The liturgical year begins with the
season of Advent, a time of hope,
preparation, and holy longing for the
salvation of God. The Advent Window
situated on the south side of the Sacristy
illustrates in color and symbol the main
themes of the season. Stars, crowns, the
Advent colors, the grain of wheat
symbolizing the powerful upward movement
toward God. The stars speak of creation
themes. Advent music and liturgy
references also are the daystar, a
messianic symbol of the new creation.
The crowns suggest the coming kingdom of
the holy one of God, a kingdom
not of power but of truth, a kingdom of
justice, love and peace. The spirit of the
great prophets, notably Isaiah and Amos,
are expressed in the hopeful energy of the
Advent Window.



The Christmas Season Window is the Angel
of the Lord trumpeting in gold and
bright reds the good news that "Unto us a
son is born," evoking in visual art the
hopefulness of the scriptural stories of
the birth of Jesus; the high energy and
vibrant colors again speak of the joy and
hope of the coming of God's son.










Epiphany Season Window is a creation-
themed window celebrating in rich verdant
colors the manifestation - the Epiphany - of
God in creation, the tree of life; waters
springing up to eternal life. More than
magi here, the window expresses the
universality of the creative energy of God
and our invitation to drink of these
streams of living water.









The Christ Window; anchoring the year of
grace is of course the Risen Christ;
the center of all grace. The marks of his
passion are visible as is the power of
God raising him. The expression of the
face of the risen one is typical of much
of Medieval and Celtic Christian art; it
is almost abstract in that it requires
the observer to bring personal faith and
emotion to the Christ figure.







The season of Lent is expressed in
traditional Lenten colors; the window
suggests crosses; more subdued than the
other windows, the observer is invited to
enter into the seriousness of the
Christian journey into the mystery of
death and resurrection.












The Easter Window exuberantly celebrates
the new life of Christ, like all of
nature, bursting forth from the good earth
into fresh and renewed life; again, the
high energy and movement of color and
pattern speak to life renewed, life
embraced and celebrated in the Risen
Christ.










Pentecost and the abiding presence of
the spirit of God are celebrated in the
window on the north end of the Sacristy;
the dove resting, the shimmering reds of
the symbolic flame, speak to the warmth
and compassion of God's spirit abiding in
the community of believers and in the
hearts and minds of all who accept the
wonder and mystery of God.