I am proud and I am excited to fix the bell in our steeple!
I
just spoke with your last pastor, Fr. Kris McKusky and I asked him a question:
“When did the bell stop working?”
It turns out that the bell system got quirky with the timing. This occurred at the very end he served
at St. Thomas Aquinas and right before I entered. Since then, we didn’t use the bell on a system; in a couple
of occasions we used it manually.
Now
we are practicing how the older system could work and eventually buy a system
through an electronic and technological system to use this beautiful gift.
Thank you for several parishioners
who are studying, testing and offering time and talent for this opportunity for
our Church and community. Thank
you also to the Knights who just added “Breakfast for the Bells” on the last
Sunday of several months. Any
donations from our parishioners, brothers, sisters and families in our community
can assist this process. We can
also have an awesome brunch!
Bells have a rich history in our
Catholic Church. They can be used
either in the steeple, musical choirs or those used for Mass (ex. right after
the consecration of Jesus’ Body and Blood). They offer another sense to grow praying and worship through
hearing their musical art.
Next week I will share another
connection between our bell and a prayer called The Angelus Prayer.
In
the meantime, please continue to pray for this beautiful art to serve us!
God
Bless!
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