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We are
truly blessed to have such a fine collection of stained
glass windows. All have been designed and made by Robert McCausland Limited in Toronto (the triple window over
the Altar when Robert McCausland was in charge, and the
rest under his son Andrew). The one exception is the
Good
Shepherd
window at the back of the church,
which was locally designed and made by Glaskrafter Art
Glass Studio. The windows are as follows:
The Triple
Window over the altar - This is the oldest in
the church. The centre panel,
Behold, I stand at the door
and knock, is an
excellent reproduction of William Holman Hunt’s
painting, The Light
of the World, which
hangs in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. A striking
feature is the lantern Christ is holding - the light
seems to literally be shining from it. This section was
installed in 1955. In 1964, the panels on either side
were added. The Women’s Auxiliary (ACW) raised the
funds for the
Virgin
Mary, and the St.
Paul’s Ladies Guild for
Saint Paul.
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The Right side of the Church -
Our two newest windows
were installed in the sanctuary in 2011.
An Angel of the Lord came
down is a stunning depiction of the angel
announcing to the shepherds the birth of the Christ
Child. It is given in memory of Margaret (Peggy) Price.
And
The Word was
made flesh is an
equally beautiful depiction of the Holy Family, given in
honour of the 1948 marriage in St. Paul’s of Marven &
Shirley Strong.
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Continuing down that
right side, in the Nave, we have a double
paneled window. The first panel,
The Sower,
is in memory of Janet Annesley. The design was chosen as
there was a window of
The
Sower in
the church where Les was baptized
in Holy Trinity, Maple Grove, P.Q.. For our window, the
figure of the sower was made female. The second panel is
titled
Christ Blessing the Children
and is in memory of Mary Heathcote. There are 3
Heathcote children, and the group is sitting under an
arbutus tree. This caused quite a stir when it was
requested as the designers in Ontario had never seen an
arbutus tree, so lots of photos and descriptions crossed
the country!”A new day dawns” as the sun rises over the
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The next
window is a triple paneled window. The middle panel,
Mary
Magdalene
was installed in 1998 in memory of parishioner Doris
Mercer. Mary is holding a box of spices in preparation
for the anointing of the Lord’s body. The other two
panels were installed in 2002.
Feed My Lambs,
in memory of Edie Lazaruk, also has symbolism. Edie and
Sandy had 5 children - if you count, there are 5 sheep.
Edie was also the head of St. Paul’s catering
committee for many years, hence the “Feeding” theme. You
will also note the background is West Coast, as opposed
to Mary’s Biblical one. The Sharon
Wipper window is actually taken from a
photo of Sharon and her grandchildren on the beach in
Lantzville. Can you spot the wee boat in the background?
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The
Good
Shepherd
window in memory of Del Aubert was installed in 1991
and, as previously mentioned, is locally produced.
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The Left side of the
Church - High on the left wall
in the sanctuary is a completed “trefoil” window,
The Tree of Life,
installed in 2004.It was to be in memory of long-time,
very active parishioners, Ernie & Hilda Stevens. Sadly,
around the time the window was ordered, their grandson
David was killed in a plane crash. Shortly after, his
brother Darren died in tragic circumstances, so the
window is in memory of all four. Behind the organ
is St. Cecilia,
the patron saint of music. This is a “parish window”,
with the funds being raised by groups and donated by
individuals, and is in thanksgiving for St. Paul’s
musicians, past, present, and future. It was installed
in 2004.
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Behind the organ
is St. Cecilia,
the patron saint of music. This is a “parish window”,
with the funds being raised by groups and donated by
individuals, and is in thanksgiving for St. Paul’s
musicians, past, present, and future. It was installed
in 2004.
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Continuing down
the left side, we have the four Gospel
writers. The
St. Matthew
panel was
installed in 1994 in memory of
Robert Brondyke, a young man who drowned in the Nanaimo
River in 1986. He was just 18.
St. Mark, the
Evangelist and Historian
was
the first window installed in the body
of the church, in 1988. It
was given in memory of Mark Bate, the first Mayor of
Nanaimo (and a member of St. Paul’s choir) by his
great-grandchildren. The face of the Saint is from
an actual photo of
Mark Bate. Luke, the Beloved Physician, was installed in
1994, and is another “parish” window, in thanksgiving
for all who serve in the healing ministry. St. Paul’s
interest in the healing ministry was heightened when
Archdeacon Geoff Flagg was Rector. He had links with
“GreenPastures”
Healing home in England, and established St. Francis
Home of Healing on Arbot Road.
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St. John, the Disciple
whom Jesus Loved,
installed in 1996, is also a “parish” window, celebrating the
135th
Anniversary of the parish. Funds were raised
by the 135th Anniversary Committee, and
added to
by individual donations.
The original
purpose of stained glass windows was to tell the Story
to those who could not read it for themselves. Our
windows are no exception, each one having its own unique
tale to share.
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Window history from Sue Gueulettre, 150th Anniversary
History Clips |
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