Episcopal
Church Colors
Each church season has its own set of special colors signifying special events and celebrations. You will find these colors in our altar linens and clergy vestments to underscore the season and accentuate our worship.
Purple, or Blue,
is used during the seasons of Advent and Lent.
Purple is a penitential color which is
sometimes used for burials.
White, or
Gold, is used at Christmas,
Easter, Ascension tide, Transfiguration and at weddings
and baptisms. The colors symbolize joy. These colors are often used now at
burials to symbolize the joy of the resurrection.
Red, or Scarlet,
is used at Pentecost and on Saint's days (martyrs only).
Red is also used for confirmations and
ordinations. It symbolizes the "tongues of fire" of the Holy Spirit, as well
as blood.
Green is used during the seasons of
Epiphany and Pentecost. It is the universal color and symbolizes
creation, nature and hope.
Black is used on Good Friday.
It symbolizes grief.