Me ringing a 100 year old churchbell

Me ringing a 100 year old churchbell
May God's Glory Be Known Everytime A Churchbell is Rung and Heard
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The Schulmerich lost memory carillon is finally found

Back in the 1990's when I moved to my new apartment, a church in the area, known as the Old Redeemer Lutheran Church had played harmonious electronc carillon music from a Schulmerich Carillon Campanile Bell Instrument Model 36-1321-100. The songs were piped to the megaphones that were mounted ontop of the roof, and could be heard for miles around, as they usually played everyday at 11:45 a.m.  The church also had a food program to help feed the needy and hungry, as the doors would open up when the bells rang. It was a  great church as my stepdad's mom Mrs. Mildred C Bruck had sung in the choir, as well as rang in their handbell choir. I've attended their church service, but mostly during the holidays as I  remember the candle lit ceramony as everyone sang Christmas carols.
                    In later years, Mrs. Bruck had passed away in July of 2004, and because of the decline in people coming to worship in that church, the decision was made to close the doors of that church. But it was then that the church had been bought out and now it's Yale Korean, and the electronic  churchbells that once played at this church had been silenced. I've gone there once a year whenever they have their annual Bazzar during May or June or July? They didn't have much to offer, other than booths of vegetables, foods that they cooked on a grill, and homemade freshly blended fruit smoothies. Other than that, they have booths selling clothing, jewerly, kids toys and games and craft items. Mostly, I've gone there to bring back the memories of the church and find out info about their carillon. The people there were very freindly and helpful, but they speak in a differnt language and use their own characters as words, however they do speak English as well, but mostly their worship is done in their language, and I was told by their pastor that he's starting an English service.
I've been to their website, and couldn't read their characters, but maybe I can understand the word Chicken in their characters, and maybe if I stare long enough I just may figure out what it says. The church had changed dramaticly,and from they told me , the last people that were there took everything with them, and that Yale Koreans don't utilize bells in their service. So that explains why the churchbell songs aren't heard from the megaphones anymore.
           So with the help of Pastor Stephanie, and Pastor Hank, The carillon that once was at the OId Redemmer Lutheran Church is now housed at the Parkway Community Church. I was extremely excited to hear the news, and get the info I needed from Pastor Hank about the carillon. I had been searching for  this info for many, many, long years. During that time, I found out info on electronic carillons and the companies that made them. Some of them provided song samples, which had been helpful in bringing back the memories of the churches in my old neighboorhood that used to play their bells. So now, Pastor Hank had sent me photos of the carillon that I've spent years in searching, and I'm going to share it wit you. enjoy. It seems that this electronic carillon was dedicated in the loving memory of Wally Karlson. He might've been a pastor in the Old Redemmer Lutheran Church, or maybe he worked there. It sounds great that this guy was kept in God's memory with this electronic carillon dedicated to his memory. Thank you Pastor Hank and Pastor Stephanie for all your assistance. And God bless your both.





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