Category Archives: Guatemala

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

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Migration from a Guatemalan community perspective /// La migración desde la perspectiva comunitaria en Guatemala

(Versión en español más abajo) Recently, we had the opportunity to talk with Pedro Sica from Guatemala. He shared his opinion about the national reality and migration from his point of view as a member of a rural community in … Continue reading

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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

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2022 Virtual Delegation: Opening Mass // Delegación Virtual 2022: Misa de apertura

(Versión en español más abajo) Saint Joan of Arc and Tierra Nueva 2 organized the Virtual Delegation in August 2022. Members of Saint Joan of Arc shared a lovley message at the opening mass on Sunday, August 14. The mass … Continue reading

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Pedro’s message: 2022 Virtual Delegation // Mensaje de Pedro: Delegación Virtual 2022

(Versión en español más abajo) On August 21, the communities of Tierra Nueva 2 and the Church of Santa Joan of Arc, closed their Virtual Delegation 2022 with a mass in the church of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (TN2); On … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Hurricanes Eta and Iota – Update and Relief Funds

Hurricanes Eta and Iota have devastated Central America with both immediate and long-term consequences, as hundreds of thousands of people lost homes and/or crops they would have relied on to eat in 2021. In Sister Parish, there were at least … Continue reading

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