Living water flows from this bowl into the larger immersion pool below, making a delicate splashing sound.  The waters in the immersion pool are reflected darkly by the selected glass tiles—a reflection of the mystery of baptism.  For in baptism we die with Christ so that we may rise with him to newness of life.  Out of  these dark waters small spots of color spill out pointing the way to the table of the Lord where the neophyte will be nourished for the first time on His body and blood.  These spots of glass tile are the same colors seen in the stained glass window depicting the baptism of the Lord which is located directly behind the font.  The Jordan River seems to flow from the window into the font below.

                                    
The exterior walls of the font are sheathed in natural, green slate, similar to the green found in the polished marble that caps the wall.  The shaped marble was reclaimed from the communion rail that once separated the sanctuary from the nave.  Five original hand cast crystal tiles with images of scallop shells are set in the wall.  The scallop shell, a traditional symbol of baptism, also adorned the earlier font.  The eight sided font recalls the eighth day in which one lives, once baptized.
 

The number three correlates to Christ’s resurrection on the third day. Three steps from one side lead down into the font and three steps facing the altar lead up and out of the water.  When the newly baptized rises from the water on to the third step into the view of the assembly they acclaim, “You have put on Christ.  You have been baptized.  Alleluia! Alleluia!”

The floor that surrounds the font is made of eight sided porcelain tiles and diamonds of green slate.  An intricate border of triangles and diamonds surrounds the floor.  The polished green marble at the perimeter hearkens to the dark waters.

The ambry is located to the west side of the font on a column of green slate.  The hand blown glass bottles, fashioned from Mt. St. Helen’s ash, rest on the column.  Their colors mimic the colors in the stained glass window.  The bottles, each a different size, contain the holy oils blessed each year at the Chrism Mass by the Archbishop.  The oils are used to anoint those baptized and confirmed, the sick, and strengthens those to be baptized.  Eventually, the oils will be secured in a locked crystal case.
Lighting is arranged to enhance the oil ambry as well as the small pedestal font and immersion font.
 

The water in the font is routinely filtered using an electric charge and is heated just prior to baptism.  When the water is drained it flows into the ground, this being the proper way to dispose of sacramentals.