Trinity Stained Glass Window Silent Auction

Take home a piece of Trinity’s beautiful Grisaille window! Proceeds go to benefit the Organ Restoration Fund.

The very first stained glass installed in Trinity Church on the Green dates to 1871, when the Annual Parish Meeting of that year authorized the vestry to change all the windows to stained glass, at “a cost not to exceed $2,000.” These initial windows were a simple grisaille design, of which several examples remain in the church today.

This year we installed a new stained-glass window on the north side of the nave, through a generous donation by Wayne Otto Schwartz. The window is a tribute to music at Trinity, and elements of the original grisaille window are incorporated into the background of the design. The grisaille window formerly installed at that location was carefully dismantled, and significant portions of the window will be sold through a silent auction, concluding on the final day of the Christmas Market this year. All proceeds from these sales will go to benefit the Organ Restoration Fund, as we secure Trinity’s musical legacy for the future.

How to Bid:

All bids must be placed online at givebutter.com/c/yoWerq/auction. Bidders can track ongoing bids via the same link. Contact Trinity staff for assistance, if you are unable to use the online bidding software.

Bids will close on Sunday, November 23 at 1pm, and each item will go to the highest bidder. Arrangements must be made to pick up the window within two weeks’ time, and purchasers must sign a form acknowledging that some amount of lead may be present due to historical stained-glass craftsmanship. Questions? Contact kpicha@trinitynewhaven.org