by Mona Marquardt | Oct 5, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
The season after Pentecost, often called simply “the green season,” runs from Trinity Sunday, the week after Pentecost, until Christ the King, the week before Advent. There are relatively few “holy days” in this season, usually just Reformation and All Saints days (we...
by Mona Marquardt | Sep 29, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
While we tend to think of St Francis of Assisi as someone who was kind to animals, the story of why he continues to be important to the church is much more interesting! Francis had a spirit of gratitude for all of God’s creation and is commemorated as a “Renewer...
by Mona Marquardt | Sep 23, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
Stoles are the formal sign of ordination in our church. Pastors wear it behind the neck with both sides in front; ordained deacons wear it across the body with both ends clasped together at the hip. Stoles are given as a reminder of the “yoke of obedience” to Christ,...
by Mona Marquardt | Sep 15, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
Clerical collars, which can be a full band or a tab of white only in the center, originate as signs of literacy. Judges’ robes have the same origin. The front was two long strips of white fabric which were meant to look like the writing point of a quill pen....
by Mona Marquardt | Sep 8, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
The commemoration of the Holy Cross has its roots in Constantine’s mother Helena directing an excavation of Jerusalem in the 4th Century where a piece of the “true cross” was reportedly found. I don’t know if that was really the cross Jesus died on or not. I have been...
by Mona Marquardt | Sep 1, 2021 | Christian Education, Hey Pastor?
Like many of our worship items, the candles on the altar as well as those sometimes placed around the lectern, began for practical reasons. Early Christians often met in secret, including in caves, cellars, & tunnels to avoid persecution. Those places were of...
