inally have a dome, the solid line of quatrefoils above the black marble tablets (there were five of them) and the five, small, plain glass lancet windows above the quatrefoils. View the picture to the right. After Dr. Shand’s death, the back wall of the apse underwent major changes as the plain glass windows were replaced with the beautiful stained glass windows we have today including the large, central window showing Jesus and the children (the first picture window to be installed at Trinity). To install this window the center section of the apse wall behind the altar completely changed. The marble tablet that had been directly behind the altar was removed, inscribed with information about Dr. Shand, and is now on the wall behind the organ as you can see pictured left. The next time you are in the sacristy, look at the lithograph over the sink. This was done in the early 1920’s as part of the architect’s proposal for the parish house which was built in 1925. If you look carefully you will see that there were several changes from the design in the lithograph to the final
building. You may also note that the south porch had not been built and the parish house was a stand-alone building. What I find of particular interest is the little oak tree on the far right. The current photograph shows that “little oak tree” today. Amazing what 100 years does to an oak tree! The three great oaks of Trinity are the Sire Oak in the graveyard planted in 1814, the “little oak tree” in the lithograph which was planted in 1895 after the sacristy was built and the chancel raised and redesigned, and the oak tree in the southwest corner of Trinity’s courtyard which was planted in 1925 after the parish house was built. How many special, happy events have been and will be celebrated “under the oaks” in the courtyard. The framed drawing below hangs in the Narthex to the right of the double western doors. It is actually dated, October 1, 1901, and shows a chart of the graveyard and the footprint of the building at that time - notice that the Sacristy has been added and that the Parish House has not yet been built. Each grave site is outlined and numbered, and on the lower right is a table of “References” identifying the people buried at each site. Now, over a century after this chart was made, something very important is in the works. Jim Sims, Churchyard Administrator, has identified every burial site at Trinity and regularly updates the information. Ward Briggs, Chairman of the Docents, has worked with Jim to digitize the information so that it can be placed on Trinity’s website. Soon those who wish to find a particular burial site in our graveyard or columbarium will be able to type a name into the app find its exact location. 7