by Chad Petri
Published: Sun, April 12, 2009 - 8:34 pm CST
Last Updated: Sun, April 12, 2009 - 8:37 pm CST
For the first time in many of these parishioners’ lives, the call to worship doesn't begin with a bell ringing in the distance.“You know you hear the bell you try to get there on time,” says church member Charlie Clark. Like many of the people in the congregation of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Charlie's gotten used to hearing the 100-year-old bell. Father Warren Wall says he's still holding out hope, for a few more days, that the thieves will return it.
“We've had a number of people who've phoned in and volunteered donations to help us, efforts for which we are very grateful,” says Father Wall. He says the support they've gotten shows faith is still important in people's lives
“And to things people hold sacred as far as religion's concerned is a matter that is still revered and respected by no matter what faith they come from as long as they're sincere in their own faith,” says Wall. Other church members say the service isn't quite the same without their century-old landmark.
“Kind of empty and lost like something that's been taken away from us and hopefully we'll get it back,” says church member Ida Clark. You can see the original story here.
Church Bell Stolen During Holy Week
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