Kermés season: Here’s a list of El Paso church bazaars

Kermés season: Here’s a list of El Paso church bazaars

The smell of gorditas and enchiladas and the sounds of cumbias and norteñas fill the air as El Paso is in the middle of kermés season.  Run by droves of volunteers, the annual bazaars are fundraisers for church buildings and operations and other needs the parishes might have – from new pews or altars to air conditioning or public address systems. “From the bottom to top, they are community organized events in most parishes. It’s the people withi…