We are very pleased to announce the Friends of San Lucas Mankato Conference and Gala taking place Saturday, October 9th at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center (Mankato Civic Center) in Mankato. The Gala will run from 6-8pm, highlighting the work of the Mission during these last 18 months of challenge and opportunity. We will have a dinner, a silent and live auction and experience what it has been like in San Lucas as the Mission has continued to serve the people with creativity, compassion and grace.

The Maya people have been weaving textiles for use in clothing for thousands of years. Today different towns and communities are known for their own patterns and motifs. For many years, the origin of these different patterns has been attributed to the Spanish Conquistadors. History assumed that, in looking for a way to distinguish peoples from different places for reasons like forced labor or tax collection, Conquistadors created an organizational system where each town or municipality wore their own pattern of weaving. However, today there are Maya people who are challenging the idea that these different patterns are a result of colonization. The Maya people know that these regional variations have been around long before any contact by the Spanish.

You are about to meet three incredible women. Women who raised their hands when the opportunity to change the world presented itself. These women devoted themselves to a life of selfless work, determined to build access to education, health, and a safe space in the midst of a violent civil war.

We are excited to announce the dates and details for the fifth annual Kansas City Friends of San Lucas Celebration! This event is sponsored by: Strickland Construction, Weston Red Barn Farm, Jeff and Michelle Murphy, Rich and Jeannie Keeton and Attic Management. All costs have been covered by our generous sponsors, which means 100% of the funds raised through this event will go towards supporting programs at the San Lucas Mission.