Worship Installations
Weaving our Lives Fall 2016For our Series, Weaving our Lives in God, we created an opportunity to weave our prayers together. Each Sunday we wrote on strips of cloth for a different prayer in the liturgy; confession, illumination, intercession, and thanksgiving,
The loom was made of a portable clothes hanger. The warp of the weaving was a king size pillow case with strips cut to the hem. We opened the sides of the hem to push it through the 'loom.' |
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Advent 2016The woven prayer cloth became he swaddling cloth in the manger during Advent. We drew on a line from Phillip Brook's carol, O Little Town of Bethlehem, "The hopes and fears of all the years are met in Thee tonight"
A wreath/crown hung over the manger. During our Longest Night service we placed hopes and fears into the manger as a way of acknowledging the pain of the season as well as its hope. |
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Easter 2017The Easter cross was made with stands of blooming forsythia (we cheated and added some silk flowers too.) The woven prayer cloth is draped with the netting.
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Summer 2017Canoeing the Mountains by Ted Bolinger provided the framework for looking at facing new circumstances with old tools. It uses the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a metaphor. When they reached the mountains would they carry their boats with them or leave them by the river? The Church faces some of the same questions. We created the campsite for Lewis and Clarke. The scripture reading and preaching were presented by the campfire. This was perhaps one of the most memorable worship series over the last ten years.
Pentecost 2017The streaming red installation was inspired by a Pinterest posting. We took two hoolahoops, one larger than the other, wrapped them in red caution tape and then ran streamers of the caution tape in shades of red and orange. From the smaller hoop we hung glisteny toile fabric. The origami doves were hung on floral wire. A small fan created movement.
The table is set with 7 red candles representing the 7 continents |
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Burlap provided the road to Calvary through Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday's Tenebrae and Foot Washing.
Easter 2018Hundreds of oragmi butterflies were attached to yards of netting.
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Pentecost 2018We strung white origami doves to fishing line attached to paper lanterns and created a grid of fishing line across the pews from the balcony. We wanted to make the installation reflect the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all people. The communion table also held a baptismal bowl from which blue cloth flowed. We created several focal points in the chancel so as to communicate the over the top, out of control experience of the first disciples when they heard the wind, and saw the flames. Throughout each hymn a dove attached to a ribbon danced through the sanctuary. A table with information about our joint ministries in Guatemala and among farm workers was highlighted as people left the sanctuary so as to capture the global implications of Pentecost. |
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Advent 2019The Chrismons on the tree were designed and cut by members of the congregation. Each represents an aspect of the Messiah's character and role in salvation. A pamphlet was made to explain the meaning of each shape and its Scripture reference.
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Lent 2020 The crown of thorns is made of pool noodles braided and taped together. The thorns were shaved pieces of noodle. We added Great Stuff insulation to create texture. The swag came from an online warehouse. It is 15 yds. of polyester lining from an online wholesale dealer. It had to be propped up on the shelf because it couldn't keep the circle shape.
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