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Daily Meditation: Sacred Spirit - Huffington Post

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 08:45 AM PST

Huffington Post

Daily Meditation: Sacred Spirit Huffington Post We all need help maintaining our personal spiritual practice. We hope that these Daily Meditations, prayers and mindful awareness exercises can be part of bringing spirituality alive in your life. Today's meditation features a beautiful composition by ...

MSU Beaumont Tower bells: They toll for thee - WKAR

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 08:08 AM PST

WKAR	MSU Beaumont Tower bells: They toll for thee WKAR Current State's Jamie Paisley went to the very top of the tower to inspect the series of bells up there, part of an instrument called a carillon. The last set of stairs is very steep, but getting up there is all in a day's work for Professor Ray ...

Welcome to Our Parish – St. Ann, Cable - Catholic Herald

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 07:51 AM PST

Catholic Herald

Welcome to Our Parish – St. Ann, Cable Catholic Herald “St. Ann Parish draws its congregation from at least as far as neighboring Barnes and Grandview. Largely an older congregation, it cherishes its seasoning of young families with growing children, as well as its summer residents and frequent tourists ...

St. Mary's on Broadway receives $50000 grant to restore historic stained glass - Rhode Island Newspaper

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 06:28 AM PST

Rhode Island Newspaper

St. Mary's on Broadway receives $50000 grant to restore historic stained glass Rhode Island Newspaper The Church of St. Mary recently received a $50,000 grant from the Champlin Foundations to restore the historic stained glass. As Pastor Msgr. Jacques Plante explained during a recent tour of the church, most of those funds will be directed toward ...

St Patrick's clock face on Hamill's Tower - Dundalk Democrat

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 06:20 AM PST

Dundalk Democrat

St Patrick's clock face on Hamill's Tower Dundalk Democrat The firm in England that originally cast the bells back in 1896, Taylor's Bell Foundry at Loughborough, Leicestershire, are still in existence. They have recently sent their experts over to Dundalk to examine the bells and framework to see what can be ...

Remembering Calgary's tireless advocate of musical bells, John Nelson - Calgary Herald

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 05:02 AM PST

Calgary Herald

Remembering Calgary's tireless advocate of musical bells, John Nelson Calgary Herald It tolled for the very man who installed the tower's bells some 46 years ago. Bell-ringing as a form of musical entertainment is as old as Donne, but the practice only arrived in ... For nearly 60 years, John Nelson—who died on Christmas Day at the ...

The 10 best luxury ski resorts - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 04:42 AM PST

Telegraph.co.uk

The 10 best luxury ski resorts Telegraph.co.uk Dominated by an elegant green and white campanile (bell tower), the Corso is flanked by candle-lit restaurants, intimate wine bars and chic boutiques. Locals stop and chat outside the Co-op general store, duck into the Enoteca wine bar for apéritifs ...

Musical trio bang out score for silent film - Toledo Blade

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 04:22 AM PST

Musical trio bang out score for silent film Toledo Blade Ann Arbor composer and “sonic-artist” Frank Pahl has made his career exploring numerous styles of music including what he calls “toy pop,” music performed entirely on children's instruments and toys. He and his brainchild, the Little Bang ... As a part ...

Help us restore our 'perfectly proportioned' Lady Chapel at St Mary's Roman ... - Derby Telegraph

Posted: 14 Jan 2016 02:56 AM PST

Help us restore our 'perfectly proportioned' Lady Chapel at St Mary's Roman ... Derby Telegraph The Lady Chapel at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Derby and, above, some of the uncovered ceiling panels. ... He also provided designs for the decorations and furnishings of the Palace of Westminster and the design of the tower of Big Ben.

The world is about to discover the wonders of Lake Iseo - Spectator.co.uk

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 08:12 PM PST

Spectator.co.uk

The world is about to discover the wonders of Lake Iseo Spectator.co.uk Iseo's waters shimmer benignly amid nothing more disruptive than birdsong, the splashing of traghetti boats and the occasional peal of church bells. Inevitably, a few cognoscenti have rumbled Lake Iseo's unique brand of magic over the years. 'Dear ...

VIDEO | San Sebastian Church's gothic charm draws visitors, stirs support for ... - InterAksyon

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 07:27 PM PST

InterAksyon

VIDEO | San Sebastian Church's gothic charm draws visitors, stirs support for ... InterAksyon Highlighting the beauty and the deterioration of the basilica, the foundation aims to help people understand why San Sebastian must be saved today,” a press release from the church noted. On a larger perspective, the ... of heritage,” she added. The ...

Local church briefs - Lebanon Daily News

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 04:28 PM PST

Lebanon Daily News

Local church briefs Lebanon Daily News The Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, in observance of its year long celebration of the 125th Anniversary, will observe SALEM SUNDAY at their 9:00 a.m. Worship service with special music by the senior vocal choir and the Psalm Bell Ringers. and more »

Hillmorton, Warks

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 04:00 PM PST

Rodmarton, Glos

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 04:00 PM PST

Oak Bluffs Town Column: Jan. 15 - The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 03:11 PM PST

Oak Bluffs Town Column: Jan. 15 The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News The two storied, multi-columned building with a mansard styled roof and two story bell tower resembled the Massachusetts State House, and there was $75,000 appropriated for its construction. It was never built. Instead, in the 1960s architect Winthrop ... and more »

Daily Meditation: You Are Here - Huffington Post

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 09:56 AM PST

Huffington Post

Daily Meditation: You Are Here Huffington Post Come from the greedy mart, the troubled street, And listen to the music, faint and sweet, That echoes ever to a listening ear, Unheard by those who will not pause to hear– The wayward chimes of memory's pensive bells, Wind-blown o'er misty hills and ...

'Pretty Little Liars' Recap: 'Of Late I Think of Rosewood' - TheCelebrityCafe.com

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 06:47 AM PST

TheCelebrityCafe.com

'Pretty Little Liars' Recap: 'Of Late I Think of Rosewood' TheCelebrityCafe.com She and Spencer talk about Toby while trying not to wake Aria, but the phone rings, stirring her from sleep. In the bedroom, Emily also wakes up, ... She was killed before being thrown from the church's bell tower. Hearing this, the girls panic. They ... and more »

Restoration of the bells keeps church at the centre of Devon village life - Western Morning News

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 06:08 AM PST

Western Morning News

Restoration of the bells keeps church at the centre of Devon village life Western Morning News The historic set of six tower bells (dating from 1777) will be taken to Whitechapel bell foundry for complete overhaul and a new eight bell frame will be manufactured allowing two new lighter bells to be added which will be easier to ring for learners ...

Twenty things the Church of England has done for us - The Guardian

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 05:30 AM PST

The Guardian

Twenty things the Church of England has done for us The Guardian Also televisual: Rev, Grantchester, the vicar from Dad's Army. Tom Hollander as ... and tarts parties. Wouldn't work without vicars, would they? If you replaced vicars with something else – gardeners, say, or quantity surveyors – they'd lack that ... and more »

Traditional Mystery play told in Old Town church - Bexhill Observer

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 03:45 AM PST

Traditional Mystery play told in Old Town church Bexhill Observer The play is directed by local drama expert Heather Leech who also directs the Good Friday Procession of Witness and will be a rehearsed play reading performed in Brechtian style with multi casting. The Parish bell ringers will provide music and sound ... and more »

Traditional Mystery play told in Old Town church - Hastings and St. Leonards Observer

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 03:39 AM PST

Traditional Mystery play told in Old Town church Hastings and St. Leonards Observer The play is directed by local drama expert Heather Leech who also directs the Good Friday Procession of Witness and will be a rehearsed play reading performed in Brechtian style with multi casting. The Parish bell ringers will provide music and sound ... and more »

“These events show to the world that we still savour our freedom” - EN DELFI

Posted: 13 Jan 2016 02:41 AM PST

EN DELFI

“These events show to the world that we still savour our freedom” EN DELFI The world watched as 13 protesters were killed and hundreds wounded at the Vilnius TV Tower. Related articles: “Soviet tanks ... Throughout Lithuania church bells rang, calling up people to central points in their cities and towns to be driven en masse ... and more »

Calgary Tower broadcasts 30 years of local music over downtown core - Gauntlet

Posted: 12 Jan 2016 09:38 PM PST

Gauntlet

Calgary Tower broadcasts 30 years of local music over downtown core Gauntlet After the list of songs was finalized, Burima went to work creating a medley of the tracks that was performed at HPR's opening night on the Calgary Tower's carillon, a giant instrument comprised of a set of bronze bells. A recording was made after ... and more »

Cave Spring finds its defense, rallies to beat Salem in boys basketball - Roanoke Times

Posted: 12 Jan 2016 08:08 PM PST

Roanoke Times

Cave Spring finds its defense, rallies to beat Salem in boys basketball Roanoke Times Jack was retired from Nomar Casting in Elliston, Va., and previously worked for Bell Foundry in Lynchburg, Va., and Virginia Foundry in Roanoke, Va. He was a member of East Gate Church of the Nazarene, and was a former member of the Wesleyan Church. and more »

National Morris Dancing Tour to showcase Canterbury creativity - The Press

Posted: 12 Jan 2016 04:17 PM PST

The Press

National Morris Dancing Tour to showcase Canterbury creativity The Press ... Tannery and Cathedral Square in a flurry of sticks, bells and folk dancing to accordion music. Ashley-based tour organiser Jeneane Hobby said she wanted to host the tour as an opportunity to display the "wonderful, creative feel" of the city post ...

Ab Kettleby, Leics

Posted: 12 Jan 2016 04:00 PM PST

Pickleball celebrates its 1st anniversary at Carter Athletic Center - Roanoke Times

Posted: 12 Jan 2016 03:05 PM PST

Roanoke Times

Pickleball celebrates its 1st anniversary at Carter Athletic Center Roanoke Times Jack was retired from Nomar Casting in Elliston, Va., and previously worked for Bell Foundry in Lynchburg, Va., and Virginia Foundry in Roanoke, Va. He was a member of East Gate Church of the Nazarene, and was a former member of the Wesleyan Church. and more »

Bell ringers embark on marathon tribute to predecessors killed in First World War - The Northern Echo (registration)

Posted: 12 Jan 2016 09:49 AM PST

The Northern Echo (registration)

Bell ringers embark on marathon tribute to predecessors killed in First World War The Northern Echo (registration) A GROUP of bell ringers have launched an epic memorial to their predecessors who were killed fighting in the First World War. Enthusiasts of the ancient art from across the country will spend up to 60 hours over the next three years marking the deaths ...

Police: Boy agreed to be set aflame while friend filmed it - Roanoke Times

Posted: 12 Jan 2016 09:45 AM PST

Roanoke Times

Police: Boy agreed to be set aflame while friend filmed it Roanoke Times Jack was retired from Nomar Casting in Elliston, Va., and previously worked for Bell Foundry in Lynchburg, Va., and Virginia Foundry in Roanoke, Va. ... Tabor Lantz; his daughters, Robin L. VanDette (Mark) of Braselton, Ga., and Cindy L. Poff (Ricky ... and more »

Notice of CCCBR 2016 Meeting

Posted: 12 Jan 2016 09:15 AM PST

Why does the Family Research Council have a ticket to the State of the Union ... - AMERICAblog (blog)

Posted: 12 Jan 2016 07:51 AM PST

AMERICAblog (blog)

Why does the Family Research Council have a ticket to the State of the Union ... AMERICAblog (blog) So why not lump Davis in at the bottom of the cast of characters with "assorted townspeople, hunchbacks, bell ringers, and dwarves?" In fact, there is nothing that says the president has to give a SOTU address -- only that he has to report to the ... and more »

Church Bells Ring Out 'Space Oddity' In Spine-Tingling David Bowie Tribute - Huffington Post

Posted: 12 Jan 2016 06:24 AM PST

Huffington Post

Church Bells Ring Out 'Space Oddity' In Spine-Tingling David Bowie Tribute Huffington Post David Bowie's death has rightfully sparked a multitude of tributes, but this could be the most spine-tingling of them all. Bells at a 634-year-old church tower in the Netherlands rang out the tune of his 1969 classic "Space Oddity" on Monday. Marchal ... Church Bells Ring Out Space Oddity In Beautiful Tribute To David BowieCarbonated.tv (blog) all 12,087 news articles »

Daleville resident Zachery Kelly makes Newberry College dean's list - Roanoke Times

Posted: 12 Jan 2016 03:04 AM PST

Daleville resident Zachery Kelly makes Newberry College dean's list Roanoke Times Jack was retired from Nomar Casting in Elliston, Va., and previously worked for Bell Foundry in Lynchburg, Va., and Virginia Foundry in Roanoke, Va. He was a member of East Gate Church of the Nazarene, and was a former member of the Wesleyan Church.

Touching David Bowie Space Oddity tribute by church bellringers is moving ... - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 12 Jan 2016 02:48 AM PST

Mirror.co.uk

Touching David Bowie Space Oddity tribute by church bellringers is moving ... Mirror.co.uk This touching tribute to David Bowie brought tears to the eyes of fans as they heard it blasting out from a church in the Netherlands. Space Oddity could be heard across the town of Utrecht as it was rung out from the bells of the tallest church in the ... and more »

Local children's choirs sing at papal Masses in Rome - Catholic San Francisco

Posted: 12 Jan 2016 12:05 AM PST

Local children's choirs sing at papal Masses in Rome Catholic San Francisco ... and Bellringers joined 6,000 children from around the world for the 40th annual Pueri Cantores Festival in Rome and sang at several Masses and concerts, with the highlight the papal Mass celebrated by Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica New Year's ...

High schools: Liberty gets first boys basketball win by topping JF - Roanoke Times

Posted: 11 Jan 2016 09:14 PM PST

High schools: Liberty gets first boys basketball win by topping JF Roanoke Times Jack was retired from Nomar Casting in Elliston, Va., and previously worked for Bell Foundry in Lynchburg, Va., and Virginia Foundry in Roanoke, Va. He was a member of East Gate Church of the Nazarene, and was a former member of the Wesleyan Church. and more »

Scent dog hit on odors in Jesse Matthew's car, home - Roanoke Times

Posted: 11 Jan 2016 07:10 PM PST

Scent dog hit on odors in Jesse Matthew's car, home Roanoke Times Jack was retired from Nomar Casting in Elliston, Va., and previously worked for Bell Foundry in Lynchburg, Va., and Virginia Foundry in Roanoke, Va. ... Tabor Lantz; his daughters, Robin L. VanDette (Mark) of Braselton, Ga., and Cindy L. Poff (Ricky ... and more »

Daily Meditation: Mercy And Peace - Huffington Post

Posted: 11 Jan 2016 05:03 PM PST

Huffington Post

Daily Meditation: Mercy And Peace Huffington Post We all need help maintaining our personal spiritual practice. We hope that these Daily Meditations, prayers and mindful awareness exercises can be part of bringing spirituality alive in your life. Today's post features a poem by English writer William ... and more »

Finger-knit an infinity scarf at the Salem Library on Jan. 26, Feb. 13 - Roanoke Times

Posted: 11 Jan 2016 12:01 PM PST

Roanoke Times

Finger-knit an infinity scarf at the Salem Library on Jan. 26, Feb. 13 Roanoke Times Betty Jo was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Kathleen Johnson Kennedy, Frances K. Chappelle, Eleanor K. Ma