A group from Wisconsin recently visited the members of the CSP in Bogota, to build ties of brotherhood between Colombia and the US.
From May 22 to 30, a group of 10 people from Wisconsin made an inspiring visit to “La Resurrección” Parish in Bogota, which is run by priests from the Community of Saint Paul. The trip was organized by the World Mission Office of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and the people who made up the group were parishioners from various parishes in southeastern Wisconsin.
Their week in Bogota was intense: they were able to see some emblematic locations in the Colombian capital, and, above all, they got an idea of the day-to-day parish life in “La Resurrección”: they participated in several celebrations of the Eucharist; shared meetings with different parish groups; one night they accompanied the group of volunteers who carry out the “Ruta del Aguapanela” through the streets of the neighborhood; they had a couple of worjshops about the Church in Latin America and Colombia, and, above all, they established friendships with members of our parish, here in Bogota.
It was, in short, a beautiful experience of ecclesial fraternity—of truly understanding that we all can be “friends in the Lord”. In the end, both those from the US and those from Colombia were able to verify that what unites us, as members of One Church, is much more significant than what divides us.
Their week in Bogota was intense: they were able to see some emblematic locations in the Colombian capital, and, above all, they got an idea of the day-to-day parish life in “La Resurrección”: they participated in several celebrations of the Eucharist; shared meetings with different parish groups; one night they accompanied the group of volunteers who carry out the “Ruta del Aguapanela” through the streets of the neighborhood; they had a couple of worjshops about the Church in Latin America and Colombia, and, above all, they established friendships with members of our parish, here in Bogota.
It was, in short, a beautiful experience of ecclesial fraternity—of truly understanding that we all can be “friends in the Lord”. In the end, both those from the US and those from Colombia were able to verify that what unites us, as members of One Church, is much more significant than what divides us.
