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The Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan occupies a
lovely wooded site set well back from Highland Road at the edge of the Forest Hills
residential section of East Dallas. (Click here for a map and directions.)
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The Parish Hall. To its left (barely visible in this photo) is a large field, part of the church property, which in the spring and early summer is ablaze with wildflowers, planted by church members.
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The Main Building, seen from the parking lot. The steeple rises from the narthex (vestibule). |
| The lychgate* leads to the courtyard,
flanked on the right by the Main Building and on the left by the Parish Hall.
* Traditionally, a lychgate (often mis-called
"Lynch Gate") was a roofed entrance to an English church burial yard, used from
the mid 15th century. The coffin of the deceased rested there, sheltered from the weather,
while awaiting the arrival of the clergyman to conduct the burial. Later the style was
adopted for the entrance to the grounds of many churches. The word "lych" was a
Saxon word meaning "body". |
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Here we see the entrance to the Main Building. The
narrow windows to the left of the entrance doors lead to the office of the Priest in
Charge. The Parish Hall is barely visible on the right.
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| Here we see the worship space (nave, chancel and
sanctuary) of the Main Building. The sanctuary is shown in its new antique white stucco
livery.
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Here we see five of the 14 Stations of the Cross and
one of the church's more interesting stained glass windows.
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The choir "loft" and another stained glass window. Behind the choir chairs is the choir robing room.
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The Lady Chapel, located just beyond the narthex,
offers a quiet space for prayer, study, or meditation.
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The Parish Hall and central garden. St. Francis of
Assisi stands watch.
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The main room of the Parish Hall, set up for a group meeting.
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The Parish Hall has a completely-equipped kitchen. The
church prides itself as being where "the elite meet to eat".
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The "conversation corner", set up for a discussion group.
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Photos by Douglas A. Kerr
