Visit El Salvador

Visit El Salvador!
A PILGRIMAGE OF FAITH AND HOPE
March 6-13, 2011
Deacon Don Leach, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Plymouth, Michigan, in conjunction with Christians for Peace in El Salvador, is organizing an 8-day Educational Pilgrimage to El Salvador.

OLGC pilgrimages to El Salvador are learning experiences that provide an opportunity to explore a different reality and to build relationships with the people of El Salvador.

Special emphasis is given to the voice and experience of the poor and marginalized. There will be evening group reflections on what is being experienced.

Visit: Martyr sites, grass roots organizations, rural communities, Christian based communities, small cooperatives, etc. Hear speakers on history, politics and economy of El Salvador.

Participants with the assistance of CRISPAZ will construct the itinerary for the trip. They will also choose a theme that will shape the group’s itinerary and provide in-depth learning about a specific topic. Examples of Themes: Current Struggles and Future Hope of Youth; Survival, Sustainability and Solidarity of Rural Communities; Church of the Poor.

To prepare for the trip educationally and logistically, participants will read and discuss the content of a Participants Manual, read articles and books on Salvadoran issues. Four (4) prep-trip meetings will be held, one each month starting in December 2009. A minimum of two (2) post-trip meetings will be held to reflect on the pilgrimage and to discern group or individual actions.

Participants will stay in a simple guesthouse when in the capitol city. There will be an overnight stay in the rural countryside where accommodations are more rustic.

An informational meeting will be held October 4, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Fr Lefevre room at OLGC for those who express an interest in the trip. A minimum of seven (7) people must sign up for the trip to occur.
Cost for the pilgrimage, including room, board, airfare, in country transportation and excluding health concerns that need to be taken care of before departure is approximately $1500.00 (final cost depends on airfare charges at the time the group reservation is made in December, 2010.

To convey your interest and to obtain more information call Coordinator Deacon Don Leach at 734-453-0326 x 223 or email him at donleach1@gmail.com