altar society members help prepare the church altar year round, but especially with cleaning and preparation for Christmas, Easter and other religious holidays. The Rev. Chris Duncan of St ...

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 ...

Most of Fall River’s population was Roman Catholic, and the church played an important ... to earn your wings in the altar boy ranks. Of course, Christmas and Easter were the most special ...

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.

After breaking a seven-week fast, the small but powerful congregation of the Holy Virgin Ukrainian Orthodox Church ... spray of white Easter lilies and hyacinths adorned the altar, holiday banners ...

What is the rule for flowers on the altar ... of the Church any universal prohibition. The current General Instruction of the Roman Missal, while it notes in No. 305 that “floral decoration ...

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 ...

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 ...