The Sacristy Windows
Through the doors on either side of the chancel and out of sight of the congregation are the sacristy and the choir room, two rooms where those who give of themselves so selflessly to St. Paul's Church gather to work. A total of six windows grace these rooms, all recent additions to the stained glass art of St. Paul's by Powell Brothers & Sons, adding glorious light to those few who work on behalf of so many.
It is in the sacristy, softly permeated with the scent of incense, that the Altar Guild and Flower Guild prepare the church for services. They do so in the light of two Powell Studio windows honoring their work.
The Flower Guild is represented by a simple flower stalk bearing three white Easter lilies on the signature Powell ground of intensely colored glass rectangles. These lilies serve the dual purpose of representing the work of the Flower Guild and symbolizing immortality and the Resurrection and, as there are three, the Trinity.
Altar Guild honors the work of the Altar Guild through an artistic representation the vessels holding the Elements: the sacramental wine and bread used in Holy Communion.
Source: The Golden Cockerel: The Art, Symbolism & History of the Stained Glass Windows, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Key West, Florida by Winifred Shine Fryzel.
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