The decision of who has the honor of crowning Mary is determined by adding up attendance at the Schola masses and rehearsals. Students
will earn a point for each mass or rehearsal they attend. The
individual with the highest score carries the crown and
places it on the statue. (If there
is a tie, we will draw names out of a hat.)
The two students with the next highest number of points will be the attendants and will carry the eight-foot long veils which are part of the crown and assist in the crowning. The contest will only be applicable to Schola students, not Mary's Angels students. Previous winners will not be able to crown Mary a second year, but can still have a chance at being an attendant.
The two students with the next highest number of points will be the attendants and will carry the eight-foot long veils which are part of the crown and assist in the crowning. The contest will only be applicable to Schola students, not Mary's Angels students. Previous winners will not be able to crown Mary a second year, but can still have a chance at being an attendant.
The schola will still host a Marian creative arts contest, whereby all participants may submit an artistic project in honor of The Blessed Mother. Judges from around the diocese evaluate the projects based on their originality, workmanship and Marian theme which changes each year. Three winners are chosen, one from each of three age groups.
All project contributors are honored with an award at the year-end banquet. Also, all projects are displayed in the Parish Hall for the month of May.
Announcing our Fourth Annual Marian Contest
Projects are due by
April 21, 2017.
Each year one of
Mary’s titles from the Litany of Mary is chosen as the contest theme. Judges will have a points category for how well a
project reflects the theme of the year. The Marian theme for 2017 is:
QUEEN OF PATRIARCHS
Projects may be of any creative venue. Examples from past years include: needlepoint, drawing, sculpture, floral arrangement, collage, poetry, pillow, painting, re-harmonization, newly composed song, quilt, banner, woodwork, writing, stories or invent your own!
Projects must be accompanied by a one paragraph description containing the entrant's name and age, and describing why they chose this project to honor Mary, about how many hours work went into it, and approximately how much of the work was done by the child and how much was done by the parent (parents can supply percentages).
