Guatemala

Country Liaisons: Dinah Reed and Dee Sanders International Committee Contact: Judy Bordelon

History

Two Daughters from Arkansas, Dinah Reed and Dee Sanders, introduced the Order in Quetzaltenango (Xela), and the first Guatemala chapter was instituted in 2014. The Rev. Virgina Hall met with ladies from other parishes, and Bishop Romero and his wife, Eva, followed up and instituted a second chapter in Bananera in 2015.

First Chapter in Guatemala

Santa Maria Magdalena Chapter was instituted on Sept. 26, 2014 at Iglesia San Marcos, Quetzaltenango .  Bishop Carlos Lainfiesta, his wife Rev. Edna, and Rev. Dr. Roberto Armas joined Arkansas Daughters and the 11 new members for a joyful celebration.  

Second Chapter in Guatemala

Rocio de Angeles Chapter was instituted on January 4, 2015 at Iglesia San Miguel y Todos los Angeles in Bananera. Bishop Sylvestre and Eva Romero were present to celebrate this happy occasion with the eight new Daughters of the King.

Daughters from Quetzaltenango Serve in Medical Mission

Three Daughters of the King from Santa Maria Magdalena Chapter at Iglesia San Marcos in Quetzaltenango took part in a medical mission in one of the mountain villages in Guatemala. Claudia Perez, Sara Perez Rodriquez and Dulce Garcia, accompanied their priest, the Rev. Dr. Roberto Armas, to Chicalibal, where they assisted a medical mission team from St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Conway, Arkansas. There was a special connection with the US team since Daughters from the Imogene Chapter at St. Peter’s helped to form Santa Maria Magdalena Chapter in 2014.

Claudia Perez, Sara Perez Rodriguez and Dulce Garcia are pictured

here with their priest, The Rev. Dr. Roberto Armas.

Daughters distributed clothing, shoes, and personal care

products as part of their service at the clinic.

Retreat with the Bishop

The Daughters of the King in the north and west of Guatemala held a retreat in Izabal December 4-5, 2018. A grant from the Self Denial Fund offered assistance to twenty-five women from two chapters, as well as some prospective Daughters, to attend the retreat. Former Daughters of the King National Chaplain, Bishop Sylvestre Romero, was the retreat leader. The theme of the retreat was The Incarnation. 

Third Anniversary of Rocio de Los Angeles Chapter

Special Visit by Bishop Silvestre Enrique Romero

On January 5, 2018 members of Rocio de Los Angeles Chapter at Iglesia San Miguel in Bananera celebrated their third anniversary with  Bishop Coadjutor Silvestre Enrique Romero (son of our former National Chaplain!) Bishop Romero made the special visit in the absence of parish priest, Rev. Presbítero Obdulio Pineda, who was ill. Pictured Left to Right are: Junior Daughters, Marta Cordon Vasquez and Glenda Cordon Vasquez; Bishop Coadjutor Silvestre Enrique Romero; Luz Marroquin; Glenda Vasquez de Cordon; and Dora Vasquez Enamorado

Prayer Vigil - Rocio de Los Angeles Chapter

Daughters of Rocio de Los Angeles Chapter in Bananera organized a prayer vigil from 7:00 PM to midnight on October 29, 2016. 

Parishioners of Iglesia San Miguel were invited to participate in the fire vigil.

The vigil concluded with a healing service inside the church. The chaplain that night was the Reverend Jorge de Jesus Gomez Foronda.

US Triennial 2015

Representative Mimi Barrios carries the banner for the first chapter in Guatemala

Triennial Torch Prayer - 2014

Five Daughters from the Santa Maria Magdalena Chapter, Xela prayed for
the Triennial 2015 in Utah. (Roxana, Licasty, Sara, Aby and Guadalupe)