Occasions

A stole for the day ahead.

Choose the season or the service. Each page shows what the traditions wear, the dates ahead and the stoles made for it.

The church year

The seasons, in the order a congregation keeps them.

Stained-glass illustration: an Advent wreath of evergreen with three violet candles and one rose, one candle lit.

Advent

The four Sundays of preparation before Christmas. Advent Sunday, 29 November 2026

Stained-glass illustration: a bright star over the little town of Bethlehem at night.

Christmas and Epiphany

The birth of Christ, and the star that led the wise men. Christmas Day, 25 December 2026

Stained-glass illustration: a plain wooden cross on a hill at dusk, two palm fronds at its foot.

Lent and Holy Week

Forty days of return, ending in Holy Week. Ash Wednesday, 10 February 2027

Stained-glass illustration: the empty tomb at sunrise, its stone rolled away, white lilies in front.

Easter

From Easter Day to the Day of Pentecost. Easter Day, 28 March 2027

Stained-glass illustration: a white dove descending over red and gold flames.

Pentecost

The Holy Spirit comes as tongues of fire. The Day of Pentecost, 16 May 2027

Stained-glass illustration: a broad green tree on a hill above golden wheat, under a gold sun.

Ordinary Time

Most Sundays of the year.

The life of a church

The services and days that are not set by the calendar.

Stained-glass illustration: a gold chalice with wheat, and a white dove descending in red and gold rays.

Ordination

A gift for the day a minister is ordained.

Stained-glass illustration: a scallop shell letting three drops of water fall into a river at sunrise.

Baptism

Water, and a river from Eden to Revelation. The Baptism of the Lord, 10 January 2027

Stained-glass illustration: two gold rings linked together, with a vine of white blossoms around them.

Weddings and vow renewals

For the officiant, as two people make their promises.

Stained-glass illustration: a lit candle and a white dove with an olive sprig, against a night sky at dawn.

Funerals and remembrance

For the services of loss, and the hope they carry. All Saints' Day, 1 November 2027

Stained-glass illustration: a rainbow arching over calm water and green hills.

Inclusive worship

A rainbow, for churches that welcome it.

Stained-glass illustration: a shepherd's crook against a stone wall, sheep grazing in a green pasture.

A gift for your pastor

Worn in front of the people who gave it. Christmas Day, 25 December 2026