Wood carvings: wine, branches and fruit
At the front of the sanctuary are four beautiful wooden pieces that were conceived, designed and produced by people in our church, a scallop shell, a fish, an anchor cross, and wine, branches and fruit.
The symbols represent some of the ways the church has communicated the changeless message of and about Jesus through the centuries. We intentionally picked Christian symbols that tie in with our location on Cape Cod and our proximity to the ocean.
Learn more about these symbols: scallop shell, fish, anchor cross, boat, and wine, branches and fruit.
The final symbol is found around all four of the others, it is the vine, branches, and fruit that we read about in John 15. Jesus tells us (John 15:5,8), "I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. My father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples."
Around all the symbols then is the constant reminder to us in our faith of allowing Jesus to live in us as we become more fully devoted disciples and the importance of our faith bearing fruit. There need to be tangible signs of our discipleship that will cause God to be glorified, just as in a vineyard there need to be grapes in order for there to be a harvest.
Links: scallop shell, fish, anchor cross, boat, and wine, branches and fruit.