Church Tour - The Windows

A glorified Christ rises from the tomb as the soldiers standing guard watch in awe.

It's design is based on Mark 16:

5 On entering the tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe, and they were utterly amazed.
6 He said to them, "Do not be amazed! You seek Jesus of Nazareth, the crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Behold the place where they laid him.
7 But go and tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you.'"
8 Then they went out and fled from the tomb, seized with trembling and bewilderment. They said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
9 When he had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.
10 She went and told his companions who were mourning and weeping.
11 When they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.
12 After this he appeared in another form to two of them walking along on their way to the country.
13 They returned and told the others; but they did not believe them either.
14 (But) later, as the eleven were at table, he appeared to them and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart because they had not believed those who saw him after he had been raised.
15 He said to them, "Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.
16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.
17 These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages.
18 They will pick up serpents (with their hands), and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.
20 But they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through accompanying signs.

The Resurrection Window, located over the main entrance doors, is an awe inspiring focal point of our worship space.

The two windows nearest the cross on the side walls honor the Blessed Virgin.

The Finding of The Holy Cross

The windows along the side walls illustrate scenes from the legend of the finding of the true cross by St. Helen in the 4th century.

The story begins with the second window from the front of the church (nearest the cross) on the left (200th Street) side and works backward toward the font. We then cross over to the right (parking lot) side and make our way back toward the front.

L2 - Helen is inspired to seek the cross	L3 - Removing temple ruins	L4 Helen discovers three crosses
L5 - A miraculous cure identifies the cross	L6 - Helen returns home	L7 - A church is erected
L8 - Feast of the Holy Cross	R1 - The Cross is taken	R2 - Heraclius goes after the cross
R3 - The cross is recovered	R4 - The way is blocked	R5 - Heraclius humbles himself
R6 - Exaltation of the cross	R7 - The glory of Christ