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News » Church

Tour of a bell tower

Submitted by Mathias Baden on January 29, 2010 - 8:44am.
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With the permission of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jordan, I gave myself a self-tour of the historic building's tower. It's five stories high with three bells. Years ago, the brothers stood in the entryway of the church, pulling with all their might, as parishioners flooded into each mass. For a few years, the bells have been fully electronic, but a recent project much improved them and ensured that they will ring throughout each day.

See my photos of the bell tower here: http://www.jordannews.com/news/church/church-bells-ring-again-slideshow-....

See my impromptu self-tour:


 


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I wish there was some more...

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Kyle Thill's picture

I wish there was some more info on what's posted on the bulletin board up there. Any ideas what the articles and pictures are?


Submitted by Kyle Thill on January 29, 2010 - 10:52pm.

Mathias, so doesn’t that...

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elkes4's picture

Mathias, so doesn’t that kind of make you the dingbat in the belfry?

Sorry, I couldn’t resist. LOL


Submitted by elkes4 on January 30, 2010 - 1:07am.

Or the Hunchback of St. John...

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Thom Boncher's picture

Or the Hunchback of St. John the Baptist?

Ditto what elkes4 said.


Submitted by Thom Boncher on January 30, 2010 - 10:10am.

Honestly, Thank You... I...

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elkes4's picture

Honestly, Thank You... I have always wondered what it looked like up there. I have lived here all my life and never got the chance, now I can see what it looks like... Can we send you other places too? I think there are places people have been curious about and never had the opportunity to see... you could be there eyes... how about it? Well maybe you might want to get an intern in case there are things no normal person in their right mind would do.


Submitted by elkes4 on January 31, 2010 - 11:05am.

Elkes, you saw their photo's...

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Kyle Thill's picture

Elkes, you saw their photo's too didn't you. As much as I appreciated our editor risking life and limb with his camera, the photo spread was shall we say, "appreciated even more". Check the picture area. It's certainly worth the time negotiating around that annoying pop up.


Submitted by Kyle Thill on January 31, 2010 - 11:08am.

The photos are much...

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The photos are much clearer... However now my daughter would like to know why nobody cleaned and polished the bells because “they look kind of dirty” (chuckle) for beyond a century old, they look like they are doing quite well.

And yes Kyle, that pop up is a bit annoying, but I understand the evils of being in the advertisement business and the need to increase revenue. I do however sway away from most pages that do that.


Submitted by elkes4 on January 31, 2010 - 12:28pm.

About the church bell...

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About the church bell photos, I agree. To clearly see what these bells look like, you've got to look at the photos. Here's the link: http://jordannews.com/news/church/church-bells-ring-again-slideshow-112.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)


Submitted by Mathias Baden on February 1, 2010 - 2:15pm.

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