Hi All,
Every year since 1948, Tumacacori has celebrated Christmas Eve with a candle display at the Mission. This year we put out 2,500 luminarias. There were so many staff and volunteers working on it that it took only two hours to set the up and 40 minutes to light.
There was still some light when we opened at 6 PM.
The church interior was well lit as we greeted the nearly 2,000 visitors.
Later in the evening, a tall young man walked into the church, stood quietly in the corner and sang this magnificent Ave Maria. Apparently his family encouraged him to do this to honor his recently departed grandmother.
After visitors tour the grounds, we treat them to hot chocolate and cookies. This is a small sample of the 120 dozen, mostly home made cookies.
It was a very special evening and we are glad we got to be a part of it.
Love,
Sandy & Carl
Living & Traveling in our Motorhome
Volunteering across America
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