Chrismons Christian Year Series: Instructions for making the Christian Year Series of Chrismons: Volume 3

Mrs. Francis Kipps Spencer volunteered to decorate the Christmas tree at Ascension Lutheran Church in hopes of eliminating the practice of a tree in the sanctuary, or at least making it more appropriate to faith. Through research of ancient symbols of the Christian faith she discovered monograms of Christ or Chrismons. Mrs. Spencer was inspired to use the Christ's monograms and designed and created 54 large ornaments and 72 small ornaments along with the star for the tree during the 40 day season of Advent in 1957. The church embraced the practice of Chrismons and Mrs. Spencer continued to design and make new patterns until her death. Directions were compiled an printed in books as Mrs. Spencer held workshops and traveled to teach others how to make this meaningful ornaments for their own tree. It was her goal that the ornaments never be sold for profit, but made by hand with faith and love for the church or given as gifts. Mrs. Spencer continued to design and create new Chrismons Ornaments until her death. The four original Chrismons pattern books include the following: BASIC SERIES ADVANCED SERIES CHRISTIAN YEAR SERIES CHRISMONS FOR EVERYDAY CHRISMONS (A condensed explanation of the symbolism of all the ornaments on our tree) New additions: CROSSES AND CROWNS (Home and church size interpretations of server beaded ornaments.) Samuel Sparrow and the tree of light children's book