Last Saturday, August 24, took place in Totorani (Independence, Bolivia) the inauguration and blessing of a new chapel, which will also serve as a community center for the local population. The construction of this new space for prayer and community meetings was funded entirely by donations from parishioners of the Sacred Heart parish in Racine, Wisconsin, of which Ricardo Martín, a member of the Community of Saint Paul, is pastor.
The inauguration took place in a festive and celebratory atmosphere, with the presence of some fifty families from Totorani and several neighboring villages (Chulpani, Rodeo, Buenavista, Tiquirpaya). Father Teófilo, parish priest of Independence, and two other fellow priests (all of them Salesians) were also present, as were the members of the CSP living in Bolivia and Ricardo Martín, who traveled from the USA with several parishioners from Wisconsin.
The land where the new building stands is communal, and the people of the area donated it so that the community center and chapel could be built there. The construction is 23 meters long and 8 meters wide.
We congratulate all those involved in this initiative: the local communities who donated the land, the members of the CSP who coordinated the project and the parishioners of Sacred Heart in Racine who also made it possible with their generosity.
