Where are Gesu's bells? For many years, there were 3 bells in that "tower". But now there are 3 empty squares. The bourdon bell stopped ringing years ago, then the high bell stopped ringing last month. That left the middle bell to control the Angelus. There are some hints as to why they are gone, like that crane in the bottom right corner. Also, the bells were oxidizing very badly and might be getting refurbished. As for how long, I have no idea
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
St. Joseph, Maumee After Mass
One day after Mass, I took photos of the areas behind the altar at St. Joseph, Maumee.
The server sacristy. You can see 1 of 3 thuribles that the Church uses hanging next to the door frame. That is not the one they use for this mass, however. On the left, you can see all 4 candles that the acolytes would process with. The cabinet on the right holds all of the server albs as well as the Master of Ceremonies' vestments. The left cabinet has vestments for the priests, but they do have another closet which stores the outer vestments.Photos of Sandusky St. Mary (and more)
I happened upon some great photos of Sandusky St. Mary at the Facebook page of Kevin Lee Visuals: beautiful sunset views HERE and HERE, plus a nighttime view of Sandusky Central Catholic School. You can check out more of Kevin Lee's photography and cinematography HERE.
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Update Regarding the Links
For a while, many links on the right side of the blog were not redirecting to the right website. So, I was able to fix MOST of the links as well as add more parish links.
Just small details to make this blog better.
Monday, September 23, 2024
Churches From Far Away
One day in June, I went around Toledo and took many distance photos of churches. The main theme of these photos is to not only show the church from a distance, but also its surroundings to see how the church shaped its neighborhood.
This first photo is St. Rose in Perrysburg looking from the city of Maumee. I love the river side view and the steeple rising above the treetops. Easily one of my best photos that day.Sunday, September 15, 2024
St. Sebastian Memorial
Back in March, I took a drive out to the small town of Bismark to see what they did to the land that St. Sebastian was located. I was very surprised not just to find a memorial there, but sitting on top were 3 bells! I don't know if the bells were the originals at St. Sebastian or were newly casted. One thing I do know is they were definitely painted that color. All 3 bells had a rope that I wanted to pull so badly, but it might've annoyed the senior living home across the street.
The original path is the same. The middle plaque says "The Former Site Of St. Sebastian Church, Bismark, Ohio." Below is a timeline of the church. On the left is an image of the original church and on the right is the church that was recently torn down. This memorial is fairly new as it was erected in 2023.
I also have photos of Assumption in Reed, so I'll post those soon.
Friday, September 13, 2024
St. Adalbert's Bells
One of the parishioners at St. Adalbert & Hedwig sent me various images of their bells.
Both bells were casted by the E.W. Vanduzen Co. in Cincinnati. The high bell ring an A tone and the bourdon bell rings an F# tone.
These 2 images are of the high bell. The motor seems to be new, but the frame, wheel and chain are all rusted. Both of the bell's frames are mounted to a wooden frame you can see in the 1st picture.
These next 2 images are of the bourdon bell. Just like the other bell, this one has a rusty chain, wheel and frame, however this bell has a noticeable tilt to it. According to the parishioner, they are still working on tolling the bell. There is a hammer to toll the bell, but its not in operation right now.
Thursday, September 12, 2024
New Contributor
Excited to share that Jeremy Slovak has started posting here on the "Catholic Toledo" blog. Jeremy has created a YouTube channel, "Church Bells of the Toledo Diocese," and lives in the Toledo area. Looking forward to more of your contributions, Jeremy!
St. Joseph, Maumee Bells
Additional photos of the stained glass