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A Message From Rev. Sharon Snapp-Kolas,
Sierra Madre United Methodist Church 
THE PLAN WAS 
TO BE RID OF 
THE VIRUS BY 
EASTER. EASTER 
2020. 
Here we are a year later, weary 
of masks and social distancing 
and stay-at-home orders. 
Essential workers continue 
to risk their lives, and their 
families continue to carrya heavy burden of risk and 
sacrifice. 
We have endured sickness in 
our circles of friends and loved ones. We grieve for the dead and 
the dying, with gratitude for those who continue to care for the 
sick in their final days. 
We have worried over the isolation of the elderly; the mentally ill; 
those who struggle with drug, alcohol and other addictions; lonely 
children and teenagers; people in situations of abuse – anyone 
who might be suffering from hopelessness and despair in this year 
of shutdown. 
We have watched with concern as businesses have closed for good; 
churches, synagogues, mosques, and other religious and non-
profit organizations have struggled to survive; most government 
and community leaders, at all levels, have done their best as 
COVID-19 challenges take all of us on a dystopian rollercoaster 
ride. 
Happy Easter. 
Of course, I haven’t listed every group affected by the virus, and 
all the multitude of ways our world has been affected over the past 
year. Has it only been a year? Feels like a lifetime. Feels like 
we have always been here and will always be here and will never 
escape. Feels like a tomb. 
For Christians, Easter morning is all about the empty tomb. “He is 
not here,” it says in the Gospel of Mark, chapter 16, verse 6. 
Christ is with us when we have reached the end of our strength 
and stamina; when we have no more creative resources to give. 
When we wonder, will life ever be the same again? Will there ever 
be joy, and butterflies, and Easter lilies, and girls in pretty dresses, 
and boys in suits and sky-blue bowties? Will there ever be Easter 
egg hunts and bunnies and chocolates and baby chicks? 
Christ is with us when we wonder, will there ever be an end to 
racism, to gun violence, to war, to homelessness and hunger, to 
climate change and environmental destruction, to abuse and 
suffering of all kinds? 
Christ is with us when we are sinking under the weight of guilt or 
grief or despair. Or the threat of death. 
Easter Sunday arrives. We celebrate, with deep joy, the 
Resurrection. 
Whatever our faith background or perspective on religion, the joy 
this year can be deeper, if we choose to be open to it. The more we 
allow ourselves to accept the pain and the loss of this past year, the 
more we are able to receive the true joy of Easter 2021. We have 
suffered much, as a global community. Still, the tomb is empty. 
Hope endures. 
Nadia Bolz-Weber, described online as “a public 
theologian and author,” says of Easter that,
“…in the Bible [it] may be the greatest story ever told - not a story 
about new dresses and flowers and candy and spiffiness, but a 
story about flesh and dirt and bodies and confusion. It’s about the 
way God never seems to adhere to our expectations.” 
“Flesh and dirt and bodies and confusion.” And hope. MayGod be with you in the messiness of it all, as we climb out of the 
tomb together. We are not alone. We climb together, helping one 
another. 
And God – or Hope as you understand it -- is with us. 
Sierra Madre United Methodist Church 
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The Sierra Madre Rose Float Association, de-
spite the challenges faced in 2020, prepares 
for the 2022 parade! 
The pandemic disrupted all of our lives in many, many ways, includ-
ing the abrupt halt in the cultural activities that we always assumed 
would never end. Such was the case with the 2021 Rose Parade. Yet. 
despite having to abandon plans to build their next entry, the Sierra 
Madre Rose Float Association never gave up hope that things would 
be up and running again! 
After presenting their 14th award winning float (of the last 14 
entries) in January 2020, SMRFA did what they always do. they im-
mediately began working on what they thought would be the 2021 
entry. 
And then everything changed. Well almost everything. SMRFA 
leadership and volunteers, with amazing commitment and deter-
mination, kept going, preparing for the future in a COVID 19 safe 
environment. 
They kept the faith, worked 3 persons at a time socially distanced in 
the Float Barn, and continued to prepare for the next parade which 
they knew would eventually happen. 
And, they were right. Although the exact format of the 2022 Tour-
nament of Roses Parade is not set in concrete, the event will happen 
and our local group will be ready. 
The Tournament of Roses Committee recently announced that 
"the 2022 Rose Parade will feature elements that were planned for the 
2021 parade, including the theme “Dream. Believe. Achieve.” The 2022 
Parade Theme will expand beyond the initial focus on education and 
will include a celebration of perseverance and strength, science and 
scientists, health professionals, first responders and essential workers." 
The Sierra Madre Rose Float Association was prepared to finish 
building the float originally intended for 2021. 
Designed by Jason Redfox, the float (Model Pictured Below), will 
participate in the 2022 parade. During the 'down time' in 2020, the 
float will have even more animation than originally planned. 
As challenging as 2020 was, Kay Sappington, a longtime SMRFA 
member says that even working under the health and safety restric-
tions on the float was a "spirit lifter.". 
The news is not all good however. President Barb Bevington noted 
that because of the the pandemic restric-
tions, there has been very little, if any fun-
draising. Their annual 'Bingo' fundraiser 
can't be held and the group is exploring 
other means of support. 
Dave Karp, a member of the Board of Direc-
tors has been working on two projects that 
will bring in some badly needed revenue.
In the very near future, SMRFA is going to 
launch an ETSY store where you can pur-
chase handmade Feather Sun Catchers. 
Dave has also 
been successful in developing a garden at 
the YMCA in Sierra Madre where you can 
select from any number of plants including 
seedlings for vegetables, spices and more. 
The plants are free but donations are en-
couraged. There are also other projects in 
the works so be on the look out for other 
ways of supporting the 
group. 
The Sierra Madre Rose 
Float Association is one 
of the few remainingSelf Built Float Associa-
tion and has been doing 
so since 1917. You can 
help them continue their 
journey to the 2022 pa-
rade. Just go to: https://
sierramadrerosefloat.org/
getinvolved/donate/ 
S. Henderson/MVNews . 
SMRFA 2022 Entry