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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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Building Name: Caseville United Methodist Church

Studio Name: Klein Art Glass Studio

City: Caseville

Window Shape: 2 (rectangle)

Date of Window: 1947

Subject/Title of Window: His Leaf Also Shall Not Wither

Brief Description of Subject: There are 5 on the right and 5 on the left of the church. The windows in the sanctuary have an abstract-lancet design which evokes an image of the church in the world. The green represents the tree of life, the church. The red form in the center looks like a church building representing the Christ’s promise of everlasting life by His sacrificial Martrydom. The sun in the upper corners form rays shining down. An actual pair of green leaves are at the bottom, with one on each side of these windows. Psalm 1v3 “...his leaf also shall not wither whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” Some artists, in their humility do things in error to show that only God is perfect in His creation. The blue represents water that sustains life, and also reminds us of our baptism.

Inscriptions: Mr. and Mrs. James (Kitty) McLeod
Getrude E. Woodworth
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grigg (Sarah O’Connor)
Women’s Society of Christian Service, Circles 1 & 2
Albert Dean
William Jewell
Charles Botwright
Harold Shelton
Charles and Mary Houston McDonald
Walter Lawrence Dufty (Buckshot)
Ralph and Merle (Butcher) Farmer
Audrey Hedley
Kittie Stockmeyer
C.A. and Bertha (Shingleton) Stockmeyer


Height: Most of the windows are 9’4” x 29”, but two are 27”x52”.

Type of Glass and Technique: Opalescent Glass, Vitreous Paint

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