The Redemption Tree, August 2014

In August of 2014, Sandor Fejervary preached a wonderful sermon on Creation, and we reflected on how we have not always been good stewards of our world. He asked the Arts Team to help with a "visual", and this is what we came up with. We made a tree out of cardboard that sat at the front of sanctuary before and during the sermon. As people entered for worship that morning, we handed out pieces of trash. After the sermon, you could come down and hang your trash onto the tree. The hope was that we would transform the tree, symbolically be redeemed, and possibly be reminded to become better stewards. 

 Nancy Livengood setting up the tree before worship.

Nancy Langham and Nancy Livengood preparing the tree.

Tom Livengood and Paul Cropley prepare the trash that will be handed out to the congregation.

Here is the tree after it has been "transformed". Katie Archibald-Woodward is on the Arts Team; she also sings with the Worship Team and is in the upper right corner of this picture. 

Here's another view of the tree - this picture provided by Katie Archibald-Woodward.

Peter Langham is an auxiliary member of the Arts Team and is pictured here with an early prototype of the tree. He came up with the much-improved idea of covering it with corrugated cardboard and spent many hours with a hot-glue gun making it happen!