MILLENNIUM MOMENT

As pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church on the Balboa

Peninsula, and, before that, St. Joachim of Costa Mesa, the Rev. Kenneth

Krause was a crucial figure in creating connections between our Latino

and English-speaking communities.

At a time when the Latino population was rapidly growing in Costa Mesa,

he conducted church affairs with a blend of imperfect Spanish and sincere

openness, hoping to bring the two cultures of his parishioners closer

together. Krause believed that ties between communities could be forged

through children and worked to create a youth ministry at St. Joachim.

He passed away earlier this year.

* MILLENNIUM MOMENT celebrates the people who made a major contribution

to the Newport-Mesa community during this century.