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El Salvador communities respond to emergency / Comunidades de El Salvador responden ante la emergencia
In the fall of 2020, Sister Parish committees in El Salvador organized emergency aid in their communities. We are grateful to everyone who made this possible, those who donated to the Sister Parish Emergency Fund and the committee members who … Continue reading
Posted in Ayuda humanitaria 2020, El Salvador, Emergency Aid 2020, Español, General
Tagged ayuda humanitaria, ccr, covid-19, guarjila, los ranchos, san josé la montaña
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Open Delegation Stories 3: Visiting San Jose and Potrerillos, a day filled with God’s spirit
by Bob Burrell It was an early wake up for the Sister Parish delegates from the North and South. This morning we traveled through the valleys and hills of northern El Salvador in the Chalatenango region to San Jose la … Continue reading
Meet one of the scholarship students from San Jose la Montaña
Trinity Episcopal Church and their partner community San Jose la Montaña started a scholarship program for university students in 2018. Diana is one of five students in the program. The small projects proposed by southern communities in Sister Parish and … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador
Tagged projects, san josé la montaña, scholarships, trinity church
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Encuentro del Sur y Caminata de Solidaridad en El Salvador
English En diciembre, miembros de las comunidades centroamericanas de Iglesias Hermanas se reunieron para compartir sus experiencias, recibir capacitación y hacer planificación para el futuro. Los miembros se reunieron en San Salvador para visitar los sitios históricos, incluyendo la catedral … Continue reading
Southern Encounter and Solidarity Walk in Central America
Español In December, members of the Sister Parish Central American communities gathered for fellowship, training and organizational planning. The members met in San Salvador for a tour of the historical sites there, including the cathedral and La Divina Providencia Hospital, … Continue reading
Se celebra la canonización de San Romero
English En El Salvador, las comunidades celebraron la canonización de San Oscar Romero el 14 de octubre. Miles de personas, incluyendo los representantes de Iglesias Hermanas, se reunieron en la plaza central de San Salvador y en todo el país … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador, Español
Tagged acomujerza, guarjila, los ranchos, potrerillos, representantes de el salvador, Romero, san josé la montaña, san romero, staff reflection
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Saint Romero celebrated in El Salvador
Español In El Salvador, communities celebrated the canonization of Saint Oscar Romero the weekend of October 14. Thousands, including SP member communities, gathered in the central square in San Salvador and throughout the country to join in celebrations. In a … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador
Tagged acomujerza, guarjila, los ranchos, potrerillos, representantes de el salvador, Romero, san josé la montaña, staff reflection
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Trinity Episcopal Church Welcomes San José La Montaña
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
Posted in Delegations, General, South to North, United States
Tagged delegations, san josé la montaña, south to north, trinity
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A piece of bread, a plate and a seat for each of us: Lessons from the Solidarity Walk
by Julieta Borja On October 31, the Sister Parish communities in El Salvador gathered to celebrate the IV Solidarity Walk. San Antonio Los Ranchos was the host community this year. For four months we worked together on the preparations for … Continue reading
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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