St. Joseph parish in North Plainfield, NJ recently asked me to design a coat of arms for the parish since they are celebrating their 125th anniversary this year. I have previously posted these arms:
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I went by the church today and saw a wonderful way in which they put these arms to good use by decorating the front of their church:
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The company which made the banners did an excellent job reproducing my artwork only about 8 feet high:
I agree good Father. Both your work, which I’ve already commented on, and theirs is absolutely awesome! And what a great way for a parish to use heraldry; this makes it so fresh and new and yet timeless. My hat’s off to you, the banner manufacturer and the parish for having the vision to do this! Very cool.
P.S. Nice job on the photos…what did you use to take them?—sorry the photographer in me…
Regarding the PS…
Believe it or not I took those photos with the camera in my cell phone! I was surprised they came out so well.
Fr. Guy,
The "banner" came out beautifully. If the church is going to discard the banner after the celebratory period, perhaps you could salvage the shield for your portfolio.
Nice emblazon!
—Guy
Dear Father,
This is absolutely beautiful work. The composition of the shield is great as well as the way they displayed it. A job well done. 
Awesome job Fr. Guy. The Lord sure has blessed you with cool art skills. Also a clear cellphone to take such good pics.
Great job, Father Guy! Congratulations!
Great arms. Certainly a possible nominee for the next AHS award.
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Certainly a possible nominee for the next AHS award.
I think this is a great idea Mike!
Good Father would you mind if I copied these photos and showed them to my pastor, Fr. Peter, to show him how arms can be used in such a beautiful way? No is OK, just please let me know either way.
As a suggestion—if the arms (shield & motto) are constructed (sewn up) separately from the big streamer—e.g. attached with velcro or a light stitch—the banner can be easily changed to different events, or seasonal colors, etc., without having to recreate the arms each time.
