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According to the website www.xtimeline.com, the Feast of the Holy Ghost originated in the Azores
of Portugal, by Isabel, the sixth queen of Portugal. Isabel was devout in her
Catholic faith and had strong belief in the Holy Spirit. The Feast of the Holy Ghost is significant to
Portuguese Americans because it’s a tradition that Portuguese immigrants
brought to America that has become a part of their culture. Immigrants coming
to America wanted to be able to practice their faith or find a new one. The
Portuguese strongly influenced Catholicism in America because the majority of
them were Catholic or became Catholic when they met with missionaries in
America. They were so strong in their faith, and even began to spread it
themselves through things like the Holy Ghost Festival. The Festival is an
example of Portuguese culture becoming a part of American culture after their
immigration here. Portuguese Sopas is a
traditional festa soup where braise of beef and broth with vegetables is
ladled over bread and garnished with
mint. Procession carrying the crown of the Holy Ghost. The crown spends most of the year with the "first
domingo," whose name was drawn at the previous year's celebration. In
the summer, it stays a week in the home of each of the six other chosen domingos.
The last week before the festival, it travels to the home of the mordome, who
carries it in the parade on Sunday morning. At the club, it is the
centerpiece of the front room, which is filled with gifts to be auctioned to
support the festival.
Above: Amy Buchanan of Fairhaven carried the crown, accompanied by her
niece, 7-year-old Emily Buchanan and nephew, 4-year-old Damon Buchanan, both
of Warwick. For more information on this event please call (401)
624-6640. Lions Club has largest yard sale in recent memory. EverythingWestport.com Sunday, July 11, 2010
“We had a lot of good items from a
recent estate clearing,” she said. “We certainly have a lot more tables than
in previous years.” The
Westport Lions Club held its annual Summer Yard Sale from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. in the Country Hair Care parking lot, directly across from the Central
Village Fire Station. Money raised by the Lions Club will be used for their
many various community programs. The
multitude of early shoppers worked fast and furious DeCosta
also announced receipt of a recent endowment that would be the envy of any
small non-profit. “It should greatly help us in our eye research,
scholarships, camperships and other community programs with which we are
involved.” . Many
items including a lot of furniture, jewelry, kitchenware, and toys among
other treasures were out on display, and reasonably priced! Outgoing Lions Club president Liz Collins had a
mini book fair of her own! “We like to take advantage of the traffic
from the Quaker’s book sale up the street. The hard work keeps us young,”
Collins said. As
yard sales go this one surely has to be one of the longest running!
Sign up to journey down Westport
River with summer Watershed
Explorers program. EverythingWestport.com Sunday, July 11, 2010 Sponsored by the Westport River Watershed
Alliance. Children ages 12-15 have the opportunity to explore sections of the
Westport River from the Head of Westport to its mouth at Westport Harbor
during the week of June 26-30.Children ages 12-15 have the opportunity to explore
sections of the Westport River, from the Head of Westport to its mouth at
Westport Harbor in an exciting outdoor adventure with the Westport River
Watershed Alliance this summer. The week-long summer program Watershed Explorers includes three days of
kayaking on the river with Osprey Sea Kayak Adventures, and two days of
exploring the coastal habitats at Westport's Town Beach. Along the way,
participants will discover and learn about the creatures of the forest,
wetland, freshwater, estuary and marine habitats found in this region. The program is being offered this summer during the week of July
26-30, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (9—3 on Friday). Cost is
$360 for the week for WRWA members (non-members, $390) and includes three
days of kayak rentals. Space is limited, so please call Shelli Costa, Education Director, at
(508) 636-3016, or visit www.westportwatershed.org, for more information on
registration. WRWA's mission is to restore, protect, celebrate, and sustain the
natural resources of the Westport River and its watershed which encompasses
six towns: Dartmouth, Fall River, Freetown, and Westport in Massachusetts,
and Little Compton and Tiverton in Rhode Island. WRWA accomplishes its goal of protecting the watershed through education,
advocacy, and community outreach. Heat, humidity take their toll in 30th running of LC
Road Race. EverythingWestport.com Saturday, July 10, 2010
Threatening rain held off, saving the massive field of 582
participants further anguish in this already grueling annual 4.8 mile road
race. Richie Yeates of Providence was second at 23:58, and Williston,
Vermont’s Tom Webb took third with a time of 24:14. The first female finisher was sixth place finisher Katie DiCamillo,
also of Providence, finishing at 26:58. The Little Compton Church Fair & Road Race celebrated 50 years on
the Commons, and what a celebration it was. Vendors’ cabanas lined the street
and common area, and hundreds of people crowded the area around the United
Congregational Church, enjoying the excitement, music and festivities of the
carnival-like atmosphere. The morning’s high temperatures and oppressive humidity stifled any
run at a record-breaking pace, with many runners just happy to finish.
Flushed faces and drenched jerseys were the order of the day. 17-year-old Ian Castanzo was Westport’s top dog, finishing ninth at
28:22. Drew Shilling, 43, rounded out the Westport runners in the race’s top
50. Click here for all the results and view photos of the race and fair.
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