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St. Timothy Church Wedding Ceremony Décor Policy St. Timothy Church decorates with banners, plants and flowers, which reflect the liturgical season of the universal Church. The liturgical season establishes the color and décor of the church’s interior. This is especially true during Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter. Because of the importance of these four liturgical seasons, the existing liturgical decorations will remain in place for your ceremony. The liturgical season also controls which banners are hung above the pews. Your wedding date will determine which banners (if and) are hanging. During the liturgical season of Ordinary Time, special floor to ceiling wedding banners can be set up behind the altar to provide an appropriate background for your ceremony. Please discuss this with the Arts and Environment contact listed below. Additional live floral arrangements can be added to the sanctuary during some liturgical seasons. The altar is the main symbol of Christ. One arrangement may be placed on each side of the altar and each side of the ambo. Each arrangement can be up to 30 inches high, including any pedestal the arrangement may be placed on. The flowers should not obstruct people’s view or paths. Two smaller arrangements, 24 inches in height, may be added at the front corners of the sanctuary where the processional candles reside. Additional floral arrangements should only be placed by the Baptismal font, the Marian statue, in the windows, or hung on the entrance doors. These arrangements should not detract from the ceremony that takes place in the sanctuary. Please contact the Arts and Environment chairperson to ensure that your floral choices are appropriate and will not compete with possible seasonal arrangements. In thanksgiving for all your blessings, please consider leaving the floral arrangement in the sanctuary. Decorations may be attached to the pews as long as they are attached without using adhesives. The use of rubber bands, plastic clips or ribbon is acceptable. The center aisle has 13 pews on each side. Decoration should remain at or below the height of the pews. Wedding pictures in the Church must be completed within ˝ hour of the ceremony’s conclusion. Additional candles (such as a unity candle) or lights are not permitted in the sanctuary of the body of the Church. An aisle runner should not be used. Throwing birdseed, confetti, rose petals, etc., is not permitted. Please call the Arts and Environment chairperson, Kelly Stuckenschneider(384-1909) to schedule a set-up for your ceremony. |