Monday, March 31, 2008
The feast in Los Amates

The feast in honour of St. Joseph is celebrated in the village of Los Amates after Easter.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Castrillo chosen one of the best players of CONCACAF

CONCAF has chosen the best team amongst the participants who competed in the pre-Olympic tournament. One of the players chosen is Carlos Castrillo who is a native of San Manuel Chaparrón.

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Sunday, March 23, 2008
Easter Functions

The 3 days before Easter are full of activities. We meditated the Passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The highlight of these functions was the Easter Vigil held in our church.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Holy Week activities

The Cuarisimal mass was celebrated by all the priests of our Diocese.  A Via Crucis for children was organized for the first time

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Monday, March 17, 2008
Holy Week starts with Palm Sunday:

Holy Week started with the palm leaves procession and several people attended this function, many of whom came from other villages to visit their families.

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Friday, March 14, 2008
Feast of our Lady of Sorrows
Many persons attended the procession of Our Lady of Sorrows. The road leading to Chaparrón is now almost completely asphalted.

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Saturday, March 8, 2008
The town's fair

The town’s fair activities included games, rodeo and parades in the main streets of our town.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Carlos Castrillo to play in the Under 23 football team.

This promising young player from San Manuel Chaparrón is now well established in the Under-23 football team of Guatemala which is competing for the Olympic games in Beijing.

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Sunday, March 2, 2008
Penitential Services during Lent

Lent is a time for conversion. Several Catholic worshippers go to confess in our department of Jalapa.

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