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Category Archives: Español
Time to remember, time to tell // Tiempo de recordar, tiempo de contar
A CCR event for repopulated communities in Chalatenango, El Salvador // Un evento de CCR para las comunidades repobladas en Chalatenango, El Salvador March 5, 2022 The Association for the Development of Communities in Chalatenango (CCR) and member commmunities recently … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador, Español, General, News
Tagged ccr, el salvador, eventos, events, guarjila, san josé la montaña
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A new “travel” experience this Advent / Una experiencia de “viaje” diferente en el Adviento
Español abajo As we all know, throughout the world, in the last two years we have had to adapt our lives to a different way of life. Among other things, this has meant creating a different way to build community … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador, Español, United States, Virtual, Virtuales
Tagged actividades virtuales, advent, adviento, guarjila, virtual activities, wallingford
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Virtual Posada / Posada Virtual
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 posadas are a Christmas tradition, … 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
“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 in El Salvador. He lived … 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
St Joan of Arc – Tierra Nueva 2 Virtual Delegation 2021 – Delegación Virtual 2021
St Joan of Arc and Tierra Nueva 2 organized a virtual delegation in August of 2021. Johana and Pedro from Tierra Nueva 2 read the following words at the closing mass in Guatemala. First of all, we want to thank … 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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Annual festival and reflections on the pandemic in San Antonio / Fiesta patronal y reflexiones sobre la pandemia en San Antonio
Interview with Pedro by Ruth Garrido Español Abajo. What is the situation with the pandemic in San Antonio? Last year people in the community were scared. That fear was not because of COVID-19, it was because of the 3 o’clock … Continue reading
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
2020-A Sister Parish Year Like No Other / El año en Iglesias Hermanas como ningún otro
Español abajo Message from Sister Parish Inc. Board member Cathy Burrell The Sister Parish, Inc. Board and staff began January excited about the new year. Most of the Board participated in the Open Delegation in November 2019 and were energized … Continue reading
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