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Stained glass was added to the choir loft windows, August, 2004. |
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These five small windows (located above the choir loft), form a long mural strip
picturing the birth of Christ.
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Ms Kim, our stained glass artist, has meticulously worker on our window designs for over two years, to finish our sanctuary with a beauty it is hard to describe. First, the three main large windows that are all on the left side of the santuary. Second, the three tall, narrow windows located on the left side of the chancel area, and third, the 5 windows above the choir loft. This finishes her work. It has transformed our sanctuary into a lovely art-filled room that stikes one with awe! May the Lord be praised and worshipped through this special artwork!!
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THESE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS WERE ADDED, April 11, 2004 . |
These windows depict the three crosses on Golgotha's hill. |
Susan Kim, the outstanding artist who created all of the stained glass windows in Zion Lutheran Church.
(Photographer: Ruth Oehlwein) |
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These additional new windows were installed in the front area of the sanctuary, (to the left of the altar) just in time for Easter.
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THE THREE BEAUTIFUL STAINED GLASS WINDOWS
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The members of Zion have been thrilled by the awesome beauty of the windows.
They add a spiritual dimension to our surroundings as we worship the holiness
of God.
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BEFORE AND AFTER |
Outdoor activity. |
Indoor view. |
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OUT WITH THE OLD...... |
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Funds had been growing in Zion's memorial fund, and finally the plans
were drawn up to remove the old sanctuary windows and add new stained
glass windows.
(Photographer: Dawn Hollis Glick)
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IN WITH THE NEW! DEC. 6, 2002 |
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STAINED GLASS SYMBOLISM |
Left Window:
DOVE: Pentecost (Spirit descending "like a dove"-Acts 2), expectation of new life
(after the flood with Noah). eternal peace, Holy Spirit.
BIBLE & CANDLE: God's living Word and Jesus Christ, the Light of the World.Center Window:
BREAD: Communion, the last supper, the Body of Christ.
WINE: Communion, the last supper, the Blood of Christ.
GRAPES: Bearing Fruit. "I am the VINE you are the BRANCHES" (John 15) Right Window:
THREE INTERWOVEN CIRCLES: Unity of the Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit
BUTTERFLY: Resurrection (cocoon, life in the tomb; new life soaring to heaven in
a new, spiritual body), journey of the soul, glory of eternal life. All Three Windows include the following:
WATER: Jesus Christ as the Living Water. Baptism, river of life.
ROCKS: The Church, Christ, Foundation, resolute faith and strength.
WHEAT: Those who are Disciples, as in Matthew 13:24-30; also, God's bounty.
CIRCLE: Circle symbolizes God without beginning and without end, i.e. God both
eternal and one.
TRIANGLE INSIDE A CIRCLE: Holy Trinity.
PURPLE: Royalty, God the Father, symbolic of suffering and endurance, penitence,
fasting.
GOLD: Power and glory, the halo and gates of heaven. | | | | |
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