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Duluth delegates reflect on years of relationship with Los Ranchos
Español The following reflections were shared at an event to celebrate the relationship between First Lutheran Church in Duluth and San Antonio Los Ranchos in El Salvador. Pastor David Tryggestad Delegation taken: March 1998 (Reflection sent Apr 25, 2015) … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Delegations, El Salvador, United States
Tagged anniversary reflections, delegate reflections, duluth, los ranchos
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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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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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Harvest
From a message given during a service at Danville Congregational Church in November 2015. This month, they are harvesting corn in your partner community San Antonio. They are enjoying sweet corn drinks and tamales and storing all the corn they … Continue reading
A Culture of Encounter
by Tom Pouliot A reflection written after the November 2015 in-person Board meeting generously hosted by Danville Congregational Church “What is it that you do at board meetings?” I get the question frequently after telling people that the board of … Continue reading
Posted in Solidarity Walks, United States
Tagged board meeting summaries, board member reflections, danville
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Las caminatas de solidaridad
En inglés Varias comunidades de Iglesias Hermanas participaron en la Caminata de Solidaridad este año. Organizaron caminatas y estaciones para reflexionar, recaudaron fondos para la organización y coordinaron otras actividades con mucho compromiso y creatividad. El tema de las caminatas … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador, Español, Guatemala, United States
Tagged caminata de solidaridad, chichipate, chontala, danville, duluth, guarjila, las margaritas ii, los ranchos, potrerillos, representantes de el salvador, representantes de guatemala, san andres itzapa, san josé la montaña, st joan of arc, tierra nueva i, tierra nueva ii, trinity, upavim, wallingford
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This year’s walk in solidarity
En español This year, numerous Sister Parish member communities participated in the Solidarity Walk, with reflections, walks, fundraisers and other activities. Our theme for the walk this year was, “Building solidarity and cooperation between brothers and sisters,” and we know … Continue reading
La fe sin obras está muerta – Delegados de Guatemala comparten sus experiencias en la misa
In English El 14-24 de agosto, cinco personas de Tierra Nueva II, Guatemala visitaron a su iglesia hermana Sta. Juana de Arco. En la misa del 23 de agosto, los delegados compartieron sus experiencias y reflecciones en la misa. … Continue reading
Posted in Delegaciones, Español, Guatemala, sur al norte, United States
Tagged delegaciones, st joan of arc, sur al norte, tierra nueva ii
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Faith without works is dead: Delegates from Guatemala share experiences during mass
En español From August 14 to 24, five delegates from Tierra Nueva II, Guatemala visited their sister church St. Joan of Arc. During the mass on August 23, the delegates shared their experiences and reflections with the wider church during … Continue reading
Posted in Delegations, Guatemala, South to North, United States
Tagged delegate reflections, delegations, south to north, st joan of arc, tierra nueva ii
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