Members of the Danza Azteca, Danza Peregrina and Danza Apache with the Danza de las Misiones dance in the procession and at the beginning of the services inside the church before the midnight Mass. (Alesia Schaefer)

St. Vincent de Paul Church celebrates Our Lady of Guadalupe

Parishioners at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Rogers honored Our Lady of Guadalupe with Masses, dancing and breakfast Nov. 11-12. The festivities began Nov. 11 with a flower sale and ended in the evening with a procession, rosary and dance performances until Las Mananitas was sung at 11:55 p.m.

Hermana O’Campo Valdez,11, portrays Our Lady of Guadalupe on a float created by a parish group. (Alesia Schaefer)

On Dec. 12 midnight Mass was celebrated followed by the traditional pan dulce (sweet bread) and hot chocolate to honor the Virgin Mary.

Dancers make their way around the block that surrounds the St. Vincent de Paul Church campus. (Alesia Schaefer)

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