August 6th-16th, 2004
| Eight SJA parishioners went to Tierra Nueva Dos, Guatemala, visiting our Sister Parish. They sent back emails during their journey. The emails are posted in the section below along with some reports on the trip that were written after the delegation came home. Their itineray is posted at the bottom of this page. |
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Fri. Aug.
6th
Departure -
arrive at airport at 4:30 AM
Flight leaves
6:15 am to Miami on American Airlines
Arrival - 12:36pm
on American Airlines from Miami
Visit National
Cemetery
Orientation Part 1 Reflection Supper
Sat. Aug. 7th 7:30 Breakfast 8:30 Orientation Part 2 11:00 Speaker (COVERCO) 1:00 Lunch 3:00 Arrive in TN2, settle into houses 5:00 Welcome!!!!! (meet at church) 7:00 Supper with
host families
Sun. Aug 8th 6:30 Mass 8:00 Breakfast with host families 10:00 SP committee meeting 12:00 Lunch with host families/relax at home 3:00 History and walking tour of TN2 5:00 SJA Reflection 6:00 English class (optional) 7:30 Supper with
host families
Mon.Aug. 9th 7:00 Breakfast with host families 8:00 Visit to school 10:00 Visit to Health center and Clinic 12:00 Picnic lunch/basketball 2:30 SJA Reflection 3:30 Meeting with women's group 6:30 Supper with host families 7:30 Meeting with
Peregrino's group (church)
Tues. Aug.
10th 7:00 Breakfast with host families 8:30 leave TN2 12:00 Picnic lunch at Iximche 4:00 Arrive in Santiago Atitlan 7:00 Supper at Chonita’s 8:00 Reflection
Weds. Aug 11th 7:30 Breakfast at Chonita’s 8:30 See Peace Park and Stanley Rother memorial chapel 10:00 Go to San Pedro 12:00 Lunch in San Pedro 2:00 Leave for Chichicastenango
(We couldn't go to Chichi because the ExPACs were threatening
to close the road. We stayed at Chonita's one more day.)
Stay at Ruth
y Nohemi (Stayed at Chonita's instead)
Thurs. Aug
12th 7:30 Breakfast at Ruth y Nohemi (Had breakfast in Santiago Atitlan) 8:30 visit to market and Church in Chichicastanango 11:00 Leave for Capital/Lunch on the road 3:00 Meeting with “Alliance against Impunity” 5:30 Reflection 7:00 Supper at SP Center 8:00 Video - “Precarious
Peace”
Fri. Aug 13th 7:30 Breakfast 8:30 visit UPAVIM 12:00 Lunch at UPAVIM 3pm Arrive back in TN2/settle into homes
(We did the Peace March here and went to TN2
afterwards.)
5:30 SJA Reflection
7:00 Supper
with Fr. Juan Pablo
Sat. Aug 14th 7:30 breakfast with host families AM "Shadow families" 1:00 Lunch with host families 3:00 SP Committee meeting 5:00 SJA Reflection 6:00 Supper together 7:00 Good-bye
gathering/ bonfire (led by youth group)
Sun. Aug 15th 6:30 Mass 8:00 Breakfast with host families 10:00 general evaluation/conclusions and good-bye 12:30 leave for SP Center 1:00 Lunch 2:00 Visit Cathedral and Central Park (activities for Feast Day of the Assumption) 4:30 Debriefing 7:00 Last Supper
Mon Aug 16th GOOD-BYE |