THE CHURCH BEING THE CHURCH

When the church comes together and functions as it should it is a beautiful thing to behold.  The carillon is installed and the speakers are being re-positioned as I write this.  This has not been without its challenges.  They were originally placed on the exterior of the bell tower and the appearance was unacceptable.  Because of the way that the new roof was installed they could not be mounted as they were originally 50 years ago.  What to do?  The church has come together using its many gifts and abilities to accomplish this feat.  To get the carillon controller into the choir loft, some of our folks enlisted the aid of the fire department.  We had four burly firemen march in and in less than 10 minutes the controller was lifted over the balcony and in place.  One member took the day off from work and rented a lift truck to get up to the tower to mount fabricated braces and got the fabrication donated.  Before 1:00 p.m. today we should be able to hear the bells tolling the hour.  Sunday is Pentecost when we celebrate the birthday of the church.  How appropriate that on that Sunday we can hear the sound of the church coming together in the tolling of the bells.