WORSHIP SPACE
The beautiful stained glass windows of St. Francis’ have been donated by various church members, in memory of loved ones. The art of stained glass is an ancient one often associated with the great cathedrals of Europe. These windows all contain biblical themes.
The talented artist who produced the stained glass windows is Jeannette Frey Carson.
Stained glass windows are at their best with the sunlight streaming through them to bring out their vibrant colors. Enjoy! And if you get a chance, come see the windows for yourself.
Commitment Donated by Hal Birge In memory of his wife, Bonnie Bell |
Parenting Donated by the Owren family In memory of all parents |
St. Francis Donated by David & Gaby Somerville In memory of Davie |
St. Clare Donated by the members of St. Francis In memory of the Rev. Pamela Muller. |
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| ABOUT THE COMMITMENT WINDOW | ABOUT THE PARENTING WINDOW | ABOUT THE ST. FRANCIS WINDOW | ABOUT THE ST. CLARE WINDOW |
Jesus Blessing The Children Dave & Betsy Somerville In Memory of Children |
St Francis'Window | St Andrew Window | St Mary & St Martha In Memory of Lois Thomson |
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| ABOUT THE BLESSING WINDOW | ABOUT THE ST FRANCIS WINDOW | ABOUT THE ST ANDREW WINDOW | ABOUT THE STS MARY & MARTHA WINDOW |
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The Story of the San Damiano Cross As a young man, St. Francis served in the Papal army. One night “… as he lay down to sleep with the rest of the army under the stars, Francis had a very vivid dream. He was in a hall full of armor with colored banners hanging from the alls. He heard a voice ask him, “Francis, who is it better to serve, the Master or the servant?” He answered, “The Master”. The voice then said, “Go back to Assisi and all this will be yours.” It was such a powerful dream that Francis acted on it and went back home. However, it was quite some time before he heard the voice again. One day as he was praying in the little old church of San Damiano, the voice spoke to him again. This time it came right out of a large painted crucifix hanging on the wall. The voice said, “Francis, go repair my Church, which, as you see, is falling completely to ruin.” “Soon after, Francis could be seen trying to rebuild the little church off San Daminao all by himself. He would go into the town to beg for food and stones. He worked cheerfully at this until he had finished. |
Then he began to work on another little church dedicated to Our Lady of the Angels. When Francis finished rebuilding the chapel of Our Lady of the Angels, he began to repair a third little church. As he began to rebuild this chapel dedicated to St. Peter, whom Our Lord called “the rock” he began to understand that the Church is made up of “living stones” and that he was being called to restore it by preaching again the Gospel of Jesus Christ to everyone. With the wisdom he had gained in building stone by stone, he was now prepared to care for people one by one and share with them the “Good News” of the Gospel.” Br. Jim Bronly, OFM, Capuchin
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This service was taken from the Book of Common Prayer, copyright 1979, Church Publishing Co., except as follows: The seasonal blessing and Public Service of Healing are from the Book of Occasional Services, copyright, Church Publishing Co. |
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