Peter Mazar is a featured instructor and contributor at Worship Training.
Advent worship involves both penitence and joy, moods that can be conveyed by the visual environment of the worship space. Adapt the following suggestions to local custom. Passing into Winter How does one decorate for Advent in a manner that respects the sobri
Thinking about the environment for worship requires delving into the meaning of Lent. The following article explains the meaning of Lent and draws out implications for how the visual arts may be used to complement Lenten worship. Lent is a season of simplicity
Will the parish Christmas decorations show good liturgical sense? Here are some guidelines for planning the worship environment for the Christmas season. Decorations should not be limited to the area around the altar, ambo (pulpit), and chair. To do so creates
The arts during Christmas may symbolize the Incarnation and thus speaks in a profound way to the meaning of "God with us." Adapt the suggestions below to local customs. 1. The greening of the church done for Advent remains through the Christmas season. 2. The
During the Christian Passover—the three days from Holy Thursday sundown to Easter Sunday sundown—we carry into our worship halls certain elemental things. They remain among us through the year as the property of all the baptized. And they deserve prominence th
