Category Archives: United States

Trinity Episcopal Church Welcomes San José La Montaña

Posted on February 20, 2017 by sisterparishinc

Every January at Trinity Episcopal Church (Newtown, CT) each committee contributes a summary of the previous year’s activities to the Church’s Annual Report.  This summary of our first south-to-north delegation from San José La Montaña, in the department of Chalatenango, … Continue reading →

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Tierra Nueva I delegation to North Dakota

Posted on December 21, 2016 by sisterparishinc

Tierra Nueva I Delegation to West Fargo, North Dakota – Dec 1-8, 2016 by Peggy Bernard See photo album We welcomed Brian Tyler, Aura Lemus Lorenzana, Aura Esquivel Gomez and Cynthia Trujillo Waight de Rodriguez to West Fargo/Fargo, North Dakota … Continue reading →

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La vida tiene que tener muchos ingredientes

Posted on October 12, 2016 by sisterparishinc

English Del 27 de septiembre al 6 de octubre, tres personas de San Antonio Los Ranchos visitaron su hermanamiento, la Primera Iglesia Luterana de Duluth.  Marcela Murcia compartió estas palabras con la congregación de Duluth.  Ver más fotos de la … Continue reading →

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Life has to have many ingredients

Posted on October 12, 2016 by sisterparishinc

Español From September 27-October 6, 2016, three women from San Antonio Los Ranchos, El Salvador traveled to visit their partner church First Lutheran Church in Duluth.  Marcela Murcía shared these words during the worship service. See more photos on our … Continue reading →

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Sister Parish changed the direction of my life… What has changed yours?

Posted on June 28, 2016 by sisterparishinc

by Alejandro Alfaro and Maria Van Der Maaten Alejandro “This experience changed my life” or “It’s a life changing experience” are common phrases that I do believe are overused. However, I do not hesitate to say that Sister Parish changed … Continue reading →

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A simple act of solidarity

Posted on June 28, 2016 by sisterparishinc

by Sarah Jerde On Sunday June 12th, members of the newest Sister Parish linkage, People of Hope Church in Rochester, MN and ACOMUJERZA women’s cooperative in Zaragoza, El Salvador, participated in their monthly Skype call.  What sounded like static to … Continue reading →

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We are creating community

Posted on June 27, 2016 by sisterparishinc

by Luis Cuyun As some of you may know, for the past few years my family and I have been active in Saint Joan of Arc’s Sister Parish committee, which has maintained a successful  relationship with the parish of  San … Continue reading →

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What I’ve learned from Sister Parish

Posted on June 27, 2016 by sisterparishinc

by Nancy Wiens This June, I am energized thinking about a loving community that is coming together from coast to coast to raise funds to support Sister Parish, Inc. In fact, it is the concept of community that hooked me on this … Continue reading →

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God’s voice in my ears and in my heart

Posted on June 27, 2016 by sisterparishinc

by Greg Huang-Dale Traveling is great fun and one of the best learning experiences I can think of. But why would anyone choose to travel to Guatemala and El Salvador, two countries still struggling to recover from violence and poverty? … Continue reading →

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Duluth celebra su hermanamiento con Los Ranchos

Posted on April 15, 2016 by sisterparishinc

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 →

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