The Church of England leaders in the Channel Islands are asking people to ring bells at 10:00 on Easter Sunday to celebrate the festival during the coronavirus pandemic.
Churches in the island are closed as clergy members follow local government advice to stay at home with some streaming services on social media.
This means no church bells will be rung over Easter weekend and both deans are inviting islanders to "ring any bells that they may have in their homes" at the same time.
This is in line with the instructions (which have force of law) by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. The Deans have little choice but to obey and instruct clergy to obey.
Meanwhile, in Wales.. things are very different. Archbishop of Wales John Davies - as well as encouraging streaming services from churches where safe to do so, also is now encouraging bell ringing.
As the website for "The Diocese of Swansea and Brecon" says:
Church bells will ring out in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon and elsewhere on Easter Sunday after an appeal by Archbishop of Wales John Davies and some of his fellow bishops.
They have emphasised that the visit to the church building by a bell-ringer, either alone or with a member of his or her household, will be undertaken in strict adherence to Welsh Government regulations and the Bishops’ own Pastoral Guidance.
Easter is the most important festival in the Christian calendar but church services across the country have been cancelled across the country because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Archbishop, who is president of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon’s Guild of Bell-ringers, is asking ringers throughout the diocese to mark the day by ringing a bell at 10.30am.
David Katz, guild-master of the Swansea and Brecon Diocesan Guild of Bellringers, has written to ringers across the diocese asking them to ring within current guidelines. A copy of the letter is available here.
“It’s very good that Archbishop John is so aware of bells’ symbolic significance and their ability to convey a sense of continuity, a notion treasured by the vast majority of bell-ringers,” he said.
“Doing this will not be a trivial gesture. Even though it’ll be extremely basic, under present conditions its significance will certainly rank alongside contributions bell-ringers make to major national events like the 2018 Great War centenary.
“Easter Sunday is the highest point of the Christian Year at which we give service to the Church, so Archbishop John’s request at this time of national anxiety is especially welcome.”
So why not go online this Easter and listen to some of those bell-ringing in Wales.
Links:
https://swanseaandbrecon.churchinwales.org.uk/news/2020/04/church-bells-to-ring-out-on-easter-sunday/?fbclid=IwAR2vQyTdhV0xWvzm4Yo3I5hbWbiN91Qu0Psr37I4Lg8253z7oEkAZm1euic
Churches in the island are closed as clergy members follow local government advice to stay at home with some streaming services on social media.
This means no church bells will be rung over Easter weekend and both deans are inviting islanders to "ring any bells that they may have in their homes" at the same time.
This is in line with the instructions (which have force of law) by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. The Deans have little choice but to obey and instruct clergy to obey.
Meanwhile, in Wales.. things are very different. Archbishop of Wales John Davies - as well as encouraging streaming services from churches where safe to do so, also is now encouraging bell ringing.
As the website for "The Diocese of Swansea and Brecon" says:
Church bells will ring out in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon and elsewhere on Easter Sunday after an appeal by Archbishop of Wales John Davies and some of his fellow bishops.
They have emphasised that the visit to the church building by a bell-ringer, either alone or with a member of his or her household, will be undertaken in strict adherence to Welsh Government regulations and the Bishops’ own Pastoral Guidance.
Easter is the most important festival in the Christian calendar but church services across the country have been cancelled across the country because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Archbishop, who is president of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon’s Guild of Bell-ringers, is asking ringers throughout the diocese to mark the day by ringing a bell at 10.30am.
David Katz, guild-master of the Swansea and Brecon Diocesan Guild of Bellringers, has written to ringers across the diocese asking them to ring within current guidelines. A copy of the letter is available here.
“It’s very good that Archbishop John is so aware of bells’ symbolic significance and their ability to convey a sense of continuity, a notion treasured by the vast majority of bell-ringers,” he said.
“Doing this will not be a trivial gesture. Even though it’ll be extremely basic, under present conditions its significance will certainly rank alongside contributions bell-ringers make to major national events like the 2018 Great War centenary.
“Easter Sunday is the highest point of the Christian Year at which we give service to the Church, so Archbishop John’s request at this time of national anxiety is especially welcome.”
So why not go online this Easter and listen to some of those bell-ringing in Wales.
Links:
https://swanseaandbrecon.churchinwales.org.uk/news/2020/04/church-bells-to-ring-out-on-easter-sunday/?fbclid=IwAR2vQyTdhV0xWvzm4Yo3I5hbWbiN91Qu0Psr37I4Lg8253z7oEkAZm1euic
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