Sunday, April 09, 2006
St. Elizabeth's Norwood Ohio
As we were setting up our instillation for Via Crucis I took a moment to walk around the church, "St. Elizabeth’s" in Norwood Ohio, and grab some shots of the remarkable stained glass that surrounds the sanctuary.
The view is both inspirational and sad at the same time. The church is in such disrepair. Immediately as you walk through the sanctuary doors you see the dichotomy, richly colored stained glass drenching shafts of red, blue, and yellow light across the floor along side falling plaster, exposed substructure and sub flooring, water stains and the occasional piles of sculpted cherub body parts.
Being raised a Baptist in a not so affluent suburb all I can remember about church structures are cinder block walls with institutional gray paint and the occasional metal folding chairs and tables.
St. Elizabeth's at one time must have been the crown jewel of this Norwood neighborhood. Now both the local community and the church need a revival of spirit and hope. My prayer is that The Vineyard Central is successful with this awesome task they have taken on for themselves. And if they are successful and the church and community does thrive again I will count it as allot of sweat equity and yet another nameless working of God.
Click on the above photo to see more stained glass from St. Elizabeth's.
The view is both inspirational and sad at the same time. The church is in such disrepair. Immediately as you walk through the sanctuary doors you see the dichotomy, richly colored stained glass drenching shafts of red, blue, and yellow light across the floor along side falling plaster, exposed substructure and sub flooring, water stains and the occasional piles of sculpted cherub body parts.
Being raised a Baptist in a not so affluent suburb all I can remember about church structures are cinder block walls with institutional gray paint and the occasional metal folding chairs and tables.
St. Elizabeth's at one time must have been the crown jewel of this Norwood neighborhood. Now both the local community and the church need a revival of spirit and hope. My prayer is that The Vineyard Central is successful with this awesome task they have taken on for themselves. And if they are successful and the church and community does thrive again I will count it as allot of sweat equity and yet another nameless working of God.
Click on the above photo to see more stained glass from St. Elizabeth's.
