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GratitudeExecutive Director ’s Message

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Gratitude: [grat-i-tood] NOUNthanks: a feeling of being thankful to somebody for doing something “I’d like to find some way of expressing my gratitude to him for all he did.”

At this time of year many of us reflect on the past year. For some of us, we are grateful for continued health, survival of a journey, or continued employment and prosperity. For others, we want to shut the door on the past year, looking forward to a better year ahead.

The past few years have been very challenging because of economic driven issues at home and in the office. However, one thing that has emerged out of this collective tension and stress is an ever growing awareness of what it means to serve as one of the stewards of the Mission. Being a caretaker of an important historic landmark (with its founding in faith), has strengthened my awareness that all people are looking for places of respite, escape, relaxation, and connection.

Our Mission – and its mission – have provided that service and opportunity for decades. It was here during the Civil War, the Great Depression, World War II, the first walk on the moon, and the Vietnam War. In doing so, it has been a place of connection all these many years for the rich, the poor, the young and the old.

What I know as Executive Director is that some things, and some very special places, have an intrinsic value that no economy or assessor can measure. I know that Mission San Juan Capistrano continues to have the power to inspire, enlighten, educate, and entertain.

One of the other things I know is that it takes special people to protect that intrinsic value. For me, it is an appropriate time to thank our Pastor, Monsignor Arthur Holquin, for being the kind of leader you only wish you could have: kind, caring, focused, patient, and one with high expectations.

It is also time to thank each and every one of you that cares enough to volunteer, visit and buy that admission ticket, or donate to one of our programs, whether it is preservation, museum, education, or art conservation. Each of you who reads this newsletter is key to the Old Mission’s continued success. For that I am grateful.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,

Mechelle Lawrence-Adams Executive Director Chief Preservation Officer

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The Jewel is published quarterly by Mission San Juan CapistranoEditor: Mechelle Lawrence-Adams Administrative Assistant: Brenda MummaDesign & Production: JUVE Creative, Inc. Photography: Val Westover Photography & Joe Broccardo PhotographyFor feedback, corrections or comments on the newsletter, please email:BMumma@missionsjc.comSubscriptions are included with membership in the Mission Preservation Society.

Mission San Juan Capistrano26801 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675(949)234-1300 www.missionsjc.com

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Mission Preservation Foundation

The following individuals lend time, talent, and financial support by serving as

Foundation Board members:

PrESIDENTGeorge o’Connell

O’Connell Family Foundation

SECrETArY/TrEASUrErWilliam Cvengros

ChairmanNational Retirement Partners

Wylie a. aitken, esq.Aitken, Aitken & Cohn

Peter F. BastonePresident and Chief Executive Officer

Mission Hospital

arthur B. BirtcherCo-Chairman

Birtcher Anderson Realty, LLC

Michael HaganFuron Corporation ret.

Lula HalfacreChief Executive Officer

Traditional Jewelers

reverend Monsignor arthur a. HolquinRector/ Pastor

Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano

anthony r. MoisoPresident and Chief Executive Officer

Rancho Mission Viejo

Michael J. PuntorieroManaging Director and Chief Financial Officer

Allianz Global Investors LP

Connie spenuzzaVice Chair

Imperial Manufacturing Company

Madeline swindenFounding Chair Mission Benefit Gala

Gretchen stroscher thomsonPresident

Stroscher Capistrano, LLC

e.J. tracyTracy Industries

Mechelle Lawrence-adamsExecutive Director

Mission San Juan Capistrano

Preservation Gloria Bell Wheel Undergoes Preservation

n preparation for the upcoming “Treasures of the Mission”

exhibit featuring items from the Mission’s collection, the historic Gloria Bell Wheel is getting a tune-up. The Museum Department sought the expertise of wood conservator, Patrick Edwards to stabilize and clean the wheel, and to build a new base for its display. The Gloria Bell Wheel is an artifact that was actively used at the Mission during the Holy Week masses from the 1800s to the late 1900s. It consists of a large wooden wheel with 12 brass bells mounted around a wheel.

Destructive activity from wood-boring insects have weakened the stand, so much so that it could no longer support the weight of the wheel. The repair was funded by private donations.

Please remember Historic Mission san Juan Capistrano in your Planned Giving. Join the Landmarks Club. Membership is your gift to the future of the Mission. 501 (c)(3) id# 95-1904079 For more information contactdevelopment Manager Barb Beier at (949) 234-1323

Please consider the mission in your estate Planning

A s a member of the Mission Preservation Society, 100 percent of your support directly funds on-going preservation and conservation of Mission San Juan Capistrano, Orange County’s only mission. Membership opportunities include: Individual, Family, Supporting, Patron, Artist, Photography,

and Corporate Philanthropy memberships. Mission membership benefits include: free admission for a year, free guest passes, free summertime children activities, free admission to festivals, free audio tour, concert ticket discounts, 10 percent off gift shop purchases, advance invitations to attend exhibit openings and private events, and annual report recognition. For membership questions please call (949) 234-1300 or sign up online at www.missionsjc.com.

Gift of Membership Mission San Juan Capistrano needs you. Become a member.

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Christmas at the MissionChristmas comes early at Mission San Juan Capistrano.

he Mission kicked off the holiday season by hosting its annual “Christmas at the Mission” on Saturday, December 4. It was a magical night under the stars that allowed revelers to visit the

nativity scene and enjoy the beauty of the Mission’s gardens, all lit up for Christmas. Events included dance, choir and mariachi performances, and Santa’s Workshop craft activities. refreshments were enjoyed, including Mexican hot chocolate, cocoa and coffee. Groups that performed this year were the Beach Cities Harmonizers, Capo Valley High School Chamber Group, Mariachi Capistrano, The Mission Viejo Chorus, Ocean Hills Community Church Choir, Orange County Wind Ensemble, JSerra High School Pandemic Steel Drum Band, and Saddleback Valley Christian School Honor Choir. Performances were held in the Great Stone Church, Central Courtyard, Front Courtyard, Serra Chapel, and Sacred Garden areas. Santa’s Workshop took place in the Soldiers Barracks Gallery. The City’s official ceremony and lighting of the San Juan Capistrano Christmas tree began the festivities at the Historic Towne Center Park, after which visitors walked over to the Christmas at the Mission festival and other downtown locations participating in the annual event. For the second year in a row the AT&T Foundation granted $5,000 toward the Adopt-A-Class Scholarship Program. The program gives low-income students the opportunity to take part in a hands-on learning experience outside of their regular classroom learning environment. Nearly 3,000 attended the annual Christmas at the Mission.

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Experience “Lewis and Clark”Up Close at the Old Mission

he two famed adventurers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, also known as “Lewis and Clark” set out more than two centuries ago to explore

American’s western territory. Now, more than 200 years later, their remarkable journey can be revisited at Mission San Juan Capistrano’s in-house curated museum exhibit, “Lewis and Clark Expedition Across America,” through March 2011. In this highly interactive exhibit, which also features an adjunct photography exhibit, visitors can become members of the Corps of Discovery, and in doing so, try on uniforms and costumes, make a fort, work on an interactive journal, and spin the Wheel of Misery to find out if they survived

their journey. Along the way, visitors will learn about Shoshone Indian guide and interpreter, Sacagawea, and her infant son, learn sign language skills, play a traditional Native American game, explore animal and plant life of the prairies, learn about Native American nations, and leave with an understanding of the challenges the Corps of Discovery met on their journey. The adjunct exhibit, “Lewis and Clark revisited: A Trail in Modern Day” is on loan from the California Exhibit resource Alliance (CErA). This photography portion of the exhibit gives visitors the chance to learn about the famous trail that Lewis and Clark traversed by showing modern day photos of the trail set against the journal entries of Lewis and Clark. The photos are from well-known and highly respected photographer, Greg MacGregor. “There’s something for everyone in this special exhibit,” said Mechelle Lawrence-Adams, Executive Director. “Children will enjoy experiencing some of the trials Lewis and Clark encountered along the trails, and parents will enjoy the photography exhibit of the trails as they appear today. This exhibit is presented as a part of the Mission’s goal to educate, inspire and serve as a place for social studies learning. We are thrilled with the teachers, parents, and grandparents’ response and hope to continue to deliver more exhibits in the future.”

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The “Lewis and Clark Revisited: A Trail in Modern Day” exhibition tour was organized by Greg MacGregor and the California Exhibition Resources Alliance (CERA). CERA is a network of professionally operated museums and cultural organizations that collaborate to create and tour smaller, affordable, high quality exhibitions that enhance civic engagement and human understanding. CERA is supported by generous grants from The James Irvine Foundation and The William Randolph Hearst Foundation.

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M Welcome New Employees

ission San Juan Capistrano welcomes Christine robinson, Office Assistant in the On Site Events Department. Christine will work part-time to support and assist with the Mission’s

signature events and corporate events/facility rentals. She is a graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in Communications Studies. The Mission also welcomes Mary Jayne Pugh, Office Assistant in the Development Department and Susan Ciotoli, Education Assistant. Mary Jayne will work part-time with the Development programs and events and assist with the Mission Preservation Society membership program. Mary Jayne is a graduate of California State University Fullerton with a degree in Business Administration and Marketing. Susan will be supporting Megan Dukett and our Education Department as the museum hosts over 50,000 students each year. Susan will assist with the Mission Matters classes teaching Adobe Brick Making and rope Making along with Megan.

There are many rewarding opportunities to become involved and support Mission San Juan Capistrano

For volunteer information please contact Pat March(949) 234-1322 or visit www.missionsjc.com

Join the Landmarks Club Call (949) 234-1323 for membership details

Christine robinson Mary Jayne Pugh

he Mission’s cookbook, “The Bells are ringing, a Call to Table,” is in its third edition. Since its inception four years ago, the Mission’s world-renown cookbook has grossed more than $280,000 with sales of more than 9,800 books. The net proceeds of just below $165,000 have supported the

preservation of Orange County’s only mission. “We believe that purchasers of the cookbook get to take a special part of the Mission home with them, while

also investing in its long term care,” said Mechelle Lawrence-Adams, Executive Director of the Mission. The Cookbook was the project of the Mission Women’s Guild, who took it on at the invitation of Lawrence-Adams. Proceeds from the cookbook help fund Mission restoration, like the upgrades needed to improve safety and wheelchair/stroller access in the Central Courtyard and near the ruins of the Great Stone Church, an $80,000 project. Other projects funded by the proceeds of the cookbook include the improvements to failing masonry and adobe on the southeast restroom building that has a historic exterior. Paintings have been conserved, and the ever famous Father Serra statue, known as the ”Coming of the Two Cultures,” was conserved as a result of cookbook funds. “It’s not about the money that the book has generated, but rather it’s about the

difference it’s made to ensuring that the Jewel of the California missions remains a jewel, and something for the community of San Juan Capistrano to be proud of,” Lawrence-Adams said. For more information about the cookbook or the Mission’s growing list of preservation accomplishments, visit www.missionsjc.com. The cookbook remains a popular gift and is available for sale on our website.

Mission CookbookMission San Juan Capistrano is good enough to eat.

O ver two hundred years ago, the bells at Mission San Juan Capistrano,

the “Jewel of the California missions,” called those who lived within

the Capistrano Valley, California, to celebrate Mass.

The bells “pealed” in celebration and “tolled” in mournful times.

This volunteer-produced historic cookbook,

The Bells are Ringing: A Call to Table,

invites cooks and history lovers alike to enjoy featured recipes that reflect the tastes

of the region and vignettes of history, as well as Mission lore. The book features

“historic recipes,” which cooks of today will especially appreciate.

Like the legendary swallows that return each year to the Mission, readers

will return time and again to this exceptional cookbook,

The Bells are Ringing: A Call to Table,

to enjoy history and create culinary delights, ringing the dinner bell in a manner

reminiscent of a bygone era at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California.

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Thank You (Gifts given from August 21, 2010 - December 1, 2010)

Mr. and Mrs. Ernesto Alvarez - In Memory of Frederick French, Sr., our beloved DadAnonymous - In Memory of Aurora “ChaCha” BelardesMr. Thomas C. Blum - In Honor of Gilbert AguirreMr. Christopher Felton - In Memory of Felisa Cruz BrownMs. Lisa Hirose - In Honor of Mission Parish SchoolMr. and Mrs. rudolf Horsch - In Memory of Barbara FiebergJ.F. Shea Therapeutic riding Center - In Honor of Gilbert AguirreMr. and Mrs. Joseph Madison - In Honor of Mary Ellen and Michael MurphyMs. Arlene Meadows - In Memory of Joanne WaaleMr. and Mrs. Donald Moe - In Honor of Gilbert AguirreMSJC Docent Society - In Honor of Megan DukettMSJC Docent Society - In Honor of Mission SJC Facilities DepartmentMr. and Mrs. Jack Selman - In Honor of Gilbert AguirreMr. rogers A. Severson - In Honor of Gilbert AguirreMr. and Mrs. Ken Steelman - In Honor of Gilbert AguirreMr. Kim Stevens and Dr. Nancy Stevens - In Honor of Dr. roger Franceschi

Mr. and Mrs. Michael AhumadaMr. and Mrs. Wylie A. Aitken Esq.Mr. and Mrs. Dennis AlekelMr. and Mrs. Alan AlfordAnonymousApple revolutionMr. and Mrs. Robert ArrigoniAT&TMr. Peter AustinMr. and Mrs. Michael BarthMr. and Mrs. Don BeierMr. and Mrs. Robert BellBella SeaMs. Cynthia Birt-AustinMr. and Mrs. Forrest A. BloodMr. and Mrs. John BomaritoMr. richard BoydMr. and Mrs. David BoyleBroccardo PhotographyMr. Donald L. Busche

Dr. and Mrs. Scott CapobiancoMr. and Mrs. Rob CerrutiCharisma Salon & SupplyMs. Patricia ChristensenClassic Party rentalsMr. and Mrs. James CollinsMr. and Mrs. Arthur CookMr. and Mrs. Clarke CooperDavid Otta ProductionsMr. and Mrs. Joseph DavisMr. and Mrs. Narciso L. DeramosMr. and Mrs. Don DorkowskiMr. and Mrs. Brian DrakeMr. and Mrs. richard EricksonMr. and Mrs. Jim EverettMr. and Mrs. Gabriel FerrucciDr. and Mrs. William FieldsMs. Jennifer FisherMs. Staci FournierMs. Cathy FralaMr. and Mrs. James FunkMr. and Mrs. Brad GatesMr. and Mrs. Brian Gentner Esq.Gigi Moon Fashion HandbagsMr. and Mrs. Tony GregoryMr. and Mrs. Peter HaverkampMs. Sheila HaydenMs. Imelda HernandezHess-Verdon & AssociatesMs. Sandra HolmbergIacocca Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Michael T. ImlayJoan Irvine Smith & Athalie r. Clarke FoundationMr. and Mrs. William KleinMs. Alice LambergerMr. and Mrs. Paul LaosMr. and Mrs. Wilson LegaspiMr. and Mrs. Peter LewandowskiMr. and Mrs. robert LoewenMr. and Mrs. Jose P. LucianoMarshall’s Department StoreMr. and Mrs. Ethan MeyerMs. Patricia Lopez NegreteMs. Marianne NunesOC High School of the ArtsOrtega’s Mission Gift Shops, Inc.Paul Fenner Floral DesignMs. Theresa Perkins-KirvenMr. and Mrs. Sam Perricone Jr.Peter r. Santora Jr. TrustPolished Image, Inc.ralph’s Grocery CompanyRawlins Piano CompanyDr. Bernard G. reimer

robert r. redwitz and CompanyMs. Kristine RobertsMr. and Ms. Andre rodriqueMr. and Mrs. Ray RuddySage SalonSan Diego Botanic GardenSan Juan Pilates & SpinningMs. Pamela SchmiderSDG&E - The Gas CompanyMr. and Mrs. David SeigleShineMr. and Mrs. Phillip SholarSierra Soil Products, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. robert SocciSouthern Wine & SpiritsMr. and Mrs. Craig SpringerMr. Myron Sukut and Dr. Mozelle SukutMs. Mary SusaSwipe Merchant Services Corp.The ritz-Carlton Laguna NiguelMs. Julia ThielmanThomas J. and Erma Jean Tracy Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Les ThomasTracy Industries, Inc.Traditional JewelersMr. and Mrs. Don TryonMr. and Mrs. Enrique UrdanetaMr. James VacaVal Westover PhotographyMr. and Mrs. William WatersWatson and AssociatesMr. and Mrs. Gregory WeilerWildflower LinensMs. Elisabeth WillbackColonel and Mrs. James L. WilliamsMs. Dawn WilseyMs. Kathleen WitkowskiMr. Al C. YoungYoung’s Market

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St. Joseph’s Day and Return of the Swallows CelebrationSaturday • March 19, 2011Swallows Parade Day • March 26, 2011www.swallowsparade.com

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