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A Poulsbo Christmas story: 'There will always be hope and progress' - North Kitsap Herald

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 03:11 PM PST

A Poulsbo Christmas story: 'There will always be hope and progress' North Kitsap Herald “We have lost so many wonderful people from the village this year. I hope their families and friends know that the next generation is solid and kind. Poulsbo will be strong despite its losses in 2013. Look at how these people care for each other ...

My X'mas story - Free Malaysia Today

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 03:09 PM PST

My X'mas story Free Malaysia Today I discovered that the home did not have a large array of musical instruments such as tambourines, bells, bongo drums, recorders and others that could used to accompany the sing alongs and music. Crossing religious lines with joy and song. I wasted no ...

Thanks to those who gave first winter festival a warm welcome - The Landmark

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 02:39 PM PST

Thanks to those who gave first winter festival a warm welcome The Landmark Cub Scout Pack 46 provided food and beverages outside the senior center while the Holden Baptist Church Bell Ringers and the Mountview Wind Ensemble provided entertainment in our wonderful town bandstand. Roy Frasier kept the tunes cranking from the ...

Editorial: Celebrate the spirit of Christ - Topeka Capital Journal

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 02:10 PM PST

Editorial: Celebrate the spirit of Christ Topeka Capital Journal Christian pilgrim worshippers from Nigeria pray in the Grotto of the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, on Christmas Eve in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. By The Capital-Journal. Christians ... and more »

20 Southern Christmas Sayings - Gulf Coast News Today

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:55 PM PST

20 Southern Christmas Sayings Gulf Coast News Today “Every time I hear 'Silver Bells,' it makes me miss Gayfers' old Bell Ringer Sales!” 2. “Did you hear? Anna Jean fell out of ... “Run out back and help your Daddy load Old Jake on the trailer for the live nativity up at the church.” 7. “Aunt Dora Rae's ...

Gifts beyond today's presents - Press & Sun-Bulletin

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:50 PM PST

Gifts beyond today's presents Press & Sun-Bulletin In many churches, Christ's birth was celebrated Tuesday night at an assortment of Christmas Eve services, including traditional midnight Masses at some Catholic churches. These services included carols, Scripture, communion and candle-lighting to ... and more »

Christian teaching remains of great value in the world today –... - Asian Tribune

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:31 AM PST

Christian teaching remains of great value in the world today –... Asian Tribune ... and peace among all people that has touched the hearts and minds of millions through history, and remains of great value in the world today. The ringing of church bells at this festival sends out the joyous message of love and peace on earth to all ... and more »

Travel | Christmas Abroad – Why we should all be booking our tickets away for ... - Leedsstudent

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 10:51 AM PST

Travel | Christmas Abroad – Why we should all be booking our tickets away for ... Leedsstudent I think routine and a sense of 'home' have a big role to play here – nobody is as open to change as they are to tradition, particularly when it comes to Christmas Day. It's easier to sit back and let the usual routine fall into place when you're at ...

Ringing the bells in Bethlehem, to keep those old Christmas traditions alive - Haaretz

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 10:11 AM PST

Haaretz

Ringing the bells in Bethlehem, to keep those old Christmas traditions alive Haaretz Khadir Jaraiseh, 22, pulls the ropes of four bells in a short tower of the Church of the Nativity, for prayer services of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Bethlehem, December 22, 2013. Photo by AP. AP. An Armenian clergyman takes part in the Sunday ... Despite conflicts, the bells ring on in Bethlehem Boston Globe The last of the keepers TriValley Central Palestinian college student keeper of a fading tradition — ringing the bells ... Waterloo Record all 250 news articles »

The Great Handbell War - OPB News

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 09:14 AM PST

The Great Handbell War OPB News Malmark and Schulmerich are right down the street from each other in Sellersville, Penn. Some experts say they can tell the difference between the ... Some bell ringers developed fierce affiliations to one company or the other. Peace came slowly, with ... and more »

Around Town Dec. 25 - 28 - Lexington Clipper Herald

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 07:23 AM PST

Around Town Dec. 25 - 28 Lexington Clipper Herald 29 with an Open House at the Cozad United Methodist Church from 2 to 4 p.m. Hosts for the event will be their children, Bill & Sharon Andres, Joe & Julie Linn and Ken & Kimberly Terry & families. May your presence ... Citizenship Classes at St. Ann's ...

Editorial - Freeman Courier : Opinion - Freemansd

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 06:29 AM PST

Editorial - Freeman Courier : Opinion Freemansd People of every creed and every nationality within our borders delight to participate in the celebration of the Christmas feast, and many a scion of old-world stock finds himself back home again as the church bells peal and the candles glimmer on the ... and more »

Christians are free says MR - Colombo Gazette

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 06:10 AM PST

Colombo Gazette

Christians are free says MR Colombo Gazette President Mahinda Rajapaksa says the Christians of Sri Lanka have the freedom to celebrate with joy the birth of the founder of their faith in keeping with the traditions of the past. In his Christmas message, the President said that the festival of ... and more »

The Visayas in 2013: Growth and daunting crises - Manila Bulletin

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 06:01 AM PST

Manila Bulletin

The Visayas in 2013: Growth and daunting crises Manila Bulletin The earthquake also caused landslides on the famed natural wonders, the Chocolate Hills in Carmen and the leaning bell tower which serves as the Hills' viewing deck. In Cebu City, the quake destroyed the belfry of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño ... and more »

The last Christmas before the First World War - Toronto Star

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 06:00 AM PST

Toronto Star

The last Christmas before the First World War Toronto Star “The sound of the sleigh bells was lovely, especially when it burst through the strange silence that falling snow brings.” On winter outings ... For Massey, the Christmas holidays of 1913 produced a miraculous week (heralding his career) during which ...

At birthplace of Jesus, only two people carry on tradition of ringing bells - The Japan Times

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 05:53 AM PST

Vancouver Sun

At birthplace of Jesus, only two people carry on tradition of ringing bells The Japan Times He pulls the ropes of four bells in a rooftop tower for a total of 33 times to symbolize the number of years Jesus was believed to have lived. Jaraiseh rings the bells for prayer services of the Armenian Apostolic Church, one of three denominations ... The last of the keepers TriValley Central Palestinian college student keeper of a fading tradition — ringing the bells ... Waterloo Record all 251 news articles »

Palestinian student rings bells for prayer services of Armenian Church - PanARMENIAN.Net

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 04:34 AM PST

Palestinian student rings bells for prayer services of Armenian Church PanARMENIAN.Net The day before, Jaraiseh will ring the bells for longer, while the Christmas Eve procession of the Armenian Patriarch makes its way into church. Though he is the bell-ringer for the Armenians, Jaraiseh is Roman Catholic and celebrates Christmas this week. and more »

BEAM: Merii kurisumasu - Evening News and Tribune

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 04:13 AM PST

BEAM: Merii kurisumasu Evening News and Tribune Of course, you can go to church three times a week and pray twenty times a day and still lose your way. We've all ... We adopt off the Angel Tree and slide dollars in the bell ringers' kettles, yet ten times as much is spent on gifts that wait under ...

A Child's Christmas in Beamsville - Hamilton Spectator

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 03:26 AM PST

A Child's Christmas in Beamsville Hamilton Spectator Then we would recess out of the church to the peal of the steeple bell, rung double time by Mr. Earle, the warden, who was sufficiently rotund not to leave the floor with each upward yank of the rope. We choirboys sloshed into a Christmas morning ...

What to Watch on Tuesday: Spend Christmas Eve with classic holiday films - News & Observer

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 03:23 AM PST

News & Observer

What to Watch on Tuesday: Spend Christmas Eve with classic holiday films News & Observer Holiday Handbells: The Raleigh Ringers (8pm, UNC-TV) - A 2013 performance of the Raleigh Ringers handbell ensemble. It's a Wonderful Life (8pm, NBC) - Third time's a charm. If nothing else, it's great background noise for your Christmas Eve stirring ...

Student keeps fading tradition alive - Dubuque Telegraph Herald

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 02:43 AM PST

Student keeps fading tradition alive Dubuque Telegraph Herald He pulls the ropes of four bells in a rooftop tower for a total of 33 times to symbolize the number of years Jesus was believed to have lived. Jaraiseh rings the bells for prayer services ... The Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox denominations at the ...

A new bell consecrated at the Discalced Carmelites Church in Cospicua - Malta Independent Online

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 01:32 AM PST

Malta Independent Online

A new bell consecrated at the Discalced Carmelites Church in Cospicua Malta Independent Online The bells were dismantled in 2007 and owned by John Taylor Bellfoundry of Loughborough UK until a permanent home was found for them. Bells from Gillett & Johnston are very rare in the Maltese campanological scenario. Only nine such bells are found ...

Paul Neugass/Creative Commons - American Spectator

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 01:29 AM PST

American Spectator

Paul Neugass/Creative Commons American Spectator The sketch ends uproariously with a parade of bell-ringing lepers wandering through the cathedral to Spellman and Sheen's horror. This stuff seems tame today, but fifty years ago big city police departments were run by ethnic Catholics, who, after a ...

Tuesday thoughts: Trevor Colman MEP - Bristol Post

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 01:18 AM PST

Tuesday thoughts: Trevor Colman MEP Bristol Post My brother and I were choir boys in the local church and it had been decided that before midnight Mass – then a recent innovation – we would travel around the village singing carols. We were all transported in a Land Rover driven by the vicar. Also on ...

Quotations in the News - Charlotte Observer

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 01:01 AM PST

Quotations in the News Charlotte Observer Palestinian college student Khadir Jaraiseh, one of Bethlehem's last bell ringers, about performing his duties at the Armenian Apostolic Church this Christmas. Subscribe to The Charlotte Observer. Hide Comments Show Comments. This affects comments on ... and more »

Carillon concert quickly became Christmas Eve tradition at Belmont - The Tennessean

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:13 AM PST

Carillon concert quickly became Christmas Eve tradition at Belmont The Tennessean Since 1995, Shadinger has climbed the stairs to the fourth floor in the bell tower to put on the university's annual Christmas Eve carillon performance. A carillon is a ... “It's kind of nice to have such a rare instrument here at Belmont,” said ... and more »

Quotations in the News - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:06 AM PST

Quotations in the News Seattle Post Intelligencer "I feel like I'm making music and talking to God. There is nothing better than working in the place of Jesus' birth." — Palestinian college student Khadir Jaraiseh, one of Bethlehem's last bell ringers, about performing his duties at the Armenian ... and more »

New bell cast in Whitechapel for Neston church - This Is Wiltshire

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 12:05 AM PST

This Is Wiltshire

New bell cast in Whitechapel for Neston church This Is Wiltshire Worshippers at a church in Neston will have an extra reason to celebrate when the bells ring out on Christmas morning, following the installation of a brand new bell. The same bell has heralded the congregation to the church of St Philip and St James ... and more »

Bethlehem bells fading away - messenger-inquirer

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 10:36 PM PST

Bethlehem bells fading away messenger-inquirer BETHLEHEM, West Bank — A Palestinian college student is one of the last keepers of a fading tradition — ringing the bells of Bethlehem. Twice a week, Khadir Jaraiseh climbs to the roof of the Church of the Nativity, built over the grotto where ...

Boston-area to do list - Boston Globe

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 09:38 PM PST

Boston Globe

Boston-area to do list Boston Globe Bells on a hill When Margaret Homer Shurcliff went to England with her father in 1901 to look for parts for the Old North Church bell, she returned to Boston with bells of her own. Shurcliff formed the Beacon Hill Bell Ringers, and in 1924 the group ...

Merry Christmas: Google wishes you all with doodle - India Today

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 09:31 PM PST

India Today

Merry Christmas: Google wishes you all with doodle India Today He pulls the ropes of four bells in a rooftop tower for a total of 33 times to symbolize the number of years Jesus was believed to have lived. Jaraiseh rings the bells for prayer services of the ... the basilica, one of Christianity's holiest shrines ...

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Transfigured by Elements Theatre ... - Broadway World

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 05:44 PM PST

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Transfigured by Elements Theatre ... Broadway World Chestnuts roasting on an open flame, bell ringers fervently toiling in the courtyard tower, and carols emanating from a sonorous brass quintet were among the panoply of sensory stimuli surrounding the Elements Theatre Company presentation of A ...

The bells are back in Henley - Stratford Observer

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 04:13 PM PST

Stratford Observer

The bells are back in Henley Stratford Observer On Wednesday (October 2), three ancient church bells came back to St Nicholas Church in Beaudesert Lane after a spell at a bell foundry in Loughborough. They were originally removed from the tower for restoration 14 months ago as part of a jubilee project.

Celia Rivenbark: How can anyone say 'no' to the kids? - Spartanburg Herald Journal

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 12:29 PM PST

Celia Rivenbark: How can anyone say 'no' to the kids? Spartanburg Herald Journal The bell ringer gave me the stink eye when I didn't have any change for his kettle on the way out. “Save the attitude, Pops, I gave it all away in there. Take it up with them.” At one store, not to name names but everything's a dollar there, the clerk ...

2013 Week 16 Upon Further Review AFC - ESPN (blog)

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 05:04 AM PST

ESPN (blog)

2013 Week 16 Upon Further Review AFC ESPN (blog) After rushing for 100 yards Sunday -- his first 100-yard game of the season -- Steelers RBLe'Veon Bell admitted that playing against RB Eddie Lacy's Packers gave Bell a little extra incentive. Both are ... “We've got a legitimate shot of making the ... and more »

Church hopes to restore 160-year old bell tower - FOX 8 News WVUE-TV

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 06:32 PM PST

Church hopes to restore 160-year old bell tower FOX 8 News WVUE-TV "When the bells would ring or people would look at the clock and they could see what time it was, those were all ways for people to connect with feeling part of a neighborhood that has changed considerably many times over since the 1850s," says ...

NOPD searches for missing central city girl - FOX 8 News WVUE-TV

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 07:03 AM PST

NOPD searches for missing central city girl FOX 8 News WVUE-TV Church hopes to restore 160-year old bell tower · Church hopes to restore 160-year old bell tower. Members of St. Mary's Assumption are raising money to restore the church's bell tower.more>>. Members of St. Mary's Assumption are raising money to ... and more »

A grade l listed church has been thrown a financial lifeline after woodpeckers ... - Gazette

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 04:49 AM PST

Gazette

A grade l listed church has been thrown a financial lifeline after woodpeckers ... Gazette The historic All Saints Church in Stisted, which is regularly used by bell ringers, a mother and baby group and village primary school, has been awarded a £197,700 grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for urgent repair work. It is the largest of ...

Historic Stisted pub offered financial lifeline after woodpeckers turned roof ... - Braintree and Witham Times

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 04:02 AM PST

Braintree and Witham Times

Historic Stisted pub offered financial lifeline after woodpeckers turned roof ... Braintree and Witham Times The historic All Saints Church in Stisted, which is regularly used by bell ringers, a mother and baby group and village primary school, has been awarded a £197,700 grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for urgent repair work. It is the largest of ... and more »