By Andres Rivera
Staff Writer
BARSTOW—Coinciding with St. Joseph’s 100th Anniversary celebration, the City of Barstow dedicated a portion of Mountain View Street in honor of three deacons who have served the parish and greater community for a combined 100 years.
ONTARIO—St. George Parish in Ontario started the Chinese New Year with a bang—literally.
The parish, which has a sizeable Vietnamese community, has long held a celebration of the Lunar New Year, or, Tet. But with the blessing of local fire officials, St. George was able to incorporate fireworks into the festivities for the first time.
By Anne Alhadef
REDLANDS—Composer and performer Bradley James received a warm welcome when he joined the Italian Catholic Federation (ICF) Branch 217 at its monthly meeting in February at The Holy Name of Jesus parish in Redlands.
By Andres Rivera
Staff Writer
A new Marian pilgrimage statue recently acquired by the World Apostolate of Fatima, the Immaculate Heart of Mary, toured the Diocese throughout March, visiting 27 parishes.
By Andres Rivera
Staff Writer
MECCA—Following years of challenges, struggles, prayers, and fundraising, crowds swelled to witness the opening of their new spiritual home in Mecca.
More than 1,000 people streamed into the new church for the dedication Mass of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Feb. 15. The dedication of the church marks the beginning of a new chapter for the eastern Coachella Valley faithful.
YUCAIPA—On Jan. 31, the Respect Life Ministry of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish held a Walk for Life in Yucaipa in support of unborn babies and their mothers. This drew participants from other area churches. Also present and speaking were representatives from two organizations to tell about the work they do in helping pregnant women: Pastor Craig Turley of the Blessing Center in Redlands and Linda Brown of the Aldeana Hinkle Pregnancy Resource Center in Yucaipa.
