“A Building for Tomorrow”
St. Augustine Church
140 Maple Avenue
New City, NY 10956
(845) 634-3641
December 19, 2003
Dear Gianni,
May this letter find you, your family and your artistic staff in good health.
As we look around our new church, St. Augustine’s, New City, NY, we cannot but notice the beautiful works of art in our stained glass windows that you created for us. They are the first things people notice and are taken back by their beauty, the craftsmanship, and spiritual presence. Almost to a person, remarks: “the faces are so real, the colors brilliant, they draw you into the sceneand prayerful presence of its theme.” Everyone has a favorite window, yet drawn to all.
What your eye and hands have created is a spiritual presence of God in and through your artistic design. The brilliant coloring in each window brings the scene alive; the faces drawing one to a connectedness of Jesus, Mary, the Saints, the Last Supper, St. Augustine (our patron saint), and his mother St. Monica, the Baptism of Jesus, and the Children of the World, to mention a few.
To recommend you to others is our pleasure and joy, especially when we can say, “let us show you what Vetrate Artistiche Toscane has done for us and how happy we are.” Fr. Cannulli was truly a gift to us and his recommendations to having you make our windows, another gift. When we have professional photographs taken of our stained glass windows, we will most definitely send you copies.
Again Gianni, many, many thanks for a job well done and one worth waiting for. May you, your family and staff have a truly blessed, happy and holy Christmas.
Joyfully in Christ,
Msgr. William Foley, pastor
Deacon Lawrence O’Toole, chairmain
Gerard Scanlan, co-chair
Sid McCready, co-chair
