{"id":31857,"date":"2025-12-11T14:35:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/chronicle-3-of-the-general-teams-visit-to-the-province-of-vedrunamerica-uruguay\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:40:11","slug":"chronicle-3-of-the-general-teams-visit-to-the-province-of-vedrunamerica-uruguay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/en\/chronicle-3-of-the-general-teams-visit-to-the-province-of-vedrunamerica-uruguay\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronicle 3 of the General Team’s visit to the Province of Vedrunamerica: Uruguay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Between October 2025 and January 2026, Sisters Maria Teresa Cuervo and Maggie D’Costa will make the visit of the General Team to various countries of the Province of Vedrun America. <\/p>\n\n

This is the third chronicle of their visit, between November 16 and 23, 2025, during which they shared with the two Vedruna communities of Uruguay<\/strong>: in Chacarita<\/strong>, a neighborhood of Montevideo, and in Melo<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

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The small group in Uruguay is made up of seven sisters, mostly Uruguayan. The Vedruna charism arrived in the country more than 90 years ago and, throughout its history, has undergone important changes in the way it is put into practice. <\/p>\n\n

The vitality and commitment of the Lay Associates (LA) in the Christian communities and with the neighbors of the neighborhood, as well as in the various needs of the environment, is remarkable. In addition, in one of the communities there is a group of Lay Associates that integrates the alternative health team, made up of about 11 people. <\/p>\n\n

The communities of Chacarita and Melo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

There, the sisters perform various tasks within the mission: they work in a private school, substitute in a public school and support a project for minors in need of specific help. In addition, they offer an alternative health service that they develop together with a group of laywomen. <\/p>\n\n

One of the most significant services they provide is the celebration of the liturgy in the Christian community. The lack of priests is especially visible in the Melo area, where the priest must attend to two very large parishes and cannot always reach all the sectors. <\/p>\n\n

Crochet and two-needle knitting are done by the laywomen. Through these activities, training and socialization spaces are created for retired people. The group of lay people who offer alternative health services attends once a month, while the sister responsible for the program receives those who need this accompaniment on a daily basis. <\/p>\n\n

During the visit we participated in the community’s own activities: shared prayer, very pleasant conversations about the reality of the country and, in addition, we enjoyed the delicious empanadas, vegetable pies and roll-ups.<\/p>\n\n

In the two community meetings we had, the participation and reflections made us think that the topics were of interest to them and meaningful to their daily lives.<\/p>\n

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