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History of the Windows

In the chapel, the stained-glass windows tell a story taken primarily from the Acts of the Apostles.  Starting at the rear on the east side, the windows are as follows:

Panel 1 - Acts 22 - Paul sifting at the feet of the teacher Gamaliel.
Panel 2 - Acts 7 - Saul witnessing the death by stoning of the first Christian
                           Martyr, Stephen.
Panel 3 - Acts 22 - Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus.  
Panel 4 - Acts 16 - Paul and Silas in jail at Philippi.
Panel 5 - Acts 17 - Paul preaching on Mars Hill in Rome.
Panel 6 - Acts 16 - Paul dreams of being called as a missionary to Macedonia.  
Panel 7 - Acts 26 - Paul appears in chains before King Herod Agrippa and tells
                            his life story.
Panel 8 - Acts 27 - Paul is shipwrecked during a journey to Rome but all on
                            board are rescued.
Panel 9 - Ephesians 6 - (The only reference not taken from Acts) Paul's life
                                    ends in a Roman prison.

 In addition, there are two panels you do not see unless you go up into the Sanctuary: on the east side a panel representing the sacrament of Holy Baptism with the dove of the Holy Spirit descending.  On the west side, the panel displays a chalice and a wafer, a bunch of grapes and wheat sheaves to represent the sacrament of Holy Communion.

On either side of the chapel altar will be found two panels each incorporating six symbols of the Apostles.  On the East side 1) Peter (crossed keys), 2) James-the Lesser (saw), 3) Matthew (3 purses), 4) Thomas (spear and carpenter's square), 5) Andrew (diagonal cross) and 6) Philip (cross and carpenter's square).  On the West side, 7) Simon (fish atop gospel), 8) Jude (ship), 9) Matthias (Gospel and axe), 10) James-the-Greater (3 scallop shells), 11) Bartholomew (3 flaying knives) and 12) John the Apostle (Chalice and snake).

The handsome eagle lectern is a memorial, as are the wooden font with cover surmounted by a cross, the alves table and the electric organ.  The needlepoint kneelers done by some of the women of St. Paul's incorporate the same symbols of the Apostles' shown beside the Altar.

Did you know there is a book on one of the west windowsills that lists all the memorials made to the chapel?  Also, each of the stained-glass windows is marked beneath by a plaque listing the donor.