Liturgical Vestments: Ecclesiastical Sewing and Embroidery for Making Clergy Vestments
A few days back we were talking about Traditional Church Vestment patterns and the conversation centered around the chasuble pattern. Today, we are going to review clergy stole patterns. We… Read more Top Five Traditional Clergy Stole Patterns for Church Vestment →
There is never a dull moment in the Ecclesiastical Sewing workroom – except during the hours I must be at my full-time day job. Once the working day is over,… Read more Pastoral Stoles for Advent, Lent, and Good Friday →
I love patterns. I collect patterns. Old vestment patterns, new stole patterns, vintage patterns: I love them all. I pull them out and dream about the lovely things that can… Read more Pastoral and Priest Clergy Stole Patterns →
I wanted to mention that today we celebrate the feast day of one of the first deacons, the deacon Philip. The office of the deacon was the first auxiliary office in the church. It was established by the apostles in the very early days of the church. Deacons are the helpers of the church; their job is to be assistants to the priests, ministers, and pastors. As well as being assistants to the ministers, the deacons serve the congregations. In the early days of the church, seven deacons were chosen… Read more October 11th–Philip the Deacon →
The wardrobe of a member of the clergy is vast. Hopefully your clergy has the basic liturgical wardrobe pieces but if they do not, it is the job of the… Read more Wardrobes for Clergy: Liturgical Vestments and Pastoral Stoles →
Have you ever considered what Ecclesiastical Vestments are needed by your Pastor or Priest in order for them to do their job? We often sit in church week in and week out and never give the clothing worn by clergy a second thought. Worse yet, is there ever thought in the church budget to provide new items for the Pastor or Priest as they are needed? The answers to these questions in part may depend on the denomination of the clergy member. For simplicity’s sake, let’s focus on two different… Read more What Vestments Does a Priest or Pastor Need? →