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the “Bible of the Poor.” The reason for this is because excerpts and stories from the Bible would be painted on each of these different stained glass windows. Since many of the poor could not read, all of these different colours, pictures and symbols on the glass held a certain meaning to them. This meaning was actually their own way of learning the scripture.
we were very honoured that Archbishop Phillip would suggest All Hallows. With choirs in full voice it was a happy occasion during which former Southwell parent, Mrs. Helen Aston was ordained deacon. Helen is part of the ministry team in St. David’s Parish here in Hamilton.
Finally, the colours included on these windows each stood for something different as well. Black stood for death, blue stood for heavenly love and the Virgin Mary, and brown stood for spiritual death. Grey stood for mourning, and green stood for charity. Purple signified royalty and God the Father, while red stood for love, hate and martyred saints. Violet stood for love, truth, passion and suffering and white/gold stood for innocence of the soul. Lastly, yellow stood for jealousy, treason and deceit. All of these different attributes combined together to not only construct a beautiful piece of artistic glass, but a way of learning for the less fortunate.
In the evening of May 30th, the Chapel hosted the ordination of our Assistant to the Chaplain, Rev’d. Matt Pickering to the Priesthood. It is very unusual for ordinations to occur outside of the Cathedral, so
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INTRODUCING THE FOUNDATION
Our stunning new stained Glass window was unveiled
at a special service in All Hallows Chapel on 22 June by the Ormsby Family, Jimmy and Ailsa, and recent old girls Isla and Kiri. A very special and significant moment in the School’s history, we invite you to come to All Hallows and take a quiet moment to breathe in the exquisite workmanship and attention to detail from Suzanne Hanly and her team at Glassworks.
Special thanks to our wonderful donors for making this extraordinary project possible, we are beyond grateful for your support. This beautiful window will be a source of inspiration and contemplation inside the heart of our School, the colours are simply extraordinary and we can’t wait for you to see it in person.