At St. Antony's, we have a colonial style altar with dentils (a series of small rectangles) adorning the front and sides of the top. The altar is painted white, and we've traditionally had only a white altar linen on the altar. The wall behind the altar is also painted white.
All that white gives a very strong impression. It's clean and light, and it's not fussy, making it easy to focus on the big brass cross and the altar. But occasionally it might be nice to break up all that white space with some color or texture.
For Pentecost Day tomorrow, we'll have a red cloth on the altar in place of the white cloth. This isn't a huge change, but it will certainly be a departure from the plain white linen. On Pentecost Day we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the gathered disciples, and we remember the tongues of fire that rested upon their heads. So red is the color for Pentecost.
It'll be interesting to see how the red altar cloth is perceived by the congregation. I hope it will be received in a spirit of goodwill and creativity.
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