2009 Annual Holy Ghost Festa

Posted by Kelly Lawrence on May 25th, 2009 — Posted in Announcement

The 2009 Annual Holy Ghost Festa was a great success! Thank you to all the individuals that contributed countless hours of their time to make this event come together. Don’t forget that we are holding our annual Bloodless Bullfight at the Praça São João in Thornton on Friday, May 29th.

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Wow…that was a close one!

Miranda Lawrence takes on the bull!

Justin and Nancy making delicious pancakes!

Stephen was the scrambled eggs master!

The kitchen crew get their busy day started with a pancake breakfast!

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The men preparing the sopas for the first feeding

The festa decorations were absolutely beautiful!

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All of the kids having fun in the dance hall!

2009 Annual Holy Ghost Festa

Posted by Kelly Lawrence on May 10th, 2009 — Posted in Announcement

Friday, May 22nd

7:00 pm Recitation of the Rosary

9:00 pm Grande Noite de Fados

Saturday, May 23rd

 3:00 pm Vacada

6:00 pm Recitation of the Rosary

7:00 pm Cacoila Dinner

9:00 pm Presentation of the Queens and Dance  

Music by Alcides Machado

Sunday, May 24th

9:30 am Parade procession from the S.E.S. Hall

10:45 am Portuguese Mass at St. Joseph’s Church

1:30 pm Sopas with Auction to follow

8:00 pm Dinner of Sopas followed by a Dance

Music by Conjunto Progresso

 Friday, May 29th

8:00 pm Bloodless Bull Fights

at the Praca Sao Joao in Thornton

 

Festa President: Eria & Tony Martins

Festa Treasurer: Evelyn Soares

Festa Secretary: Steve Lawrence Sr.

2009 Annual Crab Feed February 21st

Posted by Stephen Lawrence Jr. on January 23rd, 2009 — Posted in Announcement

2009 Annual Crab Feed

Saturday, February 21st

S.E.S. Hall

10428 Stockton Blvd.

Elk Grove, CA 95624

 

No-Host Bar opens at 5:00pm

Early Feeding (5:30 pm): $30.00

Late Feeding (7:30 pm): $35.00

 

Tickets and Information:

Eria Martins

209-745-2468

New Years Eve Party 2008/2009

Posted by Stephen Lawrence Jr. on December 10th, 2008 — Posted in Announcement

New Year’s Eve Dinner and Dance

S.E.S. Hall

10428 Stockton Blvd.

Elk Grove, CA 95624

Open bar starts at 6:00pm

Dinner at 7:00pm

 

New York Steak & Scampi Dinner

Includes:

Salad, Drinks, Dinner

and Midnight Buffet

Music by DJ Fisher


Adults: $30.00

Children: $15.00 (6-12)

 

Tickets and Information:

Eria Martins

209-745-2468

Heritage Day - 2008

Posted by Steve Lawrence Sr. on August 18th, 2008 — Posted in Announcement

S.E.S. Council # 76 of Elk Grove will again sponsor a Portuguese heritage day, Vindima and culture show. This year’s event will cover 2 days, September 20th and September 21st.

For more information click on the link below:

Click here to view the 2008 Portuguese Heritage Day Flyer


2008 Annual Holy Ghost Festa

Posted by Kelly Lawrence on April 28th, 2008 — Posted in Announcement

Friday, May 2nd

7:30 pm Recitation of the Rosary

9:00 pm Noite de Fados com o Seguintes

Saturday, May 3rd

6:00 pm Recitation of the Rosary

7:00 pm Cacoila Dinner

9:00 pm Presentation of the Queens and Dance

Sunday, May 4th

9:30 am Parade procession from the S.E.S. Hall

10:45 am Portuguese Mass at St. Joseph’s Church

1:30 pm Sopas with Auction to follow

8:00 pm Dinner of Sopas followed by a Dance

with live music by Sem Duvida

For additional information please contact:

Frank & Shirley Lourence – 2008 Festa President

2008 Crab Feed

Posted by Stephen Lawrence Jr. on January 8th, 2008 — Posted in Uncategorized

Our annual Crab Feed will be held on Saturday, February 16, 2008 with both an early and a late feeding.

Early Feeding:

  • No-Host Cocktails 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Dinner 5:00 p.m.
  • Dance 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
  • Donation $30.00

Late Feeding

  • No-Host Cocktails 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  • Dinner 7:30 p.m.
  • Dance 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
  • Donation $35.00

 

S.E.S. Hall

10428 E. Stockton Blvd.

Elk Grove, CA 

New Year’s Eve Party 2007

Posted by aduarte on December 26th, 2007 — Posted in Announcement

Open bar starts at 6:00pm. Dinner at 7:00pm.

New York Steak & Scampi Dinner Includes:

Soup, Salad, Drinks, Dinner and Midnight Buffet

 

Music by Fisher DJ

 

Adults: $35

Children (6-12): $15

 

Tickets and Information:

Antoinette Duarte

(916) 684-2234

(916) 825-6650

 

2007 Portuguese Heritage Day in Elk Grove

Posted by Steve Lawrence Sr. on October 6th, 2007 — Posted in Announcement

The Elk Grove Society of the Holy Ghost (S.E.S.) hosted their first Portuguese Heritage Day celebration on September 29th 2007 at their hall at 10428 E. Stockton Blvd. The day started off with a parade of animals led by an old horse drawn milk wagon followed by several donkeys carrying milk cans. Behind them were 4 teams of beautiful, large red and white oxen pulling replica’s of wooden carts with wooden wheels. As the parade approached the hall, you could hear the noisy squeak from the wheels rubbing on the wood axles. The carts were all decorated in the theme of a “Vindima” (grape harvest), they were carrying wine barrels, an old wine press, harvest baskets and old wooden farm implements all associated with the old country and the way of life hundreds of years ago.

cows on paradeAfter the parade, grapes that had been picked the day before were place into 2 small wood barrels. The first grape stompers were the 2007 Festa Queen Jamie Farr and her side maids Melissa Wegner and Raelynn Dittrich. Before they were allowed into the barrels, their feet had to be washed and dried by an attendant. Next anyone who wanted to help smash and mush the grapes took turns in the barrels. There were young and old alike getting their feet washed only to get them stained with grape juice. While this was going on, a few musicians had gathered and started playing and singing some old “vindima” songs. It was fun to watch!

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