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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
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
Posted in Emergency Aid 2020, Guatemala
Tagged chichipate, guatemala, las margaritas ii, san antonio
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A magnificent delegation trip to Guatemala….reflections after 21 years of relationship with people of faith in Central America
by Bill Williams A rocky road to start…. a delayed flight, a missed connection, a flight to Guatemala City that should have been a few hours morphed into 2 days and nights in airports. But after finally arriving, we were … Continue reading
Posted in Delegations, Guatemala, North to South
Tagged danville, delegate reflections, delegations, guatemala, north to south, san antonio
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Danville Congregational Church visits with San Antonio
by Bette Felton It was a wonderful, refreshing trip, starting in Guatemala City. We visited three amazing programs before we went to Antigua to meet our 8 friends from San Antonio. We visited the Popol Vuh, a Mayan … Continue reading
Posted in Delegations, Guatemala, North to South
Tagged danville, delegate reflections, delegations, guatemala, north to south, san antonio
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Guatemala members gather for fellowship and learning
In February, Sister Parish members in Guatemala met in Tierra Nueva I and II for the bi-annual representatives meeting. See all photos from the meeting. During the weekend, representatives learned about the dream of a new land that the founders … Continue reading
Nurturing Relationship from Afar
by Danville Congregational Church Sister Parish Committee, originally published in church newsletters. The Sister Parish Committee continues to nurture our relationship with The Catholic Community of San Antonio in the Quiche region of Guatemala. While a challenging political climate in … Continue reading
Who isn’t our neighbor?
Seven delegates from Danville Congregational Church visited their partner community San Antonio in April 2017. After the delegates returned, the church held a Sister Parish-themed service to share the experience and the relationship with the wider church. Reverend Eric … Continue reading
Posted in Delegations, Guatemala, North to South
Tagged danville, delegate reflections, delegations, san antonio, sermon
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North to South
by Bruce Lohmann I chose to write about our experience though a poem. The best poems for me using have parts that are clear and parts I do not easily understand. Poems make me struggle to get the meaning, or … Continue reading
Posted in Delegations, General, Guatemala, North to South
Tagged danville, delegate reflections, delegations, poems, san antonio
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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
San Antonio Catholic Church, Guatemala, visits Danville Congregational
Five members of San Antonio Catholic Church in the department of Quiche, Guatemala, visited their sister community at Danville Congregational Church in California from September 29 to October 6, 2014. You can see photos from the visit. Also, hear delegates … Continue reading
Posted in Delegations, General, Guatemala, South to North, United States
Tagged danville, delegate reflections, delegations, san antonio, south to north
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