NAGCR - Orleans Bell Tower Blessing and Visit from Whitechapel

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Cape Cod Church Celebrates Anniversary with Bell Tower Blessing and Visit from Whitechapel

Saturday & Sunday, June 12 & 13 – The Church of the Transfiguration in Orleans, Massachusetts celebrates its 10th Dedication Anniversary with a full weekend of events! On Saturday, special guests Alan and Kathryn Hughes of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, London will give a talk. On Sunday, the Church Bell Tower (home to a set of 10 change-ringing bells, cast by Whitechapel) will be blessed during the service of Eucharist. The Advent Guild of Bellringers from Boston, MA and other ringing friends will also be on hand to ring the tower’s first ever quarter peal. Other events during the weekend include organ concerts, a Spirit of America Wind Ensemble concert, artist talks, Choral Evensong with Gloriæ Dei Cantores, and Elements Theatre Company's presentation of "The Doorway" by Phyllis Tickle. All are welcome! For more information and tickets for the Dedication Anniversary weekend, visit www.communityofjesus.org or call 508-240-2400. (The Church of the Transfiguration, 5 Bayview Drive, Orleans, MA 02653)