I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever. 2 Chronicles 7:16
Phases of the Dream!
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THE INTERIOR OF SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH: AN OUTLINE OF ITS HISTORY
compiled by Daniel DeGreve
Above photos taken Oct. 15, 2011
Above is a movie clip of the church renovation as of Sept. 11, 2011
St. Joseph celebrated their Patron Day Mass on March 19, 2011.
St. Joseph Sanctuary is the first phase of the interior restoration and is still under restoration.
St. Joseph will hold Masses in the church through the 2011 Easter season.
After the Easter season, the church will close for several months for the restoration to continued.
St. Joseph Church, Crestline exterior restored.
On the south side are four restored stain-glass windows with storm windows.
One window on the north side has been restored also for a total of five stained-glass windows completed.
Photo taken Dec. 9, 2010
The sanctuary interior of St. Joseph Church is the first section to be restored.
All the acoustical tiles and glue has been removed.
Photos above show Father Michael Geiger at Mass during the restoration.
Photos taken Nov. 7
When tiles were removed in the sanctuary. These two paintings were exposed. The dove (left photo) is located above the circular stained glass window in the front of church. The Ten Commandment tablet is located on the right of the altar.
Similar commandment tablets are located around the interior of the church.
Photos taken Nov. 7, 2010
The extorior of the church is almost complete.
South windows: The South window on the left is restored and returned.
Photo taken Oct. 16, 2010 The other south (3) windows have been removed.
Photo taken Oct. 12, 2010.
THE INTERIOR OF SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH: AN OUTLINE OF ITS HISTORY
compiled by Daniel DeGreve
Above photos taken Oct. 15, 2011
Above is a movie clip of the church renovation as of Sept. 11, 2011
St. Joseph celebrated their Patron Day Mass on March 19, 2011.
St. Joseph Sanctuary is the first phase of the interior restoration and is still under restoration.
St. Joseph will hold Masses in the church through the 2011 Easter season.
After the Easter season, the church will close for several months for the restoration to continued.
St. Joseph Church, Crestline exterior restored.
On the south side are four restored stain-glass windows with storm windows.
One window on the north side has been restored also for a total of five stained-glass windows completed.
Photo taken Dec. 9, 2010
Photo was taken from exhaust louvers on Dec.11, 2010. Painting has begun in the sanctuary area.
Photo taken Dec. 9, 2010
The sanctuary interior of St. Joseph Church is the first section to be restored.
All the acoustical tiles and glue has been removed.
Photos above show Father Michael Geiger at Mass during the restoration.
Photos taken Nov. 7
When tiles were removed in the sanctuary. These two paintings were exposed. The dove (left photo) is located above the circular stained glass window in the front of church. The Ten Commandment tablet is located on the right of the altar.
Similar commandment tablets are located around the interior of the church.
Photos taken Nov. 7, 2010
Photo taken Oct. 16, 2010 The other south (3) windows have been removed.
Photo taken Oct. 12, 2010.
Interior Sanctuary tile removed
There are a few places in the St. Joseph sanctuary where hints of the original painted wall pattern consisting of diagonal linework and fleurs-de-lys have been exposed, as well as some apparent painted faux-marble work underneath the wood wainscot. Especially interesting is the exposure of the two passages on either side of the altar that used to permit the altar servers discreet access between the two Sacristies. These passages are currently boarded up with plywood on the Sanctuary side, but the doors are still in place in either Sacristy.
First stained-glass window restored and returned to the church.
When you pass by the church on the Main Street side, you might notice that the color of the transept window tracery (photo below) doesn't look like the color chosen last month. The deep red was exposed by the crew of Window Creations when they scraped off the decaying white paint. It is very likely that the original tracery color was red in order to maintain consistency with the red brick of the church; this uniformity of color was common and examples can still be seen throughout the state, such as Saint Mary's in Delaware.
After 120 years the red has adhered pretty well, but enjoy having a peek at this glimpse of history while it remains exposed,
for the new paint color is on its way.
The new storm window will be installed shortly, as will the stained-glass vent presently substituted with the OSB panel. The releaded and regrouted stained-glass is strong enough once more to withstand the elements just as it was when it was new, but in the brief interim as we await the storm glass it's nice to see how the windows would have appeared originally. Our windows are one of the few building legacies that we've been fortunate to inherit from hardworking small-town pioneers of strong faith and with the outpouring generosity of this generation, may these beautiful windows of eccentric Victorian design shimmer for another 100 years.
The first stain-glassed window has been taken out for restoration.
St. Joseph restoration began Aug. 8, 2010.
