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Spanish Language Mass
Daniela Reyes, 8, center, and her brother, Jesse Reyes, 12, wait to enter Vancouver’s St. John Catholic Church before a Spanish language mass. The siblings are part of Clark County’s Latino community. Latinos make up 7.6 percent of county population.
Maite Covarrubias, 7, sits through a Spanish language mass with her family at St. John Catholic Church, Sunday, February 20, 2011.
The Rev. Armando Perez celebrates a Spanish-language Mass at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church on Feb. 20. Attendance at the service has grown, as has Clark County’s Latino population. About 900 people attend the Mass every Sunday.
An overflow of people pray in the entryway during a Spanish language mass at St. John Catholic Church, Sunday, February 20, 2011.
Dora Alicia, center, sings during a Spanish language Mass at St. John Catholic Church in Vancouver on Feb. 20. According to the 2010 Census, the Hispanic population in the U.S. has surpassed 50 million for the first time.
Father Armando Perez gives communion during a Spanish language mass at St. John Catholic Church, Sunday, February 20, 2011.
Rosa Jimenez, from Vancouver, prays during a Spanish language mass at St. John Catholic Church, Sunday, February 20, 2011. (Steven Lane/The Columbian)
Father Armando Perez conducts a Spanish language mass at St. John Catholic Church, Sunday, February 20, 2011. (Steven Lane/The Columbian)
Dora Alicia prays during a Spanish language mass at St. John Catholic Church, Sunday, February 20, 2011. (Steven Lane/The Columbian)
Rosa Jimenez, from Vancouver, prays during a Spanish language mass at St. John Catholic Church, Sunday, February 20, 2011. (Steven Lane/The Columbian)
