St. John’s Presbyterian Church
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Ash Wednesday Service
This Ash Wednesday service is focused on prayer. The rhythm of the service is Readings + Prayer + Ritual + Singing. As worshippers enter into service, instruct them to grab a pot, seed paper, and a pencil. welcome call to worship (Written by Lisa Frenz. Congregation sings the sung response.) In the softness of evening,in…
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Painting Communion Bread
If you are looking for an interactive and intergenerational way to prepare the communion bread, try painting bread. In the middle of the sanctuary, I prepared a long table and lined it with paper asking “What gives you life?” Jesus refers to bread as the Bread of Life, so participants were invited to consider what…
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Memorial Banner Art Installation
In cooperation with ABD Skywatchers and SF Night Ministry, we displayed these banners that carry the names of 296 people who died on the streets of San Francisco in 2024. We hung them during the season of Lent as we journey with Jesus through the wilderness to his own death at the hands of those…
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Prayer Stations on Wisdom Literature
We did a worship series focusing on Wisdom Literature: Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes as well as those known for their wisdom like Solomon. We built a Wisdom Wall for people to share wisdom that was shared with them from family members, mentors, and friends. Prayer station: wisdom wall Materials: Fabric Flowers, Lace Hanging Curtain Prayer…
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Tree of Life Art Installation
For the worship series on the Book of Revelation, I wanted to build a Tree of Life. In the last chapter of Revelation, it says, “On each side of the river is the tree of life, which produces twelve crops of fruit, bearing its fruit each month. The tree’s leaves are for the healing of…
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Blueprint of an Easter Church Installation
This installation was designed and executed by Rev. Samual Lundquist. Materials: Large roll of blue paper, white chalk
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“The Bible Is” Worship Series
This is a 6-part series focusing on our relationship with the Bible. Each Sunday looked at the Bible through a different lens. Sanctuary art For the sanctuary art, I was inspired by Lee Seung-Taek’s “Paper Tree” display. Since we were focusing on the Bible, I wanted to combine this art display with black out poetry.…
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Heartbeat of God: Syncing with the Rhythm
This is a 5-part series focusing on exploring spiritual care practices during the season of Lent. Stephen Macchia, in his book “Crafting a Rule of Life” says, All of us have an unwritten personal rule of life that we are following, some with great clarity, others unknowingly. We wake at certain times, get ready for…
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Complex Characters in the Bible
This worship series covers complicated characters in the Bible such as Jacob, David, Solomon, Esther, and Paul. I created a macrame banner because I wanted to do something that represent how our relationships with God, each other, and the world are entangled. What makes these characters as well as us complicated is that no one…
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Palm Sunday – Tale of Three Trees
For this Palm Sunday, I brought back a pageant that we did several years ago, an adapted version of The Tale of Three Trees. Having just finished a Lent series focused on trees, it seemed appropriate to do so. Afterwards, I had three stations for people to visit to reflect on the story. Depending on…
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