All Things Bright And Beautiful

By Betty Cobb

We are celebrating our 15th Annual Flower Festival. We invite you to join us on Friday and Saturday, June 23rd and 24th from 9:30am until 4:00pm. St James Episcopal Church, 260 Warwoman Road, Clayton, Georgia. Demonstrations will be held Friday and Saturday morning at 10:30am.

Judy Cathey, a floral designer will join us on Friday morning. She says her inspirations come from nature. She will share with us her love for creating varied arrangements.

Alvin Moore will be our guest on Saturday morning.

Alvin is head of the flower guild at All Saints Episcopal Church in Midtown Atlanta. We look forward to his sharing his expertise in floral arrangements.

Our theme this year is All Things Bright And Beautiful

All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful: The Lord God made them all. This is an Anglican hymn written by Cecil Frances Alexander. It was first published in her Hymns for Little Children of 1848. The music was composed by William Henry Monk in 1887. Our parishioners will be creating floral depictions representing various verses from this hymn. These will be on display in our sanctuary.

Tour our lovely gardens while visiting our campus. They are planned and cared for by volunteers and considered sacred.

The Flower Festival is our gift to the Rabun County communities and our many friends beyond.