Our Lady of the Assumption
Stained Glass Windows
Project Update:
Panel 5 installed

by Fred Hernandez

Thursday, June 1st, panel number five of twelve was installed at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church on Fifth Street in the town of Westcliffe, Custer County. The twelve panels represent the twelve tribes of Israel. Each of the tribes was founded by one of the twelve sons of Jacob. This panel is named after ISSACHAR. He was the ninth son of Jacob and founder of one of the tribes. In Hebrew this name translates to “man of reward”. The other panels already installed are the tribes of Simeon, Dan, Benjamin and Joseph.
Each panel weighs about thirty pounds and takes at least three months to complete. The work is slow and can be rather tiring, requiring a sharp eye and steady hands for the detail and precision which is of paramount importance. The team which works closely with the Master Glass Maker Douglas Bayer are all members of the parish : Catherine Virden, Debbie Yackley, Jim Potyraj, Boden Wilson and Steve Yackley.
The next panel will put this marvelous project at the halfway mark. Glory to God in the Highest.