Stacey Schoeningh and Bob Holloway, members of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Sonoma, CA, recently shared their wonderful Easter origami dove project with us!
They and their fellow congregants worked together to fold around 2,000 doves of different sizes over a period of 10 days, using a pattern they found on YouTube. Once the doves were folded, they were hot-glued onto the fishing line and spaced randomly before being laid out on the fellowship hall floor. A map tack was then tied to the top end of each line, with a dab of hot glue added for good measure.
To hoist the doves into the sanctuary, the church rented a high lift (“cherry-picker”) and hoisted about 8 lines at a time, up to 35 feet to the wooden ceiling of the sanctuary. The lines were tacked into place in a random order, and the process of hoisting, lowering, reloading, and raising was repeated until all lines were attached to the ceiling (which took about 6 hours).
In addition to the origami doves, Stacey and Bob also arranged six beautiful flower arrangements consisting mainly of Cala lilies and fern branches (left over from Palm Sunday) at the altar, alongside three garden stones. They also placed 35 potted Easter lilies (in 8″ pots) around the altar, in the narthex, and along the steps leading up to the church front entrance patio, alongside an 8′ wooden cross propped up slightly on the ground.
To honor and remember loved ones, congregation members were invited to purchase a potted Easter Lily, with the names of those being honored listed in the Easter program. All the proceeds from the sale covered the cost of the lilies, and what a beautiful way to celebrate Easter together as a community!
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