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FROM THE CHAPLAIN’S PEN
SGLASS, COLOUR & INSPIRATION
itting is the winter sunlight in All Hallows, you a stunner and got me thinking about the origins of could be forgiven for thinking that you are inside stained glass itself. Stained glass has been used for
a rainbow as the gorgeous colours of the stained thousands of years, beginning with the ancient Romans
glass windows form their pastel hues and give a vibrancy to the bricks no other light can give.
The installation of the newest addition to the windows
in the Chapel is certainly
and Egyptians who produced small objects from coloured glass.
Stained glass windows in Britain can be traced back to the 7 th century, with some early examples found in churches and monasteries. As history also shows, the gothic cathedrals and the stained glass windows that they contained were considered and referred to as
Est. 1911
SERVICE
OLD BOYS & GIRLS
We invite you to join us in All Hallows Chapel for a special Baptism Service for Southwell Old Boys and Girls and their immediate families who would like to be baptised.
To register your interest and for further details contact Rochelle Saunders obga@southwell.school.nz
BAP TISM
10am Sunday 7 August 2022
