{"product_id":"green-stained-glass-tree-of-life-stole","title":"Green Tree of Life Clergy Stole with Stained-Glass Panel for Ordinary Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a pastor's or priest's stole in a deep green ground, carrying a stained-glass-style Tree of Life on each front panel, trunk to crown, finished with gold cord edging and gold bullion fringe. It can be tailored to your own length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach panel carries a single tree, worked as a leaded-glass image rather than a naturalistic drawing: a dark brown trunk and branches hold panes of green foliage broken up by small segments of gold, blue and red, each pane outlined in black in the manner of a church window. The flat colour and crisp black lines give the tree its stained-glass character: the design sits flat against the ground rather than standing proud of it, like a leaded-glass window rather than a raised embroidered scene. The Tree of Life is a long-standing image in Christian art, drawn from the tree of Genesis and the tree \"for the healing of the nations\" in Revelation 22. Gold cord frames both panels and a gold bullion fringe finishes the hem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreen is the colour of Ordinary Time, the long stretches of the church year between the great seasons: after Epiphany and again after Pentecost. It is not worn in Advent, Lent, Christmastide or Eastertide, and not on days that call for white, red or violet. Within that wide use, the stole suits an ordinary Sunday, a weekday service, or any occasion that does not call for a festal colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCut and finished as a single presbyteral stole, it suits a priest or pastor for regular Sunday wear, and works well as a gift marking an ordination or an anniversary in ministry, since green sees more use across the calendar than any festal colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLength and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard finished length is 120 in (305 cm), measured end to end over both shoulders. Any made-to-measure length from 84 in to 120 in costs the same as standard; beyond 120 in, $10 is added for every further 5 in, up to 160 in. Enter a height in the box on this page and it will suggest a length, which you are free to override; the figure you confirm travels through to your cart, checkout and order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee the full range in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/clergy-stoles\"\u003eclergy stoles\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ordinary-time-vestments\"\u003egreen vestments\u003c\/a\u003e, browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ordination-gifts\"\u003eordination gifts\u003c\/a\u003e, or read our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/liturgical-colour-guide\"\u003eliturgical colour guide\u003c\/a\u003e before you order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382768967915,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TRE-071-STD","price":184.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382769000683,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TRE-071-M120","price":184.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408846037227,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TRE-071-M125","price":194.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408846069995,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TRE-071-M130","price":204.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408846102763,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TRE-071-M135","price":214.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408846135531,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TRE-071-M140","price":224.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408846168299,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TRE-071-M145","price":234.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408846201067,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TRE-071-M150","price":244.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408846233835,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TRE-071-M155","price":254.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408846266603,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TRE-071-M160","price":264.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/green-stained-glass-tree-of-life-stole-1.jpg?v=1788952582","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/green-stained-glass-tree-of-life-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}