Church unveils restored stained glass window

Church unveils restored stained glass window
From right: The Rt. Rev. Matthew Heyd, bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, and the Rev. Dr. Matthew Calkins, rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Millbrook, at the unveiling of the Grace Church’s restored Resurrection Window following the blessing of it on Saturday, July 22. 
Photo by Judith O’Hara Balfe

MILLBROOK —  The long-awaited reveal of the Resurrection Window at Grace Church was initiated at 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 22, with the Revs. Elizabeth Broyles and Shane Phelan of the Order of Companions of Mary Magdalene, who spoke in the parish hall.

July 22 is the Feast Day of Mary Magdalene, who is one of the subjects in the stained-glass window. They were joined by stained-glass expert Brianne van Vorst.

There was discussion of the historic and religious significance of the window,, followed by a service of Evensong in Grace Episcopal Church, led by Rev. Matthew Heyd, newly elected bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.

As a tarp was lowered, the window, hidden by a pipe organ since 1968 on the inside and a large spruce tree on the outside until 2003, was revealed. The blessing of the window then took place, and Heyd also blessed those who were present

A work by stained glass artist Maitland Armstrong and daughter Helen Armstrong, the window was given to the church in 1911 by the children of John and Adelaide Wing. The window was dedicated on Easter Sunday in 1912.

The work on the window, done by Femenella & Associates, under the supervision of van Vorst, entailed removal, cleaning and restoring, and then replacing the window. It has been reversed so that the front now faces the street, and the colors and details can be seen from Franklin Avenue.

Following the blessing, Calkins invited the guests to join him and all of the other clergy members under a nearby tent for champagne, other beverages, and a generous portion of strawberry shortcake.

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