Re-purpose . . .

The massive old brick smokestack at St. Joseph church in Tiffin will now serve as the structure for the radio antenna broadcasting St. John Paul the Great Radio (FM 103.3 WSJG-LP).

And speaking of radio -- Catholic radio personalities Marcus Grodi and Dr. Ray Guarendi will speak at the Toledo Men's Conference on Sat., March 14, 2015 at the SeaGate Centre.  Details HERE.

November, Month of All Souls

Photos from St. Joseph cemetery, Tiffin.

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. 

Corpus Christi Procession in Tiffin

There's a fine photo gallery of Tiffin's Corpus Christi procession HERE.  Participants walked from St. Joseph's parish, through downtown, to St. Mary's parish, with several stops for prayer along the way.

St. Mary, Tiffin

Recently repainted from solid colors.

St. Mary Cemetery, Tiffin

Stations of the Cross.

Close up of the Ninth Station.

A grouping of statues: St. Joseph, St. Anthony, St. Therese of Lisieux, and St. Francis of Assisi.

St. Francis of Assisi.

St. Anthony with the Child Jesus, with St. Joseph in the background.

St. Mary, Tiffin

It's beginning to look a -- little -- like Christmas.

Crest of the Diocese of Toledo

Near the choir loft at St. Mary's in Tiffin.

St. Mary, Tiffin

Stained glass window, Raising of Jairus' Daughter. "Talitha koum!"

A previous post provided information about the Munich Studio's stained glass work, but here is proof -- on a small window in the back of the church.

In the gardens between the church and rectory.



A sculpture of St. Joseph, pondering.

St. Mary, Tiffin

St. Mary, Tiffin

Post card of Tiffin St. Mary's, uncertain of date.

Tiffin, St. Joseph

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. Mary, Tiffin

Architect was W. R. Dowling of Toledo; the church was completed in 1906.

Tiffin's Ursuline College - Another Plan

Toledo architect Edward Fallis drew plans for Ursuline College (Academy) in Tiffin in 1887. A much simpler structure was actually built -- click HERE.

Many thanks to St. Croix Architecture in Stillwater, MN for sharing the image. St. Croix offers an amazing selection of original, hand-colored, antique 19th century architectural plans, prints, and photos. There are buildings, churches, and homes from hundreds of cities in the United States, Canada and Europe designed by the foremost and famous architects of the 19th and 20th centuries. You can search their collection HERE.

St. Mary, Tiffin

John Baptist Verment

From the Massillon paper, an interesting article about John Baptist Verment, architect and stone carver whose work can be found throughout Ohio. He's credited with designing St. Hedwig's in Toledo, and his carvings can be seen in cemeteries in Tiffin and Milan.

Pictured above, a crucifix he carved at St. Francis Convent, Tiffin.

St. Mary, Tiffin

St. Mary, Tiffin

(Saint to be identified...)

Ursuline College, Tiffin

From a 1906 advertisement. It was located near the current Calvert High School.

St. Mary, Tiffin

St. Joseph window.