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As you stand out in the park behind Trinity Church, you can see a cross outlined in the gray stone of the building. It was part of the exterior design of the new chancel completed in 1949. Inside, a reredos which seems to soar to the roof was constructed replacing the stained glass window in the 'old' church. In the early Christian church, the reredos usually consisted of paintings of scenes and symbols. In the middle ages, it might have rich silken hangings or jewelled metalwork and later the reredos might cover the whole east wall with a series of stone carvings. The reredos at Trinity provides a beautiful and dramatic background for the altar. The hangings are changed with the season and special days of the Church Year. On each side of the Sanctuary, symbols are carved in the oak panelling representing the Apostles. The reredos is carved with thirteen symbols of our faith and practice. They begin on the lower right or Epistle side with the Font for Baptism. The top centre is the Agnes Die or Lamb of God and the bottom symbol on the lower left or Gospel side the Star of David, a geometric symbol of the Trinity. Adding to the drama of the reredos is the red Santuary Lamp. It was dedicated at St. Nicholas, Lakeview in 1963, in loving memory of Gladys gauthier, a former choir member, and brought to Trinity with the amalgamation of the two churches in 1968. The Sanctuary lamp signifies a holy place and owes its origins to ancient Jewish tradition. N.B. Much of the above and other information in other parts of "FIXTURES" concerning the carvings in Trinity church came from "Symbols of the Santuary" written by the late Dr. Bev. Collier in 1979. N.B.2. Trinity's stained glass window can be seen today above the altar at St. Paul's, Lorne Park.
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