St Philips

Bell Ringers

Sydney Australia

What is bell ringing or Campanology’.

 

When you hear bells ringing from a church tower, chances are, that people inside the tower are pulling ropes to make them sound!

 

The glorious sounds are not machine made in the tower of St Philip's, although in some churches bells are mechanically rung.

 

 

How Are Bells Rung?

The bells at St Philips are rung in the English tradition of change ringing. The tower houses ten bells.  Eight are rung by the bellringers.

The sequence in which the bells are rung is controlled either by a conductor, or by methods. Methods are like tunes for music, which are a memorised sequences of changes. However, tunes are not actually rung manually as the bells are too heavy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When do we ring?

 

·          Sunday morning service.

·          Weddings (by appointment)

·          Memorial occasions and national days.

·          Quarter peals for feast days

 

 

Gordon Connon

The ringers of

St Philips

Sydney

2004

 

Are you interested in joining?

 

Learners, experienced ringers and visitors are welcome.

Visitors remember if you can not ring, for your safety, please do not touch the ropes.

 

Learning to ring costs nothing but your time. Ringing is voluntary, however waking early on Sunday morning to ring for church service is the aim, and, the mark of a true ringer!

Practice Nights: Friday evenings 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm Sunday Ringing: 9.10 am to 9.50 am (prior to 10.00am Morning Service)

Tower Captain: David Killner - Tel. 8756.2309 Ringing Master: Richard Thomas - Tel. 9957.6527 St Philip's is located 3 York Street, Sydney (cnr. Jamison & Clarence Streets, Sydney.