Given in memory of Ralph and Rebecca Ott Hanes. This window was installed in 1975. The antique glass was imported from England, Germany, and France. The painted work on the window was crafted by hand and was kiln dried so that it became permanently fused into the glass itself. Hauser Studios of Stained Glass in Winona, Minnesota, designed and crafted the window.
The Choir Window shows angels singing to the glory of God, "Praise ye the Lord, Praise His Holy Name." The window was given in memory of Eleanor Shiras Harris (Mrs. Ralph). Mrs. Harris made the initial gift of $25,000 to build the new church, which was added to funds given by Grace Episcopal Church Women's Guild.
The Annunciation Window was donated by Elizabeth and Basil Kelsey. In this window Angel Gabriel is telling Mary that she will bear a child, Jesus, the Son of God, and that God would give Jesus the throne of King David and he would reign over Israel forever. In Luke 1:30-35, the angel also tells Mary that her relative, Elizabeth elderly and without child, would bear a son. When Elizabeth's husband heard but did not believe the miracle, he became mute. He remained mute until the child, named John, was born. In the lower panel, Elizabeth is seen with this child who became John the Baptist.
The Birth of Christ window was donated by Elizabeth and Basil Kelsey. The tableau of Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus in the manager is based on John 1:14, "And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us." In the bottom section of the window is Isaih, the prophet in the Old Testament, who foresaw the coming of Jesus, calling him "Immanuel."
This window was given in memory of Margaret R. Brombacher. It shows the young Jesus listening and questioning the Rabbis. The Gospels relate the journey of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover when Jesus was 12 years old. Mary and Joseph lost Jesus in Jerusalem and thought he was probably with relatives. After they left to return home they realized their mistake and returned to Jerusalem. They found Jesus in the Temple with teachers. Jesus could not understand why his parnet were worried and said to them, (Luke 2:49) "Whist ye not that I must be about My Father's business?" The tablets of the 10 Commandment and the Menorah are Hebrew symbols of worship.
The Resurrection Window was donated by Fred M. and heln Janes Harris. The story told in the Gospel, John 11:25, is that of the Resurrection, "I am the Resurrection and the Life." Mary and Martha, sister of Lazarus, beseeched Jesus to bring their brother back to life. The window shows Lazarus, still in burial wrappings, coming out of the tomb. Ana ascending dove rising out of the fire appears in the lower panel, esacping the grasp of death and obtaining everlasting life.
The Ascension Window was given in memory of Francis May Smith by Dr. Jay Ward Smith and Francis Harris Smith. It shows how Jesus' body was laid in a tomb after Crucifixion. In the Gospel (John 20:1-18) Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and discovered His body was not there. When she turned to leave, Jesus appeared and spoke to her about his impending ascension. For forty days, Jesus appeared now and then to the apostles. Then, as show in the window, He rose into the sky. Above Him a decending dove appears as the Holy Spirit descends.
The Pentecost Window continues Jesus' story after His ascension. His apostles and Mary along with the other women return to the upper room to pray together and await the coming of the Holy Spirit.
The Roderick Cupp family donated these windows in 1983. Depicting Baptism, the left window shows both the baptismal shell used to dip the baptismal water and baptismal font. The second window depicts the Eucharist or the Last Supper. The wafer and communion cup symbolize Christ's body and blodd. Both windows represent "the making one a memeber of Christ, the Child of God, and the Inheritor of the Kingdom of Heaven.
These three windows were over the alter in the original Grace Episcopal Church. The windows are now over 100 years old. The center one shows an angel holding an Easter lily and carrying a scepter representing life and a Supreme authority. To the left, the traditional I H S is intertwined with the cross. In Latin, the letters are interpreted as Christ. The right panel contains Latin symbols of Alpha and Omega; meaning Christ is both the beginning and the end. They were given by Robert D. Jones in memory of his wife, Lola Mar Campbell.
