The Commission on Cuban Ministry for ECMN

07/01/2023

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The Episcopal Church in Cuba welcomes Interim Bishop Rafael Morales Maldonado. Read about it here.

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12/15/2022

Please take a few minutes to read this report on daily life in Cuba from the front page of Saturday's NYT.
Our ECMN commission encourages you to "friend" la iglesia episcopal en Cuba to nurture the relationships with our kin on the island where life is not easy.

The pandemic and tougher U.S. sanctions have decimated Cuba’s economy, prompting the biggest migration since Fidel Castro rose to power.

06/08/2022

Minnesota is grateful for the compañerismo of Len LeRoy, St Barnabas Church Annandale VA. who carried water system replacement parts from us for Santiago congregations to our mutual friend Noel J. R. Santos.¡ Feliz Pentecostés!

06/08/2022

Minnesota gives thanks for the priesthood ordination of our compañero Noel J. R. Santos serving San Juan Bautista, Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba (second from rt.) on Pentecost Sunday.

05/31/2022

On Pentecost Sunday, Noel, our brother and water partner in Palma Soriano, Santiago will be ordained a priest. Thanks be to God!

05/19/2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/05/16/biden-cuba-travel-remittances-visas/

The Biden administration is lifting restrictions on Cuba, including some aspects of travel to the island, caps on remittances and the issuance of at least 20,000 immigrant visas annually.

04/24/2022

Clic here to learn about the current situation in Cuba from The Rt. Rev. Griselda Del Carpio, Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Cuba,

Bishop Griselda recently attended the House of Bishops meeting in Houston, Texas. We took the opportunity to capture her thoughts on the current situation in Cuba.

03/19/2022

We are thrilled to receive this foto of Bishop Loya & Bishop Griselda from the House of Bishops this morning. The bright red pkg. in +Griselda's arms contain stoles Bishop Loya carried from St Mark's Cathedral, a symbolic ordination gift for Noel J. R. Santos, our hardworking clean water partner in Santiago. Bishop Whipple visited Cuba 1871 by accident & was one of the founders of the Episcopal Church. Bishop Loya & Bishop Griselda new friendship continues our longstanding tradition of compañerismo with la iglesia episcopal en Cuba.