This year Ordinary Time is being marked with a new hanging at the front of the sanctuary made by one of our members. It is green for the season of ordinary time, a time for spiritual growth. The many colors of green and wide range of fabrics are used because we grow in different ways, in different areas, and at different rates. The frontal was sewn with a Korean technique called “pogangi” (or “bojangi”). When lit from behind, the thick seams of pogangi cloth give the impression of stained glass, and it is this effect that first inspired the maker to use this technique to make a frontal. Traditionally sewn from fabric scraps and what would be waste, pogangi cloths were used to make wrappings for both special gifts and everyday objects like food. The cloths were often made for someone else, and it was believed each stitch was a prayer for goodness. The frontal was constructed from excess or waste fabric and used household linens and clothing, transforming what might otherwise be trash into an object used in worship. Likewise, the Spirit works in the ordinary times and events of our lives to form us and transform us more and more into the likeness of Christ.