The $10 flaming chalice
Time to get back into blogging, bit by bit.
Last night, Hubby and I were at that font of “I’m not sure I like it, but isn’t it well designed,” a.k.a. IKEA. As y’all know, I think the flaming chalice, though not bad, is an uninspiring and increasingly amorphous emblem. Also, some of the commissioned ones I’ve seen are hideous. It could be better.
That said, as a side-effect of my now-retired quest for the best communion gear available from usual commercial sources (I settled on some of the heritage pewter still made) I still keep my eye open for secular goods that can be pressed into sacred service.
Using a cut-down pillar candle, this candleholder might be just the thing, especially for those smallish fellowships in the middle of the country who have or rent mid-century buildings. Also, it isn’t heavy.
IKEA FALANG candlestick (Note there are two sizes, 11″ and 7″ tall.)
23 October 2005 at 7:22 pm
Atlantic Station IKEA?
Thanks for this. I just joined a new small group, and the hosts don’t have a chalice. Soon they will. ;-)
24 October 2005 at 6:47 pm
Also, if you unscrew the top and take out the small candle holder part, you can just as easily use tea lights.
25 October 2005 at 11:26 pm
Oh, I LOVE it.
“We light this FALANG to represent hope, love and Swedish meatballs.”
Wait a minute. Am I having a memory of an IKEA outing with you lo some five years ago? and did we have Swedish meatballs?
19 February 2006 at 2:52 pm
[…] As my regular readers know, I am keen to find solutions for unusual churchly needs, and will gladly use a “secular” resource. (Such as the time I pointed out an IKEA candle holder as a better-than-average flaming chalice base.) […]