This week I'm writing about some miscellaneous items in the interior:
The ambry (below), in an alcove on the east wall near the sanctuary, is a container used for storage of the holy oils used in sacraments: Oil of catechumens, Oil of the Sick, and Sacred Chrism. This ambry was constructed using the base and lid of the former baptismal font.
The baptismal font is now in the center of the church, and was constructed using portions of the former communion rail.
Above and below - more detail of the baptismal font
The small altar (below) in front of the main altar has legs also made from portions of the former communion rail. The altar table surface is removable, so the altar can be removed when space in the sanctuary is needed for secular functions.
The baptismal font that is now the ambry used to be in this small room off the narthex - I can tell because the central stained glass window depicts Saint John the Baptist baptizing Jesus Christ:
Finally, the floor of the narthex has this mosaic, also repeated in the exterior signs.
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