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 ...

Specifically, for the past four months, he’s spent long hours 65 feet above the altar in St. John ... complete the Euless church’s sacred painting by Pascha, or Easter.

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 ...

Staffers at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church decked the altar with dozens of fresh flowers for the first time in two years, an Easter tradition revived as the St. Paul congregation prepared for in ...

“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 ...

More than a hundred people gathered at St. Michael's Church on 99th Street on Sunday to celebrate ... but this congregation is just about as big as Easter," Neil Stout said. The restored altar has ...

They identified the unique decoration ... and the monks of the church did all the liturgy, the main liturgy of the church, on the table, right here on the table of this altar,” he said.

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.

ELKHART — First Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Beardsley Ave., is offering a special event during Lent to teach the art of pysanky — Ukrainian Easter egg decoration. The workshop is scheduled for ...

Hundreds gathered for Easter Mass at a South Side church Sunday ... Yellow flowers and fronds adorned the church’s altar. Beams of sunlight streamed through intricate stained glass windows.

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 ...