Quite impressive, the structure was only completed last year. There are only a few details I would change. They need to do something with that parking lot, the bell tower could be a tad slimmer, and the columns in the interior should be more pronounced with corresponding arches. Beyond that the new paintings, stained glass, and mosaics are something not seen for quite some time in the United States
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Henry Edwards
St. John Neumann Church has the most elaborate stained glass program of any recently constructed U.S. church I’ve heard of, and fortunately it has been pretty comprehensively documented in both image and word. It was carefully and consciously designed to tell as much of the content and history of the Catholic faith as possible, and to explicitly support the liturgy offered within the church. However, this content is not easily located at the sjnknox.org web site, so let me give a few clues.
In the Nave (God’s Plan and the 7 Sacraments)
http://sjnknox.org/content/view/78/2/
The Stations of the Cross
http://sjnknox.org/content/view/29/2/
The Dome and Penditives
http://sjnknox.org/content/view/27/2/
These pages just scratch the surface of the overall plan. Now go back to the “art directory” page
http://sjnknox.org/content/view/213/1/
and scroll down past the half dozen construction photos at the top until you see
Click on the below items for close-up views of our church art and architectural features.
Then you can begin to get into detail like
Clerestory Windows (the 20 Mysteries of the Rosary)
http://sjnknox.org/content/view/18/2/
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