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THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS

                The  Building  Committee  presented  Mr.  Jos  Maes  with  an  interesting  and  diffi c ult  probl e m  to  solve:  use  as  much  of the
                old  stained  glass  as  possible  as  you  create  for  us  new  windows  that  will  continue  to  proclaim  our faith .  His  answer
                can  be  seen  in  the  Narthex  Chapel  area  window s  which  make  use  of the  medallions  from  t he  old  Church  windows  reset
                in  the  opalescent glass  from  the  1923  Church  and  interfaced  with  new  stained  glass  to  carry  the  theme  into  the  new
                windows  of the  Sanctuary.
                                                      THE CH RIST WINDOW
                Mr.  Maes  presented  for  our  consideration  two  con cepts- Christ  and  the  Chu rc h  as  th e  bearers  of the  message  and  prom ises
                of  Go d .  Th e  story  told  by  our  stained  glass  windows  begins  near  the  Commun ion  T able,  on  the  right  side  of  the
                Ch a nce l.  Dominating  the  window  is  the  traditional  IHS  expressing  Jesus  Ch rist  as  th e  Light  of  the  World  and  the  So n
                o f  God .  Through  the  coming  of  Jesu s  Christ  into  the  world  and  human  life  we  are  remind ed ,  through  the  vine  and  bran ches,
                that  we  are  united  to  God  by  His  love .and  forgiveness.  This  forgiveness  and  love  is  made  real  to  us  through  th e
                Communi o n  elements  of  bread  (wheat}  and  the  cup  (grapes)  which  have  been  shared  by  this  Chu rch  since  1891  and  in  th e
                192 31 Church.  The  Cross  is  central  in  this  window,  as  it  is  central  to  the  message  of Jesus Chri st , a nd  proclaims the Good
                 News of the Gospel; ! that,  " God  so  loved  the  world  that  He  gave  His  only  begotten  Son,  that  whoever  believes  in  Him
                should  not  pe rish  but  have  eternal  life. "  (John  3: 16).  Placed  on  the  Cross  is  the  ancien t  symbol  of  the  Butterfly
                which  proclaims  newness  of  life  and  Resurrection .
                                                     THE CHURCH  WINDOW
                The  Church  window  begins  in  the  upper  left  hand  corner  with  the  representation  fo  the  City  set  o n  a  Hill
                (Matthew 5:14} \and  its  command  that  we  are  the  light  of our  world  in  these  days  after  the  co ming  of  Jesus  Christ.
                In  the  center of the  window  is  a  boat- an  acient  symbol  for  the  Church - and  also  a  rem inder  to  us  o f  the  many
                times  that  our  Lord  taught  the  people  from  a  boat  and  a  continual  reminder  that  we  are  to  share  the  Word  of God
                in  our  time  on  earth.  Cutting  across  the  boat  is  the  rainbow,  reminding  us  of the  promises  m ade  to  Noah  and  to
                all  mankind  of God's  love  and  forgiveness .  In  the  lower  part  of  the  window  is  the  anchor- re m inding  us  to  anchor  our-
                selves  in  the  promises  and  Word  of God  and  to  share  such  promises  with  all  people  w ho  are  tossed  about on  the
                sea  of life.
                                                      THE BURNING BUSH
                The  Burning  Bush  window  is  placed  behind  the  Chancel  wall- in  full  view  of  the  Choir.  Since  1923 ,  the
                Burning  Bush  symbol  has  been  visible  to  our  Choir  and  calls  us  all  to  the  vision  of service  and  the  awareness
                of  God 's  presence  in  all  of  life.  In  the  Bush  is  the  symbolic  representation  of  Jesus  Christ  through  the  Ch i  Rh o  Greek
                letters,  proclaiming  Jesus  Christ  the  same  yesterday ,  today  and  forever;  promising  to  be  with  us  always  as  we  serve
                our  God.
                                                  THE GOOD SHEPHERD WINDOW
                The  Good  Shepherd  window  in  the  Narthex  Chapel  was  seen  for  many  years  in  the  highest  point  of  the  Chu rch
                as  it  faced  Newhall  and  Market  Streets,  and  was  lighted  at  night  to  show  the  continual  care  of God  for  his  people.
                Originally  the  window  was  dedicated  to  Alexander  Hume,  one  of the  charter  members  and  active  in  the  early
                church  school  efforts  before  there  was  a  Protestant Church  in  the  area.  The  window  was  presented  in  his  memo ry  by
                the  children  of the  Church  School  after  his  death.  It  is  fitting  that  this  window  be  placed  in  th e  center of our Narth ex
                Chapel  area  which  is  a  continuing memorial  to those early  residents of the Valley  who established  the first Church
                in  1891.  The window will  be  lighted  at all  times, and  in  front of it will  be displayed on  a  rotating basis  th e  original
                pulpit, baptismal  stand  and  front , Communion Table and Chalice , the clergy  bench, pump organ , and  a  pew
                from  the  1923 Church , as well  as an oak tabled  used  in  the old  Church.
                                                       NARTHEX CHAPEL
                On the walls of the  Narthex Chapel are  pencil  sketches of the  1891  Church  drawn  by  Elder Erwin  Neumann and
                the 1923 Church drawn  by  Miss  Betty  Pullar.  The names of those  memoriali zed  in  the old  glass  window s have  been
                placed  on  a  bronze  plaque  in  this  area.  Copies  of early  Newhall  Signals  taken  from  the  192 3  Cornerstone  h ave
                been  reproduced ,  along  with  copies  of the  first  dedication  and  rededication  of the  former  Church  buildings.


                We  are  happy  to  have  our  stained  glass  windows- old  and  new- proclaim  the  reason  why  we  gath er  as  a  people
                called  by  God  to  share  faith,  hope  and  love  with  one  another  and  our  world.
                                                      THE CHANCEL CROSS
                The Chancel Cross is  featured  in  the center of the Chancel  area and  is  made from  a  beam  from  the origin al Church
                building constructed  in  1891 .  Building Commitee Chairman  Jerry  Veenendaal  and  Eugene  Ballif created  the Cross from
                timbers saved  when  we demolished  the old  structure which  was u.sed  as housing since 1925.  Square nails and  redwood
                siding were  used  to  make Crosses presented to  all  who attended  the Ground  Breaking service on March  7, 1976 .
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