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Sister Parish, Inc. promotes intercultural and ecumenical understanding by establishing linkages between churches in the United States and faith-based communities in Central America. Our members tell you more in the brief video Introduction to Sister Parish.
Category Archives: General
We are called to love // Estamos llamados al amor
In April 2024, Danville Congregational Church hosted a Sister Parish Sunday that included special hymns, a children’s message about Holy Week traditions in Guatemala, video messages and prayer requests from their sister community in San Antonio, Guatemala and a sermon … Continue reading
Kathy Hawks: A letter about my first experience // Kathy Hawks: una carta de mi primera experiencia
[Español más abajo] I love to travel. As a tourist – for sure. But also to learn and grow. I lived in Singapore for a year, visited the USSR (when it was the USSR), mainland China before it “opened up”, … Continue reading
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
Posted in Delegaciones, Delegations, El Salvador, Español, General, Guatemala, norte al sur, North to South, South to North, United States
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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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Romero 2023
Versión en español más abajo March 24, 1980, a day that marked the history of El Salvador and should never be forgotten, the day that Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero Galdámez was assassinated while celebrating mass in the chapel of the … Continue reading
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
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