Why We Use Green for the Season of Pentecost Why We Use Green for the Season of Pentecost: In the realm of the liturgical calendar, where the seasons of the… Read more Why We Use Green for the Season of Pentecost →
Trinity Sunday Trinity Sunday is a Christian feast day celebrated on the Sunday after Pentecost. It is a day dedicated to the Holy Trinity – the Father, Son, and Holy… Read more Trinity Sunday →
Caring for your Pastor or Priest During This Time We all are struggling with the current healthcare situation in many ways. Many of us are adapting to the situation by volunteering our time and talents in a variety of ways or doing things like cleaning closets and cupboards that are long overdue for decluttering. Many are struggling with business closures, layoffs, working from home, isolation, teaching our children, and much more. And our thoughts and prayers are with you all. We too have had changes. Our family has had to… Read more Caring for your Pastor or Priest During This Time →
St. Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas is universally known as one of the greatest teachers and writers within the Catholic tradition. Canonized by the Catholic church in 1323, Saint Thomas Aquinas… Read more St. Thomas Aquinas →
Why do we use purple during Lent? Those of us who grew up in denominations that don’t use liturgical colors often find the change of vestments with the seasons a… Read more Why do we use purple during Lent? →
Planning Your Lent Church Vestment Projects: A Liturgical Fabric Review It’s the beginning of the New Year! We just finished celebrating the Birth of our Savior, and the 12 Days… Read more Planning Your Lent Church Vestment Projects: a Liturgical Fabric Review →
Epiphany: A Celebration with Varied Traditions Epiphany: A Celebration with Varied Traditions. If your family is like most families in America, the chances are that gifts are exchanged on either… Read more Epiphany: A Celebration with Varied Traditions →
Feast Day of St. James and St. Philip On May 1st, we celebrated the feast days of St. Philip and St. James the Apostles in the Lutheran Church, and today… Read more St. Philip and St. James and New Apostle Pastor Stole →
Pentecost a Season of Red Liturgical Fabrics Pentecost a Season of Red Liturgical Fabrics. The seasons of the church year follow an orderly pattern. This week we wrap up the… Read more Pentecost a Season of Red Liturgical Fabrics →
Transfiguration Sunday 2019 Transfiguration Sunday 2019: We enjoy spending time each summer hiking in Glacier National Park. A few years back, we were out for an early morning hike just… Read more Transfiguration Sunday 2019 →
The Church Year is a Pageant How do you view the church year? Have you ever thought of the church year as a pageant – not the kind of pageant or contest where there is a winner crowned, but a pageant where a historical scene, period, or event is brought to life? The church year is something we think about daily here in the studios at Ecclesiastical Sewing and as we attend our church. But do we really see the church year for what it is? Do we see it… Read more The Church Year is a Pageant →
Rose Stoles for Gaudete and Laetare Sundays Rose – a color that lightens the mind and spirit in more ways than one. There is nothing quite like the beauty of… Read more Rose Stoles for Gaudete and Laetare Sundays →
The New Church Year Begins December 2, 2018 The New Church Year begins with the Penitential season of Advent on December 2, 2018. Two main liturgical colors are used for… Read more The New Church Year Begins December 2, 2018 →
Rose Chasuble and Stole Vestments for Advent and Lent While blue or violet are the predominant colors for the season of Advent, and violet is the color for Lent, rose… Read more Rose Chasuble and Stole Vestments for Advent and Lent →
What is a Monastic Style Chasuble? What is a Monastic style chasuble you may ask. It is a fuller and longer chasuble style. It can be between 60 to 80″… Read more What is a Monastic Style Chasuble? →
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