Worked by:  Mary Louise Johnson & Muffie Riddell

Liturgical Color: Violet

Symbol: The shell.  It is the traditional symbol for Advent, for the baptism of Jesus Christ and for Holy Baptism.

Hymn: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Liturgical Color: White

Symbol: The manger-bed with the Christ Child.  The nimbus (often called the halo) surrounding the head denotes sanctity.  The star form is actually an Iota Chi, the Greek monogram, an early Christian symbol for Jesus Christ.

Hymn: Silent Night, Holy Night

Liturgical Color: White

Symbol: The symbols suggest (1) three magi, three drowns; (2) the manifestation of Christ to the world as light falls from the Epiphany Star, spreading in a cross-form to the ends of the earth.

Hymn: We Three Kings of Orient Are

Liturgical Color: Violet

Symbol: The Agnus Dei, meaning the Lamb of God, representing Christ's sacrifice.

Hymn: Forty Days and Forty Nights.

Liturgical Color: Red

Symbol: The cross with the crown of thorns and nails represents the passion of our Lord.

Hymn: Jesus in Thy Dying Woes

Liturgical Color: White

Symbol: The empty cross stands victorious upon three steps representing faith, hope and charity, surrounded by a circle representing eternity.

Hymn: Jesus Christ is Ris'n Today

Liturgical Color: White

Symbol: The sheaf of wheat and pumpkins represent the bounty of the land which God has given his people.

Hymn: We Plow the fields and Scatter

Liturgical Color: White

Symbol: The Chi Rho, the two letters of the Greek word for Christ.  The crown symbolizes that Christ reigns in victory - kingship.

Hymn: Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise

Liturgical Color: Red

Symbol: The dove with nimbus represents the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles.

Hymn: Come Thou Hooly Spirit, Come

Liturgical Color: Red, as Saint andrew was martyred

Symbol: The crossed fishes recall Saint Andrew's original occupation in Galilee, and his call to become a fisher of men.

Hymn: (Jesus Calls Us; O'er the Tumult) As, of Old, Saint Andrew Heard it