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Category Archives: El Salvador
Virtual Posada / Posada Virtual
(Versión en español más abajo) On Saturday, November 13, 2021, Sister Parish members were blessed to be able to gather virtually as brothers and sisters, north and south, from numerous communities and churches, to participate in a virtual posada. The … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador, Español, General, Guatemala, United States, Virtual, Virtuales
Tagged actividades virtuales, posada, virtual activities
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Jon Cortina, 16th Aniversary / Jon Cortina, 16 Aniversario – Guarjila 12-11-21
(Versión en español más abajo) “Jon Cortina, a true man” is a lyric from a popular song that they sing with love in Guarjila when remembering Father Cortina. He was a Jesuit priest and engineer, born in Spain but naturalized … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador, Español, General
Tagged Aniversarios, Anniversaries, commemorations, conmemoraciones, guarjila, vigilias, vigils, wallingford
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Conversation about Coco and Day of the Dead/ Conversación sobre Coco y Día de los muertos.
Day of the Dead conversation with Duluth and Los Ranchos/ Conversación sobre Día de los muertos con Duluth y Los Ranchos Continue reading
Guarjila organizes in face of violence / Guarjila se organiza ante la violencia
On June 25, the community board of Guarjila, El Salvador organized a public demonstration to call for an end to violence in the community and to demand the authorities take action to protect the population. There has been a notable … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador, Español, General, News
Tagged Central American news updates, guarjila, wallingford
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ACOMUJERZA and People of Hope share Lenten traditions / ACOMUJERZA y Gente de Esperanza comparten sus tradiciones para la cuaresma
People of Hope church and their partners in the ACOMUJERZA cooperative organized a creative Zoom call this month. Each community prepared and demonstrated how to make a traditional food for Lent, Holy Week or Easter. The group even did an … Continue reading
El Salvador communities respond to emergency / Comunidades de El Salvador responden ante la emergencia
In the fall of 2020, Sister Parish committees in El Salvador organized emergency aid in their communities. We are grateful to everyone who made this possible, those who donated to the Sister Parish Emergency Fund and the committee members who … Continue reading
Posted in Ayuda humanitaria 2020, El Salvador, Emergency Aid 2020, Español, General
Tagged ayuda humanitaria, ccr, covid-19, guarjila, los ranchos, san josé la montaña
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Advent and New Year messages from Sister Parish / Mensajes de Adviento y el Año Nuevo de Iglesias Hermanas
Español abajo From Guatemala Eluvia Morales from Tierra Nueva 2 shares this message on the meaning of Advent. Advent calls us to reflect on life, peace, and justice for the whole world. Advent represents faith and hope, and above all, … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador, Español, General, Guatemala, United States
Tagged advent, adviento, danville, guarjila, reflections, reflexiones, tierra nueva ii
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Reflexión de un médico en El Salvador
por Carlos Orellana Carlos es médico en una clínica rural en Chalatenango, El Salvador. También es un líder comunitario y un miembro muy activo en el hermanamiento que su comunidad Potrerillos mantiene con Decorah First United Methodist Church. El último … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador, Español, News
Tagged covid-19, decorah, el salvador, potrerillos
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Sister Parish Emergency Aid Update – September 2020
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Sister Parish emergency aid fundraiser. We have raised enough to provide every Sister Parish community with aid money to use as they define based on their greatest need. The majority of … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador, Emergency Aid 2020, General, Guatemala
Tagged chichipate, chontala, covid-19, Emergency Aid 2020, san andres itzapa, tierra nueva i, tierra nueva ii, upavim, virginia
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Reflection from a rural doctor in El Salvador – Carlos Orellana
by Carlos Orellana En español Carlos is a doctor in a rural health clinic in Chalatenango, El Salvador. He is also a community leader and a very involved member of the Sister Parish relationship that his community Potrerillos has with … Continue reading
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