Sanctuary: Before & After

Before (2007):

Long Before (original circa 1966):

During (November 2009):

During (January 2010):

After (Far):

After:

For more views of our project, see our Picture of the Day list.

https://2008remodel.wordpress.com/category/picture-of-the-day/

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A New Bell

Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4:12

During Sunday’s Mass announcements, Father John Hilton let the congregation know that, due to the generosity of a donor, we have purchased the third bell for our chimestand.  The new bell will be be pitched between the bass of Marian Gaudens, and the tenor of Saint John (pictured below). We thank these donors for their generosity.

Saint John

Maria Gaudens

So – with the name of this saint, and the central tone, should we call this bell, “Middle Joe?”

Photographs courtesy of Dave Koski.

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Architecture 101: Nave

nave (nāv) noun In religious architecture, the part of a church between the side aisles, extending from the chancel to the principal entrance, thereby forming the main part of the building.

NOT

Images of the Holy Trinity Nave:

Nave Records (according to Wikipedia)

• Longest nave in England: St Albans Cathedral, St Albans (Anglican), 350 ft.
• Longest nave in France: Bourges Cathedral, 300 ft, including choir where a crossing would be if there were transepts.
• Longest nave in Germany: Cologne cathedral, 190 ft, including two bays between the towers.
• Longest nave in Italy: St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, 300 ft, in four bays.
• Longest nave in Spain: Seville, 200 ft, in five bays.
• Longest nave in the United States: Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City (Episcopal), 230 ft.
• Highest vaulted nave: Beauvais Cathedral, France, 160 ft high but only one bay of the nave was actually built but choir and transepts were completed to the same height.
• Highest completed nave: Rome, St. Peter’s, Italy, 150 ft high.
• Highest completed vaulted nave: Cathedral of Milan, Italy, 150 ft high.

UPDATE: More Architecture 101 here:

• Sacred Architecture for Dummies
• Inside your Church (Parts of a Church)
• Built of Living Stones
• Romans, New Romans, Goths and Pearls
• Romanesque, Sant’Ambrosio
• CAD and ChurchBuilder
• Eight Historic Italian Churches
• The Tympanum
• 1400 Years as a Catholic Church

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Interior during the Open House

Dave Koski sends an image from last month’s open house:

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Maria Gaudens by Dave Koski

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18-OCT-09: The Blessing of the Bells

After Sunday’s 9:00AM Mass, Father Hilton and the Knights of Columbus led the congregation to the atrium for a short ceremony to bless the new bells. Father used the old rite, which resulted in a beautiful and moving ceremony.

KoC, Fr. Hilton and nine altar boys after the blessing of the bells on 18 October 2009

Holy Trinity was lucky to get these bells from the original foundry: The McShane Bell Foundry near Baltimore Maryland.

The McShane Bell Foundry is the last survivor of seven historic American bell foundries. They are located in Glen Burnie, a suburb of the city of Baltimore, where Henry McShane (1833-89) started the McShane bell foundry in  1856. In 1912, McShane cast and installed the 15-bell chimestand for Denver’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. On 12 December 2006, the McShane Bell Foundry was featured on an episode of the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs.

Other Links:

• McShane Bell Foundry Site

Thanks to reader MK for the photographs!

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