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Category Archives: Delegaciones
Open Delegation: A letter from the SP board // Delegación abierta: una carta de parte de la Junta Directiva
[Español más abajo] There is so much we want to share with you about the Open Delegation in November. So many stories, so many experiences. It had been four years since the last Open Delegation, and Cathy Burrell, current member … Continue reading
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To you I give, from you I receive: Guarjila visits WUMC // A ti doy, de ti recibo: Guarjila visita WUMC
2023 South to North Delegation, Guarjila – WUMC, Seattle / Delegación Sur a Norte, Guarjila – Seattle [Español más abajo] Wallingford United Methodist Church celebrated 24 years of its relationship with Guarjila, El Salvador with a South to North delegation … Continue reading
Posted in Delegaciones, Delegations, El Salvador, Español, General, South to North
Tagged blog, Delegación, Delegation, dios, el salvador, Español, fe, featured, guarjila, S-N, Seattle, south to north, wallingford, WUMC
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Open Delegation 2023 / Delegación Abierta 2023
[Español más abajo] It’s well known that due to the global pandemic, our in-person delegations had to be postponed or canceled. After a long wait, we restarted our delegations in 2023 and joyfully returned to one of the best parts … Continue reading
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Tagged Ciudad de Guatemala, decorah, Delegación Abierta, delegaciones, delegate reflections, delegations, downers grove, Español, featured, guarjila, guatemala, los ranchos, north to south, open delegation, Open Delegation 2023, potrerillos, san josé la montaña, SJLM, st joan of arc, tierra nueva i, tierra nueva ii, travel, travel-2, upavim, WUMC
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Called to love and unity // Llamados al amor y la unidad
Versión en español abajo by Doug Fogg A group from East Orrington Congregational Church, Maine visited our sister parish community Virginia, Guatemala for the first time in May 2023, after waiting anxiously for 3 years because our 2020 delegation was … Continue reading
Opportunities for sharing // Oportunidades para compartir
Versión en español abajo Dina from UPAVIM visited sister church Downers Grove FUMC in July 2023. Below she shares her reflections on the experience. The experience was very motivating and encouraging for me, because I could see that the brothers … Continue reading
Stories from Sister Parish // Historias de Iglesias Hermanas
(versión en español abajo) Pre-mass speech at St Joan of Arc to share the Sister Parish experience following the August 2023 delegation to visit their sister church in Tierra Nueva 2, Guatemala. You can watch the video or read the … Continue reading
Perseverance, love and faith // Perseverancia, amor y fe (SJA-TN2)
(Versión en español abajo) A delegate from St Joan of Arc shared the following message during the mass in Tierra Nueva 2 at the end of their August delegation. My name is Meghan. It is an honor to represent the … Continue reading
A look at Sister Parish virtual events 2022 // Un vistazo a los eventos virtuales de Iglesias Hermanas 2022
(Versión en español más abajo) A year ends and opens the doors to a new year full of opportunities. 2022 brought a breath of hope as the doors that the global pandemic closed since 2020 began to open. The ability … Continue reading
Shared Blessings: Virtual delegation with St Thomas and Santo Domingo de Guzmán // Bendiciones compartidas: delegación virtual con Santo Tomás y Santo Domingo de Guzmán
(Versión en español más abajo) St Thomas Lutheran Church (Bloomington, Indiana) and the Catholic Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán (Chichipate, Guatemala), came together at the beginning of February 2023 to carry out their long-awaited Virtual Delegation with the theme … Continue reading
Posted in Delegaciones, Delegations, General, Guatemala, United States, Virtual, Virtuales
Tagged actividades virtuales, chichipate, st thomas, virtual activities
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2022 Virtual Delegation: Saint Joan of Arc and Tierra Nueva 2// Delegación virtual 2022: Santa Juana de Arco y Tierra Nueva 2
(Versión en español más abajo) 2022 continues to move forward and the Sister Parish family remains together. Distance is not an issue when we can keep in touch. On August 14, the virtual delegation between the Saint Joan of Arc … Continue reading
Posted in Delegaciones, Delegations, General, Guatemala, United States, Virtual, Virtuales
Tagged actividades para fortalecer los hermanamientos, actividades para fortalecer los lazos de amistad, actividades virtuales, connecting activities, delegaciones, delegations, st joan of arc, tierra nueva ii, virtual activities
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