Flowers In Worship

Flowers are commonly used in the worship space but are not always subject to the same level of reflection as other aspects of the environment. This article presents some basic suggestions regarding the use of flowers in worship based on both liturgical and practical considerations. A liturgist and a florist make a good parish partnership, especially if the two encourage each other to imagine the best possible marriage of available plant materials to how these are used in worship. Here is a primer on flowers, written to jog the imaginations of anyone with responsibility for the parish worship environment. Cut Flowers and Force Blossoming Branches. These flowers can add life and color to those things in liturgy that are most important: perhaps a wreath of alstroemeria around the processional cross, a great blossoming plum branch set near the paschal candle, a bed of seasonal flowers under an icon in the gathering place, a few white gardenias floating on the baptismal waters, rings of…