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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Posted by Stephen Lawrence Jr. on May 16th, 2007 — Posted in Uncategorized
Come Join Us For Our Elk Grove S.E.S. Council #76 Festa Committee’s
40th Annual
Holy Spirit Festa
Saturday May 19th, Sunday May 20th, and Monday May 21st, 2007
S.E.S. Hall, 10427 E. Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove and Praca Sao Joao at
Thornton
Saturday Night:
6:30 PM Recitation of the Holy Rosary
7:30 PM Cacoila Dinner
9:00 PM Presentation of the Queens and Dance
Sunday:
9:00 AM Festa Parade Procession to St. Joseph Parish
11:00 AM Portuguese Mass by Fr. Eduindo Silviera
1:30 PM Sopas served to Parade participants and Guests
2:30 PM Live Auction
8:00 PM Dinner of Sopas followed by a Dance with live music by Progresso
Monday Night:
7:30 PM Bloodless Bull Fights at the Praca Sao Joao, Thornton
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Posted by Administrator on October 20th, 2006 — Posted in Uncategorized
Jonathan and Joshua marching in the Sacramento Festa. 
Carol, Steve and Michael Lawrence. Frank and Shirley Lourence. Sacramento Festa - 2006.
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Posted by Stephen Lawrence Jr. on October 16th, 2006 — Posted in Announcement
The 2006 Thornton Festa weekend kicked off with a bang this year when George Rocha got Jerry Springer and his dancing partner Kym Johnson to stop by for a visit. The TV star and his partner are currently perfoming on ABC’s "Dancing With The Stars" dance competition (Tues/Wed Nights). Their dance this week is the Paso Doble, which is the "Dance of the Matador". He decided to do his homework and came to a real bullfight here in Thornton, CA.
Jerry and his partner spent some quality time with the fans after the fight and recorded some video clips for their TV show. With the "Jerry Jerry Jerry" chant roaring in the background we saw him take on a vicious bull….. calf.
The bullfights were very good this year, and we saw quite a few
close-calls with the bull fighters and the suicide squad. A few of the
bulls were a little stubborn at first, but eventually showed us why
they are fighting bulls.
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Posted by Stephen Lawrence Jr. on August 25th, 2006 — Posted in Announcement
The 2006 Pismo Beach Festa was held on August 19-20, 2006. The weather was beautiful and so was the parade. Now I know why there are so many people that make the trip to Pismo for this festa!
The parade was highlighted by a large variety of gown colors including pink, blue, red, cocoa, and yellow.
This was the first time I had been to the Pismo hall and I was impressed by the large number of people and the large capacity of the outdoor hall area. This new building must hold 1000 people.
The sopas was great, although I am not presonally a big fan of serving the bread and meat together in the same pan, as it tends to get a little messy trying to fish out the bread.
The parade route started at the pier, and ended at the St. Anthony’s church. The hall is down the road from the church about 2 miles. There was plenty of overflow parking at the hall.
If you have not attended this festa I would highly recommend it, and make it a nice weekend vacation.
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Posted by Stephen Lawrence Jr. on August 9th, 2006 — Posted in Announcement
The annual Festa Da Contas was held on Saturday, August 5th. The event marks the end of the 2005-2006 Festa, and the beginning of the 2006-2007 Festa.
Gracie Pimentel announced all of the financial information for the festa and MC’d the evenings events. Outgoing president Tony Simoes was presented with a gift for his hard work and dedication.
Incoming Festa President Steve Lawrence Sr. was welcomed in by Tony and Gracie. They also announced the incoming Festa Vice President: Frank and Shirley Lourence.
Sopas was served to all, and dancing was provided after dinner.
Elk Grove SES Capella
Gracie Pimentel was the host of the evening.
Outgoing Festa President Tony Simoes receives a gift from the SES Council #76
Incoming Festa President Steve Lawrence Sr. receives his official designation.
Incoming Festa Vice President Frank and Shirley Lourence.
Stephen Lawrence Jr., Joe George, and George Gose helped out behind the bar.
Some of the early birds: Gracie Machado
2006 Festa Little Queens
2006 Festa Big Queens
Former Festa Treasurer Bell Lawrence, Rachel Lawrence (Pres. Steve Lawrence’s Granddaughter),Evelyn Soares - Festa Treasurer
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