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Originally Posted by boz130
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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I remember attending a friends wedding at an episcopalian church years ago - and there were a few ("wait a minute!") moments of their traditions/rituals even in a wedding situation that gave me flashbacks.
Mason was an Episcopalian, a Mason, and a Moose - and I've seen rituals from Masonic and Moose perspectives, and (in the past, for the Moose) even more "huh!" instances (current Moose Ritual is LAME, and being phased out completely - i.e. you don't have to go through the ceremony anymore - it's an option - grrrrrrrr!!!)