El Centro por los Trabajadores

Community United Church had a relationship with El Centro por los Trabajadores for a few years before it closed on July 31, 2005. Our church was grateful to be apart of the mission of El Centro.

Below is Hugh Phillips' farewell email of August 2, 2005. Please pardon the capital letters, that is the way Hugh Phillips wrote email.

DR. ABIGAIL SALYERS, BOARD CHAIR, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEND THIS MESSAGE TO YOU. I LEAVE BY THE END OF AUGUST.

AGAIN I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO THE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THE WORK OF EL CENTRO IN THIS COMMUNITY. WITHOUT THE MANY VOLUNTEERS, DONORS, CHURCHES, AND ORGANIZATIONAL HELP, EL CENTRO WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO NOTHING! TO HAVE EXISTED FOR OVER 10 YEARS ON MAINLY VOLUNTEERISM IS IN ITSELF A UNIQUE AND WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE! I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE PART OF THIS WORK AMONGST SOME OF THOSE WHO HAVE RETURNED TO MEXICO AFTER THEIR "WORK EXPERIENCE" HERE. IT IS FROM THEIR INVITATION THAT I HAVE DECIDED TO RELOCATE TO A PART OF MEXICO THAT HAS SENT US SO MANY OF ITS SONS AND DAUGHTERS. I WILL HAVE A SMALL APARTMENT IN THE ANCIENT CITY OF CHOLULA "CIUDAD SAGRADA" AMIDST THE OVER 300 CHURCHES, IN THE SHADOW OF THE ACTIVE VOLCANO "POPOCATEPETL." AT AGE 72 I REALIZE THAT THIS IS PROBABLY MY LAST MOVE. I AM MOST HAPPY THAT IN THE TIME LEFT TO ME I CAN SHARE WITH THE PEOPLE I HAVE COME TO SO ADMIRE AND RESPECT!

NUEVAMENTE QUISIERA EXTENDER MIS AGRADECIMIENTOS A TODAS LAS PERSONAS QUE HAN AYUDADO Y MANTENIDO EL TRABAJO DE EL CENTRO EN ESTA COMUNIDAD. SIN LOS MUCHOS VOLUNTARIOS, DONADORES, IGLESIAS Y AYUDA DE ORGANIZACIONES, EL CENTRO NO PODRIA HABER HECHO NADA. HABER ESTADO EN EXISTENCIA POR MAS DE 10 ANOS BASICAMENTE CON AYUDA VOLUNTARIA ES EN SI UNA EXPERIENCIA UNICA Y MARAVILLOSA! ESPERO PODER CONTINUAR PARTE DE ESTE TRABAJO ENTRE AQUELLOS QUE HAN REGRESADO A MEXICO DESPUES DE SU "EXPERIENCIA LABORAL" AQUI. ES POR ESTA INVITACION QUE HA DECIDO TRASLADARME A UNA PARTE DE MEXICO QUE NOS LA MANDADO A MUCHOS DE SUS HIJOS E HIJAS. TENDRE UN PEQUENO APARTAMENTO EN LA ANTIGUA CIUDAD DE CHOLULA "CIUDAD SAGRADA" ENTRE MAS DE 300 IGLESIAS Y EN LAS SOMBRAS DEL VOLCAN "POPOCATEPETL." A LA EDAD DE 72, ME HE DOY CUENTA DE QUE ESTA ES PROBABLEMENTE LA ULTIMA VEZ QUE ME MUDO. ESTOY DE LO MAS FELIZ QUE EN EL TIEMPO QUE ME QUEDA PUEDO COMPARTIR CON GENTE QUE HE LLEGADO A ADMIRAR Y RESPETAR.

PAZ Y BIEN A TODOS (PEACE AND BLESSING TO ALL),

HUGH PHILLIPS

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