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Meredith
Klapetkova
This
arrangement was placed on our lovely
wooden cross for Easter Sunday. In
designing the arrangement, I wanted to
highlight the form of the cross, through
the use of the redbud branches and
represent the spirit of resurrection and
renewal surrounding Easter Sunday by a
wreath of the monk's hoods in blue,
azaleas in pink, along with the mums in
the traditional white of Easter. To me,
the arrangement speaks most clearly
through the Service of Daily Morning
Prayer (Rite II), especially, the Pascha
nostrum.
Christ
our Passover Pascha nostrum
1 Corinthians 5:7-8; Romans 6:9-11; 1
Corinthians 15:20-22
Alleluia.
Christ our Passover has been sacrificed
for us; *
therefore let us keep the feast,
Not with old leaven, the leaven of
malice and evil, *
but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and
truth. Alleluia.
Christ being raised from the dead will
never die again; *
death no longer has dominion over him.
The death that he died, he died to sin,
once for all; *
but the life he lives, he lives to God.
So also consider yourselves dead to sin,
*
and alive to God in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Alleluia.
Christ has been raised from the dead, *
the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
For since by a man came death, *
by a man has come also the resurrection of the
dead.
For as in Adam all die, *
so in Christ shall all be made alive. Alleluia.
Throughout my life, I have found ways to
express my artistic interests, whether
it was painting, drawing, sewing, or
decorating. In the past couple of years,
I have started doing more floral
arrangements and have found it a real
blessing to be able to do such creations
for our lovely church. Flowers (and
nature in general) have always been an
inspiration for me, because they
represent glory and intricacies of God's
handiwork.
My husband David and I live in Opelika,
where I work for the local community
mental health agency as a behavior
analyst and he is a local handyman,
fix-things guy.
Meredith Klapetkova
Parish: Emmanuel Episcopal Church -
Opelika, Alabama |
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