First in the procession is the band. The bass drum is too heavy to carry by the drummer himself, so one of our music students helped him.
We are way out in the countryside, and here this guy on the left has a four-valve rotary euphonium in perfect condition.
After the band come the church elders, the men (and a few women) who run the parish.
Here are some of the women elders.
The celebration is for the diocese, but also present were representatives of orders of priests and sisters. Notice the Dominican in his white and black.
Next were the priests. I got Fr. Hien's face just as he was about to go behind the tree.
All of the priests in the diocese were there, representing a total of 75 parishes spread across the diocese.
Here is Bishop Joseph along with the priests who run the diocese. These make up my dinner table.
Here they are rounding the corner to the front of the Cathedral.
Two of the young music students who wanted their picture taken.
The cathedral was crowded, so I sat outside with some of thestudents. Here is the front of the cathedral looking up from where I stood.
Looking to the right from where I stood for the mass. You can see one of the four stone chapels. Below is a video I took of the singers as they went by.
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