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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, February 25, 2016 | 6 Stories shine through windows at Knox by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff Spotlight "Connected to your Community" The stained glass windows of Knox Presbyterian Church are more than just decorative and functional pieces. They share a narrative of the church's past and serve as remnants of history. "Every window in here has a story and a family behind it," said Barbara Browne, who has been part of Knox Presbyterian Church's management for 20 years. From Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper , installed in 1920 in memory of the men in the congregation killed in the First World War, to a more recent and modern design from a member's interpretation of the Holy Spirit in 2011, each window offers a glimpse of biblical stories and the church's 175 years in the Oakville community. The downtown church congregation was able to reminisce on that history recently as two of the church's more prominent stained glass windows underwent restoration. Church staff noticed the window panels were sloping and bevelling and after careful examination by stained-glass professionals at Robert McCausland Ltd., it was determined the system supporting the glass would need to be reinforced, along with other repairs, Browne explained. The rst to undergo repairs was Saint Cecilia, the second oldest memorial window. It is described in the book TheStained Glass Windows In Knox Presbyterian Church, which was researched and compiled by Jean Kennedy and Norma Panton, and published in 1982 for Knox Presbyterian Church's 150th anniversary. The Saint Cecilia window dates back to the 1890s, and depicts St. Cecilia seated at the console of a single manual pipe organ because it is believed she excelled in music, composing and singing hymns, according to the book. Surrounding the main panel are other images such as The Lamb, Artisans with Robert McCausland Ltd. were busy installing the restored Saint Cecilia stained glass window inside Knox Presbyterian Church on Dunn Street earlier this month. With its rose window top panel, the approximately 6-foot-by-20-foot window, dates back to the 1890s. It was restored using traditional hand-painted stained glass. Pictured, artisan Jacob Pollard works on a section of the newlyrestored window. symbolic of Christ. "The lamb seems to be lying over water, which ows into four rivers... representing the four Gospels," the book states. Gesturing to the 6-foot-by-20-foot window, which was taken down piece by piece in late January before being reassembled on Feb. 4, Browne and Church Of cer Doug Carnall told the Oakville Beaver during a private tour about the meticulous work done by artisans at Robert McCausland Ltd. to care for the pieces of stained glass and reinstall the window to its original glory. "This restoration will last 100 years," Browne said, noting all the windows in the church have been installed by the same family-owned stained glass company that has been in existence since before the church made its home in its Gothic-style building in 1888. Browne said the Saint Cecilia window was a gift from the Marlatt family, who also gave the church The Last Supper stained glass depiction. "We still have a member of the Marlatt family that is a member of the congregation, so to have that family history that goes back that far, it's very grounding," said Browne, who became a member of the congregation when she was a teenager and met her husband at the church's youth group. She was also married at the church and all of her children and two grandchildren have been baptized at Knox as well. Walking over to where The Good Shepherd window was, she described how it was installed in the early 1900s in memory of John and Jane Barclay. "And interestingly enough, his (John Barclay) grandson was Frank Wilson, who celebrated his 100th birthday in 1990. He was a long-time Oakville character," she noted. The Good Shepherd was slated to be restored and reinstalled last week. It's described in The Stained Glass Windows In Knox Presbyterian Church as a pictorial display of God's see Stained on p.7 | photo by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Volume 54 | Number 16 5046 Mainway, Unit 2, Burlington (905) 845-3824 Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. The council is located at 80 Gould St., Suite 206, Toronto, Ont., M5B 2M7. Phone (416) 340-1981. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typographical error, that portion of advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. 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