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Some pictures from the present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and from the past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scroll down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .plenty of pictures to see and reminisce about

Christmas Lights Parade

This is the beautiful float that Scott Sherman decorated with the help of Leo and Tonna Haw for the annual Christmas Parade, held in baker City on Saturday December 3. Many of our children were on the float, all bundled up in their coats, but enjoyed participating in the parade as they did last year. Last year's pictures can be seen further down.

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Angels in the Cathedral

On Sunday October 2, 2011, the feast of the Guardian Angels, Fr Julian presented a few angels to the crowd at Mass, including the three Archangels and 4 Guardian Angels. The total number of angels visible in the Cathedral was also revealed, amounting to 61. Lisa Fuzi is the only person who guessed the correct number, and as a prize, she won a date with her favorite angel.

This is where you can find them:

Stained glass windows, starting from the left: Coronation of Mary – 6; Assumption of Mary – 9; Annunciation – 1; Presentation of Jesus – 0; Adam and Eve – 2; Popes and St Dominic – 0; Jesus with children – 0; Agony in the Garden – 2; Crucifixion – 6; Pentecost – 0; St Francis the Sales – 0; Sacred Heart – 4; In the middle of the right side rose window, on the ark of the covenant – 2. Moreover there are: In the painting of St Cecilia above the organ – 4; In the apse, above the crucifix – 2; Large statues next to the tabernacle and in front of altar – 3; On the tabernacle door – 2; Our Lady of Guadalupe picture – 1; At the base of the Paschal Candle stand – 3; On the candle stands, in the middle, 3 on each – 12; next to St Matthew at the base of Baptismal Font – 1; in the choir loft there is an angel as a holy water fountain, close to the elevator - 1. That brings the total to 61.

These are the photos of our little angels during the Sunday Mass.

(photos by Colleen Clark) (Click on each photo to enlarge)

Animal Blessing

The annual animal blessing in honor of St Francis of Assisi, patron of animals and ecology was held on Sunday October 2 after the morning Mass. Among the animals that showed were many dogs, a few cats, a crab and a noisy cockatiel. Pictures show some of the animals during their blessing (Photos by Colleen Clark)

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Parish Picnic 2011

These are some photos from our annual parish picnic held on our back lawn on September 11, 2011 with a patriotic twist to commemorate the tragic events of 10 years earlier.

Photos by Chuck Staten and Bekki Hurley (click to enlarge)

Sharp Shooter in training

Fr Julian on September 7th 2011 handled for the first time a gun on a shooting range, thanks to parishioner Bill Berry in Sumpter.

Here are the results of his shooting with a semi-automatic rifle and a semi-automatic hand-gun. The pictures speak for themsleves. The rifle was from 100 yards away. Notice the bull's eye in the last photo, from 50 feet away with a hand-gun.

Halfway Church extension

Work on the extension of the mission church in Halfway continues on, and these photos show some of the progress going on with many parishioners and volunteers from the Knights of Columbus helping out. Work on the roof was done between August 20 and 21.

(Photos by Nikki Krook)

First Holy Communion May 1, 2011

The First Holy Communion was celebrated in the Cathedral on Sunday May 1. Eight children received Jesus for the first time in their lives. The first group photo shown below shows all the children with their teachers, Karen Tognoli, Laila Pintok and Tammy Skidmore. The children are, back row: left to right: Acey Upmeyer, Alejandro Duran, Jorge Duran and Zachary Sanberg. Front row, left to right: Maggie Mackenzie, Katie Huntington, Giovanna Tognoli and Jacquelyn Ortiz.

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Rosary with Balloons

On April 20, 2011 our children participated in a different kind of rosary. Instead of the Rosary beads, we used balloons. Since it was cold outside, we prayed the Rosary in the parish hall, and then went outside and let the balloons off into the cold spring sky. These photos show some of the scenes of this event.

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Photos from the play

"And the morning followed"

The play was presented on Saturday February 26 and Sunday February 27 in our parish hall. Helping in the presentation were Cindy Ratterman, Melissa Kelso and Dana Marlia, besides many other volunteers. Here are some photos of the play, including a few group photos with all the children participating and adults who helped with costumes, stage, scenery, rehearsals, etc.

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Christmas Light Parade

Thanks to our parishioner Scott Sherman, our children were able to participate in the Christmas Light Parade held on Saturday December 4, 2010. The pictures below show the flat-bed truck that Scott decorated for the occasion and some of the children bundled up for the cold evening. Scott is seen in the 7th photo.

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Music in the Cathedral

The annual Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestral and Choral Concert was held on Saturday November 13, featuring Gabriel Faure's Requiem Mass and a Cello Concerto by Antonin Dvorak. The local Baker City Community Choir also participated. Four of our own parishioners took part in the concert, Kelly Hardy on the bassoon, and Marilyn Bloom, Claire Duncan and Connie Bogart in the choir.

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Turkey Dinner

The annual Turkey Dinner was held in the parish hall on November 7, 2010, with a full house seating at both sittings. Below are some photos of this popular event. (click on each photo to enlarge)

Blessing of Animals

The annual blessing of animals and pets was held on Sunday October 3 after the morning Mass. Among the animals that showed up this year were the two resident cockatiels, Lewis and Clark, a horse, a gecko, a few parakeets, 2 cats and a handful of dogs.

(photos by Bekki Hurley - click to enlarge)

St Francis of Assisi play

On SUNDAY October 3, the 3rd Graders did a short play or mime written by Fr Julian during the morning Mass. The play explained the life of St Francis of Assisi and St Clare. Here are three photos from the play.

(Photos by Bekki Hurley - click to enlarge)

Pictorial of Powell Butte Diocesan Center

During the recent Clergy Assembly, I was able to admire and take a few photos of the new Powell Butte Diocesan Center which I am sharing with you. Most of them are of the St. Mary's Chapel, and others are of the Conference Center dedicated to Pope John Paul II.

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Blessing of the Children's Memorial

On Respect for Life Sunday, October 4, the new Children's Memorial was blessed after the morning Mass. Pictures show the blessing after the children's choir sang the song "We are Children of the Lord."

The Memorial is to remember the millions of babies killed by abortion over the years, the children killed by tragedies and accidents, and the healthy and living children, who are the hope and future of our country and our church. After the blessing, the animal blessing took place, including after the Spanish Mass where 7 birds were blessed inside the Cathedral, including the resident cockatiel, Charlie Parker.

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Festival of Trees - 100 years of Memories

Christmas Tree sponsored by our parish

To commemorate the 100 years anniversary of our Cathedral, our parish is sponsoring and decorating one of the 20 Christmas Trees which will be auctioned off during the annual Festival of Trees, held at the Armory in Baker City, on Friday November 30, to benefit St Elizabeth's Catholic Hospital. Our tree incorporates 100 years of history through close to 100 pictures from the past. It was decorated by Fr Julian, Karen and Sarah Tognoli and Lisa Fuzi, and besides the photos there are blue and silver ornaments, some silver snowflakes, icicles and angels. Underneath the tree is a hand-made nativity crafted by Fr Julian from paper-mache with the crib where Jesus was born and to add a local touch, it also includes Anthony Lakes, complete with a lake and a snow-capped mountain. Other gifts to be auctioned off are angels, Praying Santa, crosses and ornamental crucifixes, children's books, other religious knick-knacks and ornaments. Here are some photos of the tree while it was being decorated. An open day will be on Sat December 1, where one can see all the trees and children have their picture taken with Santa Claus.And make sure to see the most beautiful and most unqiue tree, celebrating 100 years of memories. (click to enlarge each photo)

Cathedral features in new

poster-cartoon of Baker City

Poster created by John Hanley and features some of the local stores in

Baker City. Click on images to enlarge.....the one on the right features

Stained-glass windows from

St. Elizabeth's Hospital Chapel

(Where Mass is celebrated every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 AM)

Blessed Mother Saint Joseph Sacred Heart

Saint Clare Saint Francis of Assisi Saint Anne

Saint Anthony St Elizabeth of Hungary Eucharist detail

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2006 Palm Sunday at the Cathedral

Palm Sunday was a special celebration at St Francis DeSales Cathedral as our blessing of palms on our field was followed by a procession through the streets around the Cathedral led by two donkeys/burros named Zack and Jenny, lifetime friends owned by Gene Roark. They were brought over in a trailer, and led in the procession by Al McCauley and his daughter Danielle, here pictured with the two donkeys.

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A flash-back from the past, of how the Cathedral looked before the renovations took place, starting in September 1980.