Sunday, December 24, 2023

When it was time to light up the clocks on the bell tower at Most Holy Redeemer

Photos and video by Stacie Joy

Last evening, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of New York, presided over a mass and ceremony to dedicate the newly restored bell tower at Most Holy Redeemer/Nativity Parish on Third Street between Avenue A and Avenue B. 

The four clocks on the tower that reaches 232 feet have been in disrepair for the past two-plus decades.

Outside, parishioners and residents gathered as Cardinal Dolan blessed the bell tower ... and the clocks were to be illuminated for the first time.
There was a countdown to the big moment... then an awkward pause and some chuckles as it took a moment for the lights to come on...

   

The four clock faces on the circa-1851 church will now be illuminated...
You can read more about the church's history and the restoration project in the links below...

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4 comments:

  1. Laura GogginDecember 24, 2023 at 5:52 PM

    Beautiful - happy holidays!

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  2. NOTORIOUSDecember 24, 2023 at 6:40 PM

    Long live pagans.

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  3. Simon EDecember 25, 2023 at 3:04 AM

    After living nearby for 31 years and not hearing any bells for years, they went a little crazy with them on Sunday, and it got irritating for me. Hope the novelty wears off a bit for them.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 29, 2023 at 12:29 PM

    Haha yeah the bells have been going insane but I thinker's been getting less now. I was hoping they'd have the whole top of the tower lit up but the clock is cool!

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