The statue of our patron, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, has arrived. We are now in the midst of creating a prayer space near the statue located behind the area for the music ministry. The image of Mother Seton stands in a central
location of it. She holds a young girl as a reminder of her love for children. She was both a mother and educator.
Our patron, Saint Elizabeth Ann Bailey Seton
Our statue was sculpted by a native artist in Indonesia. After several email conversations, the final piece was approved. The hand crafted clay statue was then shipped to Ontario, Canada where it was cast in bronze. It is an
original piece of art and permission has not yet been given for any copies of it to be made.
Our parish is very grateful to those who have made this possible. The statue of St. Elizabeth Seton, as
well as the background wall, were donated by John Egermann in memory of the Egermann Family.
The statue base was donated by Mr. and Mrs. James Briggs and family. The kneelers were donated by
Gene and Pat Pawlik in memory of Ted and Helen Pawlik and Denis and Catherine Deeney. Thank
The new prayer space rests in front of the stained glass window that tells the story of her conversion to Catholicism. The blue and gray colors reflect her struggles during the time of this change in her life. The candle’s rays of light (light of knowledge) led her out of her darkness into faith. The first three left panels remind us that she was a fisher of souls. This is illustrated by a fish net and the three fish. The thorns begin in this window and proceed through the windows on both sides of the altar. They represent her journey of life. Mother Seton was a wife, mother, convert to Catholicism and single mother. She also experienced the loss of her children at young ages and later founded a religious community.
SES for Christmas '08
Advent / Christmas wreath