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The SPAB made no comment in its written representation dated 8th September 2020. At a meeting of the Cathedrals Fabric Commission held on 15 December 2021 the above proposal and representations were considered and the Commission decided to refuse the element of the application for a new font base for the following reasons: Burial and destruction of unwanted fonts – further clarification, Points arising from recent judgment on disposal of fonts, 31 May 2016. Although logo, colours, and fonts are the core of any design style guide, you can in fact put whatever you want in your style guide. Each church will have different elements they want to preserve. Below are some questions to consider for other commons sections: The secret to pairing fonts is to create contrast while still making sure they look good together. Here are different types of contrast to consider:

Communion table - The function of the communion table is to hold the bread and wine when Holy Communion close Holy Communion A service celebrating the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus Christ involving the sharing of the bread and wine (body and blood of Christ) in church. is being celebrated. In a Presbyterian church, the communion table is positioned at the front of the building on the platform. This is to show its importance. However, it is placed below the raised pulpit. This is because God’s word is of utmost importance to Presbyterians, who believe that the sacrament close sacrament An outward sign of an invisible and inward blessing by God, for example, baptism and Eucharist. of communion comes from the word of God. The communion table is made of wood and the phrase ‘This do in remembrance of me’ is carved along the front. These are the words of Paul writing in the New Testament, where he gives instructions concerning the Lord’s Supper close Lord's Supper Another name for communion or Eucharist. A service celebrating the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus Christ involving the sharing of the bread and wine (body and blood of Christ) in church.. The fact that the communion table is close to the people and is not surrounded by a rail reflects the idea that nobody in the Presbyterian Church has more authority than another. Elders – elected by the congregation – help to distribute the bread and wine during Holy Communion. Now, let’s explore another exciting aspect of church fonts: display fonts that offer bold and eye-catching styles. Display Fonts: Bold and Eye-Catching Styles This allowed counsel for the petitioners, Miss Ruth Arlow, “to make the bold submission that not merely was the advice of the CBC much delayed, perfunctory and unhelpful, it was also wrong in law”. In his directions of 9 February 2016, the Chancellor directed the appointment of an amicus curiae to assist with the legal issues involved, but at the request of the petitioners’ solicitors, he cancelled this direction on the basis that Miss Arlow was to be instructed, noting: It is important to note that the best font-based logos are often special designs, or they are an existing typeface tweaked to give it unique touches. If you have a graphic design person on staff or can afford to hire someone, you may want to look into a custom or customized mark. These are the fonts that you are going to use primarily to convey information, so the goal is to emphasize readability while having a touch of personality. Headline fonts are generally heavier and appear bigger, while body fonts are generally lighter and smaller (think about the typical news article or blog post).So the answer to the question in the title of this piece is “some used to bury them”, but now, despite a chink of flexibility from some DACs, consistory courts seem very reluctant to permit the practice. Although it has its origins in theology and spiritual anthropology, present day restrictions appear to be achieved through a creative interpretation of Canon F 1 §3 which places limits the use of the font bowl: clearly, a strict reading would also preclude their use as a plinth for a replacement font. That it is not liturgically necessary for the font base to match the other liturgical furnishings and may be desirable for it to be of a different design The date of the meeting “28 March 2019” in the report does not align with others within this proposal] Although the above considerations are not completely unanimous, in general, the following conclusions may be drawn:

The earliest western fonts are found in the Catacombs of Rome. The fonts of many western Christian denominations that practice infant baptism are designed for baptisms using a non-immersive method, such as aspersion (sprinkling) or affusion (pouring). The simplest of these fonts has a pedestal with a holder for a basin of water. The materials vary greatly consisting of carved and sculpted marble, wood, or metal in different shapes. Many fonts are in octagonal shape, as a reminder of the new creation and as a connection to the Old Testament practice of circumcision, which traditionally occurs on the eighth day. [2] Some fonts are three-sided as a reminder of the Holy Trinity to represent the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one. ix] Nicholas Orme, Going to Church in Medieval England (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2021), pp. 10-11. Baptisms of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are usually undertaken in a simple font located in a local meetinghouse, although they can be performed in any body of water in which the person may be completely immersed. In Latter-day Saint temples, where proxy baptisms for the dead are performed, the fonts rest on the sculptures of twelve oxen representing the twelve tribes of Israel, following the pattern of the Molten Sea in the Temple of Solomon (see 2 Chronicles 4:2-5). Re St. Bartholomew Kirby Muxloe [2015] Leicester Const Ct, David Rees Dep. Ch. Replacement the stone font with a new fontof controversial modern design. Censure of those acting without faculty. The Deputy Chancellor commented “I have to say that I am not being facetious when I suggest that it looks more like a toilet than a font.” (Readers may wish to form their own opinion on the aesthetics of the design). The CBC had indicated that if the faculty were granted, the stone font would need to be broken up and buried in the churchyard, according with a traditional view for the disposal of a vas sacrum. However, the Deputy Chancellor indicated that it is not an absolute rule that a redundant font should be so treated, Re St Peter’s Draycott [2009] Fam 93. He directed that the redundant stone font together with its wooden cover should be moved forthwith to the diocesan store, and gave the parish twelve months to explore alternative ways of disposing of the stone font.Historic England made no comment in its written representation dated 28 July 2021 in respect of the above proposal. At a meeting of the Cathedrals Fabric Commission * the above proposal and representation were considered and the Commission decided to approve the application subject to the certain conditions. In the event that a confirmatory is issued, the Council would wish to see the removed font treated in accordance with the Canon F1, and not be available for any use apart from baptism after its removal. This is most likely to meant [ sic] that it is put beyond further use”. The earliest baptismal fonts were designed for full immersion, and were often cross-shaped, usually with three steps to represent Holy Trinity, leading down into the baptismal pool. Often such baptismal pools were located in a separate building, called a baptistery; however, this baptismal practice was then relocated to be administered near the entrance of the church, mostly nearby the main door to signify entrance to the Church. As infant baptism became more common, fonts became smaller. Denominations that believe only in baptism by full immersion tend to use the term "baptismal font" to refer to immersion tanks dedicated for that purpose; however, in the Roman Catholic tradition, a baptismal font differs from an immersion. Just as the Anglo-Saxon church gave way to a Norman church, so as a rule a Norman font would replace the Anglo-Saxon font. As for the rude old font, it would no doubt be turned out of the church; it might linger for a time in the churchyard, or be turned to domestic purposes, or be broken up; the old men had little respect for their predecessors’ work at any time, and none when it was bad work. Typewolf curated a list of their 30 favorite free Google fonts, and below each one it lists the number of weights as well as if italics are included. Pairing Fonts

Harris, Brian L. (2006). Harris's Guide to Churches and Cathedrals: Discovering the Unique and Unusual in Over 500 Churches and Cathedrals. Ebury. p.205. ISBN 978-0-09-191251-2 . Retrieved 31 May 2020. We understand that the Winchester Diocesan Registry has now been informed by the Victorian Society that it intends to appeal the judgment. Fonts are often the oldest surviving part of a church, and an awareness of potential mis-matches between plinth and bowl leads might lead one to question “what happened to the other parts of the original font?” However, it is important to place this in the context of changes in baptismal practice [ 1]: in the early church, total immersion required fonts which were large basins set below ground level, and it was not until the early Middle Ages when infant baptism by immersion (i.e. partial submersion) and affusion (pouring Holy Water over the head) became general practice, rather than (total) submersion. The 2011 Measure contains separate provision (s.76(1)) for dealing with the font, altar and Communion plate in accordance with directions of the bishop, unless the scheme directs otherwise. Such items are usually transferred by the DBF [Diocesan Board of Finance] to another church in the area of the benefice, failing which they might go to another church or chapel in the diocese, as directed by the bishop. The DMPC should advise the Commissioners on any particular requirements for dealing with these items in the scheme itself so they can include the appropriate wording. A font is usually located near the entrance of a church, as this is where the first sacrament of baptism takes place before members are welcomed into the Catholic Churchthere is no long-standing legal principle prohibiting the disposal of a font under faculty in any circumstances whatsoever; and This latter point draws upon the distinction between the treatment of the font bowl, which is subject to Canon F1(3), and its plinth/pedestal/base which is not, although both fall within the faculty jurisdiction. For some fonts the latter is integral to the entire structure, but there are others such as that at St Andrew, Ewerby, Lincolnshire, in which according to Betjeman there is a “14 th century font … contemporary with the church, but appears to be mounted on the inverted bowl of a Norman font”; clearly a grey area if Canon F1(3) were to be applied to a contemporary situation such as this. This is echoed in the Guidance produced by the Representative Body of the Church in Wales on Disposal of Fonts and Altars (3 March 2020), although it stresses that neither burial nor breaking up, putting a font beyond use, “is recommended by the Representative Body”. That the design of the font base was too intricate and would detract from the aesthetic significance of the font.

The danger of infant mortality meant that the Church could depute the rite to a lay person in emergencies. Ideally this should be a man, but midwives were on hand often and could perform the words and sprinkle the water. The parish clergy could interrogate afterwards to ensure the correct words and procedure was followed. [xii] b) a church may wish to change its baptismal arrangements by having a ‘moveable’ font up front, or to introduce a baptismal pool in some part of the building (ideally combining this with provision for infant baptism in the same place); here the question is whether the former font remains in situ or is removed. However this is handled, there should be a permanently visible symbol of baptism in the church, and a moveable font that gets pushed out of sight does not fulfil this, which is an argument for retaining the old font (subject again to F1.3). Of course, where a font is in a separate west end baptistery it is likely to remain, unless the parish wants to strip this area out for some other use. A Church baptism began at the church door. Like the services for marriage and churching (the formal return of a mother after giving birth – a period of usually forty days absence [xiii]), it is rite of transition from outside the church to the inside. The building of church porches in the later medieval period helped those sheltering before entering for such rites. The infant was brought by the midwife and accompanied by family members and godparents. The mother would be resting at home. [xiv] What is meant is that while the font is present in the church it will only be used for water for baptism. It is not intended to be used as a restriction on what might happen to a font that is no longer required…”In the Roman Catholic Church, especially after its Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), greater attention is being given to the form of the baptismal font. Currently, the Roman Catholic Church encourages baptismal fonts that are suitable for the full immersion of an infant or child, and for at least the pouring of water over the whole body of an adult. The font should be located in a space that is visibly and physically accessible, and should preferably make provision for flowing water. Selecting the proper font is about more than style. You have to take into consideration context and function as well. A fancy dress or tuxedo may look great, but if you’re going swimming, they aren’t the appropriate choice. The same is true in selecting your fonts. For example, the font you choose for your logo and the font you choose for the text of your bulletin both need to be readable but in different ways. Fonts as Logos Creative Market’s Free Goods of the Week (usually includes at least one font- free for that week only) For event announcements, choose fonts that convey excitement and grab attention. Now, let’s move on to best practices for typography and font pairing. Best Practices for Typography and Font Pairing If you select the right font for your ministry’s name, you could already have an effective logo. Some of the most iconic logos are simply the organization or product’s name in a unique font. Here are some examples: