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To borrow from the web site of an Episcopal Church in upstate NY...
Purple, or Blue, is used during the seasons of Advent and Lent. Purple is a penitential color which is sometimes used for burials.
White, or Gold, is used at Christmas, Easter, Ascension tide, Transfiguration and at weddings and baptisms. The colors symbolize joy. These colors are often used now at burials to symbolize the joy of the resurrection.
Green is used during the seasons of Epiphany and Pentecost. It is the universal color and symbolizes creation, nature and hope.
I believe Brother Cole was an Episcopalian (Mason as well?), so this could be where the colors came from.
This all hit me as I was sitting in a youth ministry conference 20+ years ago, when I noticed the church year & the accompanying colors. I'd never made the connection until that point...one of those "Whooooooooooa" moments, ya know?
In ZAX,
BF
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Bill Foltz, B-O 130
Illinois State '77
"People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power."
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