“There’s always the last two weeks before Christmas when the florists start decorating ... Though the Easter lily’s majesty ensures it a permanent place at the church altar, sometimes ...

Over the past several years, Umberg, who is the pastor at St. William Church, has made a dozen altar decorations representing ... for Pentecost and the Easter antependium features a lamb.

They can alternatively attach a flower provided by the church. “We have this very large wooden cross we put on the altar ... decorating the cross with beautiful flowers reiterates the Easter ...

The Easter season usually draws many parishioners — regular attendees and guests — who are greeted by myriad decorations inside churches and around the religious campuses. Though many church ...

For the church’s members, it has been a tradition they enthusiastically participate in year after year. “Another tradition we have is decorating the altar with Easter lilies,” Carson said.

EULESS, Texas (RNS) — Vladimir Grygorenko is decorating the dome ... s spent long hours 65 feet above the altar in St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church’s cupola, or dome, painting ...

a tradition brought to the church by Schenck. For Easter Sunday, Bethesda-by-the-Sea will host four morning services, with the flower guild decorating the emptied altar with bright colored flowers.

Still, in keeping with Catholic Church requirements, a crucifix is not far off, sitting just to the side of the altar during each Mass. The crucifix is a staple in Catholic and Orthodox Christian ...

The Easter Vigil is offered on the altar by Rev. Martine and three other members of the clergy who assist with the service and who ultimately lead the congregation out of the church during the ...