Ecumenism...

[jay]

Even of the inadvertent sort... my Episcopal church had a table with a bunch of mistletoe set out as leftovers from decoration. So I took a few twigs... one for home, of course, but also one each to hand to cyan_blue for two friends' houses where there will be holiday events over the next week. So my Christian church is effectively supplying mistletoe to two pagan Yule observances. ;-) I'm amused.

Comments

[purplecthulhu.livejournal.com]

And of course mistletoe is a pagan symbol itself, so decorating a church with it is a very ecumenical thing to do.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

I'd wondered if the altar guild (who do the weekly flowers or greenery in the sanctuary) were aware of the symbolism, other than that it was vaguely seasonal...

[purplecthulhu.livejournal.com]

But the whole season is an appropriated pagan festival anyway...

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

I'm used to Grace Cathedral, so it doesn't seem odd. :)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

I *wish* my parish were as open-minded as that... ;)

[p3aches.livejournal.com]

That is just too funny. thanks for sharing. Hugs T

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

*grin* Yay for cross-culturalism... ;-) I think I'll hang ours up near the menorah... ;-)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

*giggle*

[attitude-boy.livejournal.com]

It is good to see that in this season of peace the Christian establishment is giving back something to the pagan rituals they co-opted in the past. :)