On October 31, 14 children gathered at the Pescadero Community Church for two hours to start making a Nativity Scene to be on exhibition at the PCC altar during the Holiday Season.

Children will learn basic art skills such modeling (working with clay), drawing, painting and will learn and share the world wide known story of the Nativity, from a tradition and culture perspective.

Logan and volunteers and staff of PCC and Puente will guide the children for 6 weeks to make the figures and ornaments of the Nativity. This week they were visited by Johny Apple Seed and used him as a model to draw the donkey for their project.

Participants meet on Sundays at PCC from 10 am to 12 pm.

Funding for this program is provided by the San Francisco Foundation..

Puente made sugar skills (calaveras de azucar) with 110 students with 7 different classes at Pescadero elementary school. Thanks to Norma Zavala and Tim Cook for teaching students about this important festival.

Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) focuses on gathering of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration occurs on November 2 in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints Day and All Souls’ Day. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting graves with these as gifts. The Day of the Dead is a time of celebration when eating and celebrating  are common.

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January 17, 2011 marks the 12th Annual San Mateo County celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Puente is beyond thrilled that we have been named THE 2011 Honorary Group for the parade. Gloria Brown, Chair, African American Community Health Advisory Committee at Mills-Peninsula Health Services has been named Honorary Chair of the event.

For more information about the event and for tickets for the Freedom Train: http://www.mlksmc.com/

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