2017 September PASO Magazine

S t e v e K al a r p o r t r ai t
O F F R. R E G I N A L D
O F M
T h e p a st a n d f ut ur e of Mi s si o n S a n Mi g u el
R O U N D T O W N
S a n Mi g u el R e l e cti o n s
B y L y n n e
S c h mit z
Missi o n S a n Mi g uel Arc a n gel
cele brates Fiesta o n S u n day, S e pt.
2 4 fr o m 8 a. m. t o 5 p. m. Bie nve ne -
d os a mi g os … Welc o me frie n ds!
his pere n nial e ve nt is a tra diti o nal
ti me f or fa milies a n d frie n ds, ol d
a n d ne w a n d fr o m near a n d far, t o
get t o get her. S u n day masses are
at 7 a. m. a n d n o o n. A Fiesta Ma -
riac hi Mass will be hel d at 9 a. m.
i n S pa nis h. he bar bec ue o fers
a c h oice of c hic ke n or beef wit h
sala d a n d bea ns a n d brea d f or $ 8
(c hil dre n u n der 1 2) a n d $ 1 2. here
will be ot her Me xic a n dis hes a n d
desserts o n sale, ga mes f or c hil dre n,
a sile nt a ucti o n a n d a ra le. ‘ Ballet
F ol kl oric o’ will perf or m. E nj oy live
m usic a n d da nci n g. Pr ocee ds are
use d f or re pair a n d mai nte na nce of
t he missi o n.
O n J ul y 2 5, Missi o n S a n Mi g uel
Arc a n gel was 2 2 0 years ol d, havi n g
bee n f o u n de d i n 1 7 9 7 by Fat her
Fer mi n de L as ue n, s uccess or t o
Fat her J u ni per o S erra as Presi de n -
te of t he Alta Calif or nia Missi o ns.
It is t he 1 6t h missi o n i n t he c hai n
of 2 1 f o u n de d by Fra ncisc a n mis -
si o naries fr o m Maj orc a, S pai n. B ut
i n 1 8 3 4, t he missi o ns were ille gall
y sec ularize d by Alta Calif or nia
G o ver n or Fi g uer oa a n d t he la n ds
were dis perse d. Calif or nia bec a me
a state o n S e pt. 9, 1 8 5 0. I n 1 8 5 9
Presi de nt B uc ha na n iss ue d a c o urt
or der t o ret ur n t he missi o ns t o t he
Cat h olic C h urc h a n d priests fr o m
t he di ocese were assi g ne d t o t his
c h urc h. he missi o ns were ret ur ne d
t o t he Fra ncisc a ns i n 1 9 2 8.
he c h urc h a n d r o o ms al o n g t he
fr o nt arc a de were i ntact a n d sl o w-
l y t he missi o n was rest ore d t o its
prese nt c o n i g urati o n. he Fra n -
cisc a ns c are d f or t his missi o n u ntil
J ul y 4, 2 0 1 6 w he n it was give n o ver
t o t he Di ocese of M o ntere y.
Fra ncisc a n prese nce re mai ns
i n t he pers o n of Fr. Pe dr o U ma na
O F M w h o c o nti n ues t o ser ve as
past or of t he S a n Mi g uel paris h
assiste d by Fr. R o bert Torcz y ns -
ki fr o m t he Di ocese. F oll o wi n g
t he 2 0 0 3 eart h q ua ke, parts of t he
missi o n were retr o itte d f or safet y
b ut t he east a n d west wi n gs of t he
q ua dra n gle re mai n t o be re paire d
at a n esti mate d c ost of t hree t o ive
milli o n d ollars.
Ge neral Ma na ger Be n Marti ns is
o pti mistic a b o ut t he f ut ure. A ne w
retreat ce nter is n o w o pe n a n d will
acc o m m o date a b o ut 4 0 pe o ple. Marria
ge a n d e n ga ge d e nc o u nters are
bei n g pla n ne d. C o ntact t he Paris h
O ice at 4 6 7- 2 1 3 1 f or i nf or mati o n.
his year, o ne of t he te n nis
c o urts will be use d as a sta ge f or
Fiesta a n d o pti o ns are bei n g c o n -
si dere d t o create a ve n ue f or ot her
e ve nts. A gr o u p meets wee kl y t o
w or k i n t he i nteri or gar de n w hic h
is a gai n bei n g br o u g ht bac k t o
life. A c o m m u nit y gar de n is bei n g
pla n ne d i n t he area of t he Paris h
Ce nter be hi n d t he pic nic gr o u n ds
i n part ners hi p wit h t he S a n Mi g uel
C ha m ber of C o m merce.
O n t he n ort h si de of t he missi o n a
little par k me m orializes Fr. Re gi nal d
Mc D o n o u g h O F M w h o ser ve d at
t he missi o n f or over 3 0 years. He
was well k n o w n, res pecte d a n d l ove d
by t h ose of t he n ort h c o u nty. B or n
i n Sa n Fra ncisc o, he was a c harter
me m ber of Native S o ns of t he G ol d -
e n West Sa n Mi g uel Parl or # 1 5 0
w h o mai ntai n t he par k. Rece ntly
l ocal artist Steve Kalar create d a li keness
of Fr. Re gi nal d t hat n o w s miles
d o w n fr o m t he c or ner.
C A N C E L E D !
T h e 2 0 1 7 C al e d o ni a D a y s e v e nt,
ori gi n all y s c h e d ul e d f or S at ur d a y,
S e pt. 9 at t h e Ri o s- C al e d o ni a
A d o b e i n S a n Mi g u el, h a s b e e n
c a n c ell e d. T h e e v e nt, a c c or di n g
t o d o c e nt J o y c e H er m a n,
will b e c o m bi n e d wit h t h e
A d o b e’s a n n u al M o d el A
& M o d el T C ar S h o w i n S pri n g
2 0 1 8; d at e p e n di n g. Pl a n s ar e
u n d er w a y f or t h e A n n u al C a n dl e -
li g ht T o ur of t h e Ol d A d o b e o n
S at ur d a y, O ct. 2 8; m or e i nf o at
ri o s- c al e d o ni a a d o b e. or g.
Se pte m ber 2 0 17, P A S O M aga zi ne 3 3