Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Church Maintenance
The original stain glass windows in St. Joseph's Church may not see their first centernary in 1912 as the lead rods supporting them have eroded and are giving way. As a result many have began to warp and become dislodged from their frames.
For the safety of parishioners and visitors, the rector has commissioned the restoration and reenforcement of all the stain glasses in the Church.
Early this Monday, 5 levels of scaffolding was erected at nave's south entrance. Work was swiftly completed yesterday and the structure will be wheeled into the sanctuary on Thursday.
Braving the heights, this blogger scaled the sacfforlding to present you the following photos:
Rector Fr. Michael Teo spent $1000 to procure this second-hand scaffolding
It took approx. the entire morning to erect the scaffolding. On it is Andrew, the Chruch's verger. 
If you look closely, you see that the glass has been dislodged from the frame; The gap is wide enough to put your fingers through. 
The image on the glass; it depicts a sword with the blooming flower for the grip. 
This is exactly how large the glass is; it's approx. 12 feet long.
Please say the following prayer for us:
O my God, I offer Thee the work of restoration of Thy holy Church which have already begun for Thy love. Most holy Virgin, take all who are working on the restoration of the Church under Thy protection. St. Joseph, pray for us. Amen.
Labels: Miscellaneous, Photos, SJ's Restoration Program, Stain Glass
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