11/23/2024
Guatemala Project and Friends Nov. 23 and 24
"New" news
Saturday at 11 AM: - Church tour with respected architect Bob Vint (restoration, San Xavier Church; and now, historic church destroyed by arson in Douglas; consulting to protect mud adobe walls and maintain architectural integrity at St. Michael's). Think you know St. Michael's well? Bob can tell you how civil rights attorney Ed Morgan saved St. Michael's from being, at least architecturally, a second St. Philip's, after St. Michael's congregation outgrew the original "mission church" (present structure up to the transept). And about surprising information Ed Morgan's mother gave him when she was dying (surprise ending here). We'll fill in some gaps on selected art, like why there is a contemporary painting from Mexico in old "chiaoscuro" style that features angels in bow ties and a fish blowing a trumpet. And just which messenger angel that might be in the triptych now hanging on the west wall, near the organ.
2 PM - celebrated musician Ted Warmbrand will join us on Saturday at closing. He has been a Bazaar fixture for years, isn't available Sunday.
ELFA Syrian refugee support has arranged for new refugee families to prepare falafel and kabobs. We'll also welcome Hanadi, who has been in Tucson all of 9 days and will have a table for crafts and sweets. She was abandoned and all her goods stolen. In her home country she worked with disabled and special needs children. ELFA coordinator Rania will be with us to translate and to help.
