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October 17, 2005 
VOL.
43, NO. 18Oakland,
CA
Chautauqua XIII: A multi-cultural celebration
Members of the ethnic communities participate in a Marian procession at the opening of Chautauqua XIII.
Hundreds of
members of the Oakland Diocese’s ethnic communities joined with
parishioners of St. Raymond Parish in Dublin, Oct. 1, for Chautauqua XIII,
the annual multi-cultural celebration, at the Dublin church with Oakland
Bishop Allen Vigneron and Bishop Emeritus John Cummins.
The event, which draws upon and honors the diocese’s broad Catholic
heritage, began with a procession honoring Mary. Each community carried
a Marian statue as they sang Marian hymns in various languages –
Spanish, Indonesian, Tongan, Portuguese, Cantonese, Polish, Korean, Nigerian,
Kmhmu, Ge’ez, Filipino, Vietnamese, Fijian and English.
They stopped at a shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe where they sang the
“Mananitas” to the Virgin.
Mass followed the procession. After Mass, the celebration continued with
ethnic foods and entertainment.
Patricia
Retanubum of the Indonesian community offers a prayerful gesture during
the thanksgiving ritual.
A
member of El Grupo Folklorico of St. Michael Parish in Livermore offers
flowers at a shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe during the Marian procession.
GREG TARCZYSNKI PHOTOS
A girl from St. Elizabeth Parish in Oakland joins other young women in a thanksgiving ritual meditation on the Magnificat after Communion.
Koran women carry a statue of Mary during the Chautauqua procession before Mass.
A woman carries a basket of flowers during the presentation of the gifts at the beginning of the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
A member of the Kmhmu community takes up a collection for Hurricane Katrina evacuees now living in the East Bay. More than $2,000 was donated to St. Benedict, St. Columba and St. Patrick parishes for their outreach to evacuees.
