12/17/2023 0 Comments White flag with red cross![]() ![]() Riders understand that they must be prepared to stop and as long as this flag is shown, they may not pass other riders. This flag is waved to indicate a dangerous situation. This flag indicates the finish of the race or practice session. This flag is waved to advise a rider that a rider behind is about to pass. This combination of flags simply advises the rider of where the track is wet due to rain. White flag with diagonal red cross and yellow and red striped flag.A green light is placed at the exit of the pit boxes in each training session, at the start of the sighting laps, and during the warm-up. Shipps, the eighth Bishop of Georgia. She and Bishop Shipps have four children and eight grandchildren.A green flag means that the track is clear. Shipps has a unique interest in Christ Church as she is married to the Right Reverend Harry W. She has taught painting to both children and adults, and icon workshop retreats in Savannah and at Kanuga, the Episcopal Conference Center in western North Carolina. Shipps is a graduate in art studies from Boston University with additional focus and training in Eastern Orthodox Iconography. A native of Lexington Massachusetts, Mrs. ![]() Shipps is a well respected artist and iconographer. We are very fortunate that Louise Huntington Shipps graciously agreed to design and interpret this important legacy for The Mother Church of Georgia. ![]() The red, white, and blue echo the colors of our American flag. In this SEAL, the blue reminds us that as a parish in The Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, Christ Church Episcopal is a constituent member of The Episcopal Church in The United States of America. The blue sometimes is described as Madonna Blue, representing the human nature of our Lord which He received from the Virgin Mary. The azure blue field reflects the primary color of the flag and Coat of Arms of The Episcopal Church. In this context, the Cherokee Rose also functions as a sign of the flowering of faith. ![]() Two Cherokee Roses are incorporated in the Coat of Arms of The Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, allusion to the state of Georgia therefore, the Cherokee Rose in the SEAL of Christ Church Episcopal signifies that the parish is a member of The Episcopal Diocese of Georgia. The Cherokee Rose, white with yellow center, is the State Flower of Georgia. This banner is billowing, symbolizing the breath of the Holy Spirit. In the SEAL of Christ Church Episcopal, the Saint George cross also refers to the name of our state, Georgia, and to The Episcopal Diocese of Georgia. Incorporated into Episcopal Church symbolism, the Saint George cross indicates our descent from The Church of England. Saint George is the Patron Saint of England. Its white field represents the purity of the Christian religion its red cross represents the sacrifice of Jesus and the blood of martyrs. The 1940 General Convention of The Episcopal Church in the United States of America adopted an official flag which incorporates the Saint George cross. The Resurrection banner displays the plain red equilateral Saint George cross on a white field, one arm of the cross elongated to extend into the tail of the banner. Anglican Primates, including the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, carry a Primatial staff in procession. The Primatial staff, symbol of primacy and authority, terminates in a cross with two arms, the lower arm shorter than the uppermost arm. Presented as an Easter Resurrection symbol, The Lamb of God carries a Primatial or Patriarchal staff with banner. The gold halo of The Lamb of God in the Christ Church Episcopal SEAL has an equilateral red cross with flared ends and is bordered by the Alpha and Omega colors. The red line signifies the Greek letter Alpha, interpreted “the beginning,” and the white line Omega, “the end.” Christ is the Alpha and the Omega. In the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition of Iconography, the halo of Christ has an equilateral cross signifying the Crucifixion, and may be bordered by a red circumference line with outer white line. In Christian art, Christ and the saints normally are depicted with a halo therefore, as a symbol of Christ, The Lamb of God appropriately has the halo. To function as a symbol, The Lamb of God here is depicted in stylized rather than naturalistic form. Centered beneath this image is a single Cherokee Rose. The Lamb of God is a scriptural reference to Christ: “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29, King James translation). The body of the SEAL is an image of The Lamb of God with halo on azure blue field, holding the Primatial staff with the Resurrection banner emblazoned with the cross of Saint George. ![]()
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