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AN INVITATION TO MASS IN TORREVIEJA
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Redaction on 27 November, 2007 04:02:16
 
Around seven years ago now, a new initiative to celebrate Torrevieja’s annual
patronal fiestas has now become an integral part of this special event. Each
evening, during the ‘novena’, the nine days following the main
‘Inmaculada Concepción’ celebration on 8th December, the evening mass has
been dedicated to a particular section of the local community. Mostly, each day
is dedicated to the residents of a particular area or ‘barrio’ of the town.
Following this tradition, on Friday 14th December, 2007 at 7.30 p.m., all of us
‘non-Spanish’, resident or visitor, have been invited by the preist of the
'Inmaculada Church', the amiable Don. Manuel Martínez Rocamora, to come along
to his church to join in a special celebration.
On this particular evening the mass will be dedicated to the 'foreign'
residents of Torrevieja of whatever nationality. Local ministers from other
churches such as the Anglicans, Church of Sweden, Norway, Finland etc., have
been involved in some of the advance planning and it is anticipated that we
shall all join together to sing at least one Christmas Carol where the music,
albeit not the words, is internationally recognised. An integral part of the
celebration will, once again, be the offering of non-perishable foodstuffs,
(tinned food, packets etc) which will later be distributed to the needy of the
town so that, they too, may enjoy the fesive season. Previously, the
'foreigners' have demonsrated an incredible generousity and there were more
gifts received during the 'foreigners mass' than on any other evening! Everyone
is welcome to come along to the event and several local clubs and associations
will, no doubt, be collecting 'goody bags' from their members in order to
present a 'joint effort'. Please come along and support this worthwhile effort.