VIDEO: First tree lighting in five years at Our Lady of Guadalupe

The last 2 stories we covered Friday night before the power outage both involved Christmas lights. Now that the power has stabilized – on with the reports … and the lights:

Click the “play” button in the Instagram window and you’ll see the lighting of Our Lady of Guadalupe‘s big tree outside the church for the first time in five years. Here’s another view:

The parish and school have continued to host a “Light Up the Night” celebration each year, throwing the switch on lights around the grounds and singing Christmas carols, but it wasn’t quite the same. Emcee Brian Callanan thanked the OLG CYO for bringing back the tree lights, which are brighter than we ever remember. The celebration included caroling as always:

And food donations were collected in the sleigh in the lobby of the Walmesley Center:

The tree is on the southeast corner of 35th/Myrtle, near the highest elevation in Seattle city limits, so it’s considered to be Seattle’s highest-elevation Christmas tree.

3 Replies to "VIDEO: First tree lighting in five years at Our Lady of Guadalupe"

  • JH December 1, 2018 (7:11 am)

    I want to add that before the caroling and lights, Father Jack made comments that condemned the anti-Semitic vandalism in our neighborhood. He held up a sign with a picture of a menorah that they have produced for neighbors to pick up from the parish and encouraged attendees to display it in their windows as a sign that we stand with our neighbors of the Jewish faith. He also emphasized unity with all faiths. I thought it was a powerful moment even though it got lost a little in the crowd noise and a mic that wasn’t projecting well. I’m not a Catholic, but am hoping to get one of the window signs from the parish. I think he said they would be ready and available at Sunday services. 

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