Greens of Grace: Ordinary Time Stoles for Autumn

You know the commonplace phrase: Ordinary Time is anything but ordinary.

It stretches across long, quiet weeks, season after season, calling the church to listen, learn, and grow. For clergy, this span can feel steady and grounding…but visually? If a pastor wears the same stole week after week, its visual message begins to fade into the background. What once caught the eye and heart now blends in, losing some of its symbolic power. The stole loses its ability to be an educational connection between the worship season, the Word, and the ministry.

That’s where variety becomes a gift.

Just as God paints creation with a generous palette of greens—sage and spruce, fern and olive—Ordinary Time gives us the chance to echo this diversity in our worship spaces. The greens we see in gardens, forests, and fading summer fields invite us to notice the subtle changes around us and within us.

At Carrot Top Studio, we celebrate this connection between the natural world and sacred art. That’s why we offer a wide range of Ordinary Time stole designs in various shades of green—from soft and muted to rich and vibrant. Whether your ministry is in a rural chapel surrounded by trees or a city sanctuary filled with potted plants and prayers, we hope there’s a design that reflects your context and deepens your congregation’s engagement.

This season, we’re especially excited to introduce our new Ordinary Time stole: “Autumn Renewal.”

Designed with autumn in mind, this stole features layered foliage shapes in tones that transition gently from green to gold. It honors the gradual shift of the season—reminding us that even in the midst of Ordinary Time, there is always movement, always transformation, always grace.

Explore the full collection and find a stole that reflects the beauty and rhythm of your ministry’s Ordinary Time.