100th
Centennial Celebration
God
bless Maschitans,
one
and all! And all Proud Italians.
Mark
your calendar,
September
12th
for
the celebration of the century. Our
beloved Fresno
"St.
Elia Celebration" is 100 Years old this year. We
will be honoring the courage and spiritual
dedication of our ancestors who brought with them, and carried on, this
centuries old
Festa to Fresno from their humble village of Maschito, Italy
To
mark this very special occasion, the St. Elia Committee has dedicated itself to
planning a monumental
day of Celebration. A beautiful sit down dinner and festive local Italian
entertainment
will follow the traditional St. Alphonsus
Mass, bidding to carry St. Elia and the
procession.
Invitations
and reservation cards for the dinner and entertainment, being held in the
Valdez
Hall at the Convention Center, will be sent in June. There will be NO dinner tickets
at the door as in the past.
Sunday,
September 12, 2010
12:00 pm
Mass at St. Alphonsus Church
Bidding
on the family privilege to carry St. Elia
Procession
around the Church neighborhood
3:00
reception - 4:00 Dinner, Event Ceremonies and
Entertainment
You
will not want to miss this year's celebration. As in the past, Rick Del Carlo Trio will play during
the welcome and reception with the Tarantella Dancers performing. Maurizio Russo will serenade you during
dinner. Following special recognitions and honors, you will be entertained for
the evening by local Italian
Headliners, Johnny & Audrey Salatino
Band
and
featuring, Fresno's own Italian songbird,
Ann Leonard Thaxter.
Rose
Caglia's hand-made 'Italian Family'
quilt, 'Mikies $500 Suitcase', a Princess Cruise and other deluxe
prizes will be raffled.
To
volunteer, be a sponsor or help with the program book, please contact the
celebration coordinator:
Sally Caglia
(559)650-1153
Mike
Jura (559)285-3320
John
Ronzano (559)298-8225
YOU
WILL WANT YOUR LITTLE ANGELS IN THIS YEAR'S
PROCESSION