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Update On Our Stained Glass Windows

For those of us counting how long some of our stained glass windows have been out, the first five were removed and sent for restoration in late January. To check on progress and better understand the process, staff members Emily Buchanan and Mark Steves and Trustee Chair Ed Berger recently accompanied our project architects and general contractor to Stanton Studios in Waco, where the work is being done. They saw first hand how time consuming and arduous the 16-plus week process is. Every individual piece of glass in the windows must be removed, cleaned, and reassembled into sections and frames. Some are even being edge-sanded to within thousandths of an inch as they are reassembled to correct original manufacturing and assembly flaws. Amazingly, only a handful of glass pieces cannot be repaired and will have to be replaced. Observing the artisans practicing their craft down to the tiniest of details was both amazing and gratifying – our windows are literally in good hands. We anticipate having one or two windows back in the Sanctuary by early summer.