The last Sunday
of Epiphany in 2002 was our first Sunday to enjoy our beautiful
new communion kneelers. They were designed and painted by Nancy
Keating and stitched by twenty some Epiphanites and friends of
the parish. Depicting the six day creation story (Genesis 1:1-1
- 2:3), all of the flora and fauna presented are (or were) in
Georgia: peaches, shore birds, kudzu, azaleas, Willie B.(Atlanta
Zoo's late, beloved silverback gorilla), Martin Luther King,
Jr., and even a Falcons player (in a somewhat dated helmet).
The kneelers took 12 years to complete and should last a good
thirty years or more. (And yes, children who are small may still
stand on them to receive communion.)
A few parishioners and former parishioners have contributed particular
cushions in memory or honor of others, and we hope soon to dedicate
the cushions and place a plaque beside the reredos. If you wish
to honor someone and to help defray the cost of fabricating the
needlework into kneelers, please let Janet Coat, our Treasurer
and kneeler coordinator. The cost of each cushion was approximately
$400.
Our Nimble Needlepointers: Elsie Henderson, Wally Stein,
Emilou Barnes, Janet Coats, Claiborne Jones, Janet Patterson,
Michelle MacLeod, Lee Eberhart, Betty Mundy, Nancy Keating, Betsy
Ragsdale, Pat Graves, Alice Malcolm, Sam Cartledge, Laura Keys,
Lissa Jackson, Elsie Gore, Katharine Yntema, Bobbie Campbell
and Audrey Banfield. If we have inadvertently left your name
off the list, please tell us! |
Thanks to Wally Stein
for the photos! |
