You may remember from previous posts that the exterior of the church looks like this:
It's a very nice church, that reminds me a great deal of the best parts of the Moreau Seminary chapel, which was constructed just a decade before and uses many of the same materials.
My room has come along nicely and I'll put together a brief post with some photos of that very soon.
Just inside the main doors, and to the left, is found the sunken Baptistry:
The nave is in a slight fan-shape. The sanctuary is behind a truncated altar rail, with a reredos of stone and glass. Above, the crucifix is surrounded with mosaic in the pattern of rays of light. Altars to the Blessed Virgin and Saint Joseph are found on either side.
The church was constructed in 1967, just after the Second Vatican Council, so I imagine there was never a true high altar - but the altar of Reservation is clearly the focal point of the church.
There are six very large stained-glass windows, in a slightly modern and yet perfectly readable style. Two are devoted to the Blessed Mother, in her Immaculate Conception and her Glorious Assumption. Two others depict our Lord's Ascension and His Nativity:
The final two windows, above the choir loft, depict the parish' patroness, Saint Therese of Lisieux, the Little Flower. The windows show the story of her life in small scenes. Here she is shown sweeping in the cloister, because through her "little way" she was devoted to doing even small daily tasks with great love.
And here she is depicted on her deathbed, experiencing a vision of the Blessed Mother.
It's a very nice church, that reminds me a great deal of the best parts of the Moreau Seminary chapel, which was constructed just a decade before and uses many of the same materials.
My room has come along nicely and I'll put together a brief post with some photos of that very soon.
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A tabernacle with the ablution bowl - how nice to have.
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