Up in the Museum . . .

At the Seneca County Museum in Tiffin, there is a small exhibit of historic items from local churches.  Included are two paintings from a set of Stations of the Cross from St. Joseph's church.  They date from the 1860s. 

St. Joseph, Tiffin

Awaiting the Baby's arrival . . .

St. Joseph, Tiffin

St. Joseph parish has lost a dedicated servant, Deacon Dan Scherger. Details HERE.

St. Joseph, Tiffin

Tiffin St. Joseph will have a Corpus Christi procession on Thursday, June 23, 2011 after the 7 pm Mass.

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Carved wooden crucifix in the side chapel.

Stained glass window of the Agony in the Garden, flanked by paintings of the Stations of the Cross.

St. Joseph, Tiffin

The large paintings of the Stations of the Cross are credited to Austrian artist Joseph Vittur.


The dogwood flower, a symbol of the crucifixion, is repeated in wood carvings.

Pieta Chapel, St. Joseph's, Tiffin

The Baptistry at Tiffin St. Joseph, most recently used as a library, is now serving as a chapel for the Pieta.


View of the Baptistry from the outside of church.

Stained Glass in Tiffin

The stained glass windows at both St. Mary's and St. Joseph's in Tiffin are listed as the work of the Munich Studio of Chicago. A brief history of the studio can be found at the link:

http://www.slavicvillagehistory.org/munich_studio_history.htm

(Photo is from St. Mary's church.)

St. Joseph Cemetery, Tiffin

Mausoleum.

Graves of several pastors.

Tombs of Rev. John P. Puetz and Rev. John Martin Puetz, priests and brothers.

Monument to parishioners who died in the 1913 flood.

St. Joseph, Tiffin

Post card, sometime before 1934, as the old steeple is shown.

St. Joseph, Tiffin

Auditorium/gymnasium at St. Joseph school, dedicated in 1926.