Proclaiming the good news of
Jesus Christ in downtown Galveston
Catalog of Stained-Glass items does not include jewelry.
To place an order, jot down item inventory number and contact the Church Office at info@trinitygalv.org
Items availability will change as sales commence.
For Phoenix Project fine Jewelry items, please select Jewelry link. Online jewelry sales are processed through Mock & More Gallery and may be viewed at the gallery at 2215B Postoffice Street in Galveston.
The Phoenix Project at Trinity Episcopal Church
History of the Phoenix Project
In 2008, Hurricane Ike roared across Galveston Island, leaving extensive damages to Island structures. Along with flooding damage, a portion of Trinity’s Sealy Memorial window, a stained-glass window over the altar, was damaged by strong winds.
A small section of the lower central panel was damaged and repaired following Hurricane Ike in 2008. The broken shards of stained-glass from the damage were remade into jewelry and other art items, which are sold to benefit the Phoenix Fund, assisting other disaster-affected areas around the world.
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The Sealy Memorial Window
The great window over the altar depicts Christ on His throne blessing the little children, and at the base bears the scripture: “In as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me” (Matthew 25:40). Designed and created by Tiffany Studios of New York in 1904, it was given by Magnolia Willis Sealy in memory of her husband, George Sealy.
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The Phoenix Project timeline:
Sealy Memorial window – damaged by Hurricane Ike – Sept. 13, 2008
(shards of glass set aside)
September of 2009 – Window replacement begun.
2010 – Spearheaded by parishioners Robert Klepper, Joal Donovan and Mary Lou Shuffler, the first jewelry sales began, continuing until 2016. (they thought they had used all the glass).
2022 - Additional glass found in a closet under the stairs in Eaton Hall
2023 - October (ArtWalk) - resumed sales of items with the glass (stained glass ornaments/suncatchers by Betty Boone – Boone Stained-Glass of Santa Fe, TX and jewelry by Karla Mock – KMock Designs, Galveston)
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The Phoenix Fund Gifts to Others
To date, over $90,000 has been given to other communities to aid in their disaster recovery. Communities/disasters include:
2012 – Hurricane Sandy
2013 – Philippines Disaster Relief
2013 – A community in Africa to help build a school
2014 – Malawi
2017 – Dickinson & Houston for Hurricane Harvey relief
2020 – Hurricane Laura relief
2021 – Hurricane Ida – Baton Rouge
2022 – Ukraine Relief
2023 – Lahaina, Hawaii (fire)
2024 – Hurricane ravaged areas in the Carolinas and in Florida