1993 - 1994
International Connection Sought
Sister Parish, Inc. Selected
December 9, 1994 Tim & Mary Beth Leone-Getten visit TNII
(Liaisons until June, 1996)
December 17, 1994 Padre Alfonso Assassinated
December 22, 1994 Committee meeting SJA Go-Ahead
1995
April Semana Santa (Holy Week)
First Delegation SJA to TNII
Writing Mission Statement
Getting acquainted
June P.O. Box Opened
August Norma Linsenman-Schuh talks for Mission Sunday
December Joint Prayer Services TNII & SJA Remember Padre Alfonso
1996
Candle Making Begins
June/July Second delegation
SJA to TNII Youth & Adults "Cementing the Relationship".
Disagreements in discussion; TNII committee votes to continue relationship. Strengthened commitment to relationship vs. projects.
July AA & Alanon books to group in TNII
August Tim & Mary Beth talk for Mission Sunday
December Receive quilt from TNII
1997
January SJA committee Retreat
SJA quilt in progress
March First Alfombra at SJA
April First computer to TNII, later this year e-mail working
June/July Tim, Mary Beth & Louis Eidsmoe visit TNII.
SJA quilt to TNII
Meet with Padre Antonio
SJA delegation postponed
August Vickie Hepler gives Mission Sunday talk on North-South dialogue
English classes begin in TNII
October/November Third delegation SJA to TNII with Father George
November First Candle & Card Sale at SJA
1998
January SJA committee retreat
Planning first visit from TNII
April Fourth delegation
TNII to SJA
Propose new projects
Alfombra
July Mindy Ahler Olmstead gives Mission Sunday homily
September Bible study started at SJA
October Yolanda Aguilar speaks at SJA, re: REMHI
1999
Scholarship program begins in TNII
Library project begins in TNII
April Alfombra
July Fifth delegation
SJA youth to TNII
Louise speaks at SJA
September Mindy to TNII for 2 weeks
2000
April Alfombra
October/November Sixth Delegation
TNII to SJA
Candle Sale
Joint Bible Study
2001
February Mindy speaks at SJA re: Delegation
April Alfombra
October Bob Heberle to TNII to pick up candles
November Candle Sale
2002
February Louise visits TNII
March Alfombra
June Seventh delegation
SJA youth to TNII
July Eighth delegation
SJA women to TNII
Carol Krush and Mindy Ahler Olmstead give homily in TNII
August Carol Krush, Sherri Norgard, Heidi Meyer, Briana Connors give homily re: delegations
2003
April Alfombra
July Ninth Delegation
TNII Adults and Youth to SJA
Bernardo and Timo give homily at SJA
2004
January Louise visits TNII
April Alfombra
August Tenth Delegation (SJA to TNII)
November Ross speaks at Mass about the August delegation and Candle/Card Sale
2005
March 27 Alfombra - The 10th Anniversary of our Hermanamiento
April 29 - May 1 St. Joan's hosts the Sister Parish Board Meeting.
June 5 Jenny speaks at Mass on Mission Sunday.
July 8 - 18 Eleventh Delegation (TNII at SJA with Padre Juan Pablo).
August 5 - 9 Louise Attended the Sister Parish Northern Assembly Meeting in Seattle.
October Hurricane Stan hits Central America. See Reports.
October 11 Efrain Juárez died in TNII. Efrain was a founding member of the church of San Marcos in Tierra Nueva Dos and a founding member of the hermanamiento committee. View pictures of Efrain
October 28 - 30 Louise and Bob Attended the Sister Parish Board Meeting in Decorah.
October through January 2006 Discussion of Thomas Melville's book "Through a Glass Darkly"
November 20 Candle and Card Sale
2006
April 16 Alfombra
June 17 Sister Parish Celebration with new pastor, Rev. Jim DeBruycker.
June 26 Bob Heberle, an active member of the Sister Parish Committee at St. Joan, was honored by the Sister Parish Board of Directors and by the St. Joan of Arc Sister Parish Committee for his stance on non-violence. Bob attempted to talk to Mr. Cheney when he was here to fund raise for Ms. Bachmann at a Lake Minnetonka location on June 26th, 2006. Bob's action was acknowledged and honored by the Sister Parish Commitee and the Sister Parish Board of Directors at a potluck dinner on, November 4th. Read Bob's statement.
August 4 - 14 Twelfth Delegation to TNII.
August 25 - 27 Louise, Mindy, Katharine and Ross Attended the Sister Parish Northern Assembly Meeting in Decorah.
September 23 - 24 Katharine and Ross Attended the Sister Parish Southern Assembly Meeting in Chontalá, Guatemala.
November 3 - 5 St. Joan's hosts the Sister Parish Board Meeting and hosts a potluck dinner on November 4.
2007
January 20 Annual Retreat
April 7 Alfombra
July 20 through 30 Alba, Juan Carlos, Juan Rene and Alejandro visit on the delegation from TN2 to SJA.
August 20 through 28 Eluvia visits St. Joan on her way home from the Sister Parish NAB meeting in Pittsburgh.
2008
March 19 Maria Van Der Maaten from Sister Parish, Inc. visited with the committee in her new role as coordinator of the Northern Churches.
March 23 Alfombra
August 27 St. Joan's Sister Parish members Louise Eidsmoe, Leslie Knoblauch, Rick Nelson and Ann Maczuga traveled to Postville, Iowa as part of a trip coordinated by the Jewish Community Action Center from the Twin Cities. The group went to pray and walk in solidarity with the Guatemalans and Mexicans there who were arrested in the ICE Raid on May 12. View a report on the trip.

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