Saint Mark's is a remarkable building and people who love it, love it and people who don't, don't. It is small but has a very high ceiling and wonderful reverberant accoustics. People describe the architectural style as "moderne" and "art deco." Saint Mark's makes no attempt to look like a nice little English medieval country church, unlike many Episcopal Churches. On Saturday afternoon, Esley Hamilton, a local architectural historian and preservationist, brought distinguished visitors from Chicago and Harvard to see our church. Admirers of architecture frequently come to see the building. I like to call it a "numinous space," although some may think this is because I just like showing off that I know the word "numinous." It actually is a space that feels full of the presence of God, what I once heard someone call a prayed in space.
This week, Tom Krepcio's blog has wonderful pictures and commentaries on the windows: http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/ This blog has wonderful commentaries on other St Louis area stained glass and Krepcio's website shows his own really interesting glass and has much other interesting stuff.
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