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Our float is near the begining
Pride Vancouver 2009 saw another successful, crowd-beloved float from St Andrews-Wesley, as we once again brought the message of God’s love and acceptance of sexual-orientation and gender diversity to the thousands of onlookers in Vancouver’s West End. The Gospel Choir revved up the energy, belting out three classic gospel tunes repeatedly over the two-hour parade: I go to the Rock, I Can Go to God in Prayer, and Yes! God is Real. The first two soloed wonderfully by Christine Best, and the third just as impressively by our Gospel Choir leader and church Outreach coordinator, Curt Allison. Even minister Gary Patterson was there, waving to the crowds and donning a rainbow stole as well as the classic minister’s ‘dog collar’. The many Vancouverites cheered loudly as the float passed them, sporadically spraying the St Andrews-Wesleyers with water guns to take the edge off the 30 degree heat. As per last year, the float was wonderfully and lovingly decorated by a team of artistic folk. Inspirational messages of Would Jesus Discriminate? and God’s Love Is Equal were stapled on large pieces of creatively-designed felt placed underneath the faux stain-glass windows of our travelling church/float! Thanks especially go to Ryan Fraser, Christine Coles and all the volunteers who donated time, talent and skills for their tireless dedication to this project, as well as to all those who came out to make this another great Pride Parade.
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