2014 Our Lady of Miracles Celebration

Our Lady of Miracles

n o i t a eC lebr Gustine, California September 5 –15

Official Commemorative Edition A Spe S pec c ia l Publ P ubl ication icat ion of M at to s N e w spape rs • Th u rsday, Se Sep p te t em mbe ber r 4, 2014

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Celebration one of faith for OLM president The faith and devotion which draws thousands of visitors to the small valley community of Gustine each September is the foundation of the Our Lady of Miracles Celebration.

That faith has long been a central focus in the lives of OLM President Alcino and Maria Nunes, who are leading the dedicated team of officers, directors and volunteers responsible for organizing the 2014 Celebration.

Serving as OLM president is an honor which follows years of involvement in the Celebration.

When asked to be vice president by 2013 President Alfred and Lucy Nunes, Alcino said, accepting the invitation which meant they would be president this year

- came naturally in light of their devotion to Our Lady.

Their involvement in the Celebration, however, goes back decades. “I immigrated to this country (from St. Jorge) in June 1977, and in September that year I attended the OLM Celebration,�

Alcino recalled. He was 18 at the time.

Maria’s family came to the United States from Terceira when she was 10.

Attending the Celebration soon became a tradition dear to her family.

Maria was a sidemaid to the senior OLM queen in 1980.

Alcino said they have been helping with the Celebration in one way or another for more than 20 years, and he has been

a director for about 15 years.

This year, the couple has embraced their their new role as president guided by strong faith and devotion.

They have been surrounded by those who share the same faith, which has made their journey all the more fulfilling. “We have a very good group of people who are always there to support us,� Alcino reflected.

The devotion to Our Lady is reflected on the routes, where the generosity of the faithful shines brightly even in difficult economic times. “We have found that there are certain gifts which reflect their devo-

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Alcino and Maria Nunes are the 2014 OLM president.

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From attending celebrations with our parents as children, to serving as a sidemaid for the Our Lady of Miracles Celebration as an adolescent, and now serving on the Committee as adults, we truly feel we have come full circle.

I think that we can all agree that the Our Lady of Miracles Celebration is beautiful and moving,

and is something we look forward to year-afteryear.

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We, along with the rest of the OLM Committee, invite the community to participate in the grand tradition of celebrating Our Lady of Miracles, “A Life of Faith�. May Our Lady continue to bless you and your loved ones.

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A procession of statues - many carried by families who have carried on the tradition through generations - is part of the OLM Celebration.

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Senior queen anticipates journey of faith Morgan Nunes was raised around the Our Lady of Miracles Celebration and other Portuguese festas, following a family tradition of involvement in the traditional events.

Now, she is preparing to represent Our Lady of Miracles as its senior queen.

Morgan is well-versed in the dedication and responsibilities which go hand-in-hand with the honor of representing an organization in that role.

She recently completed her year as the senior queen for the Gustine Pentecost Society, is a past junior queen for OLM and has been a sidemaid for various organizations.

Morgan has grown up around festas with a family which values the faith and heritage involved in the traditional celebrations.

“All my sisters were involved in the festas, and as I grew up I got involved thanks to my parents. It has been a family tradition,� Morgan explained. “It is part of our family’s life,� said her mother Florie. “It is an important tradition to hand down through the generations.

It is part of their heritage.�

The family involvement was never more evident than six years ago, when Morgan was junior queen, her sister Taylor was senior queen, sisters Alexa and Megan Nunes were Taylor’s sidemaids and parents John and Florie Nunes were OLM president.

While she greatly enjoyed that experience, Morgan said, she has a renewed anticipation as she looks forward to representing Our Lady of Miracles as its senior queen.

“I feel like this time I will get more spiritually out of it. When I was younger I didn’t understand it as much. I understand more what is going on and can be more involved,� she explained.

The OLM Celebration is a 10-day journey of faith, Morgan reflected, which is culminated by the moving procession which returns the statue of Our Lady from Henry Miller Park to the Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles.

It was during that procession a year ago that Morgan made the final decision to accept the invitation of Alcino and Maria Nunes (this year’s OLM president) to be senior queen. “I knew it was the right answer,� she shared.

Morgan, who attended

Morgan Nunes is the 2014-15 OLM senior queen.

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Lexie Nunes is 2014 OLM junior queen Seven-year-old Lexie Nunes of Ceres will represent Our Lady of Miracles as its junior queen for 2014-15.

Lexie will accept her crown from outgoing junior queen Jillian Nunes in the traditional exchange Sunday morning prior to mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles.

She is the daughter of Jennifer Alves and Darren Nunes.

The Cressey School third-grader already has a history of involvement in the OLM Celebration in particular and festas in general - having attended her first in Stevinson as a newborn.

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Our Lad y of Miracles Society Presidents 19336 –2014 In 1935 a festa was held by the Portuguese American Club in spite of the fact that the statue of Our Lady of Miracles had not yet arrived, nor had the Our Lady of Miracles Society been formed or sanctioned by the local church.

In 1937 each group named a queen for their festa. In 1938 the two groups merged to form The Our Lady of Miracles Celebration Committee.

1936 - JJohn h T. T Mattos M 1937 - John T. Mattos 1938 - John T. Mattos 1939 - John T. Mattos 1940 - Joe V. Aguiar 1941 - Joe V. Aguiar 1942 - Joe V. Aguiar 1943 - Joe V. Aguiar 1944 - Joe V. Aguiar 1945 - Manuel M. Gomes 1946 - Antonio T. Fraga 1947 - Joe N. Costa 1948 - Matias Ferreira 1949 - John V. Coelho 1950 - Joe N. Costa 1951 - Frank P. George 1952 - Louis M. Menezes 1953 - Frank C. Martin 1954 - E. R. Dias 1955 - Joe A. Brazil 1956 - Joe P. Gomes

1957 - JJoe H. H Reis R 1958 - Joe Avila 1959 - Joe M. Alves 1960 - Angelo A. Salsa 1961 - Manuel F. Ramos 1962 - Tony J. Medeiros 1963 - Louis R. Nunes 1964 - George A. Salsa 1965 - Mathew Castro 1966 - Louis Gouveia 1967 - Joe L. Silva 1968 - Frank R. Amaral Jr. 1969 - E. R. Dias 1970 - Tony L. Lopes 1971 - Joe Gouveia 1972 - Manuel J. Faria 1973 - Manuel V. Souza 1974 - Tony L. Castro 1975 - John V. Motta Jr. 1976 - Domingos S. Nunes 1977 - Mateus R. Martin

1978 - T Tony A A. B Borrelli ll 1979 - Joe C. Costa Jr. 1980 - Manuel J. Faria 1981 - Maurice Brindeiro 1982 - Arthur L. Nunes 1983 - Gilberto A. Almeida 1984 - Antonio De Mello 1985 - Joe De Oliveira Jr. 1986 - All living OLM presidents (50th anniversary) 1987 - Mathew Castro 1988 - Clarence Costa 1989 - Victor Gomes 1990 - John B. Pires 1991 - Joe Duarte 1992 - Frank B. Machado 1993 - Walter D. Costa Jr. 1994 - Luis C. Nunes 1995 - Manuel J. Morais 1996 - Manuel E. Vieira Jr.

1997 - Augusto Lima 1998 - Dennis Nunes 1999 - Ezequiel Correia 2000 - John C. Rocha 2001 - John V. Silveira 2002 - Joe Soares 2003 - Jose Silveira 2004 - George Martins 2005 - Jose Jorge 2006 - Rafael Dores 2007 - Joe Alves 2008 - John Nunes 2009 - Jose Mendonca 2010 - John Toste 2011 - Tony Martins 2012 - Antonio Nunes 2013 - Alfred Nunes 2014 - Alcino Nunes

Queens are a part of the OLM tradition 1935 - Portuguese American Club, Amelia Mattos 1936 - Mary Brum 1937 - Portuguese American Club, Olivia Silva 1937 - Geraldine Aguiar 1938 - Rose Mello 1939 - Mary Macedo 1940 - Mable Souza 1941 - Mary Dias 1942 - Barbara Jean Borba 1943 - Maria Braza

1945 - Irma Travao 1946 - Mary Jane Pedroza 1947 - Dolores Travao 1948 - Mary Ferreira 1949 - Rosalene Mattos 1950 - Delores Travis 1951 - Alice Martin 1952 - Joyce Souza 1953 - Carol Souza 1954 - Patricia Pacheco 1955 - Rosalie Fartura 1956 - Yvonne Lopes 1957 - Arlene Valladao 1958 - Bernadette Travao 1959 - Joanne Reis 1960 0 - Mary Alamo 1961 1 - Vivian Mattos 1962 2 - Mary Louise Amarante

1963 - Mary Ann Salsa 1964 - Marciani Favelo 1965 - Marsha Lawrence 1966 - Joanne Gouveia 1967 - Martha Silva 1968 - Colleen Santos 1969 - Rosemarie Alves 1970 - Margaret Scesa 1971 - Doreen Macedo 1972 - Dianne Borrelli 1973 - Monica Brindeiro 1974 - Kathleen Marie Sequeira 1975 - Filomena Almeida 1976 - Maria Jesus Martin 1977 - Diana Marie Costa 1978 - Dolores Faria 1979 - Anna L. Machado

1980 - Nisa Silva 1981 - Christine Carvalho 1982 - Annamaria Lopes 1983 - Karen White 1984 - Lisa DeMellos 1985 - Kateriann Medford 1986 - Diolinda Alves 1987 - Lori Costa 1988 - Cecilia Pires 1989 - Maria Lema 1990 - Christina Ramirez 1991 - Darlene Duarte 1992 - Michelle Pires 1993 - Kimberly Gomes 1994 - Karen Alves 1995 - Judy Azevedo 1996 - Veronica Vieira 1997 - Linda Barcellos

1998 - Delia Nunes 1999 - Jennifer R. Correia 2000 - Sierra Rocha 2001 - Debra Silveira 2002 - Melissa Soares 2003 - Stephanie Silveira 2004 - Vanessa Martins 2005 - Monica Jorge 2006 - Joleen Dores 2007 - Ashley Costa 2008 - Taylor Nunes 2009 - Samantha Bass 2010 - Makayla Toste 2011 - Jessica Teixeira 2012 - Sarah Simoes 2013 - Lexie Nunes 2014 - Morgan Nunes

Little Queens add another role to Celebration Beginning in 1954 a little queen was named in addition to the big queen.

Now the OLM Society could have two delegations attend other celebrations on the same weekend if necessary.

1954 - Bernadine Macedo 1955 - Judith Ann Reis 1956 - Carmina Alamo 1957 - Anna Marie Gomes 1958 - Lorene Ann Salsa 1959 - Corleen Pacheco 1960 - Rosemary Bento

1961 - Mary Alice Simoes 1962 - Mary Montegani 1963 - Wanda Rogers 1964 - Debbie Amaral 1965 - Debbie Bento 1966 - Linda Menezes 1967 - Deanie Amaral 1968 - Debra Sebastian 1969 - Radine Travao 1970 - Lumanis Pereira 1971 - Dolores Faria 1972 - Lori Gomes 1973 - Christine Carvalho 1974 - Maxine Sousa 1975 - Nancy Beach 1976 - Diana Marie Nunes 1977 - Maria Angelina Vierra 1978 - Christina Gomes

1979 - Bonnie Howard 1980 - Michelle Faria 1981 - Christine Andre 1982 - Jennifer April Souza 1983 - Dianne Soares 1984 - Monica Batey 1985 - Maria Estacio 1986 - Christina Souza 1987 - Amanda Guerra 1988 - Darlene Silva 1989 - Amanda Guerra 1990 - Karen Alves 1991 - Jennifer Machado 1992 - Jennifer Moreno 1993 - Monica Alves 1994 - Jennifer Correia 1995 - Darlene Morais 1996 - Taryn Lucas

1997 - Joleen Dores 1998 - Cristal Vaz 1999 - Alyssa Xavier 2000 - Lauren Rocha 2001 - Christina Silveira 2002 - Monica Soares 2003 - Crystal Silveira 2004 - Josephine Costa 2005 - Jordan Cota 2006 - Victoria Whitford 2007 - Natalie Silveira 2008 - Morgan Nunes 2009 - Ashley Brasil 2010 - Adriana Toste 2011 - Matney Oliveira 2012 - Julia Marcotte 2013 - Jillian Nunes 2014 - Lexie Nunes

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Our Lady of Miracles Celebration September 5th thru September 15th, 2014 Friday, September 5th to September 10th

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Novena and Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Leonard Trindade and this year’s celebrant Fr. Victor Medeiros from Saõ Miguel, Azores accompanied by Our Lady of Miracles Portuguese Choir. The Anointing of the Sick will be held on Wednesday Sept.10th. Confessions to be held from Monday Sept. 8th through Friday Sept. 12th one hour before the Novena’s.

Thursday, September 11th

7:00 p.m. Novena.

9:00 p.m. Fados at the GPS Hall with performances by Jesualda Azevedo from Hilmar, Antonio Isidro Cardoso from São Jorge, Fabio Ourique from Terceira and Sara Correia from Portugal. Traditional desgarada with Jesualda Azevedo and João Pinheiro from Artesia. Musicians will include Antonio Isidro Cardoso on the Portuguese Guitar and José Elmiro from São Jorge on the Fado Guitar.

Friday, September 12th

7:00 p.m. Novena.

9:00 p.m. Comedy night: “O Bairro do Chafariz” performed by the Theater Group of Nova Aliança of San Jose.

Saturday, September 13th 10:00 a.m. Theme of the Bodo de Leite: “A Life of Faith”. All participants will depart from the Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles parking lot starting at 10:00 a.m. followed by the following singers and musicians: Antonio Azevedo and Adelino Toledo from Hilmar, José Rebeiro from Modesto, Manuel dos Santos and João Pinheiro from Artesia, Antonio Isidro Cardoso from São Jorge, Fabio Ourique and José Elizeu from Terceira. Tocadores: Dimas Toledo and Pedro Reis from Turlock, Manuel Avila from Atwater, and Jorge Reis from Los Banos. After the Bodo de Leite there will be folklore dancing performances in the park by: Luso Youth Council #18 of Gustine/Los Banos, Luso Youth Council #24 of Northern San Joaquin Valley, Grupo de Violas from Casa dos Açores from Hilmar, Grupo Folclore Saudades do Bravo from Tulare, Grupo Folclore Alma Ribatejana from Fremont.

2:00 p.m. Auction in the park of animals donated to the celebration.

6:30 p.m. Mass with candlelight procession to the park where Our Lady will stay during the night for veneration by the faithful.

9:00 p.m. Dance in the GPS Hall with music by “Rosa dos Ventos Band” and cantoria outside in the park with the above mentioned artists.

10:00 p.m. Presentation of the Queens and Committee members in the GPS Hall.

Sunday, September 14th 9:00 a.m. Formation of the parade from GPS Hall to the Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles.

10:30 a.m. Mass will be presided by Bishop Armando X. Ochoa of the Fresno Diocese and celebrated by fathers Victor Medeiros and Leonard Trindade; accompanied by the Portuguese Choir of the Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles. Following the mass the procession of statues, including Our Lady of Miracles and accompanied by several bands and representatives of the Portuguese organizations will proceed to the park. At the completion of the parade sopas will be served at the GPS Hall to everyone present.

2:00 p.m. Auction of gifts in the GPS Hall.

2:00 p.m. Entertainment in the park with Catia Ferreira from Rehoboth, Ma. and Arlindo Andrade from Hudson, Ma. 7:00 p.m. Reciting of the rosary and sermon in the chapel at the park by Fr. Leonard Trindade and Fr. Victor Medeiros. Exposition of Our Lady of Miracles with venerations of faith will take place in the park until midnight.

8:00 p.m. Dance in the GPS Hall with “Rosa dos Ventos Band” and cantoria in the park with the same performers as on Saturday.

9:00 p.m. Presentation of the Queens and Committee members in the GPS Hall.

12:00 a.m. Procession and reciting of rosary returning Our Lady of Miracles statue to the Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles.

Monday, September 15th 3:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

Bella Vista Park gates will open with a full service snack and food bar with entertainment by David Silva D.J. Presentation of the Queens and Committee.

Bullfights with following Horsemen: Paulo Jorge Ferreira from Hilmar, João Moura Jr. from Portugal. Matador: Israel Tellez from Mexico.

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Themed floats featured in bodo de leite GUSTINE - Themed floats have become a traditional part of the OLM Celebration bodo de leite since their initial appearance more than a dozen years ago.

A variety of themes (selected each year by the OLM president) have been portrayed through the unique floats, which are created by a team of volunteers in the weeks leading up to the Celebration.

Fatima Silveira, who with husband John were OLM president when the floats made their Celebration debut in 2001, has chaired the float-building the past two years.

Prior to 2001, she noted, traditional scenes were depicted during the bodo de leite but not through the themed floats.

Oxen carts, each representing an island in the Azores, were used to depict the Silveiras’ selected theme 13 years ago when the floats made their debut.

Since that time, the tradition has taken root and evolved through the years.

“It has expanded. Every year there have been

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Chairperson Fatima Silveira and a team of dedicated volunteers prepare the floats to depict the annual bodo de leite theme.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 beautiful ideas,” Silveira explained. “We just try to continue to please the people and tell them a story.”

Silveira spearheaded the float construction last year at the request of presidents Alfred and Lucy Nunes, whose theme was “A Year of Faith.”

This year, at the request of President Alcino and Maria Nunes, she developed the vision for a theme and the float designs, which the Nunes’ approved.

The 2014 theme will be “A Life of Faith,” which Silveira said builds on last year’s Biblical theme.

The story will be portrayed in eight scenes depicted on seven floats, she added.

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Volunteer Joe Azevedo works on a bodo de leite float.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 has given countless hours to transform the floats from vision to reality.

“They put a lot of hours into it,” Silveira explained. “It is very challenging, but in the end it is very rewarding when it all comes together. We depend on each other. We make so many memories working together through these couple of weeks, friendships that we build even stronger.”

The float-building has taken place on the grounds of the Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles the past couple of years. In addition to providing a central location for floatbuilding, Silveira noted, the buildings offer storage convenient to the start of the bodo de leite.

“On that day, it is just around the corner we go,”

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A dedicated group of volunteers prepare the themed floats for each year’s bodo de leite. Above, Tony Costa places a cross on one of this year’s floats.

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Sweet bread is distributed to those gathered for the bodo de leite.

Morgan Nunes, daughter of John and Florie Nunes, is the 2014-15 OLM senior queen. She is pictured with sidemaids Marissa Soares, daughter of Germano and Jacinta Soares, and Kendall Teixeira, daughter of Merv and Rosalie Teixeira.

Lexie Nunes, daughter of Darren Nunes and Jennifer Alves, is the junior queen. She is pictured with sidemaids Isabella Terras, daughter of Joe and Melissa Terras, and Kaliah Soares, daughter of Kevin and Shealyn Soares.

Bearers carry the statue of Our Lady of Miracles into the Sunday morning mass.

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The traditional exchange of crowns takes place before Sunday morning mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles. Above, 2013-14 senior queen Lexie Nunes accepts the crown from outgoing senior queen Sarah Simoes at last year’s Celebration.

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of Our Lady from the capella in Henry Miller Park to the Shrine of Our Lady on Sunday evening, and the blessing of the president and their family during Sunday mass among the most meaningful and moving aspects of the Celebration.

While based in faith, the Celebration is also steeped in the Azorean traditions which generations of immigrants hold dear.

The event includes an abundance of traditional food and entertainment,

as well as the popular bloodless bullfights.

The Celebration will stay true to the traditions which have spanned decades, Alcino and Maria emphasized.

But one aspect which changes annually is the theme of the bodo de leite, or parade of animals.

This year’s theme, Maria explained, is “A Life of Faith.� “It is devoted to Mary, Mother of God, and her life of faith,� explained Maria. A series of floats will depict various times

in Mary’s life.

Maria and Alcino reside in Gustine. She is employed at Pioneer Drug, while he is in the dairy industry.

They consider themselves to be richly blessed in their faith, a devotion which is central to their lives.

The significance of the OLM Celebration, they said, is based on “our faith in Our Lady, and our belief and our love for our religion. We have a lot of faith in Our Lady of Miracles.�

of Miracles.

After accepting the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 crown on Sunday of OLM weekend, she will represent the organization Our Lady of Miracles at various festas for the School and is currently a year to come. junior at Central Catholic, “It is a lot of your own is active in Luso dance time given, but it is worth and is in the church choir it,� Morgan reflected. at the Shrine of Our Lady The new senior queen

said she is anticipating the spiritual aspect of the week to come, through which faith and devotion only grow stronger. “I see Mother Mary as a role model. It is like a connection you feel after spending a week with Mary. You get to learn and experience her pres-

ence.....it is a connection with Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit all working together with Mary,� she explained.

She selected Marissa Soares and Kendall Teixeira as her sidemaids to share in the year’s journey ahead.

is to impart a message. “We want to make the story interesting and educational every year,� Silveira told Mattos Newspapers. “My hope is that people will see it and understand the message.�

Other recent organizers of the themed portion of the bodo de leite have included Osvaldo Toste, Teresa Soares and Francisco

Rebelo, Silveira noted. “I am privileged to have this honor,� she reflected. “I hope Alcino and Maria enjoy it as much as I have.�

The bodo de leite will be held Saturday, Sept. 13.

The procession departs the Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles at 10 a.m. and proceeds to Henry Miller Park.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 tion,� Alcino explained. “They have been saving it, specifically setting (their gift) aside for Our Lady.�

The OLM Celebration offers many opportunities for the faithful to share in their devotion, including the novena, masses and candlelight processions.

Alcino and Maria said they consider the procession returning the statue

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