The climb to the top of Boston’s Old South Church bell tower is a labyrinth of steps and catwalks stretching more than 200 feet into the air. Thin railings are the only thing to hold on to as you trek ...
So it went unrung for several years until a separate concrete-block tower was built for it as part of a 1908 church expansion. Westlake United Methodist undertook what turned out to be a yearslong ...
From “Jingle Bells” to the street-corner bell ringers of the Salvation Army, the sound of the Christmas season is bells. But bell ringing has a rich history, integrated into daily and liturgical life ...
Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound in many churches. Yet another centuries-old practice has remained in some ...
Church bell ringers across Surrey have been preparing to ring out on Christmas morning. The Surrey Association of Church Bell ...
The bell at Our Lady of Lourdes in Philadelphia has been around for more than 125 years, but hasn't rung for over two decades. Thanks to the help of some parishioners, that will soon change in time ...
For years, the Highland County Historical Society has welcomed each New Year with the ringing of the large C S Bell gracing the front of Hillsboro’s East Main Street Highland House Museum.
NEWFANE — Efforts are underway to save the steeple at Newfane Congregational Church and "let the bell ring again." Jim Kyle, chairperson of the church's Board of Trustees, has a background in ...
I’M JENNIFER BAYLESS. TODAY I’M JOINED BY KELLI HUTCHINSON WITH THE SALVATION ARMY. SHE’S HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN AND THERE’S A BIG NEED FOR BELL RINGERS. THIS YEAR. HOW MANY BELL ...
The Salvation Army’s Bell Ringing will begin the day after Thanksgiving on Black Friday. When the stores are full of people, shopping and, hopefully, donating leftover cash to the kettles manned by ...