Mes de la Herencia Latina-Hispana / Latino-Hispanic Heritage Month
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Christ Church Cathedral Celebrates Latino-Hispanic Heritage Month with events for the whole family! Learn more below.
(Please note: the event for Saturday, October 5 has been canceled. We hope you can join us for our other Mes de la Herencia events, listed below)
Volunteer for Casa Mateo Festival
Sunday, October 6: Special Guest Rev. Nancy Frausto
We welcome The Rev. Nancy Frausto, Director of Latinx Studies at the Seminary of the Southwest. Rev. Frausto will preach for the 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. services, and join us for a special edition of The Dean's Hour at 10 a.m. in Reynolds Hall. Following our 1 p.m. service, all are invited to our festival, an exhibition of traditional Latin American foods and dances. And if you wish, you may wear colorful and/or folkloric garments to help celebrate this important and fun event.
Saturday, October 12: Festival de Bienvenido at Casa Mateo
On Saturday October 12, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., we will have a celebration at Casa Mateo, where we will host a Festival de Bienvenida, or Welcome Festival, that afternoon for the residents and members of the surrounding community. The festival will feature games for children, good food, and opportunities to serve. To volunteer, please
sign up here.
Sunday, October 13: 10 a.m. The Dean's Hour with Francisco Argüelles
Special Guest, Francisco Argüelles, Senior Director of Network and Power Building at The Praxis Project. Please join us in Reynolds Hall at 10 a.m.
Sunday, October 13: Special Guest The Very Rev. Daniel Vélez Rivera
For our closing Sunday of Mes de la Herencia, we welcome The Very Rev. Daniel Vélez Rivera, Vicar of St. Gabriel's~San Gabriel and Dean of the Northern Piedmont Region of the Diocese of Virginia. Dean Rivera will preach for the 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. services. Following our 1 p.m. service, all are invited to our festival, an exhibition of traditional Latin American foods and dances. And if you wish, you may wear colorful and/or folkloric garments to help celebrate this important and fun event.
