Kino Heritage Festival events on May 19:

12:30 and 1:15 pm
Two Mission Tours by The Docents of Patronato San Xavier – Tour 45 minutes
The mission tours by the Patronato are conducted daily and are opened to the public. The Patronato San Xavier is a nonsectarian, nonprofit organization founded by Southern Arizona community leaders in 1978 to promote the restoration, maintenance and preservation of Mission, a National Historic Landmark. The docents are volunteers from the community, trained in the history, architecture, and culture of the Mission San Xavier and its surroundings. See www.patronatosansavier.org.

2:00 to 2:20 pm
Opening Remarks and talk on the history of Father Kino and the People of San Xavier del Bac (in the Church).

2:30 to 3:00 pm
Classic Music Concert by the Tucson’s Dolce Musica Quintet. The members of the woodwind quintet are Barb Bayless, Christie Blute, Lorraine Callahan, David Eckertand, Sherry Jameson who are members of the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra (in the Church).
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3:00 to 4:30 pm
Courtyard Reception with Book Signing, Art Show, Live Music and other entertainment in the beautiful Mission San Xavier courtyard and arcades.

Book Signing
Artist and author Edna San Miguel will sign her recent book “Mission San Xavier … A Story of Saints and Angels, Art and Artists”. Edna beautifully tells the story of our internationally famous mission in both English and Spanish text along with her enchanting illustrations. She relates the mission’s history, architecture and statuary and other art and the efforts of the international team of conservators to preserve it. Edna’s book is published by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press. See www.ednasanmiguelart.com

Art Show featuring local artists including art displayed by artist and author Edna San Miguel and Joan Grecchi.

Live Music and other entertainment including traditional music of Arizona and Sonora.

The Mission Museum and the Mission Gift Shop will be open during its regular hours.
See the Mission’s website at www.sanxaviermission.org.

Note: The two tours are at 12:30 and 1:15 pm. The main festival events start at 2:00 pm.

The San Xavier Mission and the Kino Heritage Society are joining with communities across Sonora and Arizona during the month of May by having the Kino Festival at the San Xavier Mission on Saturday afternoon May 19th from 12:30 to 4:30 pm.

Our Festival is part of the regional celebrations in Arizona and Sonora from May 16th to May 20th that honor the life of Jesuit missionary and explorer Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino.

The Tubac Presidio State Historical Park (Friday May 18 to Sunday May 20) and the Tumacacori National Historical Park (Wednesday May 16- Special Mission Guevavi and Calabasas Tour; Thursday May 17 Events at Park Headquarters) are also participating and having their own Kino Festivals.

The flyer above has a beautiful image of the pen and ink drawing of Ted DeGrazia’s (courtesy of the DeGrazia Foundation) of the San Xavier Mission and its people.

More details for San Xavier, Tubac and Tumacacori Festivals when they become available at www.padrekino.com.

Tumacacori National Historic Park would appreciate an RSVP on the tour to (520) 398-2341, extension 0.

Anita Badertscher
Acting Chief of Interpretation
Tumacácori National Historical Park
P.O. Box 8067
Tumacacori, AZ 85640
(520) 398-2341, ext. 74 (enter 174#), or 0 for the visitor center.

From wikipedia:

The National Day of Prayer (36 U.S.C. § 119) is an annual day of observance held on the first Thursday of May, designated by the United States Congress, when people are asked “to turn to God in prayer and meditation”. Each year, the president signs a proclamation, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day.The modern law formalizing its annual observance was enacted in 1952, although it has historical origins to a mandate by George Washington, the first president of the United States.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed a resolution which proclaimed May 3, 2012 as National Day of Prayer. For events all over Pima County commemorating this day, go to www.pimandp.org.

Here it is the first Thursday in May and time to reflect & pray to whichever God you believe in. But prayer is not always a matter of religion, as you may be praying to some Higher Power if not a God-like figure such as Jesus Christ, Muhammed, Buddha, Krishna, Bahá’u'lláh.

Let us join today in collective prayer for all that is good and positive in our world, including the safety of all missing children.

Let us pray on this National Day of Prayer.

German Jesuit Missionaries as Founders of Sonora/Arizona, presented by University of Arizona professor Dr. Albrecht Classen, is also sponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council and is also a program celebrating Arizona’s Centennial.

Description: It is commonly thought that the early history of Pimeria Alta (now Sonora/Arizona) was determined by Spanish colonizers.

Dr. Albrecht Classen explains how in reality, the Jesuit Order can be credited with having had the greatest impact on the entire region. An example is Padre Eusebio Kino. A surprisingly large number of his successors hailed from German speaking lands and left a huge impact on the early history of the Southwest. This presentation illuminates the historical background of the Jesuit Order and traces the path of major representative of German Jesuit missionaries to the Pimeria Alta.

Moreover, it will bring to light some of the most recent research that is intensifying as major collections of original texts/letters are being translated into English. The audience will have a chance to gain insight into the global role which the Jesuits played, and how important the Sonoran province was for the international Jesuit Order.

When: Monday, February 27, 2012 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Where: Himmel Park branch Library
1035 North Treat Avenue (SW corner of Treat and E. 1st St, south of Speedway)
Tucson, Arizona 85716
520-594-5305

This talk is by my husband, who has published about a dozen scholarly articles about Padre Kino and other Jesuits in Arizona, has given this talk at libraries in Pima County and Arizona, at Agua Caliente Park‘s Historic Lecture Series, and to other civil groups. He has also published an online translation of letters by Jesuit Father Philipp Segesser, and is now working on a book about the German speaking Jesuits. He will be a presenter at an upcoming November, 2012 symposium on Padre Kino, hosted by the Kino Heritage Society in Tucson.