En San. George's tuvimos el placer de escuchar a 3 oradores hablar sobre el tema de la inmigración. Ramón Verdugo (de México) Karina Flores Arriola (de Guatemala), y José Luis Hernández (de Honduras) todos dejaron sus países de origen para buscar asilo en los Estados Unidos. Expresaron las diversas razones en su punto de vista de por qué las personas eligen emigrar de sus países de origen. Cada una de sus historias es tan diferente, cada una triste, pero todas tienen esperanza. Esperan encontrar en Estados Unidos, un segundo hogar donde se sientan seguros. 

Ramón trabaja con el padre Richard Estrada en el programa Jóvenes, Inc. para ayudar a jóvenes inmigrantes de 18 a 25 años en todos los círculos de la vida, desde recibir vivienda hasta conseguir trabajo. Si desea obtener más información, el enlace a su sitio web se encuentra a continuación.

https://jovenesinc.org/about/
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We at St. George’s had the pleasure to hear 3 speakers talk on topic of immigration. Ramon Verdugo (from Mexico)
Karina Flores Arriola (from Guatemala), and Jose Luis Hernandez (from Honduras)all left their home countries to seek asylum in the United States.They expressed the various reasons in their point of view as to why ppl choose to immigrate from their home countries. Each of their stories so different each sad but all of them have hope. Hope to find in the United States, a second home where they feel safe. 

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Ramon works with Fr Richard Estrada in the program Jovenes, Inc. to help youth immigrants ages 18-25 in all circles of life from receiving housing to getting work if you want more information the link to their website is below. 
 
https://jovenesinc.org/about/



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Gracias Denis y Lilliana por mostrarnos la forma de hacer jalea. Fue una experiencia muy agradable, estamos muy agradecidos por la bendicion de tenerlos en nuestra familia de San Jorge. Se les quiere! ​

Happy Easter everyone🥚!!!! We had a blast after the church service with everyone who was able to join us for our Easter feast. Thanks to Violeta for cooking all the food and the Marroquin family for donating the alter flowers. Also a big thanks to the Jimenez family who organized and donated the eggs for the easter egg hunt for the children. God bless everyone.

​Felices Pascuas a todos 🥚!!!! Nos divertimos mucho después del servicio de la iglesia con todos los que pudieron unirse a nosotros para nuestra celebracion de Pascua. Gracias a Violeta por la comida que disfrutamos despues del servicio, la familia Marroquin por donar las flores del altar. Muchisimas gracias a la familia Jiménez que organizó y donó los huevos para la búsqueda de huevos de pascua para los niños. Bendiciones a todos.

Our avocado tree has finally bore fruit. One of our congregation members planted this tree about 4 years ago and this was the first year we have avocados. When the avocados ripen, we will eat them after church. May God continue to bless our garden. 

​On November 5, our Bishop’s Warden, Lou Duncan, and I, along with a
group from our diocese, visited a migrant shelter in Mexicali, Mexico. The
volunteer coordinator for the shelter had asked for sleeping bags, hoodies,
sweats, and other warm clothing for the migrants, who fled their homes
with only the clothes on their back. Now it is getting cold at night, so winter
clothing is needed. The people of St. George’s and others responded to
this call by generously donating these items. We brought what we could
carry across the border, and the rest will be delivered when other groups
visit Mexicali. There are currently 400 people in the shelter of whom 186
are children. These families and individuals are fleeing violence. Family
members have been killed and they have been threatened. They have
testified against gang members who have committed murder. The children
have been threatened with kidnapping. Even the journey to the border is
dangerous, but the migrants are courageous, and have no other option.
Currently 25 people from this shelter are allowed to cross the border 2
times a week. The migrants are simply waiting their turn.
We lent a listening ear, prayed with the migrants and played with the
children. Thanks to a retired Catholic nun from the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondelet, Sr. Susanne Jabro, we were well prepared and accompanied
to the border. Her ministry is to inform and accompany people who want to
visit. She asks for a sizeable monetary donation so that there is money to
feed the migrants, and she keeps track of the volunteer schedule. Suzanne
herself is a tremendous inspiration. 
We are grateful for having had the opportunity to be part of the migrants’
lives that day, and will keep them in our prayers and in our hearts.