by Rev. Kathy Gorman-Coombs | December 10, 2020 | | Advent, Blog
This was my view for most of the morning today—my not yet one month old granddaughter Hellon asleep in a “baby sling” in my arms and attached to me (I was “wearing the baby” as they say) while her Mom got a few things done around the house. As I said to my... Read more
by Rev. Kathy Gorman-Coombs | May 8, 2019 | | Blog, Guatemala Partnership
Praying with and for our Mam Partners, Second Sunday of Each Month When we of the Guatemala Partnership Task Force last met with our Mam partners, we agreed together to pray for one another on the second Sunday of each month. In May, the second Sunday is Mother’s Day,... Read more
by Rev. Kathy Gorman-Coombs | March 5, 2019 | | Blog
The first time I travelled to Guatemala in 2007—with 11 other folks from Albany Presbytery—was a life-changing, amazing week. When it ended, I assumed that was it—a once in a lifetime trip. 12 years and 15 (I think—I may have lost count) trips later, it is clear that... Read more
by Rev. Kathy Gorman-Coombs | February 21, 2018 | GuatemalaMissionpartnershipPDA | Blog
Last week I attended my first meeting of the CEDEPCA USA Board, which is a USA branch of CEDEPCA whose purpose is to interpret the mission of CEDEPCA in the US, and to raise funds to help in their ministry. The meeting was in Galveston, TX, so it was a nice respite... Read more
by Rev. Kathy Gorman-Coombs | November 6, 2017 | 95 ThesesPCUSAprotestant reformationReformationReformation 500 | Blog
Luther’s 95 Theses. Ferdinand Pauwels, via Wikimedia Commons Here I stand, I can do no other. This is what Martin Luther, the original reformer, has been believed to have said at the close of his speech at the “Diet of Worms,” a meeting at which he was told to either... Read more
by Rev. Kathy Gorman-Coombs | August 26, 2017 | abusedomestic violenceGuatemalaMAMMission | Blog
Final Reflections: Days 2 & 3 Woven throughout our time together were short moments of experiencing and learning about different kinds of “self-care,” led by Mary Flammer. Soothing self-touch, ways of caring for our physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional... Read more
by Rev. Kathy Gorman-Coombs | January 12, 2016 | GuatemalaMAMMission | Blog, Guatemala Partnership
January 11: Today was the first day of the Mam Presbytery meeting. Donna Elia, Jerry McKinney, Bonnie Orth, and I were warmly greeted as ever, and shared greetings from Albany Presbytery. We spent time during lunch reviewing the partnership agreement with our Mam... Read more
