On Bright Thursday, April 19, 2012, St. Vladimir's Seminary community will be serving up a Fiesta Dinner with an authentic Hispanic flair to benefit the Hogar Rafael Ayau Orphanage in Guatemala. The dinner will include main courses of "arroz con pollo" (chicken) and "pernil" (pork) cooked up by our own Rafael Rivera, a native of the Dominican Republic and the ever smiling and effervescent Plant Manager at the seminary.

Proceeds from the dinner will help meet the travel expenses of a mission team from the seminary community, which will be in Guatemala May 31–June 7. The St. Vladimir's Mission Team will lend much-needed hands in moving the orphanage from "Zone 1," a crime-ridden and dangerous area of Guatemala City, to Hogar San Miquel, a new orphanage in the mountains outside of Guatemala City.

"This is the first ever mission team organized from St. Vladimir's Seminary," noted Chancellor/CEO Archpriest Chad Hatfield, "and our team members consist of Claudia Bazil, Mary Roth, Ian Jones, Seminarian Scott Miller, Dn. Andre Paez, Fr. David Wooten, and myself.

"I do hope the campus, chapel, and local communities support our team's efforts to aid the Hogar at this critical time," he continued. "So if folks have had their fill of ham, lamb, and kielbasa after the Paschal feast, I invite them to come join us for some Hispanic fare, and lots of fun, including guitar music and a taking a whack at a piñata; and, I want them to realize how greatly their eating dinner with us is helping children move from a place of danger to a safe, serene place in which to grow."

The cost of the Fiesta Dinner, which includes not only the main course but plenty of side dishes and dessert, is $30 for adults and $10 for children. The Fiesta Dinner will be held in the Boich Courtyard, near the chapel, from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.

You may sign up and pay for the Fiesta Dinner online here.

Or you may send a check payable to "St. Vladimir's Seminary" at 575 Scarsdale Road, Yonkers, NY 10707, and note "HOGAR DINNER" in the memo line to indicate you are coming to the dinner.

If you cannot be at the Fiesta Dinner but would like to support the St. Vladimir's Mission Team, please push the "DONATE NOW" button at the top of our Home Page and fill in the required information under "One Time Gift"; under "Donation Information" on the 2nd page of the on-line form choose "2012 SVOTS Mission Trip to Guatemala" as the designation for the funds. Or you may send a check payable to "St. Vladimir's Seminary" at 575 Scarsdale Road, Yonkers, NY 10707, and note "HOGAR SVOTS Team" in the memo line.

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MUCHAS GRACIAS & DIOS LOS BENDIGA!