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Category Archives: Anniversaries
Mesa Grande 2023
(Versión en español más abajo) On January 14, representatives of the repopulated communities of Chalatenango, Cabañas and Cuscatlán met in Mesa Grande, Honduras, where people had lived as refugees starting 43 years ago as a result of the internal armed … Continue reading
Posted in Aniversarios, Anniversaries, El Salvador, Español, General
Tagged commemorations, conmemoraciones, guarjila, los ranchos, san josé la montaña
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Congratulations ACOMUJERZA! /// ¡Felicidades ACOMUJERZA!
(Versión en español más abajo) On September 24, ACOMUJERZA marked its 13th anniversary, celebrating with a party on that Sunday. ACOMUJERZA is partnered with People of Hope Church in Rochester, Minnesota. The cooperative was officially established and recognized in 2008, … Continue reading
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Tagged acomujerza, Aniversarios, Anniversaries, celebraciones, celebrations, people of hope
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Walking in solidarity for 25 years – St Joan of Arc
On a recent blustery Sunday morning, 20+ parishioners gathered for a high-energy Solidarity Walk in the St. Joan of Arc neighborhood with several stops for reflection and prayer. We lifted up our 25 year relationship with our Sister Parish in Tierra Nueva Dos (TNII) in … Continue reading
“Our relationship fits like a ring on a finger”: TN2 visits St Joan of Arc
The following was shared during mass at St Joan of Arc church in Minneapolis, MN on the last day of the South to North delegation visiting from Tierra Nueva 2, Guatemala. Read the St Joan of Arc blog for a … Continue reading
Celebrating 25 years of love: St Francis anniversary delegation to Las Margaritas II
Pictures below In July, a delegation of St. Francis parishioners traveled to the far ends of Guatemala to make a visit to Las Margaritas II, a rural village of about 100 indigenous Mayan families. 25 years ago, Fr. David McBriar … Continue reading
Duluth delegates reflect on years of relationship with Los Ranchos
Español The following reflections were shared at an event to celebrate the relationship between First Lutheran Church in Duluth and San Antonio Los Ranchos in El Salvador. Pastor David Tryggestad Delegation taken: March 1998 (Reflection sent Apr 25, 2015) … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Delegations, El Salvador, United States
Tagged anniversary reflections, delegate reflections, duluth, los ranchos
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Wallingford and Guarjila celebrate 15-year relationship
Español Pentecost/Sister Parish Celebration Wallingford United Methodist Church May 24, 2015 Tom: I don’t know what happened that day – that Pentecost day we read about. Is it literally true that tongues of fire came down and that suddenly those … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Delegations, El Salvador, General, United States
Tagged anniversary reflections, delegate reflections, guarjila, wallingford
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