Saint George's has 48 stained glass
windows in the narthex, chancel and
nave of the church. To read
more about a particular window or
view a larger picture, click on one
of the thumbnails below. When
these pages are complete they will
include an historic background of
the scene, biographical information
about the subject of the window,
notes on the symbolism portrayed in
the window, and questions for
personal reflection.
For a virtual tour of the entire
collection, begin with the Joseph
window and follow select "next
window" at the end of each text.
The
Nave is the main part of the
interior of the church. The
North Wall tells the story of
the New Testament and the life of
Christ. Jesus appears in each
scene (sometimes symbolized by the
sacrament) beginning as an infant
in the arms of Mary in the Narthex.
Ignatius of Antioch and John
Chrysostom transition the story of
Jesus into the story of the early
Church and the spread of
Christianity around the world.
The
North Side of the Nave:
 Joseph
[But the angel said,]
"Joseph, son of David, do not be
afraid to take Mary as your
wife, for the child conceived in
her is from the Holy Spirit. She
will bear a son, and you are to
name him Jesus, for he will save
his people from their sins." All
this took place to fulfill what
had been spoken by the Lord
through the prophet: "Look, the
virgin shall conceive and bear a
son, and they shall name him
Emmanuel," which means, "God is
with us."
Matthew 1:20-23 |
 Andrew
Jesus said to them, "Follow me,
and I will make you fishers of
men." Matthew 4:19 |
 Peter
[Jesus said,] "Whoever wishes to
become great among you must be
your servant, and whoever wishes
to be first among you must be
slave of all. For the Son
of Man came not to be served but
to serve, and to give his life a
ransom for many."
Mark
10:43-45
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 James
And [Jesus] took the cup,
and when he had given thanks, he
gave it to them: and they all
drank of it. And he said unto
them, This is my blood of the
new testament, which is shed for
many. Verily I say unto you, I
will drink no more of the fruit
of the vine, until that day that
I drink it new in the kingdom of
God.
Mark 14:23-25 |
 John
In this is love, not that we
loved God but that he loved us
and sent his Son to be the
atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Beloved, since God loved us so
much, we also ought to love one
another.
John 4:10-11 |
 Mary
Magdalene
[Jesus said,] "I am the
resurrection and the life. Those
who believe in me, even though
they die, will live, and
everyone who lives and believes
in me will never die."
John
11:25, 26 |
 Thomas
Although the doors were
shut, Jesus came and stood among
[the disciples] and said, "Peace
be with you." Then he said to
Thomas, "Put your finger here
and see my hands. Reach out your
hand and put it in my side. Do
not doubt but believe." Thomas
answered him, "My Lord and my
God!"
John 20:26-28 |
 Stephen
[Jesus said,] "Do not fear....Be
faithful unto death and I will
give you the crown of life."
Revelation 2:10
|
 Paul
Who will separate us from
the love of Christ? Will
hardship, or distress, or
persecution, or famine, or
nakedness, or peril, or sword?
For I am convinced that neither
death, nor life, nor angels, nor
rulers, nor things present, nor
things to come, nor powers, nor
height, nor depth, nor anything
else in all creation, will be
able to separate us from the
love of God in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
Romans 8:35, 38, 39 |
 Ignatius
of Antioch
"How good it is to be sinking
down below the world's horizon
toward God that I may rise again
into the dawn of his presence!"
from Ignatius' letter to the
Romans (quoted in
Celebrating the Saints, p.
365)
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 John
Chrysostom
Almighty God, you have given us
grace at this time with one
accord to make our common
supplication to you; and you
have promised through your
well-beloved Son that when two
or three are gathered together
in his Name you will be in the
midst of them: Fulfill now, O
Lord, our desires and petitions
as may be best for us; granting
us in this world knowledge of
your truth, and in the age to
come life everlasting. Amen.
BCP, p. 126
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