Raise the Banners High: Making and Using Processional Banners

Here is a practical guide to help you create beautiful and expressive processional banners for use in the liturgy, Sunday by Sunday, throughout the seasons of the Church year. You'll also find guidance on using banners in the celebrations of Baptism, Confirmation, First Communion, Marriage, and Ordination, as well as on other special occasions in the life of the parish.In this book you will learn

how and why to use banners in the liturgy's processions
the meaning and poetry of the liturgy's calendar and the sacraments rituals
elements of good banner design
how to make both ribbon and quilted banners

Banner artists Pamela T. Hardiman and Josephine Niemann combine just the right amount of theory with step-by-step instructions to aid the novice and delight the practiced artist. Along with detailed patterns and how-to instructions for creating different types of banners, an appendix includes more than 40 full-color photographs of beautiful banners to inspire your own efforts. This book is a great resource for environment and art committees, liturgy boards, artists, and anyone who wants to adorn the assembly and its liturgy with vibrant, beautiful art. Published by Liturgy Training Publications.

Pamela T. Hardiman is an assistant director of religious education and an accomplished quilting artist in Farmington , CT.

Josephine Niemann, a School Sister of Notre Dame and former art teacher, is the principal designer of Liturgical Fabric Arts in St. Louis MO.