The Diocesan Dialogue
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March 2008
Parish Quilts warm the ECCU
A sea of color is represented by four of the parish-made quilts being
readied for the ECCU Hospitality Rooms. These quilts include the work of parishioners from St. Lukes and Church of the Resurrection.
Diocese of Utah Episcopalians are famous for their needlework and
quilting skills. St. Mark's Cathedral, All Saints, St. James
and a number of other parishes are graced with wonderful needlepoint
art.
Now parishes have turned to quilting skills. Remarkable parishmade
quilts are being lovingly placed in the just-opened hospitality rooms
in the Episcopal Church Center of Utah. The works of art will offer
rich decorative touches and a sense of warmth to each room.
Each quilt
has a story of love for the church and carries each artist's
unique design. Perhaps one story that will always be remembered through
the treasured bed coverings will be the quilt featuring Mary Ann Fish's
needlework. The St. Stephen's parishioner spent many of her final
days skillfully working her tired fingers to create the delicate scenes
in the panels. It would be her last gift to the church she loved. She
would never see the finished quilts, but the quilt tops were taken
to her in hospice. She was excited to see them.
Quilts are often passed
generation to generation through families. No doubt some future guest
at the Episcopal Church Center will look at Mary Ann Fish's quilt
and see a love for the church—a love that also lives generation
to generation.
 The
Rt. Rev. Carolyn Tanner Irish is delighted to receive another quilt.
Bishop Irish admires the needlework done by the late Mary Ann
Fish of St. Stephen’s. Mary Ann did all the needlework, except for the "Trinity"
symbol in the center of one St. Stephen's quilt. Teenager Zachary Johnson created
that work. The St. Stephen's quilt tops and quilting were coordinated by Marjorie
Ball and Becky Ball. The Rev. Lee Shaw is shown presenting the quilt to Bishop
Irish.
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