Once a year in the spring and sometimes in the summer, pilgrims from St. Mary’s join with BVMs and associates to participate in an immersion trip to our missions in Ecuador. This effort is coordinated by the St. Mary’s Partners…
Our time in Ecuador was filled with memories that will last a lifetime. The four ministries that we visited gave us a sense of the needs that are being met by BVMs in partnership with the people of Quito and…
The immersion participants share their thought on their experience in Guayaquil at Damien House.
The immersion participants share their thought on their experience in Quito at the Nuevo Mundo.
The first full day in Quito was a very full one indeed! An orientation session with Miguel and Cindy was followed by a tour of the shops in Center 2 where the vocational students learn their trades. A quick trip…
The group led by Judy Callahan, BVM, set off for Ecuador on April 25th and they will return on May 4th. Here is a little bit about the participants.
When people form a minga, they come together and work toward a common goal that benefits those involved, similar to a barn raising in the US.
We said our farewells to our friends in Guayaquil and arrived in Quito in time to experience the Friday evening traffic.
Meet the travelers on the 2016 St Mary’s (Los Gatos, CA) Immersion Trip!
Every spring for the last 9 years there has been a cross country delegation of BVM Associates, BVMs, and parishioners from St. Mary’s Parish in Los Gatos participating in an immersion experience to our BVM missions in Ecuador. Most years…