Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Fall 2013 Issue | Page 19

St. Timothy’s, Herndon

St. Peter’s, Port Royal

Just before sunrise and just after sunset is
when the coloring is most dramatic in the
worship space at St. Timothy’s, Herndon,
thanks to a unique window design. “The
sanctuary of St. Timothy’s appears to have
no windows at all,” explained the Rev. Brad
Rundlett, rector. “The sanctuary is a square
with the chancel and altar at one point
and the organ and choir at the opposite
point. There are, in fact, windows running
the entire 65-foot length on either side of
the chancel and altar,” but a columbarium
and interior walls obscure the windows.
Between the interior and exterior walls are
colorful painted stripes. “Depending on
the angle and intensity of the sun, the walls
‘glow’ pastel orange, pink or purple, and
the color changes with time and weather
conditions,” said Rundlett.

After a second bolt of lightning damaged the building of
St. Peter’s, Port Royal (once in 1849 and once in 1869),
the vestry decided to erect a belfry, which vestryman
Justice Austin Hoyt named “the Campanile.” Today, that
structure resides on the property at St. Peter’s.
Helmut Linne Von Berg, a member of the church,
convinced the vestry in 2009 to reconstruct the
original belfry on top of St. Peter’s.
Photo: Ben Hicks

Christ Church,
Spotsylvania
Finding artillery shell
fragments on the property at
Christ Church, Spotsylvania, is
not an uncommon occurrence.
The Battle of Spotsylvania
Courthouse took place in May
1864 – and the rafters of Christ
Church’s building have the
bullet holes to prove it.
The Very Rev. Jeff Packard
saw these for the first time
following the 2011 earthquake,
when he explored the attic
area following damage to the
church building.
Photo: The Very Rev. Jeffrey Packard

St. James’, Leesburg
Two marble slabs flank the altar at St.
James’, Leesburg: one with the Lord’s
Prayer and one with the Apostles’
Creed. After he had created the slabs,
the craftsman caught some spelling
errors, which he corrected by chiseling
letters above the words. t

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