Every church building is a gathering place for the assembly, a resting place, a place of encounter with God, as well as a point of departure on the Church's unfinished journey toward the reign of God.
Churches, therefore, must be places suited to sacred celebrations, dignified, and beautiful. Their suitability for worship is determined by their ability through the architectural design of space and the application of artistic gifts to embody God's initiative and the community's faithful response. Church buildings and the religious artworks that beautify them are forms of worship themselves and both inspire and reflect the prayer of the community, as well as the inner life of grace.
(from Built of Living Stones: Art, Architecture, and Worship)
We are currently in need of an Art & Environment Coordinator for this essential ministry.
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The Arts & Enviroment Ministry encompasses the unseen ministries that support liturgy.
These include:
Sacristan
maintains the sacristy supplies (hosts, wine, candles)
cares for liturgical items (cups, candlesticks)
repairs itens as needed
Those Who Care for the Linens
purchase fabrics
make purificators, corporals, altar cloths
launder linens (stain removal, wash, dry, and iron)
Those Who Care for the Plants
maintain live plants (water, repot, move as needed/purchase as needed)
Environmental Support of the Liturgy
decorating the Worship Space (specific scriptures, holy days)
Requirements to Serve in the Arts and Environment Ministry
St. Michael Parish is always looking for those blessed with artistic gifts to help design and maintain different aspects of keeping the Worship Space and the liturgies sacred and beautiful throughout the year.