Category: Liturgical dress

Stoles – web links

Carrot Top Studios (Jenny Gallo)
Website – http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeoro2y/id6.html
Blogsite – http://www.carrottopstudio.blogspot.com

Jenny does wonderful work creating stoles for the seasons of the liturgical year. She is based in America, and with the strong Australian dollar it’s very reasonable to purchase online (PayPal or credit card). Cost of stoles is very reasonable and she does both the hanging at the front stoles as well as the ‘deacon’ across the body stoles. Either style is acceptable for Deacons. Jenny is very fast in shipping the stoles.
Highly recommended.

Contemporary Vestments – Alison Friend
Website – http://www.contemporaryvestments.com

Alison is based in Australia. Her stoles are well made, catering for both styles of stole. There are many options for the seasons of the liturgical year. The designs are contemporary and often with distinctive Australian images. The stoles are well crafted though more on the expensive side of things.

There are a number of other sources for stoles – please send URL links to Sandy Boyce, sandyeboyce@gmail.com, to update this resource.

Liturgical dress – UCA Guidelines (1992)

Deacons leading worship may choose to wear liturgical dress, and the UCA has prepared general guidelines on liturgical dress. Importantly, a Deacon may wear a stole across their body (symbolic of the towel Jesus wrapped around him when he washed the feet of the disciples), over their left shoulder and secured at the right hip. Alternatively, Deacons may wear a stole that hangs down at the front exactly the same as a Minister of the Word. A Deacon candidate or Intern may wear the blue UCA ‘scarf’. You can read more in the guidelines, Guidelines on Liturgical Dress