Visuals for Epiphany

Calvin Theological Seminary Chapel
Grand Rapids, Michigan




 

Epiphany and Ordinary Time Hangings
by Chris Stoffel Overvoorde (designer)
& Ellie VanHarn (quilter)

The 18 foot long hangings have been designed to enhance our worship during the time between Pentecost and Advent and during the Season of Epiphany. The color blue, a symbol of hope and our baptismal identity, blends into the color used since the 12th century for Ordinary Time – shades of green – to reflect the growth of God’s kingdom as well as continuing the view of creation which surrounds us (the circles hinting at the shapes of trees outside). The mosaic pieces reflect our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ. The stitched patterns create a winding path, giving voice to the journey of our faith.

Read more about the Seminary Chapel renovation project and why worship space matters in the Spring 2005 Forum.

 

Vessels
by Carl Huisman

Continuing the mosaic pattern of the windows the vessels, from the clay of the earth, have been shaped into beautiful forms of plate, pitcher, cup, and bowl to visually remind us of the gifts we have in the Lord’s Supper and Baptism. In keeping with the balance of Word and Sacraments the vessels have been proportionally sized to the pulpit, table, and font.



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