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Chasuble Set with North American Double Curve Indian Design

This chasuble set and concelebration stole were custom-designed utilizing a North American Double Curve Indian design surrounding the gold embroidered crosses on the Chasuble and the green embroidered crosses on the Stole.

Vestments are designed in two tone green polyester. Dark green center of chasuble and neck area are surrounded by hand-made gold dupioni silk piping. Stoles are finished with hand-made gold and green rayon tassels.

Indian Double Curve Design
as stated by Rev. Paul Kerns, Pastor St. Ann's Parish, Indian Island, Maine - 2004

The Double Curve is an Indian reminder to maintain balance in life. Our culture is too often focused on self fulfilment. The Double Curve is an expression of the Native way that directs balance in life by moving away from yourself and toward others. The balance comes by sharing. One end of the double curve comes into the center reminding us that we are given - we live by grace. Because it is a double curve it continues to move from the center to its opposite end. You get - you give. What comes in must go out. The meaning of the Double Curve takes on an added depth in Christ. We have been given life in God by Jesus who commissions us to go out in His name affirming God’s love for them. The Double Curve also gives us hope. Our self ages and it seems to slip away from us in illness and death. The Double Curve reminds us that our lives or our self is also growing in wisdom and grace and eternal life. In Jesus there was the ultimate Double Curve - Good Friday on one curve but Easter Sunday on the other.