(excerpt taken from the Cove Herald, here is the full article)
For parade participants, the competition for the best float can get heated. At Holy Family Catholic Church, who took home the prizes for best overall and best themed entry in 2006, the float remains a top secret project until revealed the day of the parade. The entry is designed by church member Darlene Ryan and built by Jason Santos over the course of two weeks
“I think it’s fabulous that it’s a competition because it bring it up to a higher level. I think everybody else will try harder to put a good float together,” said Karin Kennedy, business administrator for the Holy Family Catholic Church.
But while only one float can take home the prize, participants and spectators alike agree that the parade unites the community in the spirit of Christmas.
“It gives them a break from the shopping,” Kennedy said. “Shop, shop, shop, which seems to be on everybody’s mind, which is not what Christmas is about.”
“This is part of the celebration of the birth of Christ,” added seminarian Matthew Kinney with the Holy Family Catholic Church. “The fact that we’re taking the time to get involved with this is just our way of participating in the larger celebration and the joy to the world that Christ brings.”
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OK, so getting quoted in the Cove Herald is not exactly big news. But since this is the second time it has happened (last time I was interviewed about the St Martin Day parade), I figured it was at least worth a mention. Not surprisingly, both times I was asked for a "spiritual" insight on the topic at hand, which was no problem for me (actually, getting me to shut up is usually more of a problem. You can ask my RCIA class which ran overtime last night...)
Well, at least the Cove Herald has a larger readership than my blog.
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