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.
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!
The men preparing the sopas for the first feeding
The festa decorations were absolutely beautiful!
All of the kids having fun in the dance hall!
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
After
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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