A Year of Banners

For Christmas 2005 and Epiphany 2006, Molly E. created white banners. These were inspired by instruction from our pastor who often sketched two circles, symbolizing the variable overlap of our world with God's Kingdom. The cross represents Christ at the point of intersection. This concept is appropriate for all times when the liturgical color of white is used, such as Easter, Christmas, weddings, baptisms, Trinity Sunday - any occasion that especially celebrates the redemptive work of Christ on our behalf.

Molly interpreted this drawing into a beautiful mosaic pattern rendered in silk.

Advent 2005

As Advent 2005 approached, the newly-formed Liturgical Arts Team busied themselves designing additional banners appropriate for that liturgical season. The design is a gold, four-pointed, elongated, star (inspired by Revelation 22:16, in which Jesus is proclaimed to be the “bright morning star”) on a purple background. These banners were sewn by Moira Thornett (1943 - 2007), beloved leader in our church . These banners are used with the pulpit cloth created by Toni R. and her mother, which depicts an angel trumpeting.

The Banner That Started It All

In 2005, one of our church members attended a Van Gogh exhibit at the High Museum, and saw these banners available for purchase. She graciously bought two of them and donated them for use in our sanctuary. The colors go beautifully with our stained-glass Rose Window, and are appropriate for the liturgical color of Ordinary Time, which is green.
These enhancements to our worship experience inspired a small group of us to form a Liturgical Arts Team (L'Art) and to create additional sacred art.