Remembering the 30th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero
Sponsored by The SHARE Foundation: Building a New El Salvador Today
Pax Christi USA members and friends are invited to participate in a delegation to honor the 30th Anniversary of the martyrdom of:
Archbishop Oscar Romero
1917-1980
- Delegation Dates: March 19-26, 2010
- Cost: $950 plus airfare
We expect thousands of pilgrims to travel to El Salvador to mark this sacred anniversary with our Salvadoran sisters and brothers. We hope that you will consider joining us as we walk in the footsteps of the martyrs and accompany those that still struggle for peace with justice in El Salvador.
Activities include:
- Participation in 30th anniversary vigil and mass
- Visit to rural communities and cooperatives
- Speakers about current day social justice issues
- A pilgrimage to the communities affected by the violence in Cabañas directed towards the anti-mining movement.
To join us or for more information contact
- Laura at laura@share-elsalvador.org or SHARE in Washington, D.C. at 415-319-5540
- Be sure to also contact or cc Jean Stokan, jean@paxchristiusa.org
“If they kill me, I will rise again in the Salvadoran people.”
Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero of San Salvador passionately declared these words as he spoke truth to power in a time of great trial in El Salvador. In the midst of a civil war, when tens of thousands of innocent Salvadoran civilians were being murdered, Romero was a voice for the voiceless. He was a person of faith who denounced human rights abuses, advocated for the poor and never lost hope for a future of peace with justice.
