NATIVITY

Manger with Christ

Child illuminated by the star

DISCIPLES

Epiphany also emphasizes the call of the original 12 (doves) disciples as well as our call to faithfully follow the Lord!

LENTEN WINDOW

Representing the forty day journey to the cross.

GOOD FRIDAY

The three spikes and the crowning thorns are bold images of our Lord's great suffering and of his greater love.

EASTER

The butterfly is the joyful and colorful image of the new resurrected life of Jesus and all believers.

REFORMATION

The Luther Rose is filled with colorful images of faith. Celebrated on the last Sunday of October.

ST. JOHN'S GOSPEL

The eagle reflects the high flight of thought and theology of John's gospel story.

ST. LUKE'S GOSPEL

The ox is the animal of sacrifice.

CREATION

Descending hand represents God bringing about an orderly creation out of the swirling chaos.

NOAH AND THE ARK

Rainbow and dove are symbolic of God's deliverance.

JOSEPH

The coat of many colors leads to Joseph's exile by his jealous brothers and God's eventual deliverance of them all.

MOSES

Moses is called by God through the burning bush.

THE BRONZE SERPENT

Recalls the event where moses places the serpent on the staff in response to God's call to bring deliverance to the Isaelites who wandered away from Him and into the valley of the poisonous serpents. (Numbers 21)

THE WILDERNESS ROAD

The Isaelites were led by a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.

KING SOLOMON

Solomon built the first temple in Israel.

ISAIAH

Prophecy of the coming Messiah.

ST. MARKS GOSPEL

The lion reflects Mark's boldness of proclamation.

ST. MATTHEW'S GOSPEL

The winged man represents both the humanity and divinity Jesus proclaimed in Matthew's Gospel.

EPIPHANY

The light of Christ (CHI RHO) is revealed to the entire world. (CHI RHO is the symbol in the center of the cross which are the first two letters of Christ in Latin).

BAPTISM

The shell is an ancient symbol of our Holy Baptism and the three drops represent our baptism in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

PALM SUNDAY

Combines the joy of green palms celebrating Christ's joyful entry into Jerusalem embossed on a cross of red representing his impending crucifixion.

MAUNDY THURSDAY

The bread (body) and the cup (blood) that Jesus offered on the night he was betrayed.

ASCENSION

The crown and CHI RHO are symbolic of Jesus our King returning back into the glorious clouds of heaven. (CHI RHO is the symbol in the center of the cross which are the first two letters of Christ in Latin).

PENTECOST

The descending dove and tongues of fire represent the out pouring of the Holy Spirit upon the church.

ALL SAINTS

The first Sunday in November. The hand of God holds all saints. (forgiven sinners)

CHRIST THE KING

Last Sunday of the Church year. Jesus in kingly robes upon the cross depicts his being the king of love, mercy, and grace.

CROSS IN THE ORB

A representation of the presence of Christ in the midst of the world.

ANCHOR CROSS

As an anchor holds its ship sturdily in place. This anchor cross represents Christ's stable relationship with His followers.

TOWER OF BABEL

Symbolic of humanity's futile efforts to subdue God.

ABRAHAM AND ISAAC

Knife and bundled sticks are symbolic of God's call for a sacrifice that He Himself provides.

PARTING OF THE RED SEA

The Lord made a dry path for the Israelites through the Red Sea when they were forced out of Egypt to escape Pharaoh's chariot.

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

You shall have no other gods.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
Remember the Sabbath day , to keep it holy.
Honor your father and your mother.
You shall not kill.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet your neigbor's house.
You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant, or his or his maidservant, or his cattle, or anything that is your neighbor's.

THE ARK OF THE COVENANT

Gold Seraphim Angel on each end of the Ark represented the importance of this symbol as the presence of God in the midst of the people.

DAVID

David played the lyre (harp) and wrote many of the psalms (Green Pastures and Still Waters Psalms 23).

JEREMIAH

Flaming scroll represents the permanence of God's word

WORDS OF GOD

The burning torch is symbolic of God's Word lighting the way through our lives.

MALTESE CROSS

The style of this particular cross dates back to the days of the crusader, whose headquarters was on the island of Malta.

JERUSALEM CROSS

This is actually five crosses in one. Four on the outside and one in the middle, symbolizing the five wounds of the Lord.