Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Assumption

Panel # 5 “ISSACHAR.
Photo and story from Fred Hernandez

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.

by Fred Hernandez

Church. A sanctuary. A place of peace, meditation and serenity. Hallowed ground and the home of God. For many the church is the last bastion of all that is good, decent and up lifting. Where people go to be spiritually nourished and with that nourishment even attain physical healing. A place of joy.

On Sunday, January 17th, that joy, peace, healing and all of what represents good was suddenly and irrevocably shattered at the Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in the little town of Westcliffe, high up in the Wet Mountain Valley, County of Custer, the State of Colorado, at the foot of the majestic Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. Like a fine and delicate glass of champagne thrown violently against a concrete wall, the crash reverberated throughout the hills and valleys of this peaceful community as social media echoed the sounds of impending totalitarian control.

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