{"product_id":"green-good-shepherd-stole","title":"Good Shepherd Priest Stole in Green, with Sheep, Crook and Hillside Scene","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Good Shepherd stole follows a shepherd's crook down each green panel, trailed by a line of sheep that grow smaller toward the hem, where the embroidery opens into a hillside landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single sheep stands at the top of each panel, and below it a gold crook winds downward with a procession of smaller sheep in cream and ivory thread following behind it. At the hem, the embroidery opens out into rolling hills and a winding stream or path in blue-grey and tan. Together the images set out the Good Shepherd parable directly: the crook is the shepherd's own, the sheep that follow are the flock, and the diminishing scale of each sheep down the panel reads as the flock being led onward, out into open country. The back of the stole is left in plain green satin with gold piping at the edge, and the ends finish straight, without fringe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis stole is green, the colour of Ordinary Time. Worth noting for a shepherd-themed piece: in traditions that follow the Revised Common Lectionary, Good Shepherd Sunday falls on the fourth Sunday of Easter, kept in white as part of the Easter season, not green — so this is not the stole for that particular Sunday if your parish observes liturgical colour strictly. It suits the Good Shepherd theme worked out on an ordinary green Sunday instead, and it reads equally well at a pastoral-care service, an installation or an ordination, where the shepherd image speaks to the ministry being begun or continued.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pastor, priest or minister who wants the Good Shepherd imagery for Ordinary Time preaching, pastoral occasions, or as a gift marking the start of a pastoral charge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLength and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard length is \u003cstrong\u003e120 in (305 cm)\u003c\/strong\u003e, finished end to end over both shoulders, worn straight down in a presbyteral cut. Made-to-measure lengths from 84 in to 120 in are priced the same as standard; beyond 120 in, $10 is added per further 5 in, up to 160 in. Enter your height on this page for a suggested length, or set your own figure — it travels with your order through to checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee more green vestments for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ordinary-time-vestments\"\u003eOrdinary Time\u003c\/a\u003e, browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ordination-gifts\"\u003eordination gifts\u003c\/a\u003e, or read the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/liturgical-colour-guide\"\u003eliturgical colour guide\u003c\/a\u003e on how the Easter season and Ordinary Time differ.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382756155627,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-SHP-025-STD","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382756188395,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-SHP-025-M120","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408846790891,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-SHP-025-M125","price":202.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408846823659,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-SHP-025-M130","price":212.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408846856427,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-SHP-025-M135","price":222.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408846889195,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-SHP-025-M140","price":232.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408846921963,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-SHP-025-M145","price":242.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408846954731,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-SHP-025-M150","price":252.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408846987499,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-SHP-025-M155","price":262.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408847020267,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-SHP-025-M160","price":272.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/green-good-shepherd-stole-1.jpg?v=1788952583","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/green-good-shepherd-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}