For many families, Christmas season is a time to take a drive around town and check out the lighting displays.
Again this year, the Moose Jaw Knights of Columbus will be holding their annual lighting contest around the theme, “Keep Christ in Christmas.”
It’s still not too late to submit an entry!
“Eager participants will submit an online entry on our website or drop one off in person. Then on Saturday we will go around town to the location of those who have put an entry in and judge the displays,” explained Dominic Mancuso, trustee of council #9760 Moose Jaw Knights of Columbus.
Mancuso has been a devoted member of the catholic men’s fraternal organization since approximately 1987.
“We will be looking for displays that support the theme of the lighting contest. We like to see the manger scene with Mary and Joseph, the idea behind this contest is to remember and recognize Christ as the true meaning of Christmas,” he said.
Three Judges will choose three winners on the contest’s final day, December 18th at 6:00 p.m. and award them a cash prize.
Displays will be judged based on creativity, animation, variety of colours.
“My favorite part of this contest is seeing the effort and imagination people use in preparing and putting the displays together. The big moving factor to winning is keeping Christ in Christmas. Anyone who has a Christian faith or a belief knows that Christ is the reason we have Christmas. All the commercials, presents and even Santa himself is all extra.”
Contest entries are free, however the only requirement is to submit a local light display.
“We got kind of a good laugh this year because we have received entries from the United States which we kindly declined as this is a local contest,” chuckled Mancuso.
To enter the contest, visit www.mjknights.ca and click a form button that can be found at the bottom of the page.
For additional inquiries or information please phone Dominic Mancuso at (306) 693-0642.
