Church Of Our Lord - Another Window

The bright, warm colours of the Church Of Our Lord stained glass windows are so delightful during the wet gray days we're having just now that I'll share another with you. This one shows the Holy Spirit Descending and was installed during the 1980s.

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I must take this opportunity to thank the Church Of Our Lord Heritage Coordinator, Sylvia Van Kirk, for providing much of the historical information contained in the last few posts I've made about this church.

Church Of Our Lord - Living History

No church here embodies the history of Victoria like the Church Of Our Lord. Yesterday's post of the Eliza Harris window only weakly suggests the associations of this church with so many of Victoria's early citizens. Two of the windows at the far end in this photo were donated in memory of Sir James Douglas, Victoria's founder, and his son. There are two prayer desks in front of the altar, one dedicated to a sister of artist Emily Carr who mentions the church in her memoir, "The Book of Small."Opposite is another prayer desk donated in memory of a daughter of Dr. John Helmcken, another prominent early Victorian. It is not difficult when sitting beneath the wonderful ceiling of this church to imagine a Sunday in the 19th century when the Douglas family (who occupied the first pew) would be sitting here along with the Helmckens and the Carrs and many other citizens whose names are enshrined in the streets and buildings of this city.

Church Of Our Lord - Eliza Harris Memorial Window

On Monday I posted a photo of the exterior of the Church Of Our Lord and promised some photos of the interior. Victoria has many hidden jewels and here is one, the stained glass window given in memory of Eliza Harris, wife of Victoria's first mayor, Thomas Harris. Eliza Harris was respected for her charitable works and her window depicts the biblical character Dorcas, who was well-known for clothing the poor. This window was donated in 1890 and a special opening in the Prayer Chapel was created for it.

Dallas Road

The rain let up yesterday and the sun came out briefly. However, by the time I got out the clouds had drifted back over most of the sky. Nevertheless, there were lots of Victorians taking advantage of the respite from the wet weather, including this couple out for a stroll along Dallas Road.

Holland Point November

These gulls at Holland Point were making a lot of noise about something in the water below them but it must have been a gull thing because there was nothing I could see.