tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post3159718126205880014..comments2024-03-24T13:51:58.601-05:00Comments on Desert's Child: Steering Committee Statement Re: Venables' VisitKatie Sherrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159503802660122104noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post-55898600730949274732008-05-18T22:07:00.000-05:002008-05-18T22:07:00.000-05:00That is so beautiful and I thank you very much. I...That is so beautiful and I thank you very much. I will be sharing your answer with the others.<BR/><BR/>These are difficult times, are they not, and yet many of us are finding new friendships and forging new alliances with others who understand the journey.<BR/><BR/>Blessings.Beryl Simkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04518248428800542990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post-89692284307489724412008-05-18T18:28:00.000-05:002008-05-18T18:28:00.000-05:00Beryl,Red doors on Episcopal churches are a contin...Beryl,<BR/>Red doors on Episcopal churches are a continuation of a ancient tradition. Historically, red doors were a symbol of refuge and sanctuary for all people who entered. To all concerned the red on the doors signified the blood of Christ that had been shed so that all who came to him could be saved. Anyone who passed through those doors was safe as long as they stayed behind them.<BR/><BR/>Over time, Christian people began to see the red doors of the church as symbolizing not only physical refuge and safety, but spiritual refuge as well. The blood of Jesus, and of the Church's martyrs, that the red doors of the church symbolized, would protect you from evil, both physical and spiritual. The red doors spoke to the world of holy ground that existed inside those doors, space that had been purged and made clean by God's Holy Spirit. <BR/><BR/>The red door is a symbol used by North Texas Remain Episcopal, a group started in Wichita Falls in the northern part of our diocese. They are part of the Steering Committee. When I was working on a logo, it seemed to me that the red door backed up by the Episcopal Shield, symbol of the national church, was a powerful symbol of how those of us who will remain Episcopalians feel "backed up" by The Episcopal Church, welcomed into a place of sanctuary behind a door symbolizing Christ's blood spilled for us all.<BR/>That's the thinking behind the logo.<BR/>KatieKatie Sherrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159503802660122104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25082628.post-26816410302247606752008-05-18T12:50:00.000-05:002008-05-18T12:50:00.000-05:00Katie,This is a little off topic, but a number of ...Katie,<BR/><BR/>This is a little off topic, but a number of us faithful Episcopalians in the Diocese of San Joaquin have been having a discussion about the little door you have on the Episcopal Shield. Does it have symbolic meaning?<BR/><BR/>One person thought the door should be open, welcoming all. <BR/><BR/>Thanks.Beryl Simkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04518248428800542990noreply@blogger.com