Kiri’s illustration for Lent draws out some of the words that might be associated with Lent – the time of preparation before Easter. The figure and shadow also alludes to clock hands; suggesting the passage of time

In Kiri’s illustration, she draws out the words that are traditionally said on Ash Wednesday as worshippers are signed with a cross of ash, as a reminder of our mortality and our need for God’s grace

Kiri’s illustration for Candlemas (when Jesus was presented in the temple as an infant) draws out some of who Jesus was promised to be

Kiri’s illustration for epiphany draws out the meaning of the gifts that the wise men brought to Jesus

Kiri’s illustration of a Christingle draws out the meaning of the orange, the ribbon, the fruits and the candle

Kiri drew this as the first in the series of illustrations matching the church year. This advent wreath illustration draws out the traditional meanings of the four candles of hope, peace, joy and love, with the final

Kiri designed this flyer for our church and Steve took the photo. There had been a deliberate request that specific dates and times of services weren’t included on the flyer, so that it could be re-used for future years.

In 2019 we re-designed the logo of St Paul and St Stephen’s church, Gloucester. The three themes that the congregation wanted to be communicated through the logo were the physical location, community and transformation. The shape and angle of the main cross that runs through the centre of the new logo is directly taken from a map of the crossroads on Stroud Road, at which St Paul and St Stephen’s stands. The OS map symbol for a church can be seen in the top left quadrant of the cross, in the exact position in which the church can be found if the logo is viewed as a map. The main cross shape shows that Jesus is at the centre of the church and community. In a lighter shade of green, four arrows point towards the centre, these symbolise inclusivity and welcome, inviting people from all walks of life to join the church. Viewed along with the four circles in darker green, these arrows become people with their arms raised in praise. The colour green represents growth, renewal and new life. Green is also the colour used to represent ‘ordinary time’ within the church year.

In 2017, we wrote a small python script for a RaspberryPi that would take a photo every 15 minutes in the daytime (calculated based on the python astral library) using an attached webcam and add a watermark and upload the picture to the web. Then, once a month in the hours of darkness, the code would generate a video timelapse (averaging the white balance of each picture) and upload that to the web. In 2018, we set up a raspberry pi and webcam in the orchard at Penhurst Retreat Centre and set it going… with limited success! The above is one of the resulting videos where the whole month worked!

In 2018 we re-designed and re-wrote the website for St Paul and St Stephen’s church in Gloucester. This was our first “mobile-first” web design where we designed it first for mobile devices, then adapted it for larger screens. We drew on much of the functionality of the St Mark’s website – the events calendar, the highlights on the front page, but we also brought the latest sermon recording onto the front page too. We also wanted all of the key information for a new visitor visible on every page, so we designed the footer of each page to have service times, contact details and a map of where the church is