a little stone church...

“As you drive through small towns in New England...; the little stone one is Episcopalian; the big stone one is Roman Catholic. ”— Lloyd H. Ellis Jr.

As we were walking an alley parallel to Court Street in Circleville Ohio, we met the church warden of St. Philip Episcopalian as angelus bells were ringing. He saw us walking our hounds, and me taking fotos. He has two huskies, and he invited the four of us to see the inside. He was very welcoming, and informative.

He showed us a pew, that has a back that can be flipped to the other side of the bench, so that people could talk face to face.

They had all the windows reset, and cleaned. A triple window is behind the altar. It was made in 1897, and no studio marks were found.

 

Both Karma and Cassius decided to take a wee rest.

This is their second church, the first was built in 1832, this one in 1866. St. Philip's is the oldest church building operating in Pickaway County. It sits on Mt. Gilboa, and had Indian artifacts found in 1819. It is a lovely small parish. The pastor was in the seminary with the priest across the street.

St. Joseph's has this pre-WWI Munich made window of the Good Shepherd above the central door leading into the narthex.

It was close to astronomical noon when this foto was snapped.