by Jon | May 18, 2016 | feat., installations, visual worship, westfield |
Pentecost is one of my favorite days in the church year. Here’s why: I love the color red (although green is my favorite); I love the story of the followers of Jesus not knowing what hit them and how everyone else thought they were drunk; and I LOVE Johnny...
by Jon | May 15, 2016 | feat., stoles, westfield |
CONFESSION: Before you go any further, dear reader, and decide that I have absolutely no liturgical sensibilities because I wore a WHITE stole on Pentecost, be at peace. I wore this one last week (5/8). I just didn’t have a chance before today to highlight it....
by Jon | Jun 20, 2013 | feat., new to the north, westfield |
This is a story that started one year, one month and five days ago. One year, one month, and five days ago I had my first interview with a group of congregants at Westfield via Skype. Despite not being in the room with them, I had dressed in a suit and tie. A rainy...
by Jon | May 26, 2013 | feat., g, stoles |
Last Sunday, May 19th, was a big day for us at Westfield. It was Pentecost, the church’s commemoration of the Holy Spirit’s descent upon the disciples and celebration of the ways the Spirit continues to work in our lives. We had a colorful installation...
by Jon | May 20, 2013 | altars, feat., installations, visual worship, westfield |
It started, like most worship installations at Westfield, with Pintrest. A seminary friend had pinned a craft blog post that gave instructions on how to make a suncatcher-mobile out of melted plastic cups. Among the most striking elements of Westfield are the...