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Mission San Juan Capistrano Officially Reopens Today!
The San Juan Capistrano Mission s executive director Mechelle Lawrence Adams joined the Ellen K Morning Show to discuss the grand reopening of California s historical 21st mission. Guests are officially welcomed back to visit the church grounds and the garden in-person and virtually. Friendly dogs welcome too. The historic Mission bells will be rung this morning at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. to mark the reopening. Guests will be able to walk through the sacred Father Serra Chapel and light a candle. Their newest exhibit “En Plein Air’ features Plein Air art from the early 1900s to 2016 will be on display in the West Wing. Mission San Juan gardens have been meticulously maintained. Many marriage proposals happen at this historic mission. Read the official press announcement below:
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Mission San Juan Capistrano, California landmark and Orange County s only Mission, will reopen to the public on Thursday, February 4 following Governor Newsom s announcement lifting the stay-at-home orders.
Mission San Juan Capistrano, the jewel of California s missions, will be open Thursday through Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and the Mission Store remains open for shopping and curbside delivery from Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Guests are asked to bring their own drinking water, wear masks and practice social distancing at all times in conjunction with input from Mission supporters and the CDC, State, County and Diocesan guidelines for the care and protection of public health.
Vandalism Brings San Juan Capistrano Community Together
Rather than letting vandalism at the historic Mission San Juan Capistrano bring the community down, it instead used the crime as an opportunity to come together.
The 244-year-old Mission’s door was tagged with a heart containing an indecipherable message, and “95 best wishz,” (sic) between the evening of Dec. 10 and early Dec. 11. Supporters of the local Southern California landmark responded by donating money to help fund maintenance and surveillance.
The graffiti has since been cleaned up.
The mission’s executive director, Mechelle Lawrence-Adams, described the act of vandalism as frustrating.
“It’s been a rough year for everybody, and it was just one more thing,” Lawrence-Adams told The Epoch Times. “A salt-in-the-wound kind of thing. It was just so senseless and not meaningful.”