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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.
Tag Archives: personal stories
Learning the art of resistance
Feb 8, 2017 by Rita Nohner Our final few hours in Tierra Nueva were spent in retreat with the SP Committee with a picnic lunch prepared by the women of TNI afterward. There were lots of tears as we said … Continue reading →
Posted in Delegations, Guatemala, North to South
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Tagged delegate reflections, north to south, personal stories, st joan of arc, tierra nueva ii
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Opening minds, transforming hearts
Originally published in the Catholic Community of St. Francis of Assisi bulletin. As part of our “Summer of Mission and Mercy,” five parishioners took time out of their summer last month to journey to Guatemala to bring good tidings to … Continue reading →
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Tagged delegate reflections, delegations, las margaritas ii, personal stories, st francis of assisi
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Sister Parish changed the direction of my life… What has changed yours?
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 →
Posted in El Salvador, General, Guatemala, United States
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Tagged $16k in 2016 campaign, personal stories
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A simple act of solidarity
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 →
We are creating community
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 →
Posted in Guatemala, United States
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Tagged $16k in 2016 campaign, personal stories
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What I’ve learned from Sister Parish
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 →
Posted in Guatemala, United States
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Tagged $16k in 2016 campaign, personal stories
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God’s voice in my ears and in my heart
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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Tagged $16k in 2016 campaign, personal stories
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Come and see
by Vicki Schmidt I traveled to Central America for the first time in 1984 and I went to change the world. I went to bring my love and help the poor. I went to do what I understood to be … Continue reading →
Posted in El Salvador, General, Guatemala
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Tagged $16k in 2016 campaign, personal stories
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