Saints Peter and Paul’s bell tower houses three bells that ring regularly at scheduled hours of the day—reminding us of the time, but also of our call to pray throughout each day.
From the earliest times, bells were named and their inscriptions were written in the first person, as if the bells were speaking.
The three bells of Saints Peter and Paul not only call to prayer, but also have a story to tell. Although its original four bells were destroyed when the church burned down on Pentacost Sunday 1922, the bronze was salvaged and recast into two bells erected when the parish was rebuilt. Those bells were restored in 2013, along with a new third bell, which was also cast that same year.
Saints Peter and Paul remains eternally grateful for the substantial posthumous bequest made by Cecelia and Magdalen Hatch. The tower bells were restored and a new bell cast through their loving generosity. The six-figure donation provided the resources to manufacture the Mother of God bell, as well as cover bell tower costs, including structural reinfocements and crane expenses. Their legacy calls the faithful to worship each time the bells ring—past, present, and future.
Inscription “I, having been destroyed by the terrible fire, have arisen in honor of the princes of the apostles to call the faithful, 1922.”