It provides just a single basket on a single day, but the Christmas Outreach program at Mission San Juan Bautista has an impact that during tough economic times makes life a bit easier for more than 500 local residents.
Every year on the winter solstice, the sun rises and light shines through the front window of the mission, illuminating the tabernacle at Old Mission San Juan Bautista. It occurred Thursday morning at the church. Here, see video of the traditional gathering.