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Ingredients of a happy life - Opelika Auburn News

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 07:34 AM PST

Ingredients of a happy life Opelika Auburn News Johnell has trouble breathing now, is tethered to oxygen much of the time and has endured pneumonia repeatedly in 2015. His eyesight is gone. Yet he seems to see important things clearly. When I speak to him on the telephone, it's as if he just ...

On Wisconsin: Historic church building lost but faith maintained - Chippewa Herald

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 05:16 AM PST

Chippewa Herald

On Wisconsin: Historic church building lost but faith maintained Chippewa Herald Like the bell, made from a mold by the Cincinnati Bell Foundry decades ago, Cornerstone Church remains intact. “It wasn't just a building, it was a mold for us as a congregation,” said Derek Miller, the church's pastor since 1999. “But that is not the ... and more »

Festival of Lessons, Songs Fill Church of the Advent Sanctuary - Cape May County Herald (press release)

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 04:02 AM PST

Festival of Lessons, Songs Fill Church of the Advent Sanctuary Cape May County Herald (press release) These punctuated the musical renditions performed by choir and bell ringers of songs such as the ancient “Adeste Fidelis” and “Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming” to the American spiritual, “Go Tell It on the Mountain” and “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” which ...

Colonial Williamsburg black church to ring in new era - South Bend Tribune

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 03:15 AM PST

South Bend Tribune

Colonial Williamsburg black church to ring in new era South Bend Tribune 15, conservator Tina Gessler, left, and Laurie King, bottom right, and Director of Conservation David Blanchfield, top right, of Williamsburg, Va., work on a bell in the tower of the First Baptist church in Williamsburg, Va. The Colonial Williamsburg ...

Vicar of Sherborne delighted at numbers attending Christmas services - Blackmore Vale Magazine

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 02:58 AM PST

Blackmore Vale Magazine

Vicar of Sherborne delighted at numbers attending Christmas services Blackmore Vale Magazine "From all our churches come reports of moving and inspirational Christmas services, and I must thank all who contributed to the celebration of the Festival throughout our benefice: my clergy colleagues, servers and vergers, churchwardens and sidesmen ...

Texas Bowl: Get to know the Texas Tech Red Raiders - The Advocate

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 08:01 PM PST

The Advocate

Texas Bowl: Get to know the Texas Tech Red Raiders The Advocate If Texas Tech beats LSU in the Texas Bowl, someone back on the campus in Lubbock will ring the Victory Bells, which hang in a tower at the school's administration building. The bells have rung since 1936, mostly after Texas Tech athletic victories. The ...

Upland Chronicles: Sevierville's New Salem Church is a treasure worth saving - The Mountain Press

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 01:23 PM PST

The Mountain Press

Upland Chronicles: Sevierville's New Salem Church is a treasure worth saving The Mountain Press These structures, particularly those in small towns and rural areas, are valuable places to study and document culture and heritage. Over 20 rural African-American churches in Tennessee have achieved the distinction of being listed on the National ...

Worldwide campaign to save picturesque Italian hilltop village from collapse - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 09:36 AM PST

Telegraph.co.uk

Worldwide campaign to save picturesque Italian hilltop village from collapse Telegraph.co.uk The main piazza is flanked by stone houses, a bell tower and a 13th-century church, with a line of Roman marble columns in front, the remnants of a pagan temple or possibly a forum. The village's Etruscan origins are still much in evidence – 2,500 ...

Blast from the past - Manila Bulletin

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 08:11 AM PST

Manila Bulletin

Blast from the past Manila Bulletin Imagine waking up each morning to the resounding clang of the cathedral bell. ... The couple's grandchildren inherited the ancestral house, until a private corporation acquired it a few years ago and restored and refurbished it as Hotel Felicidad. On ...

Bells on the Peace Tower the voice of Canada - Toronto Star

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 04:03 AM PST

Toronto Star

Bells on the Peace Tower the voice of Canada Toronto Star Each weekday, high up inside the Peace Tower, seated at a massive wooden keyboard that sounds the bells, is Andrea McCrady, the Dominion Carillonneur. A petite woman with a grand title to ... But outside, the bells peal out familiar melodies, harmonies ... and more »

St. John's bell ringers entertain seniors - The Sun Chronicle

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 09:17 PM PST

St. John's bell ringers entertain seniors The Sun Chronicle The Jubilation Ringers and Bell Choir from St. John the Evangelist School in Attleboro recently brought their talents to Madonna Manor in North Attleboro. The students, above, performed Christmas music and sang for the residents. (Submitted photo) ... and more »

Human Condition: Path to peace begins with forgiveness - The Advocate

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 06:25 PM PST

The Advocate

Human Condition: Path to peace begins with forgiveness The Advocate At that time, it was customary for the church to ring its bells to alert those in the community of a death and to honor the newly deceased as he or she hopefully headed to heaven. Generally, a small fee for ringing the bells was required, but her ... and more »

Once displaced by fire, congregation gathers for Christmas in new church - Grand Forks Herald

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 06:07 PM PST

Grand Forks Herald

Once displaced by fire, congregation gathers for Christmas in new church Grand Forks Herald The bell tower was one of the few things to survive, but the building was considered a total loss. People arrived for the 9:30 a.m. Sunday service and were left in tears to find their ... The new building was transformed during six weeks of work. They ... Bound together in faithBrainerd Daily Dispatch all 2 news articles »

'A Kirchner Christmas' brings unique holiday celebration to La Verne - The San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 05:46 PM PST

'A Kirchner Christmas' brings unique holiday celebration to La Verne The San Gabriel Valley Tribune Folks could gather around Kirchner at the piano to sing traditional Christmas carols following the concert with the choir, violinist Juanita Lapp, trumpeter Rick White, acoustic bassic Robbie Davis, oboist Tamer Edlebi, alto saxophonist Kingsley ... and more »

Choristers and church bell ringers on list of people who had backgrounds checked - Daily Mail

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 04:46 PM PST

Daily Mail

Choristers and church bell ringers on list of people who had backgrounds checked Daily Mail A series of Freedom of Information by the Manifesto Club determined that between 2014 and 2015 there were 199 Disclosure and Barring Service checks on church bell ringers, 726 checks on choristers and 23 checks on flower arrangers, The Telegraph ... and more »

Carols and midnight prayers mark Christmas celebrations - The Hindu

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 04:04 PM PST

Carols and midnight prayers mark Christmas celebrations The Hindu Pealing of church bells, messages of love, joy and peace marked the celebrations. Prayers were conducted during day time. Houses were decorated with glowing stars and little Christmas trees installed with tinsel stars, bells and lights. A large number ... and more »

Criminal records checks for choir members, bell ringers, flower arrangers at ... - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 02:02 PM PST

Telegraph.co.uk

Criminal records checks for choir members, bell ringers, flower arrangers at ... Telegraph.co.uk An audit shows that tens of thousands of choir members, bell ringers, flower arrangers and grand parent volunteers at schools are being forced to get Disclosure and Barring Service checks, five years after Theresa May, the Home Secretary, promised that ... Criminal records checks 'highest in four years'Herald Scotland all 3 news articles »

Christmas morning in Ireland: Memories from decades gone by - IrishCentral

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 05:28 AM PST

IrishCentral

Christmas morning in Ireland: Memories from decades gone by IrishCentral It seems to be sitting on the little tower that houses the church bell, its back to the wind that blows down from Ardagh. ... They dance to his makeshift tune, Father Halpin, Father Halpin, Father Halpin's topcoat, Biddy Murphy, Biddy Murphy, Biddy ...

Bell ringers have successful fundraising drive in a desperate bid to save ... - The Northern Echo (registration)

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 05:22 AM PST

Bell ringers have successful fundraising drive in a desperate bid to save ... The Northern Echo (registration) A DEDICATED group of bell ringers of a North Yorkshire church have raised almost half of their fundraising total to replace a crumbling bell tower and save its historic new bells in just six months. The ringers at St Mary's Church, Richmond, launched ...

Sudarsan Pattnaik Creates 45-Feet Tall Santa Claus On Puri's Beach - Press Telegraph (blog)

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 02:57 AM PST

Press Telegraph (blog)

Sudarsan Pattnaik Creates 45-Feet Tall Santa Claus On Puri's Beach Press Telegraph (blog) Puri: On the occasion of Christmas, world-renowned sand artist, Sudarsan Pattnaik chose to gift the nation the world's tallest Santa Claus made of sand. Christmas celebrations began with pealing of bells in churches and chapels with midnight masses and ... Odisha celebrates Christmas with joy and fervourOdishaChannel all 46 news articles »

Bells Ring Out On Christmas Day - Times Record

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 02:08 AM PST

Times Record

Bells Ring Out On Christmas Day Times Record web1_Fea-Christmas-Song-5-bds.jpg Buy Photo. BRIAN D. SANDERFORD • TIMES RECORD Hui Apple, from left, Kelly DeSoto and Carla Bay rehearse along with other members with the First United Methodist Church hand bell group on Dec. ... Yes, this is Christmas ...

Hidden Spaces: The Gothic Bournville Carillon which gives the village its melody - Birmingham Mail

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 02:03 AM PST

Birmingham Mail

Hidden Spaces: The Gothic Bournville Carillon which gives the village its melody Birmingham Mail Walking through Bournville you might hear a haunting, gothic melody, something close to a mish mash of bells and an organ, this is the mesmerising sound of the Bournville Carillon , a musical instrument situated within the Bournville Junior School. The ... and more »

Bells too much for Minnesota town, so now they're in Arizona - Personal Liberty Digest

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 12:34 AM PST

Personal Liberty Digest

Bells too much for Minnesota town, so now they're in Arizona Personal Liberty Digest They came from a system set up by Ted Storck, a retired Navy commander who fell in love with the sound of carillon bells while he was stationed at the Pentagon and decided to ring those bells closer to home. But the Morris carillon, a source of comfort ... and more »

Recalling Christmas in Philly's version of Paradise - Philly.com

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 12:03 AM PST

Recalling Christmas in Philly's version of Paradise Philly.com Bells would peal with "Silent Night" from the parish church, where poinsettias decorated the altar and the pungent smell of incense filled the sanctuary. The forest scent of real, homemade Douglas fir wreaths, plenished with pinecones and clusters of ...

COMMENTARY: The message of the bells - Christian Examiner

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 11:01 PM PST

Christian Examiner

COMMENTARY: The message of the bells Christian Examiner No one knows what church bells in the city were the inspiration for Longfellow's Christmas poem, but suffice it to say, their pealing resonated with him. To him, it seemed strange that such peaceful sounds could be heard in a country so devastated by ... and more »

A look at 10 most-prominent churches in Bengaluru - Economic Times

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 10:35 PM PST

A look at 10 most-prominent churches in Bengaluru Economic Times The belfry chimes in the bell were cast in London's Mears Foundry in 1847. The marble murals on ... Samuel Taylor Pettigrew, Anglican missionary and founder of the Bishop Cotton School, conceived the idea of the Cathedra School alongside it. The land ... and more »

A Remaining Christmas - Church Militant

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:14 PM PST

Church Militant

A Remaining Christmas Church Militant It is at about five o'clock that these last come into the house, and at that hour in England, at that date, it has long been quite dark; so they come into a house all illuminated with the Christmas tree shining like a cluster of many stars seen through ...

Ploughboys, baby Jesus, sex: the true meaning of Christmas carols - Cyprus Mail

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 07:24 PM PST

Cyprus Mail

Ploughboys, baby Jesus, sex: the true meaning of Christmas carols Cyprus Mail I'm just listening to Jingle Bells. In Oxford Street. In Chinese. English Christmas songs and carols turn up in some surprising places. They come from some surprising places, too – certainly, not all of them began life with their seasonal associations ...

Faith & Values: Finding respite - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 06:26 PM PST

Faith & Values: Finding respite Richmond Times-Dispatch While approaching the village green, tired from practice, finals, and a long first semester, the pealing bells atop the towering steeple of the Baptist Church sanctuary pierced the still of the cold, dark, Advent evening. To my delight, the bells ...

RING MY BELL - Gaffney Ledger (subscription)

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 06:10 PM PST

RING MY BELL Gaffney Ledger (subscription) RING MY BELL — Becky Wolfe, left, and Lib Ivey are shown at Walgreen's ringing the bells. The Gaffney residents were inspired by bell ringers on streets of New York recently. ---------------------------------------------------------------------. You ...

Ding dong measurement on high - Eureka

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 04:00 PM PST

Eureka

Ding dong measurement on high Eureka In 17th century Britain, the rise of 'change ringing', where mathematical patterns are rung on a set of bells, propelled bell manufacturing to industrial scales. In English style change ringing, a bell is normally manufactured as part of a set, or peal ...

Famed organist Brakel to play belated holiday concert at Grace Cathedral - Topeka Capital Journal

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 03:24 PM PST

Topeka Capital Journal

Famed organist Brakel to play belated holiday concert at Grace Cathedral Topeka Capital Journal After graduated magna cum laude from Duquesne in 2006, he enrolled at the Juilliard School in New York where he served as assistant organist of the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola on Park Avenue and was featured in solo recitals at St. Patrick's ... and more »

Goa celebrates Christmas with joy and fervour - The Navhind Times

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 12:23 PM PST

The Navhind Times

Goa celebrates Christmas with joy and fervour The Navhind Times PANAJI: Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Lord Jesus Christ, began in the state, accompanied by pealing of bells in churches as well as chapels together with midnight masses, and display of fireworks lighting up the winter sky. After the ... and more »

Sen. Cruz brings campaign tour through Arkansas, Tennessee - The Bell Ringer

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 11:09 AM PST

The Bell Ringer

Sen. Cruz brings campaign tour through Arkansas, Tennessee The Bell Ringer Ted Cruz, R-Texas, celebrated his 45th birthday with a rally at the Apostolic Church of North Little Rock with an estimated 800 or more supporters jamming the church gymnasium. When asked it they would consider voting for each of the candidates, ... and more »

timeless Bells - The Hans India

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:47 AM PST

The Hans India

timeless Bells The Hans India The church is an imposing Gothic structure with a multitude of turrets and a tower belfry. The altar piece is a stained glass window dated 1884 and dedicated to the memory of Edward Dawson who was Lieutenant of Royal Artillery, depicting Jesus carrying ... and more »

Church bell rings out once more - The Northern Echo (registration)

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:22 AM PST

Church bell rings out once more The Northern Echo (registration) As well as local fund-ra