The Georgia Bulletin

Thu, Nov 20, 2008


What I Have Seen and Heard - Archbishop Gregory's Weekly Column

Print Issue: March 19, 1964

Gainesville Church Newly Decorated

Confederate blue and gray is the color theme used in the redecoration of St. Michael’s Church in Gainesville. The project begun last January and with the installation of new drapes behind the altar, the church has been completely redecorated.

New doors, with a glass center, separate the body of the church from the vestibule. Beside the practical value of holding in the heat, the doors provide a sort of “cry room.” The pews have been refinished along with the hardwood floor, and the center aisle up to and including the sanctuary has been carpeted in blue. The walls of the church are in light gray.

The sacred vessels, canonsticks, etc., have been replaced in gold. New chairs grace the sanctuary along with a new lectern.

Many of the parishioners joined in the physical work connected with the redecoration. The work has been completed in time for a mission which is now being conducted in the church.