{"id":2450898,"date":"2019-11-08T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T21:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/st-mary-catholic-church-in-aspen-gets-new-bells-to-cap-years-long-renovations\/"},"modified":"2019-11-08T14:35:40","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T21:35:40","slug":"st-mary-catholic-church-in-aspen-gets-new-bells-to-cap-years-long-renovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/st-mary-catholic-church-in-aspen-gets-new-bells-to-cap-years-long-renovations\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Mary Catholic Church in Aspen gets new bells to cap years-long renovations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-315741-979\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"David Krause \/ The Aspen Times | Crews hoisted three new bells into the tower Friday at St. Mary Church in Aspen.\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Crews hoisted three new bells into the tower Friday at St. Mary Church in Aspen.<\/strong><br \/>\nDavid Krause \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Crews hoisted three new bells into the tower Friday at St. Mary Church in Aspen.\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-1-1024x654.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Sean Wooton looks up at the top of the belfry Friday after bringing the third new bronze bell into St. Mary Catholic Church in Aspen. One of the original bells, which is made of steel, will remain in the tower with the new bells.\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Sean Wooton looks up at the top of the belfry Friday after bringing the third new bronze bell into St. Mary Catholic Church in Aspen. One of the original bells, which is made of steel, will remain in the tower with the new bells.<\/strong><br \/>\nKelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-1-1024x654.jpg\" alt=\"Sean Wooton looks up at the top of the belfry Friday after bringing the third new bronze bell into St. Mary Catholic Church in Aspen. One of the original bells, which is made of steel, will remain in the tower with the new bells.\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-2-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"David Krause \/ The Aspen Times | The largest of the three new bells waits Friday morning to be hoisted to the bell tower at St. Mary Catholic Church.\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>The largest of the three new bells waits Friday morning to be hoisted to the bell tower at St. Mary Catholic Church.<\/strong><br \/>\nDavid Krause \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The largest of the three new bells waits Friday morning to be hoisted to the bell tower at St. Mary Catholic Church.\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-3-714x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"David Krause \/ The Aspen Times | St. Mary music director Kevin Kaukl has his photo taken by Fr. Darrick Leier as the new bell waits to be lifted into the belfry. Fr. Leier recently joined the church after the retirement of Fr. John Hilton.\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>St. Mary music director Kevin Kaukl has his photo taken by Fr. Darrick Leier as the new bell waits to be lifted into the belfry. Fr. Leier recently joined the church after the retirement of Fr. John Hilton.<\/strong><br \/>\nDavid Krause \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-3-714x1024.jpg\" alt=\"St. Mary music director Kevin Kaukl has his photo taken by Fr. Darrick Leier as the new bell waits to be lifted into the belfry. Fr. Leier recently joined the church after the retirement of Fr. John Hilton.\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-4-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"David Krause \/ The Aspen Times | The largest of the new three bells for St. Mary Catholic Church is rung Friday by Fr. Darrick Leier before it gets lifted into the bell tower.\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>The largest of the new three bells for St. Mary Catholic Church is rung Friday by Fr. Darrick Leier before it gets lifted into the bell tower.<\/strong><br \/>\nDavid Krause \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The largest of the new three bells for St. Mary Catholic Church is rung Friday by Fr. Darrick Leier before it gets lifted into the bell tower.\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-5-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"David Krause \/ The Aspen Times | Crews hoisted three new bells into the tower Friday at St. Mary Church in Aspen.\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Crews hoisted three new bells into the tower Friday at St. Mary Church in Aspen.<\/strong><br \/>\nDavid Krause \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-5-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Crews hoisted three new bells into the tower Friday at St. Mary Church in Aspen.\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-6-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"David Krause \/ The Aspen Times | \">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>David Krause \/ The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"h-100\" data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-7-1024x662.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times | Verdin Bells\u2019 Sean Wooton, left, and Mark Krekeler set the third bell into the Belfry at St. Mary\u2019s Catholic Church in Aspen on Thursday, November 7, 2019. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Verdin Bells\u2019 Sean Wooton, left, and Mark Krekeler set the third bell into the Belfry at St. Mary\u2019s Catholic Church in Aspen on Thursday, November 7, 2019. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>\nKelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/EDLbell-atd-110919-6-7-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"Verdin Bells\u2019 Sean Wooton, left, and Mark Krekeler set the third bell into the Belfry at St. Mary\u2019s Catholic Church in Aspen on Thursday, November 7, 2019. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a class=\"show-captions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/st-mary-catholic-church-in-aspen-gets-new-bells-to-cap-years-long-renovations\/#\">Show Captions<\/a><a class=\"hide-captions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/st-mary-catholic-church-in-aspen-gets-new-bells-to-cap-years-long-renovations\/#\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">There will be a new sound coming from the belfry at St. Mary Catholic Church as three news bells were hoisted into the tower Friday morning while onlookers, including new pastor Fr. Darrick Leier, watched with anticipation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The new bronze-cast bells, which were baptized during a ceremony Wednesday night, each have a name. The largest, which weighs just over 1,000 pounds and was the last to go in Friday, is Maria Gaudens; the second largest is Saint Gabriel; and the smallest is Little Saint John.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The bells were cast over the summer by the historic Royal Eijsbouts foundry in The Netherlands, St. Mary\u2019s music director Kevin Kaukl said. Then, the bells were fitted for the church tower by The Verdin Company, which has specialized in bells and clock towers for nearly 200 years, in Ohio. They made it to Aspen this week and up to their new home Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThis has been about a year in the running to get the bells in there,\u201d Kaukl said. \u201cThese bells are pitched to ring in a major triad together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The church had a set of bells delivered a year ago but did not like the sound and pitch when they were together. Those remain in the church\u2019s garage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">One of the church\u2019s original bells, which is about three times the size of the largest new one and made of steel, will remain in the tower and may some day be fitted with a toll, Kaukl said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The three new bells will be able to swing to ring out or hit with toll. Fr. Leier is still working on a schedule for when and how the bells will be used.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The installation of the bells caps the nearly <a id=\"N0x2c55b20N0x2c76200:N0x2c55b20N0x2d41a58\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspens-catholic-church-finds-its-spirit-during-renovation\/\">two-year, $7 million renovation<\/a> of the church, which was dedicated in March 1892.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI can\u2019t wait,\u201d Fr. Leier said, \u201cto hear the big one ring up there for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/st-mary-catholic-church-in-aspen-gets-new-bells-to-cap-years-long-renovations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crews hoisted three new bells into the tower Friday at St. Mary Church in Aspen. 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