Sunday June 19th

Sunday June 19th - hit up mass at one of the missions. We have three choices:

San Francisco de Asis, Mission Dolores, 6th mission

On a site selected by Juan Bautista de Anza, the first mission church was a 5

0-foot long log and mud structure that was eventually moved to higher ground, adjacent

to Lake Dolores which gives it its second name, Mission Dolores. Dedicated to Saint Francis by Father Serra in 1776, today the mission sits in the heart of San Francisco and is the oldest building in the city. Much of the original church interior is intact and the gilded reredos and colorful wall paintings are good examples of early California art.

3321 16th St., San Francisco, 94114, (415) 621-8203

San Rafael Arcangel, 20th mission
This mission is located 20 miles north of San Francisco at the foot of Mount Tamalpais. It was established as a sanitarium and hospital for San Francisco neophytes suffering from depression and disease. The one padre in California who had medical training, Luis Gil y Taboado was so successful that other missions soon began sending their sick Indians. Within five years it was raised to full missio

n status and dedicated to the patron of health in 1817. The small church with sta

1104 Fifth Ave., San Rafael, 94901, (415) 454-8141

San Francisco Solano, 21st mission
Founded in 1823 on July 4 by Father Jose Altimira, this historic mission is the site of the Bear Flag Revolt and the effort to establish the Republic of California in 1846. The church seen today is a parish church built in 1840; the original was mostly washed away by a tremendous thunderstorm. A small portion of the original quadrangle exists, and the world-famous Sebastiani Vineyards include much of the original mission vineyard. The annual Vintage Festival is the oldest in the state, and each year the blessing of the grapes is performed by a Franciscan priest in front of the mission. A small museum is housed in the former padres wing with a display of California mission paintings.
20 E. Spain St., Sonoma, 95476, (707) 938-1519

Then drive up the Pacific coast highway, until we've seen enough coastline to last us and then head inland to either Sonoma or Napa and stop at one winery...maybe this one:

In the evening, we'll head out to Lake Tahoe and get as much driving as much as we can.