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North to South
by Bruce Lohmann I chose to write about our experience though a poem. The best poems for me using have parts that are clear and parts I do not easily understand. Poems make me struggle to get the meaning, or … Continue reading
Posted in Delegations, General, Guatemala, North to South
Tagged danville, delegate reflections, delegations, poems, san antonio
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Greetings from Guarjila
The video below tells the story of the relationship between the community of Guarjila and Wallingford United Methodist Church. The video was made by WUMC and shared at an event to raise both awareness of the relationship and funds for … Continue reading
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Tagged fundraising and awareness activities, guarjila, videos, wallingford
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Duluth celebra su hermanamiento con Los Ranchos
English Las siguientes cartas y reflexiones fueron compartidas durante una actividad en la Iglesia Luterana de Duluth para celebrar su hermanamiento con San Antonio Los Ranchos en El Salvador. Pastor David Tryggestad Delegación: marzo del 1998 (Reflexión: abril del 2015) … Continue reading
Posted in Aniversarios, Delegaciones, El Salvador, Español, General, United States
Tagged aniversarios del hermanamiento, delegaciones, duluth, los ranchos, reflexiones
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Wallingford y Guarjila celebran 15 aniversario del hermanamiento
English Celebración de Pentecostés / Iglesias Hermanas Iglesia Metodista Unida de Wallingford 24 de mayo de 2015 Tom: No sé lo que pasó ese día – el día de Pentecostés, sobre lo cual leimos. ¿Es literalmente cierto que las lenguas … Continue reading
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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Celebrating Lent and Easter with beautiful sawdust carpets
A number of Sister Parish faith communities marked Lent and Easter this year by making colorful sawdust carpets and participating in processions. The tradition is widely practiced in Guatemala, as well as other Latin American countries and Spain. We’ve posted … Continue reading
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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