Sacred Symbols at Crestline

As part of the renovation of St. Joseph Church in Crestline, architect Daniel DeGreve produced an illustrated guide to the sacred symbols of the church.  It explains everything from the shape of the structure itself to smaller details, such as selection of color and stencil design.  Photos from the church’s history are included too.  A remarkable work -- it would be very useful to anyone working on a similar parish project.

Above:  Geometry of the Pointed (Gothic) Arch.

 The floor plan of our church and the 'Body of Christ.'

St. Joseph, Crestline

Christmas decorations in the newly renovated St. Joseph church.

St. Joseph, Crestline

Be sure to check out the slide show at the Catholic Chronicle to see renovations at St Joseph Church in Crestline. Click HERE.

You can view other photos and drawings of the plans HERE.

St. Joseph, Crestline

Photos by Daniel DeGreve.

St. Joseph, Crestline

From the past to the future. This is looking very interesting. Thanks to Daniel DeGreve for the photographs. More on the way tomorrow.

St. Joseph, Crestline

I got these pictures in an e-mail from Daniel DeGreve. The restoration seems to be progressing well. Look forward to seeing the finished product.

St. Joseph, Crestline

Concept renderings for the proposed renovations at St. Joseph, in Crestline, have been presented to the parish by architect Daniel DeGreve. I understand they're being received favorably. That's very good news.
The fake stone facing would be removed.
The sanctuary, which is a bit bland, though far from the worst I've seen would end up looking like..........
......this. There, now, I thought that would bring a smile to your face. Good work. Let's hope it happens.

Coming Tomorrow

More from St. Joseph's in Crestline.
Photo courtesy of Dan De Greve.

St. Joseph, Crestline

I'll be posting some pictures of St. Joseph's over the next couple days. They were provided to us by Daniel DeGreve, who's working with the parish on renovation plans. Sounds interesting. I'll look forward to seeing how this progresses. You'll find links to pages discussing the plans at the parish WEBSITE I'll have more to say in the next post.



I really like this. I'm just not sure I like it as an altarpiece.

Coming Tomorrow

We've received some information about renovation plans at St. Joseph, in Crestline, along with some good pictures. Unfortunately, I was sidetracked today, so you can expect a substantial post in the morning.