The color of labor evident at Bloomington window project

BLOOMINGTON -- Among those who will enjoy a break as the nation celebrates Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 6, will be workers who have spent the heat of summer removing and restoring dozens of stained glass windows at Holy Trinity Church here.

“They look beautiful,” said Deacon Bob Hermes of the windows that have already been cleaned and repaired in the continuing project. “There’s much more light in the church and it’s beautiful when the sunlight hits them.”

But when the workers from Jacksonville Art Glass return after Labor Day, the nearly half-million dollar project will take on even loftier aspirations. A crane will arrive at the church and workers are scheduled to begin the reinstallation of eight 20-foot tall windows high on the church’s 140-foot tower, a downtown Bloomington landmark.