Monday, July 19, 2010

St. John's Abbey Church in Collegeville

I brought Dorothy to Camp and was blown away by the beauty of this campus and church.  The monks singing, the stain glass, the beautiful lake and floating dock.....why wouldn't you want to go there? 
I hope Dorothy has a great time and it is an experience that will inspire her.  he first couple days of camp are so hard without a friend, so I am praying hard that God sends her one or more. 
Spectacular old Great Hall with Jesus looking over the poor kid manning the info desk by himself.  The Great Hall was Hoggsworth totally!  The kid needed to work on his customer service skills.  Bored and lacking in any knowledge of the campus.  I had been there for 30 minutes and knew more about the buildings than him.  That is all about being 19 and working work study in the middle of July........
The Creator's Words (Marcel Breuer architect)

"Colors which you can hear with ears;
Sounds to see with eyes;
The void you touch with your elbows;
The taste of space on your tongue;
The fragrance of dimensions;
The juice of stone."

— Marcel Breuer. from Cranston Jones, captions and introduction. Marcel Breuer: Buildings and Projects 1921-1961. p11.

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