The Twelve Apostles

Fr. George Leonard Shultz (self portrait)

Episcopal priest and artist George Shultz (1896-1971) served as a priest at Christ Church Eureka during some summers in the 1960s when Bishop Jack Thompson was on vacation. Affectionately known as “Father Shag,” he was from Missouri and served at several Episcopal parishes in Oklahoma. His portraits of the twelve apostles have been given to Christ Church Eureka on permanent loan.

The Twelve Apostles by Fr. Shag in Lewis Hall at Christ Episcopal Church Eureka CA

Under the Fig Tree with St. Bartholomew
The Mischievous Smile of St. Matthew

St. Andrew’s Cross Marks the Spot of God’s Advent
The Son of Thunder who Heard the Heartbeat of God
Seeing Our Likeness in Judas Iscariot

St. Philip the Approachable Dontopedalogist

St. Peter and the Rooster’s Wake-Up Call

Listening with St. Simon the Zealot and Apostle to the Britons

I Dare You To Call Me “Doubting Thomas”
The Unflashy Faithfulness of St. James the Less

St. James, A Rebel who Found a Cause
Supporting the “Saint of Hopeless Causes”

2021 Rector’s Report: Walking in the Way of the Apostles

Walking in the Way of the Apostles: 2021 Rector’s Report (inspired by Fr. Shag’s portraits)