North Star Journey

It’s cold and dark outside the Church of the Assumption in Richfield at 5 a.m Tuesday. At least a dozen parked vehicles idled in the lot, waiting for the church’s doors to open up. The parishioners were eager to get a seat for the musical event to celebrate the feast day for Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico. The band known as Mariachi Estrellas de Minnesota walked down the aisle,...