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CHURCH STAINED GLASS RESTORATION
- St. John Vianney Chapel
is a beautiful little church
on a beautiful little island.
The five large windows on
the ocean side of the chapel
were noticed to be sagging,
primarily due to insufficient
reinforcement.
After removal to the
shop, problems of lead
distortion, sizing, and
putty are being corrected
and horizontal flat bars are
being added on the inside.
The wooden frames are
being refurbished and
refinished while the
glass is worked on.
- When Fr. Miguel Morales was
having the exterior of the church
painted, the painters discovered
that the wooden frame of the choir
window was quite rotted and
needed to be replaced.
Ancient Arts was contracted by
the Archdiocese construction
department to provide a new
anodized aluminum frame to
accommodate the stained glass
on the inside and protective
glazing (Lexan X-L) on the outside.
Numerous broken pieces of the
stained glass were edge glued or
replaced as necessary and the old
deteriorated lead was discarded.
Father Miguel started with a paint job,
but in the end, he also got a thoroughly
refurbished stained glass window.
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NEW CHURCH STAINED GLASS
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel is, of
course, a favorite image of the
Carmelite Order, O.C.D. and it was
our honor to design, fabricate and
install this window in the priest’s
chapel. The window was dedicated
in memory of the former pastor of
St. Therese, Alhambra, Reverend
William Fenton, O.C.D.
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