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Baca, Garcia Mr. Bernard Baca and Miss Fidelina (Fillie) Garcia were united in the holy sacrament of marriage May 23¸1953 at Our Lady of Belen in Belen, NM. Bernard is a native of Belen and Fidelina is from Bosque. Estanislado Padilla and Emily Olguin were their padrinos. They were active in parish activities until recently. Bernard and Fillie have lived on the family farm since they
Hodge, Mascarena Mr. Florentino Mascarena and Miss Betty Hodge were united in holy matrimony on May 30, 1963 at Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church in Belen, NM. Tino and Betty were blessed with 12 children, Ruby, Judy and husband Juan, Cindy and Husband Paul, Kim, Molly, Sophia, Angie, Stephanie, Jonathan, Cynthia and husband Rodger, John, and Elizabeth. They have also been blessed with 18 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Tino retired with a medical disability from Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque. Tino and Betty were the own-
Hall Congratulations to Tracy and Ernestine Hall of the Native American Community who celebrated their 50th anniversary by attending the canonization of St. Kateri Tekakwitha in Rome October 2012. At the March Native American Ministry Mass at Jemez Pueblo, they received a special 50th anniversary blessing from Fr. Larry Bernard, OFM in the presence of the Native American community.
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Anniversaries retired in 1988. Bernard is a decorated WW II Veteran, retired school administrator, farmer and rancher. Fillie was a substitute teacher, homemaker and continues to be a farmer’s wife. They were majordomos for the church and active in the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau. Their children are Art Baca, wife Carol, Carl Baca and wife Carole, Bernardine Baca and husband Dave Spiers. Their grandchildren are Adian Emilio Baca, wife Mattie, Kiri Baca, Rose Baca and Lakota “Koko” Spiers. Their great-grandchildren are Toni, Sonya and Alina Baca. ers and operators of Sunshine Child Care in Jarales, NM for 20 years, after which Betty worked as Director of Religious Education at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Peralta, she retired after 10 years. Tino and Betty are both very involved in the marriage enrichment program at their parish, Our Lady of Belen in Belen and in the Pastorela which is a shepherd’s play presented annually around New Mexico. They are in the Saturday night choir that sings at San Francisco Xavier in Jarales, and they also sing at funeral Masses. Tino and Betty were in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Task Force for Special Needs. The Mass of thanksgiving for 50 years of marriage will be celebrated on May 25, 2013 at Our Lady of Belen Church with Fr. Stephen Schultz, Celebrant.
Archibeque, Miera Mr. Robert Miera and Miss Stella Archibeque were joined in holy matrimony on May 17, 1943 at Our Lady of Sorrows in Bernalillo. They grew up in the small town of Algodones, NM. They met at the town schoolyard and have been inseparable ever since. After marrying, Robert began his 43 year career in Albuquerque at Springer Corporation. They are current parishioners of Immaculate Conception Church in Albuquerque. Stella volunteered at Immaculate
Flores, Sena Mr. Jose Sena and Miss Maria Vicenta (Bessie) Flores were married on June 20, 1953 at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Villanueva, NM. They are members of San Isidro Parish in Santa Fe. They will be married 60 years and are the best parents of 10 children and their spouses, the best grandparents to 23 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, three
Cordova, Zamora Mr. Rudy Zamora and Miss Lucille Cordova were united in holy matrimony on June 1, 1963, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Santa Rosa, NM. Rudy and Lucille have been blessed with three children: Matthew, Daniel and his wife Maureen, Bernadette and her husband Mike. They have also been blessed with four grandchildren: Alexander, Brian, Tatiana and Isaac. Rudy is a permanent deacon at Our Lady of Belen Church and Lucille is employed as bookkeeper at St. Mary’s School in Belen. Rudy was a mathematics teacher for 30 years in
Conception Church while maintaining the Miera household. Seventy years of marriage and they were blessed with four children; Lila married to Orlando Ortega, Jerry married to Suzette Miera, Rick married to Bernadette Miera and Barbara married to Jerry Sanchez. The favorite Miera family members are of course their nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Robert and Stella enjoy dancing at the senior center, visiting with family and friends and watching their grandchildren grow. They will celebrate their 70 years of marriage with their family at a dinner in their honor. of whom were born this year. Their family continues expanding with two new members in 2013 through the sacrament of marriage. Bessie says her treasure is her family. Jose jokes that he would have been a millionaire 10 times over if he didn’t have such a big family. He just finished helping Phil, one of his sons, build his new house in Santa Fe. Together, they are the rock of this big family. Thanks be to God. the public schools of Los Lunas and Belen. After retirement, he worked in the Vocation Office at the Catholic Center for ten years. They are very involved in church ministry. Rudy as deacon and Lucille as lector and Eucharistic Minister. They prepare couples to receive the Sacrament of Matrimony. Over 900 couples have attended the program since May of 1990. Rudy and Lucille enjoy traveling and have made pilgrimages to Spain and Portugal (Fatima); Israel (followed in the footsteps of Jesus); France (Shrine of St. Bernadette); Poland (visited the home Blessed John Paul II): Rome, Italy. A highlight of the Rome trip was receiving the Eucharist from then Cardinal Ratzinger at the Vatican.