This past Friday the Parish Center of Mazarron hosted the presentation of the magazine Mazarrón Easter this year is provided by the brotherhood of San Juan.
The event was embraced by the Mayor of Mazarron, Ginés Campillo, and was attended by President of the Chapter of Holy Week Brotherhoods of Mazarron, Cecilia Morales, President of the Brotherhood of St. John, Andrew Navarro, and the parish priest San Antonio and San Andres, Julio Romero.
As Andres Navarro said "every year it's up to make the magazine a brotherhood of Holy Week, and getting better every year thanks to the illusion that we from the council and the guilds."
It takes over photographs of processions and events of last year, and texts related to Easter Mazarron.
During the event, revealed that the preacher of Holy Week this year will Mazarón journalist Juan Alfonso Cervantes Mazarron Esparza, who is currently the head of the area of ​​regional television sports 7 Region of Murcia.
Cervantes Esparza has belonged, like his family, the brotherhood of San Juan which is what this year has chosen the town crier.
The journalist, who will give his opening speech on March 31 at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, said "when I received the news I went crazy with joy. Being a preacher I am very excited because it is somehow end my relationship with my people. It is the greatest satisfaction that I could give my countrymen here. "
It also unveiled the winners of the Lenten Short Story Contest.
The first literary prize for this contest, worth 150 euros, went to Salvador Madrid Vivancos by the story "The love of Christ knows no oblivion," while the second prize of 120 euros, was placed in the hands of Thomas Ureña Gallego for the story "Easter: the cross of Ezekiel."
Finally, the third prize, which includes an amount of 100 euros, was for the story "On the Threshold" by Luis Paredes Lopez.
The three awards are sponsored by companies "Zausacán", "Aragon and Mendez" and "La Voz de Mazarron."
The Mayor of Mazarron, Ginés Campillo, congratulated the council and the guilds "for the work they do year after year. I know that work is difficult and takes a long pull ahead of Holy Week. I know that the sacrifice is great, but satisfaction Also it is. "
The Mayor also stressed the "quality of the magazine Semana Santa" and congratulated the preacher "because surely will delight on March 31 after the words he spent here and show the feeling he has towards Mazarron and Holy Week. "
Finally, the parish priest, Julio Romero, asked the preacher "to put in your heart cry" and invited all citizens must participate in events and in the processions.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón