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The enormous tapestry is composed of 100 square panels in varying colours of dupioni silk, hung individually on the wall. Every panel of silk has been silk-screened with handwritten prayers and quotations of the congregation, written in seven languages — each spoken by various members of the church.
St. George’s is a fast-growing, highly diverse church, priding itself on attracting parishioners who are socio-economically, culturally, ethically, generationally and politically diverse, and who have a variety of differing physical and developmental abilities.
Many of the worshippers are government-sponsored refugees who searched for a welcoming church when they arrived in the city. Parishioners of St. George’s have spent significant time helping new families plug into society here, understand the culture and customs, learn to shop, visit the doctor, use our coloured garbage bins and more.
