St Stephen on the Cliffs - Blackpool
Holy Communion
1993
Approx size: 3ft square. (1 metre square)
Design: James Atkinson Crombie, ARCA.
Actual window
The theme of the window is the celebration of the Sacrament of Eucharist,
otherwise known as Holy Communion, which is the central act of Christian
worship.
The symbolism in the window shows two hands offering up the chalice and
host, the chalice is the cup of wine and the host is the bread, here depicted as
a white circle with a red cross.
Surrounding the above symbol is a halo, rays of light.
The interpretation is up to the viewer, but it could be thought of as the hands
of Christ at the last supper, when Christ said "Do this in remembrance of Me"
or the hands could be those of an ordained Priest who is continuing Christ's
message in the communion service.
The idea is that the hands are offering the bread and wine to the faithful.
Design
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