To learn more about Salvadoran Pastors Ruth and Alex Orantes, and for information about contributing to support their ministries in El Salvador, please visit www.CieloAzulFund.blogspot.com.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Lenten Prayer Meeting - Celebrating the Life of Oscar Romero

Lenten Prayer Meeting
Wednesday, March 17th
Palmer Theological Seminary
5:55-6:20pm in the Seminary dining room
 
Celebrating the life of Oscar Romero
(August 15, 1917 – March 24, 1980)
What does it mean to live in solidarity with the poor?

LENT is about MAKING SPACE for GOD…
Take a break and spend 15 min. in meditative prayer.
Engage in various interactive prayer stations
OR
simply meditate in candelit silence.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Romero 30th Anniversary Reflections at Palmer Seminary

Please come and join us at Palmer Seminary (6 Lancaster Ave. in Wynnewood, PA) 12:45pm to 1:30pm on Thursday, March 18th, for a chapel service to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Archbishop Romero's death.   Mayra Picos and others from the seminary will share some of their experiences from their recent delegation to El Salvador in light of Romero's legacy. We welcome people from outside the Seminary community!




(Monumento a la Memoria y la Verdad / Parque Cuscatlan / San Salvador)

Solidarity Then and Now -- Storytelling and Inspiration from the 1980s Sanctuary Movement and the New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia

Come to Tabernacle United Church on Thursday, March 4th, from 7 - 9 pm, for an evening of storytelling and inspiration with Philadelphia leaders from the ORIGINAL Sanctuary Movement of the 1980s together with the NEW Sanctuary Movement (NSM) of Philadelphia.  Tabernacle is located at Chestnut and 37th Street in Philadelphia, with the entrance on 37th.  All are welcome! Bring friends.

Families from El Salvador and Guatemala who were accompanied by the Philadelphia sanctuary congregations in the 1980s will be present to tell about their experience. NSM will honor Philadelphia congregations that were part of the 1980s sanctuary movement, including Central Baptist Church, FUMCOG, Tabernacle, St. Vincents, Germantown Friends, Chestnut Hill Friends, Mishkan Shalom, Beth David, and others.  NSM will also officially welcome Mishkan Shalom and Visitation BVM (and possibly one more) as the first congregations to affiliate with Philadelphia NSM.

More info about NSM and details about this event at www.nsmphilly.blogspot.com.  Join the "New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia" Facebook group to find out about upcoming events and advocacy actions.

Other highlights of the "Solidarity Then and Now" evening include --

Spoken Word performance by Ruben and Anthony about current realities in the Philadelphia immigrant community today.

Solo dance reflection on immigration by Yatz, accompanied by Juan on guitar.

Porfolio of photographs from the 1980s sanctuary movement by photographer and activist Harvey Finkle. See his current work photographing Indonesian, Burmese, Cambodian, and Mexican communities in Philadelphia at www.harveyfinkle.com.

NSM will share about the Storytelling Project, with personal story sharing by one of the project participants from South Philly. Learn more here.