What practical items should you pack when going to a sister parish? How do you deal with your anxieties about meeting strangers who may speak another language and eat foods different from your daily diet? What are your dreams for building a bridge of faith in another part of the world?
Dennis O'Connor, a partnering pilgrim himself on many occasions, provides an insightful journal that covers everything the new and seasoned pilgrim needs to know about the sister parish experience--from the simple hygiene and handy items the pilgrim should pack to practical tips for better appreciating culture differences.
This personal journal, a companion to the partnering guidebook,
Bridges of Faith: Building a Relationship With a Sister Parish, is invaluable to members of churches, schools and other faith communities who are in a faith-based partnership and making initial and follow-up trips to a twinning partner's parish, whether in a remote corner of the United States or in a foreign land. Family and friends of pilgrims and twinning partners themselves can also use the journal to keep track of the faith-based partnership.
Stow this personal journal in your backpack and use it to record your hopes and dreams for building a bridge of faith.
