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How the Christmas Custom of Chrismons started. Download Chrismon Patterns. What Chrismons mean and represent at Christmas.

How to make Chrismons-Christmas ornaments using Christian Symbols

It is amazing how an insignificant thing like a manger, a feeding-trough for animals, can have such important meaning. Luke mentions the m...

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Image in the public domain First, before we start crafting, a little background: The Chrismon tree is a variation of the standard decorated Christmas tree. ~~~~~ A visit to the website of the church where Chrismons originated in 1959 will reveal a beautiful Chrismon tree, as well as a history of Chrismons. (Click on the link and scroll down a bit.) A Chrismon is a “Christ monogram”, or symbol of Christ. Chrismon trees are evergreen, for everlasting life. The ornaments are generally white…

Chrismon Introduction Why are they called Chrismons? Each Chrismon and their meaning are on a separate page.

Aahh, the nice feeling of accomplishment! Several weeks ago my friend John from our former church in Paducah, Kentucky, asked what the Christian Symbol Ornament will be for Christmas 2012. Yes, 2012 !!! Grace Episcopal Church has a wonderful program. Every year a new ornament is made for each of the children in the church, wrapped up with the meaning of it. I have been involved since 1991 and have designed many, many of them. John's question reminded me that I should be working on my second…

The dove is gentle, peaceful, and graceful. And, as a bird, it has the freedom to touch the earth or fly where it wills through the air. With these images in mind, the dove is most often used as a symbol for the Holy Spirit. The descending dove offers the reminder that God sends his spirit into his people. The action of the Spirit is vividly portrayed in describing Jesus’ baptism: “...when Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended…

ΙΧΘΥΣ The first letter of each Greek word for “Jesus Christ, God’s son, savior” spell the Greek word for “fish”. The Ichthys symbol was used by the early Christians as a secret sign to designate themselves as believers in Jesus. Fish are mentioned and given symbolic meaning several times in the Gospels. Mark 6:31-44, Matthew 13:47-50, John 21:11, Matthew 17:24-27. Several of Jesus' twelve disciples were fishermen. "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." ( Matthew…

A Chrismon decoration on a Chrismon Tree at Avondale Pattillo UMC