In March of 2020 Father Jim Hamilton and Deacon Vaughn Vigil from Church on the Square, Baltimore traveled to Havana for an event to celebrate the reuniting of the Diocese of Cuba with the Episcopal Church. The Diocese of Cuba had been separated from the U.S. Episcopal Church since 1966. Jim and Vaughn were there to welcome them home. 
 
While they were on the trip in Cuba Jim and Vaughn established partnerships with 5 churches in Eastern Cuba; San Lucas, Santa Maria, and San Pedro in Santiago; San Juan Bautista in Palma Soriano, and San Joaquin in Bayamo. Our plans included an annual mission trip to build relationships and learn from the Cuban people. Their wish was to serve side-by-side with Cubans to complete work projects for our church partners.
 
In February, 2023, 15 people from Church on the Square and the Church of the Holy Apostles and St. Stephen, traveled to Santiago de Cuba on our first mission trip! Together with our Cuban partners we completed several work projects and helped at a daycare center run by one of the churches. 
 
Getting even the bare necessities for life in Cuba can be a struggle. Even clean drinking water is a scarce resource. Our Cuban partners asked that we bring all the work project supplies with us to Cuba from new water filters that will provide safe drinking water to the communities around each church, to paint brushes and over-the-counter medications. 
 
In April of 2024 we are returning to Santiago to assist with some other work projects. If you'd like to contribute to our work, we can use monetary donations to support our partners, or check out our Amazon Wish List below. Thank you so much!

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