter alfombra (or sawdust carpet) every year. Their partner community in Tierra Nueva II creates one as … Continue reading
Posted in General, Guatemala, United States
Tagged alfombras, carpets, fundraising and awareness activities, st joan of arc, tierra nueva ii
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Comunicado de la Mesa Multisectorial de Tierra Nueva
English El comunicado abajo fue escrito por la Mesa Multisectorial que trabaja en Tierra Nueva 1 y Tierra Nueva 2 para marcar el Día Internacional de la Mujer. Se pueden ver fotos de la marcha en la Ciudad de Guatemala … Continue reading
Posted in Español, Guatemala
Tagged marcha por el día de la mujer, tierra nueva i, tierra nueva ii
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International Women’s Day Statement by Tierra Nueva
Español The Multi-sector Group in Tierra Nueva 1 and Tierra Nueva 2 prepared this statement for International Women’s Day 2016. On our Flickr site, you can see photos of the Women’s Day march in Guatemala City, in which this group … Continue reading
Open Delegation 2016: Encountering Christ
by Greg Huang-Dale More information about our 2016 Open Delegation. Since the beginning, Sister Parish community members have kept our eyes focused on each other. We worship together, work together, share our homes, share our struggles and listen to our … Continue reading
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A piece of bread, a plate and a seat for each of us: Lessons from the Solidarity Walk
by Julieta Borja On October 31, the Sister Parish communities in El Salvador gathered to celebrate the IV Solidarity Walk. San Antonio Los Ranchos was the host community this year. For four months we worked together on the preparations for … Continue reading
Harvest
From a message given during a service at Danville Congregational Church in November 2015. This month, they are harvesting corn in your partner community San Antonio. They are enjoying sweet corn drinks and tamales and storing all the corn they … Continue reading
A Culture of Encounter
by Tom Pouliot A reflection written after the November 2015 in-person Board meeting generously hosted by Danville Congregational Church “What is it that you do at board meetings?” I get the question frequently after telling people that the board of … Continue reading
Posted in Solidarity Walks, United States
Tagged board meeting summaries, board member reflections, danville
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Las caminatas de solidaridad
En inglés Varias comunidades de Iglesias Hermanas participaron en la Caminata de Solidaridad este año. Organizaron caminatas y estaciones para reflexionar, recaudaron fondos para la organización y coordinaron otras actividades con mucho compromiso y creatividad. El tema de las caminatas … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador, Español, Guatemala, United States
Tagged caminata de solidaridad, chichipate, chontala, danville, duluth, guarjila, las margaritas ii, los ranchos, potrerillos, representantes de el salvador, representantes de guatemala, san andres itzapa, san josé la montaña, st joan of arc, tierra nueva i, tierra nueva ii, trinity, upavim, wallingford
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This year’s walk in solidarity
En español This year, numerous Sister Parish member communities participated in the Solidarity Walk, with reflections, walks, fundraisers and other activities. Our theme for the walk this year was, “Building solidarity and cooperation between brothers and sisters,” and we know … Continue reading
Humildes y unidos: La Caminata de Solidaridad y la reunión de representantes de Guatemala 2015
In English El 20-21 de septiembre representantes de 8 comunidades guatemaltecas se reunieron para la reunión de representantes de Iglesias Hermanas y la Caminata por la Solidaridad. El fin de semana fue un tiempo de compañerismo, celebración ecuménica, y un … Continue reading
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