Costume Society of America Mid-Atlantic Region Meet Up “Sacristy Secrets”
Behind-the-Scenes Tour at the Convent St. John Baptist, Mendham, NJ
Church Workroom Vestment Display
The Community of St. John Baptist is a religious order for women in the Episcopal Church located in Mendham, NJ. Founded in England in 1852 and established in America in 1874, the Sisters' primary work was to take in abused and destitute women and children off the streets, care for them and teach them skills to earn a living. One way the Sisters were able to support this work was by establishing Church Work Rooms to make and sell church vestments. Their important collection of historic vestments and ecclesiastical textiles is housed at the Convent and contains examples of vestments from the late 15th through 20th century. Much of the collection comprises items made by the CSJB sisters and other religious communities. Archival materials related to ecclesiastical and domestic embroidery, patterns, work room records and books round out the collection.
CSA Mid-Atlantic Region Meet Up
Sacristy Secrets: Behind-The-Scenes Tour of Ecclesiastical Textile Treasures
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 10:30am - 2pm Eastern Time
Community of St. John Baptist, Mendham, NJ
Registration Fee: $30 CSA Members / $10 CSA Student Members / $35 Non-Members
Eucharistic stoles main chapel sacristy, CSJB
Eucharistic stoles and cope orphreys made by the CSJB Sisters
Burse and Chalice Veil sets made by the CSJB Sisters