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The 2018 OLM Celebration Committee includes, from left, Rev. Leonard Trindade, Past President John Morris, Vice President Domingos Ponceano, President Luis Nunes, Secretary Walter Costa Jr., Treasurer Durvalina Snoke and Marshal Scotty Mendes.
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Presidents cherish faith, heritage Celebration embraces GUSTINE - A prayer answered, and a long-standing devotion to Our Lady have helped shape and guide the lives of the 2018 presidents who are overseeing the Our Lady of Miracles Celebration. Luis and Jennifer Nunes grew up attending the Celebration they will lead this year, taking part in the many traditions with their parents and in turn passing a devotion to faith and heritage on to their own children. Their faith and devotion grew only deeper a decade ago, when the family’s prayers were answered after Luis was involved in a serious accident and he had to learn to walk again. He made a promise at the time, Luis recalled, that if granted healing he would serve as president of the OLM Celebration if asked. “She answered our prayers,” Jennifer shared.
In reflection, “Promise” is the theme of the upcoming Celebration bodo de leite. Such promises, the Nuneses reflected, are a central aspect of the Celebration. “That is why people show up and light the candles,” Luis said of the deep prayer and accompanying promises. The presidents’ gift this year is a ceramic piece depicting the crown of Our Lady. The gift holds a candle, which can be lit in prayer. “The gift this year is based on Our Lady. Her birthday lands on Saturday, the day of the candlelight procession,” Luis explained. Faith and heritage are the long-standing cornerstones of the Celebration, which is known in the Por-
Luis and Jennifer Nunes are presidents of the 2018 OLM Celebration.
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A Message from the President It is with great honor and pleasure that we serve as this year’s President of the Our lady of Miracles Celebration. This celebration has always been very dear to our hearts as we both have been involved since we were kids. Our parents instilled their devotion and traditions into our upbringing, and we are doing the same for our daughters. This year they will have the honor of representing Our Lady of Miracles as the Junior and Senior Queen. The theme for this year is “Promesas”. Our Blessed Mother is always there for us to guide us in our journey through life. Becoming President was our Promesa to her for answering our prayers when we most needed her. We know that Our Lady of Miracles has been there for
others as they recount their experience of prayers and a Promesa. She has been so good to us and we are grateful for the ability to live healthy lives with our family and friends. From the bottom of our hearts we would like to thank the OLM Committee and its many volunteers, family and friends for all their support and encouragement throughout the year. We would also like to thank all the donors for their generosity. Without your financial support, our traditions and faith would not be celebrated in this manner. We, along with the rest of the OLM Committee, invite the community to participate in the grand tradition celebrating Our Lady of Miracles. May Our Lady continue to bless you and your families.
– Luis and Jennifer Nunes, Nunes President
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 tuguese community around the world. The Celebration, and their Portuguese heritage, have long been an integral part of the presidents’ lives. Each grew up in Gustine, attending the Celebration each year. “As a kid, my whole life,” Luis said. “It was a very important part of my family tradition growing up. I can remember stories that my dad would tell about people in the Azores and Portugal knowing the town of Gustine because of this Celebration.” The Celebration has many moving moments, Luis reflected, but one stands out in his mind as most powerful. One of the most emotional aspects of the Celebration, he said, is when the statue of Our Lady is returned to the Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles on Sunday night, bringing the annual event to a close. “That is very moving,” he told Mattos Newspapers. His father Luis C. Nunes was president in 1994, and
a brother, Alfred Nunes, held that honor in 2013. Jennifer was in the choir as a young child, and served as an OLM sidemaid when she was 10 years old. “We attended the Celebration, the dances, the novenas, all of it,” she recalled. “It is all I know.” The Nuneses operate a family-owned dairy, and Jennifer is a nurse manager. Their daughters, Darian and Josie, are senior and junior queens, respectively - meaning that the family’s commitment to representing Our Lady at various festas, which started when they were vice president, constitutes a three-year commitment. They are comfortable on the familiar festa circuit, however, and said they enjoy representing Our Lady and seeing various friends along the way. “It is a mini-reunion everywhere,” Jennifer shared. The OLM Celebration will once again include long-standing traditions, such as the bodo de leite, processions, vigils, novenas, traditional foods and much more in the coming days. Already known world-
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wide, the event will gain additional exposure this year, according to Luis. He said a PBS crew will be in Gustine for the big OLM weekend to chronicle the Celebration as part of a documentary on the Portuguese heritage in the Central Valley. Serving as president, Luis and Jennifer shared, is an honor. The Celebration, they said, is not the product of the presidents alone but requires the support of a strong committee and legion of faithful volunteers who step forward each year to make the event possible. “You can’t do it by yourself. It is just overwhelming,” Luis remarked. “We have a lot of help,” Jennifer agreed. “We can’t do this alone.” The Celebration brings together friends and family who share a common heritage, Jennifer added, but faith remains the focal point. “The most meaningful part is Our Lady. It is about traditions and about family, but when you get down to it, it is honoring her,” Jennifer said. “She answers prayers for us, and has provided us with miracles.”
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The 2018-19 Our Lady of Miracles senior queen is no stranger to the festa circuit - but is looking forward an an entirely new experience as she represents the wellknown OLM Celebration in the year to come. Thirteen-year-old Darian Nunes will accept the crown from current senior queen Avery Terra before the start of mass Sunday morning, Sept. 9, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles. Nunes, an eighth-grade student at Our Lady of Miracles Catholic School, is the daughter of Celebration presidents Luis and Jennifer Nunes. She has been raised with a family tradition of participating in the Celebration. “We go every single year, for all 11 nights,” Darian shared. She is a fan of the bullfights and dances, and declares the sopas served at the Celebration to be “amazing.” But the most meaningful aspect of the Celebration, she said, is the candlelight procession in which the statue of Our Lady of Miracles is carried from the Shrine of OLM to a chapel in Henry Miller Park for an overnight vigil. She has twice served as a sidemaid for the Gustine
Pentecost Society and was junior queen for the 100th GPS festa. The honor of being OLM senior queen is a “once in a lifetime” opportunity, Darian told Mattos Newspapers. In addition to participating in events throughout the Celebration as queen, Darian will also perform as part of a Luso-America dance group - one of many activities in which she is involved. She also is a 4-H member, shows dairy projects at the fair and plays volleyball. After the Celebration, Darian and her sidemaids Heaven Elisary and Hope Brasil-Braaten will represent Our Lady of Miracles at various festas during the year to come. Her younger sister, Josie, is the junior queen. They are being raised in a family which values its faith and heritage. “It is an honor for me to have the two girls represent Our Lady,” reflected their mother, Jennifer Nunes, It is something that has always been important to me. Going through the Celebration, I think they will gain a better understanding of what it means. It is a real proud moment for me. There is a lot of tradition with Our Lady.”
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Celebrating Our Eighty Second Year
Queens are a part of t he OL M tradition 1935 - Portuguese American Club, Amelia Mattos 1936 - Mary Brum 1937 - Portuguese American Club, Olivia Silva 1937 - Geraldine Aguiar 1938 - Rose Mello 1939 - Mary Macedo 1940 - Mable Souza 1941 - Mary Dias 1942 - Barbara Jean Borba 1943 - Maria Braza 1945 - Irma Travao 1946 - Mary Jane Pedroza 1947 - Dolores Travao 1948 - Mary Ferreira 1949 - Rosalene Mattos 1950 - Delores Travis 1951 - Alice Martin 1952 - Joyce Souza 1953 - Carol Souza 1954 - Patricia Pacheco
1955 - Rosalie Fartura 1956 - Yvonne Lopes 1957 - Arlene Valladao 1958 - Bernadette Travao 1959 - Joanne Reis 1960 - Mary Alamo 1961 - Vivian Mattos 1962 - Mary Louise Amarante 1963 - Mary Ann Salsa 1964 - Marciani Favelo 1965 - Marsha Lawrence 1966 - Joanne Gouveia 1967 - Martha Silva 1968 - Colleen Santos 1969 - Rosemarie Alves 1970 - Margaret Scesa 1971 - Doreen Macedo 1972 - Dianne Borrelli 1973 - Monica Brindeiro 1974 - Kathleen Marie Sequeira 1975 - Filomena Almeida 1976 - Maria Jesus Martin
1977 - Diana Marie Costa 1978 - Dolores Faria 1979 - Anna L. Machado 1980 - Nisa Silva 1981 - Christine Carvalho 1982 - Annamaria Lopes 1983 - Karen White 1984 - Lisa DeMellos 1985 - Kateriann Medford 1986 - Diolinda Alves 1987 - Lori Costa 1988 - Cecilia Pires 1989 - Maria Lema 1990 - Christina Ramirez 1991 - Darlene Duarte 1992 - Michelle Pires 1993 - Kimberly Gomes 1994 - Karen Alves 1995 - Judy Azevedo 1996 - Veronica Vieira 1997 - Linda Barcellos 1998 - Delia Nunes
1999 - Jennifer R. Correia 2000 - Sierra Rocha 2001 - Debra Silveira 2002 - Melissa Soares 2003 - Stephanie Silveira 2004 - Vanessa Martins 2005 - Monica Jorge 2006 - Joleen Dores 2007 - Ashley Costa 2008 - Taylor Nunes 2009 - Samantha Bass 2010 - Makayla Toste 2011 - Jessica Teixeira 2012 - Sarah Simoes 2013 - Lexie Nunes 2014 - Morgan Nunes 2015 - Morgan Nunes 2016 - Madison Fontes 2017 - Avery Terra 2018 - Darian Nunes
In 1935 a festa was held by the Portuguese American Club in spite of the fact that the statue of Our Lady of Miracles had not yet arrived, nor had the Our Lady of Miracles Society been formed or sanctioned by the local church. In 1937 each group named a queen for their festa. In 1938 the two groups merged to form The Our Lady of Miracles Celebration Committee.
Junior Queens add anot her role to Celebration Beginning in 1954 a junior queen was named in addition to the senior queen. Now the OLM Society could have two delegations attend other celebrations on the same weekend if necessary.
1954 - Bernadine Macedo 1955 - Judith Ann Reis 1956 - Carmina Alamo 1957 - Anna Marie Gomes 1958 - Lorene Ann Salsa 1959 - Corleen Pacheco 1960 - Rosemary Bento 1961 - Mary Alice Simoes 1962 - Mary Montegani 1963 - Wanda Rogers 1964 - Debbie Amaral
1965 - Debbie Bento 1966 - Linda Menezes 1967 - Deanie Amaral 1968 - Debra Sebastian 1969 - Radine Travao 1970 - Lumanis Pereira 1971 - Dolores Faria 1972 - Lori Gomes 1973 - Christine Carvalho 1974 - Maxine Sousa 1975 - Nancy Beach 1976 - Diana Marie Nunes 1977 - Maria Angelina Vierra 1978 - Christina Gomes 1979 - Bonnie Howard 1980 - Michelle Faria 1981 - Christine Andre 1982 - Jennifer April Souza 1983 - Dianne Soares 1984 - Monica Batey 1985 - Maria Estacio 1986 - Christina Souza 1987 - Amanda Guerra 1988 - Darlene Silva 1989 - Amanda Guerra 1990 - Karen Alves 1991 - Jennifer Machado
1992 - Jennifer Meirinho 1993 - Monica Alves 1994 - Jennifer Correia 1995 - Darlene Morais 1996 - Taryn Lucas 1997 - Joleen Dores 1998 - Cristal Vaz 1999 - Alyssa Xavier 2000 - Lauren Rocha 2001 - Christina Silveira 2002 - Monica Soares 2003 - Crystal Silveira 2004 - Josephine Costa 2005 - Jordan Cota 2006 - Victoria Whitford 2007 - Natalie Silveira 2008 - Morgan Nunes 2009 - Ashley Brasil 2010 - Adriana Toste 2011 - Matney Oliveira 2012 - Julia Marcotte 2013 - Jillian Nunes 2014 - Lexie Nunes 2015 - Allison Nunes 2016 - Kaytlin Cunha 2017 - Livia Morris 2018 - Josie Nunes
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The exchange of crowns is among the many OLM Celebration traditions. Above, 2017 senior queen Avery Terra accepts her crown from outgoing queen Madison Fontes during last year’s Celebration.
Bearers carry the statue of Our Lady of Miracles into the church prior to the Sunday morning mass.
Celebrating Our Eighty Second Year
Our Lady of Miracles Society Presidents 1936 - John T. & Mary Mattos 1937 - John T. & Mary Mattos 1938 - John T. & Mary Mattos 1939 - John T. & Mary Mattos 1940 - Joe V. & Mary Aguiar 1941 - Joe V. & Mary Aguiar 1942 - Joe V. & Mary Aguiar 1943 - Joe V. & Mary Aguiar 1944 - Joe V. & Mary Aguiar 1945 - Manuel M. & Maria Gomes 1946 - Antonio T. & Emily Fraga 1947 - Joe N. Costa 1948 - Matias & Maria Ferreira 1949 - John V. & Rose Coelho 1950 - Joe N. Costa 1951 - Frank P. & Mary George 1952 - Lewis M. Menezes 1953 - Frank C. Martin 1954 - E.R . & Mary Dias 1955 - Joe A. & Mary Brazil 1956 - Joe P. & Rose Gomes 1957 - Joe H. & Lucile Reis 1958 - Joe & Herminia Avila 1959 - Joe M. & Margaret Alves 1960 - Angelo A. & Eleanor Salsa 1961 - Manuel F. & Evelyn Ramos 1962 - Tony J. & Wanda Medeiros 1963 - Louis R. & Eleanor Nunes 1964 - George A. & Mary Salsa
1965 - Mathew & Isabelle Castro 1966 - Louis & Carmen Gouveia 1967 - Joe L. & Mary Silva 1968 - Frank R. & Olivia Amaral 1969 - E.R. & Mary Dias 1970 - Tony L. & Lenna Lopes 1971 - Joe & Mary Gouveia 1972 - Manuel J. & Madeline Faria 1973 - Manuel V. & Mamie Souza 1974 - Tony L. & Evelyn Castro 1975 - John V. & Juanita Motta 1976 - Domingos S. & Mary Nunes 1977 - Mateus R. & Maria Martin 1978 - Tony A. & Marjorie Borrelli 1979 - Joe C. & Mary Lou Costa 1980 - Manuel J. & Madeline Faria 1981 - Maurice & Eugenia Brindeiro 1982 - Arthur L. & Mary Nunes 1983 - Gilberto A. & Darrellyn Almeida 1984 - Antonio & Velma DeMello 1985 - Joe & Lorraine DeOliveira 1986 - All Living Presidents (50th Year) 1987 - Mathew & Isabelle Castro 1988 - Clarence & Lillian Costa 1989 - Victor Gomes 1990 - John B. & Cecelia Pires 1991 - Jose & Ilidia Duarte
1992 - Frank B. & Isabel Machado 1993 - Walter D. & Nancy Costa 1994 - Luis C. & Mary Joe Nunes 1995 - Manuel J. & Maria Morris 1996 - Manuel E. & Mary Joe Vieira 1997 - Augusto R. & Celeste Lima 1998 - Dennis C. & Diane Nunes 1999 - Ezequiel F. & Maria Correia 2000 - John C. & Doralice Rocha 2001 - John V. & Fatima Silveira 2002 - Joe D. & Teresa Soares 2003 - Jose V. & Laurencia Silveira 2004 - George A. & Dorothy Martins 2005 - Jose M. & Fatima Jorge 2006 - Rafael S. & Loraine Dores 2007 - Joe M. & Diane Alves 2008 - John J. & Florie Nunes 2009 - Jose & Fatima Mendonca 2010 - John F. & Sandra Toste 2011 - Antonio L. & Elisa Martins 2012 - Antonio E. & Filomena Nunes 2013 - Alfred A. & Lucy Nunes 2014 - Alcino S. & Maria Nunes 2015 - Alfred M. & Tina Nunes 2016 - Martin & Melissa Cunha 2017 - John & Nicole Morris 2018 - Luis & Jennifer Nunes
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Our Lady of Miracles Celebration August 31st thru September 10th 2018
Friday, August 31st to Wednesday, Sept. 5th
7:30 p.m. Novena and Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Leonard Trindade and this year’s celebrant Fr. Jacinto Bento of Angra, Terceira, Azores accompanied by Our Lady of Miracles Portuguese Choir. Bishop Myron Cotta will attend the opening evening of Novena, offering a prayer consecrating the queens, sidemaids and Presidents to the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady of Miracles. Entrusting all of the preparations of the festa to her as we begin the nine days of prayer. The Anointing of the Sick will be held on Wednesday, September 5th. Confessions to be held from Monday, September 3rd through Friday, September 7th one hour before the Novenas.
Thursday, September 6th
7:00 p.m. Novena. 9:00 p.m. Fados at the GPS Hall with performances by Jesualda Azevedo of Hilmar, Antonio Isidro Cardoso of Sao Jorge, Fabio Ourique of Terceira, and Sandra Correia of Lisbon. Musicians will include: Antonio Isidro Cardoso on the Portuguese Guitar, Manuel Mendes on the Fado Guitar and Joaõ Cardadeiro on the Bass Guitar.
Friday, September 7th
7:00 p.m. Novena. 9:00 p.m. Concert in the park with 7 Mulheres and The Portuguese Kids.
Saturday, September 8th
10:00 a.m. Bodo de Leite theme “Promesa”. All participants will depart from the Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles parking lot starting at 10:00 a.m. followed by the singers and musicians: Antonio Isidro Cardoso of São Jorge, Fabio Ourique and Jose Eliseu of Terceira, Manuel dos Santos of Artesia, Adelino Toledo and Antonio Azevedo of Hilmar, and Jose Ribeiro of Modesto. Tocadores: Manuel Avila of Atwater, Dimas Toledo of Turlock, and Tommy Vieira of Hilmar. After the Bodo de Leite there will be folklore dancing performances in the park by: Luso Youth Council #18 of Gustine/Los Banos, Luso Youth Council #24 of Northern San Joaquin Valley, Luso Youth Council #8 of Manteca/Stockton, Grupo Folclorico Bela Aurora of Turlock, Giria da Terra of San Jose and Musica Popular Portugesa. 1:00 p.m. Auction in the park of animals donated to the celebration. 6:30 p.m. Mass with candlelight procession to the park where Our Lady will stay during the night for veneration by the faithful. 9:00 p.m. Dance in the GPS Hall with music by “562” and cantoria outside in the park with the above mentioned artists. 10:00 p.m. Presentation of the Queens and Committee Members in the GPS Hall.
Sunday, September 9th
9:00 a.m. Formation of the parade from GPS Hall to the Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles. 10:30 a.m. Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Jacinto Bento and Fr. Leonard Trindade. Accompanied by the Portuguese Choir of the Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles. Following the mass, the procession of statues, including Our Lady of Miracles, accompanied by several bands and representatives of the Portuguese organizations will proceed to the park. At the completion of the parade, sopas will be served at the GPS Hall to everyone present. 2:00 p.m. Auction of donated gifts in the GPS Hall. 2:00 p.m. Entertainment in the park with Laurenio Bettencourt, Group “Haja Saude”, and Ze da Adega. 7:00 p.m. Reciting of the rosary and sermon in the chapel at the park by Fr. Jacinto Bento and Fr. Leonard Trindade. Exposition of Our Lady of Miracles with venerations of faith will take place in the park until midnight. 8:00 p.m. Dance in the GPS Hall with “20 Animar” and cantoria in the park with the same performers as on Saturday. 9:00 p.m. Presentation of the Queens and Committee Members in the GPS Hall. 12:00 a.m. Procession and reciting of the rosary while returning Our Lady to the Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles.
Monday, September 10th
3:00 p.m. Bella Vista Park gates will open with a full service snack and food bar. Entertainment by David Silva DJ. 7:30 p.m. Presentation of the Queens and Committee. 8:00 p.m. Bloodless Bullfights Portuguese style featuring three bulls from each of the following Ganadarias; Ganadaria Acoreana and Ganadaria Alves & Silveira. Horsemen include Paulo Ferreira of Hilmar, Francisco Palha of Portugal, and Joao Pamplona of Terceira. Horses: Coudelaria Martins of Hilmar and Coudelaria Rocha of Tracy. Forcados: Amadores from Turlock, Captain George Martins Jr., and Amadores from Merced, Captain Joaõ “Café” Azevedo. Performing instrumental band: Lira Acoreana from Livingston. Director of Bullfight: Joaõ Goncalves. Admission: $25 for adults, children 12 and under enter free. Please note, ticket sales are limited.
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Dedicated volunteers bring floats to life GUSTINE - A tight-knit core of volunteers work tirelessly behind the scenes to create the floats which illustrate the theme of each year’s Our Lady of Miracles Celebration. The elaborate floats have in recent years become a traditional part of the bodo de leite, or parade of animals, which is held on the Saturday morning of each big OLM Celebration weekend. After taking a one-year hiatus, the floats will once again be part of the Celebration this year - and will depict the 2018 bodo de leite theme of “Promise.” Exactly what form that takes will remain a closelyguarded secret, as the six floats are kept under wraps until being rolled out that morning for the bodo de leite. “There are a couple of floats that we don’t even want the president to see until they come out that day. They will be a surprise,” explained Eric Snoke, a member of that core float-building group. “They have already been told that this is off-limits.”
Tony Costa (left) and Eric Snoke are the primary fabricators of the floats featured in the Celebration bodo de leite.
A core group of (from left) Durvalina Snoke, Fatima Silveira, Tony Costa and Eric Snoke lead the float-building for the OLM Celebration.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Behind the scenes, work on the floats started several weeks ago with a familiar quartet of Eric and Durvalina Snoke, Tony Costa and Fatima Silveira designing and building the floats. A small number of volunteers will help, but the floats remain the work of a few until the crew grows in number for the final decorating. “Depending on what we’re doing, sometimes we need a lot of help,” explained Costa. Each year, the floats from the previous bodo de leite are broken down and the crew starts from scratch for the next year’s Celebration. “We sit down and talk about it ahead of time, and just kind of brainstorm,” said Costa and Eric Snoke, who take the lead on the fabrication work. “Sometimes there is a lot of design work. It depends on the vision, as we like to
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call it.” As was the case in the old country, Costa added, “we make a lot of things from scratch.” Their inventory of construction items ranges from wood and iron to motors and gear boxes.... among many other materials and props stored from prior years. “Sometimes it is kind of a scavenger hunt,” Eric Snoke said of the annual search for materials to use on the floats. “If it works, it works. We try to put some creativity into it.” Animation is featured on some floats, and many carry riders who essentially become cast members for the event, clad in attire appropriate for the period and taking part in activities depicting life in the Azores or another aspect of the overall message. “A lot of the younger generations don’t know how it was back in those days. The floats let them see how things were,” Costa explained. Potential float scenes are researched, and the infor-
mation garnered allows the builders to present an authentic depiction. The crew has created floats depicting mountains, oceans, churches, villages and more through the years. Perhaps the most elabo-
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rate float, they shared, was that of two years ago which depicted water being turned into wine. The ultimate goal, the float-builders shared, is for the floats to tell a faithbased story. “It might hit each per-
son in a different way, but hopefully they get the meaning of the story,” Silveira reflected. “We want the floats to spark conversations.” The hours invested in the float-building are both wonderful and stressful, Silvei-
ra shared, but well worthwhile - particularly given the faith and friendships shared by the volunteers. “It is always a joy seeing the results of our work roll down the street, and watching people’s reaction,” she concluded.
A 2016 float depicting the conversion of water to wine was among the most elaborate created by the float-builders.
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GUSTINE - Josie Nunes has marched in Portuguese festas from the San Joaquin Valley to Gustine’s sister city on Terceira. Her next experience will be representing one of the world’s most well-known events of its kind. Josie, the daughter of Celebration presidents Luis and Jennifer Nunes, will be the 2018-19 OLM junior queen. In that role, she will represent Our Lady not only at the upcoming Celebration but at various festas during the year to come. Josie is well-versed in what is entailed, after serving as a Thornton sidemaid and junior Gustine Pentecost Society queen in the past. She has also represented GPS at the Sanjoaninas celebration in Gustine’s sister city of Angra, on the Azores island of Terceira. Her older sister, Darian, who is this year’s senior queen, carried a banner in that celebration. “It was really fun over there,” reported 10-yearold Josie, who is a fifthgrade student at Our Lady of Miracles Catholic School. “I got to see a lot of cousins that I didn’t know I had.”
Now, Josie shared, she is looking forward to representing Our Lady of Miracles for the year to come. “It is an honor to do it,” she stated. Her sidemaids will be Clara Amorim and Cheyanne Verissimo. Josie’s other interests include 4-H and dancing in a Luso-America group. Her parents and sister are not the only family members involved in the upcoming Celebration. Her grandmother, Mary Jo Nunes, has sewn the capes and gowns the queens will wear - as well as most of the novena dresses and their bullfight outfits. The queens are being raised in a family which cherishes its faith and traditions. Both queens have been OLM angels and children’s choir members in the past, their mother stated, and trips back to the Azores are meant in part to connect them with their family heritage. “I want them to understand the traditions and the culture,” Jennifer Nunes explained. “I want them to understand where their family comes from.”
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A candlelight procession taking the statue of Our Lady of Miracles from the church to Henry Miller Park for an overnight vigil is among the many traditions of the Celebration.
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The statue of Our Lady of Miracles is carried during the Sunday morning procession to mass on the busy Celebration weekend.
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