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November
7, 2005 
VOL.
43, NO. 19Oakland,
CA
New altar consecrated
Bishop Allen Vigneron consecrated a new altar at St. Elizabeth
Church in Oakland during the Oct. 6 liturgy marking the end of the Year
of the Eucharist. Over the past several years, the Fruitvale area church
has been undergoing major interior renovations, culminating in the installation
of a new altar.
The Year of the Eucharist was initiated by the late Pope John Paul II
to promote Eucharistic devotion and began with a Eucharistic Congress
in Mexico.
St. Elizabeth Parish, established in 1892, is staffed by Franciscan Friars
with Father Marco Antonio Figueroa as pastor.
Bishop Vigneron places in the altar an altar stone with relics of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Clare of Assisi and St. Elizabeth of Hungary, patroness of the parish.
Bishop Vigneron incenses the new altar.
Bishop Vigneron consecrates the new altar with holy oil.
GREG TARCZYNSKI PHOTOS
