The Morval Millennium Window
The Morval Millennium Window is a Parish Stained Glass Window and represents all aspects of Morval Parish, from past to present.
In 1997 we were considering ways to commemorate the forthcoming Millennium with something of a permanent nature. Two local historians (Keith Hamylton-Jones and Roger McDowell), whose interest in history covered much of the previous millennium, were happy to provide historical information about the parish. Furthermore, Julian George (a local artist with experience in architectural and public art) was prepared to undertake the project and brought it to a successful conclusion.
At all stages, this was a parish window, to be installed in the local church, because it was the most appropriate siting for something which we hope could last for most if not all of the next millennium. That is why the window operates on many levels.
St Wenna, in the centre panel, is also the embodiment of the spirit of the people, and she is within her curragh, which represents the parish itself. Agriculture continues to be important to the parish, and this is shown as the harvest of the land (represented by fields and the ear of wheat/corn in the left panel) and the harvest of the sea (represented by water and the fish in the right panel). while the cross shows both the love of God and our future provided by the Trenode School children.
The top quadrants portray the 1999 eclipse and Comet Hale-Bopp, and confirm the Window’s design and construction date. The first quadrant was installed in January 2000, and installation was completed in March 2001.
In 1997 we were considering ways to commemorate the forthcoming Millennium with something of a permanent nature. Two local historians (Keith Hamylton-Jones and Roger McDowell), whose interest in history covered much of the previous millennium, were happy to provide historical information about the parish. Furthermore, Julian George (a local artist with experience in architectural and public art) was prepared to undertake the project and brought it to a successful conclusion.
At all stages, this was a parish window, to be installed in the local church, because it was the most appropriate siting for something which we hope could last for most if not all of the next millennium. That is why the window operates on many levels.
St Wenna, in the centre panel, is also the embodiment of the spirit of the people, and she is within her curragh, which represents the parish itself. Agriculture continues to be important to the parish, and this is shown as the harvest of the land (represented by fields and the ear of wheat/corn in the left panel) and the harvest of the sea (represented by water and the fish in the right panel). while the cross shows both the love of God and our future provided by the Trenode School children.
The top quadrants portray the 1999 eclipse and Comet Hale-Bopp, and confirm the Window’s design and construction date. The first quadrant was installed in January 2000, and installation was completed in March 2001.
