Windows On Our World

Our Stained-Glass Showcase

This page is dedicated to the Community of MCCSF, those that have gone before us and those that are here now.

The Stained Glass Windows at 150 Eureka are all hand made and dedicated to various MCCSF Members, loved ones, and Congregants who have gone before us.

We offer this page, these pictures, and these memories of those special people who contributed in so many ways to highlight that we are a Community Of People, who love, worship, share, and support each other every day of our lives.

Thank you to all who have contributed to MCC San Francisco by making it sparkle and shine, just as each piece of the Stained Glass at 150 Eureka brightens our lives daily.

We love you dearly and will never forget!

The commentary below is extracted from the plaques for each window in the walls of our sanctuary. Many of the windows are in memory of congregants who died of AIDS. The twelve stained glass windows were installed in 1993 each reflecting:


The Breath of the Divine	Hope
Flowing through the sanctuary and the congregation	A lit candle as may be left burning awaiting someone's return


Healing	Liberation
An open hand with a 6-pointed star burst in the palm to bless those in need of healing (The Greg Wherry Memorial Window)	A key and key hole to unlock the doors and chains that keep us from freedom (The Rev. Rick Weatherly & Scott Johnson Memorial Window)


WomenSpirit	Joy
A woman worshipping, superimposed with a pomegranate, a symbol of fertility (In memory of the nameless women who have given their lives for their spirituality)	Musical Notes to represent the uplifting spirit of music (Donated by Laura Kinley in honor of Alison Salter, who said "just go for the music!” and Bob Crocker who said, "Let's stand up and sing like we know what we’re doing!”


Spirituality	Redemption
A Flame to represent the power and intangibility of spirituality (The Les Bates Memorial Window)	An Empty Cross as a reminder of our victory over death (The Patrick Siegfried and Robert "Bobby" Moore)


Memorial Window	Peace
Together in God's House for Eternity	A Dove descending from above (Commissioned by Kevin Larrabee — "Peace to Those Who Struggled With Affliction, Peace to Their Loving Caregivers")


GLBT Heritage	Diversity
A Pink Triangle with two uncompleted overlapping circles representing two people together without limiting their relationship by restrictions of gender (Donated by Lloyd Burton and Michael Berry, in memory of our gay brothers and sisters who have gone before us)	A Rainbow to symbolize acceptance of all people regardless of sex, race, color, affectional preference, or religious and ethnic background. (The Daven Balcomb, Troy Naranjo, and Sweet Pea Memorial Window)


Love	Faith
A heart imbued with an abstract mosaic, one of the most familiar symbols of love (In memory of Paul Well Francis, Greg Wherry, and Douglas Batts: "We witness all temples return to sand, yet the Spirit they embodied embarks upon a courageous journey, celebrating a loving God")	The Communion Bread And Cup represents our relationship with God (The Martin B. Upp Memorial Window)