St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, Vancouver, BC

“Gilroy Stained Glass assisted us with a large scale project which involved replacing most of the church windows. From the design phase through to installation, the Gilroys were excellent to work with. They made a great effort to be sensitive to the parish’s wishes; they were creative with their designs and attentive to details; they communicated regularly throughout the development phase; the workmanship of the completed windows and installation was superb.”

Msgr. Mark Hagemoen, St. John the Apostle, Kerrisdale, Vancouver.

A view of the East window from the balcony.

Close-up of St. Peter from the East window project.

Project overview:

Eighteen new windows on the South aisle, North aisle and at the Narthex entrance to the church; the themes were the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary and the Life of St. John. It was also required that we remove the glazing and aluminum frames dating from the 1940’s, and replace with custom made quality oak frames and protective outer glazing.

Concept to Completion:

Starting with the choice of scene for each window. How each message is to be portrayed, and what would be in keeping with the architectural surroundings of St. John’s. To ensure that the finished windows are not only visually stunning, but structurally sound and to the highest standards of quality throughout. Whilst of course remaining within the budget.

Design:
Initial pencil sketches were approved before completing, to scale, hand painted water colour designs of the stained glass windows. This not only gives the client an excellent preview of how the finished windows will look, but is also a time honoured professional practice, as it echoes the luminous quality of the glass.

Continued on “project 2″……