Cronologia Board 2008 – 2011 (part 1)

Any 2009

8 January Holiness Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Valencia presented by Monsignor Agustín García – Gasco Vicente has appointed Carlos Osoro Sierra as Metropolitan Archbishop of the Valencian See.

6 February closes service agreement with local composer Francisco José Molina Rubio for the composition of the "Mass of St. George of Banyeres de Mariola".

27 of February the anti-turn tops are cut at the base of the chandeliers of the Anda de Sant Jordi “El Xicotet”, to prevent the cables of the electrical installation from breaking.

2 from February to 25 The restoration work on the Cambril de Sant Jordi is being carried out in March, located at the bottom of the Chapel of Communion, Temple Parish of St. Mary of Mercy; Consisting of compaction of facings, plinth and ceilings, smoothed and decorated from existing moldings, cleaning and restoring wall and ceiling paints and changing lighting fixtures, as well as the revision of the sliding iron and glass door, likewise the sun changes, of hydraulic concrete for a new one in “white macael” marble to match that of the Chapel of Communion.

6 of March Mª Pilar Belda Ferre, in memory of his grandfather José Mª Ferre, per a increment of the documentary seu fons the "Program of the Festivities that the Villa de Bañeras celebrates in honor of S. Jorge Martir ”of the year 1912.
Jordi Esteve Belda donates to the Brotherhood the handwritten scores of the anthem in Sant Jordi, and photocopies of the harmonization, instrumentalization and arrangements of the same, performed by the musician Miguel Villar González.
Maria Esteve Belda donates a folder to the Brotherhood with the "Niche project for the walks of SAN Jorge in Bañeres", current cambril of Sant Jordi in the Parish Temple.

18 March is placed, on the façade of the bell tower of the Parish Temple of Santa Maria de la Misericòrdia, the advertising banner to announce the presentation of the story "Sant Jordi is coming to Banyeres de Mariola".

5 April Palm Sunday, The children's story published by the Brotherhood "Sant Jordi arrives in Banyeres de Mariola" is presented at the Teatre Principal. With the participation of Mr.. Mayor, Chairman of the Party Committee, Rector of the Parróquia, the text adapter and the graphic designer, as well as the President of the Brotherhood of Sant Jordi. Event during which a copy of the story was given to the children baptized this year with the name of our Patron: Jordi Roca Serra and Jordi Martínez Molina. Ending the event with a Wine of Honor, which is served at the Headquarters of the.

7 The first edition of the Sant Jordi story is on sale in April with a print run of 500 exemplars, the whole edition is sold out in a few hours, since days ago, reserve lists of copies had been arranged in various shops. Editing a new edition that would go on sale a few days later.

12 d'abril, new national flags are released, regional, of the filaes and the shields, in the Ermita de Sant Jordi and on the balconies of the headquarters, made with digital printing.

15 April the Board of Directors of the Brotherhood of St. George visits the Residence for the Elderly to wish all residents a happy St. George's Day and gives them the card that periodically publishes with a new Image of St. George in commemoration of the day of our Pattern, as well as the invitation so that they can see the religious acts through the local television circuit. Also through parish collaborators, the same card and invitation has been sent to all the sick and disabled in our town.

18 In April, Archbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra took possession of the Diocese of Valencia, making his immediate entry into the City.
At 12,30 h in the Hall of the Headquarters of the Brotherhood of St. George, Vicent Berenguer Micó and his daughter Clara Berenguer Revert sign an Edition Agreement with the Confraria de Sant Jordi for the transfer of the rights to adapt the text for the publication of the story “Sant Jordi arrives in Banyeres de Mariola”.

21 of April before the Transfer of descent and on the Altar of the Hermitage of Sant Jordi, our Councilor and Rector of the Parish blesses the insignia that will identify to the Board of Directors from this moment, and the Councilor imposes the Insignia on the President, at the foot of St. George, and it imposes them on all members of the Board.
Design that will be proposed to the General Assembly of Brotherhoods so that it is approved as a badge of all the directives from this moment.

23 d'abril, Enrique Pérez Asensi presides over the Mass of St. George, rector of the neighboring town of Aielo de Malferit.
A copy of the Tale of Saint George arrives at the Monastery of Montserrat, Barcelona, and more specifically to the Benedictine brother Josep Miquel Bauset.

10, 17 i 24 May, the XXX Musical Days of the Octavari de Sant Jordi are held. The Brotherhood begins to distribute the leaflet to all the Brotherhoods – Announcing leaflet and invitation to attend the Musical Days of the Octavari de Sant Jordi.

10 the restoration work on the Pal • li is completed in May: Repairing and straightening the poles, asparagus and tops that for use, falls and blows were badly damaged. Even several bars are completely loose, only held by the fabric cover of Pal • li himself. The tamed cloth has been cleaned and embroidered with the shields of the 10 filaes, recovering the original color of the fabric and the drawings, as well as the tonal differences of the embroidered shields.

5 June, work begins on the previous and necessary studies for the design and creation of the website of the Brotherhood of St. George.
José Antonio Blanes Verdú, donates a hand-painted oil on canvas to the Brotherhood, representing St. George on horseback. Original work belonging to the “cusqueña” school of Peru.

6 In June, repair and improvement work on the Sant Jordi Hermitage will be completed, referring to the covering of holes and grouting of frames and cracks in the stone. Once the cover is dry, and last summer, the feasibility of repainting its interior vaults will be studied, which are affected by moisture, and defects in the paint, started at the end of the year 2008 and beginnings of 2009.

14 June the Board of Directors of the Brotherhood of St. George participates in the Corpus Christi Procession, together with the other estates of the Parish of Santa Maria de la Misericòrdia, presided over by the Script of Sant Jordi.

21 In June, the Board of Directors celebrates a day of coexistence with an excursion to the Alt de la Barcella.

17, 18 i 19 of July, Brotherhood of St. George, and more specifically the members of the Board of Directors along with their children, participates for the first time in the Fair – Medieval market of the Malena festivities, with a stall, in which all the articles that the Brotherhood of Sant Jordi sells to generate income for its maintenance are offered.

25 In August, the Board of Directors of the Sant Jordi Brotherhood holds the first audition of the pieces that were previously completed in the composition of the Sant Jordi Mass..

28 in August the restoration and cleaning work on the velvet skirts of the Carrossa de Sant Jordi is completed.
The restoration work on the Sant Jordi script is also being completed: the mast is revised and adjusted completely and the standard is cleaned to regain the richness of the color, it is lined on the inside and the counterweights are adjusted.
The collaboration agreement with the President and the Director of the State is closed. Musical Banyeres de Mariola for the premiere of the Mass of St. George.

6 September with the celebration of the Feast of the Relic, the project of belonging to the University of Sant Jordi begins, in what relates to the town of Banyeres de Mariola and to our Brotherhood with institutions and sister associations in the devotion to our Patron Saint George.
Juan Pérez Navarro presides over the Mass of the Feast of the Relic of the Ex-Dean of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Valencia, and attends as a guest the Deputy Mayor of Valencia City Council Miguel Domínguez Pérez. Excusing his assistance, the Honorable Mr.. Juan Gabriel Cotino Ferrer, third vice-president and Minister of the Valencian Government
While the Solemn Procession of the Relic begins, the story of San Jordi is given to the boy Jordi Estruch Molina, baptized this year, with the name of our Patron. Procession of the Relic Affected by Influenza A Syndrome, in the face of the social alarm created by the media in recent weeks. Having requested information from the medical and nursing coordinators of the Banyeres de Mariola Health Center, in order to inform us of the recommendations regarding the transmission of the much feared Influenza A. And for what we as leaders of the Brotherhood are responsible for, when the veneration of the Relic of Sant Jordi is realized like last act of which they are realized in honor of our Patron when finalizing the Procession, with the besamà by all the faithful. We are informed that “To date we can say that in contrast to what has happened in some autonomous communities, the Generalitat Valenciana has not issued any rules or recommendations on this matter ". So, in principle the Brotherhood will give to kiss the reliquary, as has always been traditional, All those who wish to venerate the Holy Relic and for those who do not want to kiss the reliquary will be given a stamp with the Image of our Relic of St. George and in each particular case may or may not worship.

8 al 12 in September the cleaning is done, overhaul and repair of the entire roof of the Parish Temple of Santa Maria de la Misericòrdia, and more exhaustively the one that falls to the Cruise of Sant Jordi, taking advantage to remove the tile caps and the cover of all the Parish Temple is reviewed. The surprise was great when a wooden beam from the roof was completely broken, and undone by moisture, which caused two horses to collapse on the deck, which is why a lot of water came in uninterruptedly during the last rains and thunderstorms.
The wooden beam and the damage caused by the collapse of the two affected horses are being repaired, reviewing 200 m2 of roof and changed the broken tiles, as well as cleaned up the rubble housed on the roof of the entire Parish Temple caused by the fall of broken tiles from the dome.

29 September is convened a meeting of active members of the Mariola Choir to explain the project of the Mass of St. George and ask for their collaboration for the premiere of the Mass of St. George.

3 In October, a meeting is convened for non-active members of the Mariola Choir to explain the project of the Mass of St. George and ask for their collaboration., not being active in the Mariola Choir, for the premiere of the Mass of St. George, and that it may be the Mass of all our people. The sale of tickets and lottery tithes for the Christmas draw begins 2009, with the Nº 42.823. This year for the ballot image, following the line set last year of using images of our Patron in the Christmas raffle, we chose to use the central element of our St. George’s Script.

6 work on the reclassification begins in October, sealed, cataloging, registration and archiving of all the graphic material and documentation of the Brotherhood of Sant Jordi. Jobs, that once concluded, will allow all the Brotherhoods and interested people to consult in a fast and effective way the documentary bases that compose it: iconography of Sant Jordi, historical documentation, partner lists, boards, Consiliaris, Mayorals of Sant Jordi, photo album, etc.

27 October, our President participates as a member of the jury of the Poster Contest announcing the cavalcade of Kings of 5 January 2010.

15 In November, the Episcopal Vicar of our demarcation of Alcoy and the religious art advisers of the Archbishopric of Valencia visit the Parish of Banyeres de Mariola to make a first pre-selection of the works of our town that would be interesting to exhibit in the next exhibition organized by the La Llum de les Imatges Foundation, and that at the beginning of the 2011 will be held in the neighboring city of Alcoy. As for the Brotherhood of St. George, the Monument to St. George has been pre-selected and we are unable to move it., we have been asked to temporarily transfer our reproduction of the Monument to scale, work of Manolo Boix. This piece will be exhibited along with other material from the aforementioned sculptor, for approximately 10 months, from January 2011.

1 of December the Board of Directors of the Brotherhood of Sant Jordi congratulates its confreres, collaborators and all the neighbors at Christmas 2009, and sends them the new calendar for the year 2010, sponsored as in previous years by the local company Deformac S. L.
An image by the Italian author Vittore Capaccio has been used on this occasion, entitled "Saint George slaying the dragon", the original work being a large oil painting 1410 mm X 3600 mm.

5 December the Brotherhood of Sant Jordi has begun marketing the shares and lottery tenths for the traditional draw of “the boy” 2010, with the Nº 52.023. The sale of shares and tithes will be carried out by all the local shops that usually collaborate with the Brotherhood., by the members of the Board of Directors and at our registered office.

14 December the Archbishop of the Diocese of Valencia Carlos Osoro, in compliance with our Statutes, has ratified Jorge Enrique Esteve Romero as President of the Brotherhood of Sant Jordi, who was elected President last February 2008, for the period 2008/2011.

During the month of December an air conditioner is assembled consisting of a heat pump and its "split" in the Hall of the Social Headquarters of the Brotherhood of St. George.
The restoration work on all the metal structures that the Brotherhood uses in the various events it organizes is coming to an end. (Transfers, Do Major, Processions, etc.), being adjusted and repainted by the members of the Board of Directors.
Work begins on the complete restoration of the Pallium, is repair, restore and adjust the bars, bindings, screws and ends, as well as cleaning the clothes of the pallium.
A cupboard is placed in the Archive of the Headquarters of the Brotherhood of St. George to store liturgical clothes (casulla, albes, rain coat, etc.).

Any 2008

1 March is the 3rd General Assembly of the Brotherhood of St. George. In which he is elected as the new President for the term 2008 – 2011 IN Jorge Enrique Esteve Romero, Vice President: Juan Vicente Martínez Valero, Secretary: Jorge Sempere Avellán and Treasurer: Ernest Berenguer Bridge.

23 d'abril, the Major Mass of Sant Jordi has been presided over by EN Juan Francisco Castelló Colomer, natural of Bocairent, Professor of Theology at San Pau University C. E. U. Valencia. At the end of the Eucharistic celebration, the list of members of the new Board of Directors of the Brotherhood of St. George for the period is published. 2008 – 2011 IN Jorge Enrique Esteve Romero, com a President, Juan Vicente Martínez Valero as Vice President, Jordi Sempere Avellán as Secretary and Ernest Berenguer Pont as Treasurer.

3 May, the Transfer of Sant Jordi is carried out from the Parish Temple of Santa Maria de la Misericòrdia to its Hermitage in which the new Board of Directors participates for the first time and, at the end of the same, the Dinner of Change of Boards of Directors is held at the Maset de la Filà in Morocco, together with the members of the different directors and companions that is traditionally celebrated every three years.

24 In May, the concession of a computer equipment is requested to the Provincial Council of Alicante, as the provincial institution periodically replaces its equipment with new ones, and the retired teams are awarded to non-profit associations in the province.

25 May the Board of Directors of the Brotherhood of St. George participates in the Corpus Christi Procession, together with the other parish estates, presided over by the Script of Sant Jordi.

27 May The M. I. Banyeres de Mariola City Council has started, by unanimous agreement of the plenary in session of 27 May 2008, the file to request the declaration of the Cemetery Act as an Asset of Cultural Interest, B. I. C., of an intangible nature, at the Ministry of Culture and Sport. At the invitation of the City Council, the Brotherhood of St. George has officially joined, after timely counseling with the Parish’s legal counsel, to the procedures that the City Council is carrying out to get the Mass of the day 25 held in the Cemetery can be declared B. I. C. with an immaterial character

2 June, the Brotherhood of Sant Jordi is registered in the Municipal Register of Neighborhood Associations of the City of Banyeres de Mariola.

3 June the City Council requests the membership and material of the Brotherhood of St. George along with other associations, for the declaration of an Intangible Asset of Cultural Interest of the acts of the 25 of April, sol,tendered at the Ministry of Culture of the Generalitat Valenciana.

5 June, the Brotherhood’s accession to the application for a declaration of Cultural Interest in the Immaterial Section is signed, requested by the City Council for the acts of the cemetery and Sant Crist that Banyeres celebrates each 25 d'abril.

10 June The Board of Directors of the Brotherhood of Sant Jordi has begun the work of study and analysis for the cataloging and reorganization of its documentary archive. Works to be carried out, will allow us to provide our archive with an organized structure for the care of our Brothers. Preliminary creation studies are also underway, design and development of your website, which will allow the confraternities and neighbors in general to provide information and consult our history, file, iconography and documentation, tenda on-line, etc.

14 In June, the transfer and official transfer of the Board of Directors of the Brotherhood is carried out. Although the new directive, he had already started working.
Assigning his position Tello Navarro Albero to the new President Jorge Enrique Esteve Romero.

10 of July closes the Book of Acts written manually with the corresponding diligence, of the Brotherhood of Sant Jordi. From now on, it will be done in a legally computerized way, with official state paper and numbered sheets, in compliance with current law.

16 work on the design begins in July, creation and manufacture of the Badge of the Board of Directors, with the intention that the General Assembly of Brotherhoods approve it and remain forever as a badge of all boards of directors.

19 of July, the President of the Sant Jordi Festival Committee informs its Board of the start of work to draft a new Regulation of the Festival Committee.

21 of July, the Diputació grants a complete computer equipment to the Confraria de Sant Jordi free of charge, computer, screen, keyboard and mouse.

11 In August, work begins on the restoration of all the material that the Brotherhood uses in the assemblies and preparations for the festivities..

1 In September, the distribution of the Gojos print on Saint George's Day to all the sick begins, older and disabled of our people, as well as to the inmates in the Residence of the 3ª Age.

7 September, presides over the Mass of the Relic of St. George the Most Reverend Mr.. Juan Melcior Seguí Sarrió, titular priest of the Parish of Santa Maria d’Ontinyent. At the end of the act of signing the Preacher in the Guest Book of the Brotherhood at the headquarters of the same, has been named Major of St. George Tello Navarro Albero President of the Brotherhood of St. George during the period 2005 – 2008, and the Insignia of Majoral has been imposed on him. During the Solemn Procession of the Relic of St. George, the exit of the Holy Relic under the Pallium is recovered from inside the Parish Temple followed by the Escort of Festeros; the new candle hood model is released, and a written acknowledgment is also made, which also includes the Gojos print, to the municipal and party authorities, filaes, presidents, Party committee, readers, escorts and carries Pal • li, bearers of the pennants and all the people who collaborate with the Brotherhood.

1 October The Brotherhood of St. George commemorates the 80th anniversary of its founding publishes a facsimile of the last sheet of “l’acapte”, which depicts the image of St. George who presided over the altar of the Saint from 1841 a 1936, year in which it was burned due to the civil war. It should be noted that the dragon reproduced is not what was shown in that image. The picture, it was the work of the Valencian sculptor Antonio Esteban Romero, and was worshiped in Banyeres de Mariola in 1928, year of the foundation of the Brotherhood of St. George. The plate is printed on laid paper Natural 250
grs / m2.

3 October, the hours of attention to the Brotherhood at the Headquarters begin every first Friday of the month, of 20,00 a 22,00 hours; to bring the work of the Board of Directors and the facilities of the Headquarters closer to the confraternities and neighbors of our town. Restoration work begins on all the metal structures used by the Brotherhood in the various events it organizes. (Transfers, Do Major, Processions, etc.) by the members of the Board of Directors.

4 October begins with the sale of tickets and lottery tithes for the next Christmas raffle 2008, with the Nº 76.323. It should be noted that this year the ballot paper image has been recovered, which represents the image that once presided over the High Altar of St. George. Image that arrived in Banyeres with a special celebration in 1841 and that it was burned on 27 of July of 1936, because of the Civil War.

10 October Agueda Enrique Belda donates to the Brotherhood, a painting in original oil, painted by her, on the iconography of Sant Jordi.
José Luís Vañó Ponta donates his work-study on the municipal term of our locality to the Brotherhood for the increase of the publishing fund: “Documents on the municipality of Banyeres de Mariola.

23 November, on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the founding of the Brotherhood, a Mass in Thanksgiving is celebrated and a commemorative concert by the Ensemble de Vents of the Musical Society of Banyeres de Mariola, in the course of the same Benjamín Francés Luna presents the Brotherhood of Sant Jordi, his original work, composed expressly for this ephemeris, "Brief Differences on the Hymn to St. George". Giving the Board of Directors to the composer and the State. Musical Banyeres de Mariola of a facsimile sheet with the image of Sant Jordi, which was burned in July 1936, framed.

1 December The Board of Directors of the Brotherhood of St. George congratulates its members, collaborators and all the neighbors at Christmas 2008 and send the new calendar for the year 2009. This time an image of St. George on horseback has been used defending the maiden and fighting the dragon, of the nineteenth century, ceded by our Brother J. M. S. E.

6 from December to began marketing the shares and lottery tithes for the traditional draw of “The boy” 2009, with the Nº 42.823.

7 In December, the Provincial Council will hand over the computer equipment awarded last July to the Sant Jordi Brotherhood.

During the month of December, an air conditioner is assembled consisting of a heat pump and its "split" in the Office of the Headquarters of the Brotherhood of St. George.
The first tasks are performed, in the Hermitage of Sant Jordi, repair of leaks and gutters on the roof, roof overhaul, repair and improvement of the fixings of the masts and rings to attach the institutional flags and the rows.