Ceremony set for new bell tower unveiling
A ceremony to mark the completion of the new bell tower is scheduled for Oct. 19 at 3:30 p.m. All members of the SFU community are invited to gather in the courtyard near Saint Francis Hall for this event. During the ceremony, the bell and tower will be blessed and the bell will toll for the first time.
Ava Dzurenda, Features Editor for The Troubadour, published an insightful look into the significance of bells on campus and the journey that brought this particular bell to its new home. Ava is a junior Exercise Physiology and Science Writing double major with a minor in Communications. She is from White Oak, Pennsylvania.
Chapel's New Bell and Tower Celebrate University's Mission, History
At the beginning of multiple hours each day, members of SFU’s campus community hear church bells echoing amidst the pine trees. While the sound of these bells has become familiar to students and faculty, the history of the sounds of bells ringing on campus is a story that many are not familiar with.
Thanks to the financial support of alumni and other benefactors, SFU will unveil a new Immaculate Conception Chapel bell and tower...