In the center of the window is a scallop shell, the traditional symbol of Baptism. Across it runs a long staff with a banner at its top, which symbolizes John the Baptist , to whom Jesus came to be baptized. Three drops of water fall from the scallop shell, representing the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The center drop falls upon the head of the Lamb of God, who is Jesus Christ. As Jesus approached, John the Baptist cried, "Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world." Underneath the lamb is the water of the River Jordan, where Christ was baptized. At the very top of the window is the descending dove, with a rayed nimbus or halo, representing the Holy Spirit, who descended upon Jesus at the moment of baptism, accompanied by a voice from heaven, which said, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. "

In the center of the window is a ship, the traditional symbol of the Church. Rising about it is the Chi Rho, again symbolizing our Lord Jesus Christ. Coming out of the boat is a net with four white fish in it. They represent the first four disciples called by our Lord - Peter, Andrew, James and John. "Follow Me," Jesus said, "and I will make you Fishers of Men." At the bottom of the window stands a basket with two fish on either side. The fish are jumping into the basket. This is an ancient symbol of discipleship, first seen in the Roman Catacombs. At the bottom of the basked is a circle, symbolizing Eternal Life. Those who are "caught" by Christ and become His disciples, ultimately find Eternal Life in God’s Holy Kingdom. As St. John puts it in his Gospel: "This is Eternal Life that you know only true God and Jesus Christ whom He has sent."

At the top of the window, as though standing on a mountain, is the Lamb of God with the Chi Rho above Him, symbolizing our Lord Jesus Christ. Below on the left is the figure of Moses with the Ten Commandments in his hand. We are reminded how in His sermon Jesus Contrasted the legalism of the old Covenant with the grace of the New Covenant, and we think of the verse in St. John's Gospel: "For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. At the bottom of the window on the right side is a representation of the parable of The House Built on Sand, which Jesus used to conclude His sermon.

In this story Jesus took the lunch of a small boy and with it fed a crowd of five thousand people. In the center of the window five circles represent five loaves of bread. Above and below the bread are two fish, This small amount of food was generously offered by the boy, Jesus blessed it, ,and it was miraculously multiplied to feed the multitude who had followed our Lord into the wilderness. Almost lost in the background of the window are the twelve baskets - five below the loaves and fishes and seven above. After the great crowd had eaten their fill, St. John tells us, there were twelve baskets , of fragments left for Jesus and His disciples. This miracle reminds us of the great power Jesus had ,and used as He ministered to the physical and spiritual needs of people.

The Chi Rho, the sacred monogram for Jesus, is surrounded by a sunburst in the middle of the window. It represents the glowing appearance of our Lord, when His garments became glistening white. With Him stood Moses, the Old Testament lawgiver , and Elijah , who represented the Old 'Testament prophets. Moses symbolized by the two tablets of stone seen on the left hand side of the window, and Elijah by the prophetic scroll on the right side of the window. The lower part of the window symbolizes the mountain upon which the transfiguration took place. At the very top of the window are the clouds of heaven emanating rays , depicted by diagonal lines of glass, as the voice of God is heard to say, "This is my beloved Son; listen to Him!"

This window is located directly across from the Baptism window, and thus, links the two Sacraments instituted by our Lord in His Church. It also continues the chronological story of Jesus’ own life. On the night of his betrayal, we are told, Jesus sat down to eat with His disciples. During the course of the meal our Lord took bread and wine, simple foods, and likened them to His broken body and shed blood. He reminded His disciples of the sacrifice He was about to make - the price He was about to pay - to deliver all people from their sins.

In the center of the window is the chalice and wafers of bread that our Lord consecrated and used in the Last Supper. To the left is a shaft of wheat, the natural form of bread, and to the lower right a cluster of grapes, the natural from of wine - common element to commemorate a most common event. For as Jesus Himself describes it: "Greater love hath no man than this, that He would lay down His life for His friends. You are My friends."

In the very center of this window stands the cross of sacrifice. At the juncture of the horizontal and vertical members is the crown of thorns that was so cruelly thrust down upon the head of our Lord. At the very bottom of the window are the three nails, with which He was affixed to the cross. On the lower left side is the rod of hyssop, which was dipped into the bowl of vinegar, shown just beneath it. And lifted to Jesus’ mouth when He cried, "I thirst."

The window depicts the physical pain and humanness of our Lord and reminds us that His suffering and death were real. At the same time it reminds us of the spiritual nature of Jesus’ sacrifice, for if you look closely you can see the outline of the figure of God, surrounding the cross, and supporting our Lord with His everlasting arms.

The Chancel Window in the from of our Sanctuary completes the events in the life of our Lord. Here we see a symbolic representation of the resurrection of Christ. At the very center of the window is a cross of red, orange, yellow and clear glass set in a background of deeper blue. The lighter colored glass allows the shadow of the empty wooden cross that hangs outside the window to show through and provides a halo of glorious light to surround it. The empty cross symbolizes Christ’s victory over sin, death and the grave. The halo of light emanating from the darker background reminds us that victory often comes when things seem the darkest, and that Christ now reigns in glory at the right hand of God the Father. Five red glass blocks, two to the left and three to the right of the cross, symbolize drops of blood and remind us that Christ’s victory was not without cost to God. As Matthew writes: "this is My blood of the Covenant, which is shed for you for the remission of sins." "Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift to us."