Thus was born a relationship that bridged two continents and a number of christian communities over the past decade. Members of Holy Eucharist Parish approached the Saint James Society of Boston, Massachusetts, for assistance in setting up the relationship. The Saint James Society was founded by Cardinal Cushing of Boston to provide priests for parishes in Latin American countries.
Diocesan priests volunteer to spend several years in mission parishes.
Our parish linked with Saint Marianita's, a poor parish in Duran, Ecuador, in the coastal region of Guayaquil. Early on, in the late 1980's, several members of Holy Eucharist parish journied to Ecuador to see first-hand the special needs of our sister parish. After several years of supporting Saint Marianita's parish in Duran, it was suggested that we shift our assistance to another needy parish in Duran, Holy Angels. We continued to provide prayers and alms for this parish until 1995. In 1996 we shifted our aid to another part of Ecuador, Saint Jude's Parish in the Jaime Roldos section in the northern suburbs of Quito.