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ROSE WINDOW UPDATE: March 10th, 2019

Progress is moving along on the reinstallation of the Rose Window, and, as we can see, the individual panels are beautifully restored. The panel shown below is from the upper left portion of the window. Our 32’ Rose Window, by Clement Heaton, is a Gothic stone tracery design loosely based on the 13th Century upper ‘giant’ west rose window of the Cathedral at Reims in France. The Chalice and Host in the center of the window were reinstalled just before Christmas, and the surrounding angels with musical instruments are returning to us daily.

FACADE UPDATE: March 3rd, 2019

As you can see, progress on the Rose Window is moving along, with more and more restored stained glass being installed each day. All of the stained glass you see back in the window has been initially set in place, and once all the pieces are in, they will be set and reinforced with the traditional technique using metal bars and wires. Once that happens each piece of glass will receive a final glazing to keep it in place for posterity. All of the panels will be vented from the interior side to allow proper airflow.

Newly fabricated cast stones for the upper portions of the facade have begun to arrive to the Parish. Weighing about 700 lbs. each, these will be installed to re-create the upper spiralettes of the Facade that had deteriorated over the years. 

The roof work on both the lower and upper roofs is nearly completely finished. The eight lower roofs have all received new Vermont slate, and, using salvaged slate from those roofs, deteriorated portions of the upper roof have also been replaced. 

The workers’ attention will now turn to one of the most challenging portions of the work, replacing pieces of the Pentafoil, a free-standing structure which sits atop the church’s main entryway. A great collaboration has taken place between our Architect, Contractor, Structural Engineers, and Iron Works company, and has resulted in the fabrication of eight large steel rings. These rings will be temporarily installed on the outer portions of the Pentafoil so that its inner stones can be removed, re-fabricated, and reinstalled. Please see the sketches below.

Also see the photo of newly fabricated replacement stones for the upper portions of the facade that had deteriorated over the years. 

Thank you again to all who are so generously supporting this work through the Capital Campaign, and please continue to pray that the work come to a successful completion.