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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

the church has put great care into decorating the altar to evoke a sense of the Divine. It felt to me like a hint, a little foretaste, of the Easter vigil.” Emphasizing how the sensory beauty of ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...