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Stoning a Prophet Altar, Lent 2C

Stoning a Prophet Altar, Lent 2C

The beginning of our Lent at Westfield has been a little crazy. Transfiguration Sunday (Feb. 10) found our stately church nearly 3′ deep in snow and it’s pastor (me) nine states away in Georgia–stuck. We canceled service that day and I finally made...
A Wilderness Altar for Lent 1C

A Wilderness Altar for Lent 1C

Lent is almost upon us (earlier than most years, as I’m sure you know). At Westfield, we’ll be doing altarscapes for each Sunday during the season (except the first Sunday in March on which we’ll celebrate communion and will need the Communion Table...
Ash Wednesday Altar

Ash Wednesday Altar

Ash Wednesday is coming soon, and let me tell you–there is a LOT to do before Lent kicks off. One of the more interesting tidbits about living and working up here are the perceptions about what it means to Protestant and what it means to be Catholic. I hear it a...
Lenten Altars: A Sneak Peek

Lenten Altars: A Sneak Peek

A friend and I got together at Westfield last Friday to figure out what Lent would look like this year–literally. We pulled out all the…stuff…I’ve collected over the years, found in the nooks and crannies of this grand old church, and had...
Altar Design Tips

Altar Design Tips

Friday morning, during a marathon altarscape brainstorming session (lots of new ideas are about to head your way!), it struck me that there might be a few things I’m taking for granted when talking about altarscapes. Many in churches consider the altar a scared...
The Wedding at Cana

The Wedding at Cana

I wasn’t planning on doing an altarscape this week. We’ve had something on the communion table since the beginning of Advent.  And while the designs are visually engaging, you get way more bang for your buck if you don’t do them every Sunday. Their...