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Eucharistic Chapel The etched glass triptych which frames the tabernacle in the Eucharistic Chapel recalls the bread and wine of the Eucharist and our call to become Word made flesh, bread broken, cup shared…food for all the world. The cast bronze tabernacle is reminiscent of the earth as seen from outer space. In our Eucharistic devotion, we remember and intercede for all peoples of the earth. As a people who name our God the God of Providence, we recognize that our overwhelming giftedness, our abundance, comes from the bounty of Providence. It is not ours by merit or entitlement. Such plenty imposes obligations on us. As we recall the gospel stories of the feeding of the multitudes, we remember that the reign of God begins with just a few offering their gifts, their sustenance, perhaps even offering it halfheartedly, until finally all are fed, all are satisfied, and there is even a surplus! The implication that we feed the multitudes from our own sustenance has tremendous implications for theology and for life. Our prayer in this new worship space is that we will learn to provide from our sustenance so that the multitudes may be fed and know a God of Providence. (Both the triptych and the tabernacle were designed and fabricated by A.J. Bellamo of Black Forest in Roseville, Michigan.)
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