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Appeal celebrates 300 yrs of Norwich ringing - Network Norwich

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 03:41 PM PST

Appeal celebrates 300 yrs of Norwich ringing Network Norwich MancroftBellsCF An exciting project at St Peter Mancroft Church will reveal the rich heritage of bell-ringing in Norwich, helped by a new book giving a historical account telling the stories of local bellringers.

Christmas commercialism explodes in atheist China - The National

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 01:11 PM PST

The National

Christmas commercialism explodes in atheist China The National Anyone walking into a shopping mall is bombarded with festive sights and sounds: shop windows are bedecked with plastic Christmas trees, garlands and baubles, while the strains of Jingle Bells fill the air. On the streets, banners reading “Happy ... and more »

The carol of the bells | Moms - NRToday.com

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 12:47 PM PST

The carol of the bells | Moms NRToday.com She dedicates herself to staying at home, but is also the Douglas County Moms editor, writes a monthly column, My ABC Soup, for The News-Review, is the Administrative Coordinator for the local Moms Matter event, enjoys running and is active at her ... and more »

The Toll Controversy: How Much Drivers Pay to Drive Congestion-Free - TWC News

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 12:40 PM PST

TWC News

The Toll Controversy: How Much Drivers Pay to Drive Congestion-Free TWC News In part I of "The Toll Controversy," Time Warner News reporter Caroline Vandergriff travels to Texas to investigate how much drivers pay to drive congestion-free. CHARLOTTE -- The North Carolina Department of Transportation is just weeks away from ... and more »

Dozens Gather for 'I Can't Breathe' Rally in Wilmington - TWC News

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 10:50 AM PST

TWC News

Dozens Gather for 'I Can't Breathe' Rally in Wilmington TWC News WILMINGTON -- Dozens gathered Saturday at the Saint Stephens AME church in Wilmington for the "I Can't Breathe" rally. It was hosted by the New Hanover County chapter of the NC Black Leadership Caucus, who is working to bridge the gap between the ... and more »

Secret Santa in Broken Barnet, or: Easycouncil ... as easy as falling off a chair? - NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL LOLS (blog)

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 10:43 AM PST

NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL LOLS (blog)

Secret Santa in Broken Barnet, or: Easycouncil ... as easy as falling off a chair? NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL LOLS (blog) Easy as it is for our worse than useless Tory members to do as their senior management tells them and hand control of this borough to profiteering private contractors, without so much as a whimper, they are not, as events at this week's Full Council ...

T'is the season to be singing Christmas songs and carols - Cape Breton Post

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 09:56 AM PST

Cape Breton Post

T'is the season to be singing Christmas songs and carols Cape Breton Post It's not a coincidence that just after I started to write, the bells of the Calvary Baptist Church, which is located across the street from my house, are pealing out some of them: “Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, How lovely are your branches ... Where to Find Santa Claus KRCC all 253 news articles »

Baker 73rd Anniversary - Roanoke Times

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 08:49 AM PST

Baker 73rd Anniversary Roanoke Times ... at their home with their family. They were married December 18, 1941 in Christiansburg, Virginia by Pastor Bell. They owned Baker's Supermarket in Cambria and retired from there in 1987. Their family includes one daughter, Lois Bailey and husband ... and more »

A Star Wars-themed light show and other people who take Christmas to a new ... - WDJT

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 08:41 AM PST

WDJT

A Star Wars-themed light show and other people who take Christmas to a new ... WDJT A California music teacher's insanely elaborate "Star Wars" themed Christmas lights show is dazzling the Internet with its light sabers and some 100,000 lights choreographed to songs from the movies. Tom BetGeorge, whose display was featured on a ... and more »

Restored chimes to ring out from Trinity Church Bell Tower - nwitimes.com

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 07:23 AM PST

nwitimes.com

Restored chimes to ring out from Trinity Church Bell Tower nwitimes.com MICHIGAN CITY | The bells of Christmas will ring out over Michigan City's Uptown Arts District at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Trinity Episcopal Church will hold an outdoor Christmas Chimes Concert at the corner of Sixth and Franklin streets. The concert will be ... and more »

Bells ring out in Cirencester to celebrate 300 years of Powell's School - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 04:51 AM PST

Bells ring out in Cirencester to celebrate 300 years of Powell's School Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard BELLS rang out across Cirencester on December 19 to mark the Christingle service being held in the parish church by Powell's School in the year of their tri-centenary. The school packed in children, parents and supporters filled the church for carols ...

Bells of peace to ring on Christmas Eve - Niagarathisweek.com

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 04:05 AM PST

Niagarathisweek.com

Bells of peace to ring on Christmas Eve Niagarathisweek.com “We've already got more than 40 churches in Buffalo who are going to participate, and several across Fort Erie and Niagara involved also,” said organizer Ruby Smith from the Fort Erie Heritage Legacy Arts Council. “I've always really liked the idea of ... and more »

Bells To Ring Out The Old Year "for the first time this century". - Ledbury Reporter

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 03:13 AM PST

Bells To Ring Out The Old Year "for the first time this century". Ledbury Reporter LEDBURY people, on New Year's Eve, will hear a joyful sound they will not have heard since the end of the last Millennium. When the bells ring out in the spired, medieval tower of St Michael and All Angels Church, on December 31, it will not mean that ... and more »

North Penn region calendar: Week of Dec. 21 - Montgomery Newspapers

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 02:15 AM PST

North Penn region calendar: Week of Dec. 21 Montgomery Newspapers What's happening at the Lansdale Public Library: 301 Vine St., Lansdale. Information: 215-855-3228; inforequests@lansdalelibrary.org; or visit www.lansdalelibrary.org. The library is open: Monday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and more »

Classical Beat: Trio can be a real treat for concertgoers - Press Herald

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 01:07 AM PST

Classical Beat: Trio can be a real treat for concertgoers Press Herald I started thinking about string trios because of the welcome inclusion of the pops trio, Simply Three, in this year's Magic of Christmas series, with, among other numbers, a special rendition of “Carol of the Bells” for trio, chorus and the Portland ...

Christmas tradition returns to Ashland year after canceled by storm - Republican & Herald

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 01:02 AM PST

Republican & Herald

Christmas tradition returns to Ashland year after canceled by storm Republican & Herald A major part of Old Fashioned Christmas that draws young and old alike are the free horse and wagon rides, and people were lined up on Centre Street near the Legion post to get a chance to enjoy a ride along the Ashland main thoroughfare. Running ...

Ding-dong celebration as church bells arrive - Buckingham Advertiser

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 01:02 AM PST

Buckingham Advertiser

Ding-dong celebration as church bells arrive Buckingham Advertiser Chearsley people raised £55,000 to pay for the new bells to create a peal of six in St Nicholas Church. Church warden Joy Payne said the arrival of the bells from the historic Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London was a magical experience for the whole ... and more »

Un ballo in maschera; Phantom Voices – review - The Guardian

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 12:00 AM PST

Un ballo in maschera; Phantom Voices – review The Guardian For many, Un ballo in maschera is a Verdi favourite, with high-octane arias and music of immediate, light-dark invention written when he was at the peak of his powers. For others it remains a thin, binary mystery in which jocularity and tragedy, love ... and more »

New Year's nightly watch for at First Presbyterian - Murfreesboro Post

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 10:08 PM PST

New Year's nightly watch for at First Presbyterian Murfreesboro Post The ringing of the chimes draws us nearer and nearer to a surreal joy. Good news is ... Faint carols become more real and happier stirring the hearts of young and old from tongue to tongue. The message of the season ... Finally, as all the Church Bells ...

Lights praise - Northumberland Gazette

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 09:26 PM PST

Lights praise Northumberland Gazette I would like to express our great appreciation to The Reverend Canon Brian Hurst, the Bamburgh Bell Ringers, and St Mary's Belford Middle School Orchestra for a marvellous Carol Service. Also, our thanks to the local children who carry the ... Every ...

Is your heart prepared to receive Jesus this Christmas? - Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 09:19 PM PST

Is your heart prepared to receive Jesus this Christmas? Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman Some connect the jingling of bells with the Christmas season. Personally, the music of ... A quiet chamber in my heart, For you to dwell within my heart. Jesus was born in a ... Jonathan Rockey is pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Palmer. Contact ... and more »

This old house — was home - Salisbury Post

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 09:02 PM PST

Salisbury Post

This old house — was home Salisbury Post The time came when Mittie Myers declared that Salisbury was becoming too crowded and, despite Daniel's protests, the couple built a new home on 101 acres of farmland Mittie owned along Long Ferry Road. On his way home most afternoons, ... He rang the ...

4 New Year's parties — and bubbly for staying home - Press & Sun-Bulletin

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 07:56 PM PST

Press & Sun-Bulletin

4 New Year's parties — and bubbly for staying home Press & Sun-Bulletin Last year we had disco as the scene, and a number of people came dressed up in bell bottoms. ... "I looked it up, and we celebrated 25 years of ringing in the New Year with Sam Pallet in 2012," said Sheila Thomas, Holiday Inn Riverview general manager.

Pastors balance religious, secular aspects of Christmas - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 07:47 PM PST

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Pastors balance religious, secular aspects of Christmas Las Vegas Review-Journal Outreach coordinator Jeanne Kilduff, left, and volunteer Judy Murray, fill a bag with Christmas gifts for a family as part of the Angel Tree program at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Las Vegas Sunday, Dec. 14, 2015. The program encourages ... and more »

Soothing Symphonies - E Kantipur

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 07:28 PM PST

Soothing Symphonies E Kantipur a teenage girl sitting beside her asked. “I feel like ... As long as she could hear those chords Om Dai played, those symphonies they chorused, as long as she could hear the sounds of the bell ringing, she could never go deaf, she believed. After the ...

Pampanga beyond the kitchen - Inquirer.net

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 05:22 PM PST

Pampanga beyond the kitchen Inquirer.net These are church artifacts recovered from Pampanga's old churches or donated by their parish priests, ranging from small commemorative coins, ancient bells, gold-threaded vestments, to life-size icons, baptismal fonts and whole altarpieces. Many of ... and more »

Bell Tower team close to funding dream - Evesham Observer

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 04:19 PM PST

Evesham Observer

Bell Tower team close to funding dream Evesham Observer A MAJOR fund-raising appeal which aims to secure the future of one of Evesham's biggest landmarks is significantly close to reaching its £500,000 target. The Bell Tower appeal, which was launched in the summer of last year, is just around £30,000 away ... and more »

Views sought on homes cash - Evesham Observer

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 04:19 PM PST

Evesham Observer

Views sought on homes cash Evesham Observer Evesham's historic Almonry is in line for a cash boost of £150,000 should its application be rubber stamped while the Bell Tower Appeal is in line for £50,000. A further £5,000 is ear-marked for the No Limits Crown Meadow Play Area project to get ... and more »

Sacred Heart's history reaches deeper than consecration - San Angelo Standard Times

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 04:02 PM PST

San Angelo Standard Times

Sacred Heart's history reaches deeper than consecration San Angelo Standard Times The archbishop of San Antonio in 1896 dedicated the ringing trio, christened Mary, Joseph and Angelo and weighing a combined 1,800 pounds, to the San Angelo perish. "The bells were rung by hand with ropes in those early days," Father Benedict Zientek ... and more »

Soroco freshman beats out more than 3000 Colorado students in stock market ... - Steamboat Pilot & Today

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 02:32 PM PST

Soroco freshman beats out more than 3000 Colorado students in stock market ... Steamboat Pilot & Today #Starting on Sept. 22 and competing through Nov. 21, students of Soroco High School business teacher Randy Homan duked it out with other business students in the state as part of the Stock Market Experience challenge sponsored by the Colorado Council ... and more »

How should town council spend money from new homes? Have your say - Evesham Journal

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 08:11 AM PST

How should town council spend money from new homes? Have your say Evesham Journal Finally another £50,000 would go to the Bell Tower Appeal, a campaign well supported in the town to repair and conserve the 16th century building. To have a say visit facebook.com/eveshamtowncouncil, email emailtownclerk@eveshamtowncouncil.gov.uk, ...

Shell may exit Japan - Royal Dutch Shell plc .com

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 12:46 AM PST

Shell may exit Japan Royal Dutch Shell plc .com I revealed that ESDV leak-off tests were purposely falsified, not once but many times and that Brent Bravo platform management had admitted responsibility for the dangerous practices being followed. In response to my team ringing alarm bells ...

Man syncs Christmas lights to Stars Wars music and the results are out of this ... - wtvr.com

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 09:31 AM PST

New York Daily News

Man syncs Christmas lights to Stars Wars music and the results are out of this ... wtvr.com “The joy and the happiness it brings to little kids and adults is fantastic,” Lynch said. After 18 years of decorating, the retired New York City firefighter has no plans to stop. “It's a tradition. If I don't put the lights up, I will have thousands ... 'Star Wars'-themed Christmas lights dazzle Internet KETV Omaha all 149 news articles »

VIDEO| Star Wars-themed light show and other people who take Christmas to a ... - Fox 59

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 09:28 AM PST

VIDEO| Star Wars-themed light show and other people who take Christmas to a ... Fox 59 He said he uses the display to raise money for the poor and homeless through his church. There's something about Christmas that brings out people's whimsical ... “The joy and the happiness it brings to little kids and adults is fantastic,” Lynch said ...

Indiana Methodist Church To Close After Firing Gay Choral Director - VIDEO - Towleroad

Posted: 18 Dec 2014 04:38 PM PST

Indiana Methodist Church To Close After Firing Gay Choral Director - VIDEO Towleroad Then, in the 1960s, the cosmic microwave background radiation was discovered - by accident at Bell Labs. They were trying some experiments with satellite communication systems and noticed some noise they could not get rid of or explain. That radiation ... and more »