Where is this stained glass window with Jesus playing tuba?!

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Where is this stained glass window with Jesus playing tuba?!

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Hi all - Jerry Young just shared this image with me, saying that it was forwarded from a friend of his who thought it was in a church somewhere in Pennsylvania.

Does anyone know where this is - and what the story behind it might be?! And yes, the artist either installed the window backwards, or didn't know how a front-action tuba is played!

Thanks for you help,
Dave

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Jesus didn’t have grey hair.

Is that St. Bobo?
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The window can't be left/right correct from both sides. I'd have chosen the inside, but don't know if there's any standard practice.
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Now that I look more closely at the portrayal, I'm now realizing that the slogan which Christians shout out is not "Christ the King!", but rather, "Christ plays a King!"

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Three Valves wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 1:17 pm Jesus didn’t have grey hair.

Is that St. Bobo?
Now that you've said that, I can't unsee it.
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Then that is a church worth visiting!!! (the next time I'm in Ithaca, where I haven't been yet.)
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Hi all - we were able to get the whole story behind this unusual stained glass window.

You can read about it here: https://tubapastor.blogspot.com/2023/07 ... -tuba.html
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Mary Ann wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 11:11 am Then that is a church worth visiting!!! (the next time I'm in Ithaca, where I haven't been yet.)
That Episcopal Church does not appear at least, as whacked out as the Episcopal Churches around here, so, maybe? :red:
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Dave Detwiler wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 2:54 pm Hi all - we were able to get the whole story behind this unusual stained glass window.

You can read about it here: https://tubapastor.blogspot.com/2023/07 ... -tuba.html
IMO, some additional photos and would make for a nice ITEA article also.
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According to the Organ Historical Society, that church has a Schlicker pipe organ. I wonder what their music department is like?
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