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For New Year's Day.

For the opening of the 112th Congress.

First quarter peal: 6. First mixed as conductor: 5.

In memory of Baerbel Atkins.

First in North America: 4.

With congratulations to Fiona Somers and the 6 on their engagement.

Rung as an 80th birthday compliment to David Barlow. 100th quarter peal in this tower and 40th as conductor (7).

For January Birthdays

7, 6, 8 Cover

To celebrate the births of Mary Charlotte Danzis, grandaughter of (7) and Susan Isabelle Holland, grandaughter of (2).

*5 First Stedman triples

With celebration of the life of Frederick Timmel, on the anniversary of his death

150th quarter on the bells

* 3 First Grandsire

For Quarter Peal Weekend

First triples *8

1st St Clement's , *2, *3

In memory of those who died in the Tucson tragedy

In memory of Bruce Nichols, parishioner and vestry man of St Mark's Church

*1 First of treble bob

*2, 4 First Kent minor on tower bells

*6 First Kent as conductor

In thanksgiving for the election of the Rev'd Dr R William Franklin as Bishop of the Diocese of Western New York

Rung in memory of Ken Quimby, 1931 -2010, a member of the MIT Guild.

First in method and first surprise quarter: 2

For Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

First spliced – 4.

Get well wishes to Roger Savory

In thanksgiving for the life of Herbert G Gale (friend of the belfry). And for Eric's PhD submission.

Dedicated in honor of Andrew Nelson, in appreciation of his tutoring visits to teach St Mark's/Shreveport ringers;

First quarter-peal in North America: Andrew Nelson, Priory Church of St. Mary, Lancaster, England

First quarter-peal for Lindsey Hutt-Fletcher

First quarter peal in tower with member of local band, Lindsey-Hutt Fletcher

Dedicated in memory of Myrtle B. Pickering, for whom the treble is sponsored and named.

First quarter-peal for Candace Higginbotham

Second quarter-peal in tower with member of local band

In memoriam Charles W Hall of Shepshed, Leicestershire

In thanksgiving for the life of Ruth B Joyce, on the date of her birth.

First in method — 3, 4.

Engagement compliment to Fiona Somers and John Danaher.

In remembrance of the lives of Ellen Shropshire Wyatt, aunt of the 6th, and Robert Stenstrom, great friend of the bells and of the 4th.

First royal – 1. First of London Surprise Royal – 5.

First in method, 2

Two conductors: #2 for Plain Bob; #3 for Grandsire. First away from cover #1.

1st Spliced S Minor in hand for all.

First peal in Asia for the Guild.

Giving thanks for all who minister in the Church, and especially remembering David Baverstock, ordained priest at St Mary the Virgin, Cheshunt today.

In thanksgiving for the life of William Perez.

First inside, 3

The band would like to associate this quarter peal with Noah Smith

In thanksgiving for the lives of Clementina Bannister and W Hartwell Perry.

First peal of Surprise– 4. First peal of Superlative– 5.

20th Birthday compliment to David Nega.

For the 65th birthday of Susan MacDonald, wife of the 6, and for the bellringers and people of Christchurch, New Zealand.

NZ earthquake

For the victims of the Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquake.

First off cover -- 1

In celebration of the life of Florence Faber Eason, Aunt of 2, who died on January 26, 2011.

Peter Trotman would like to be associated with this quarter peal.

In sympathy for the people of Japan.

First Stedman: 4.

Circled the tower: 9.

In celebration of the birth of Noah John Bailey on March 10, 2011.

First blows in method: 3.

Birthday compliments to the ringer of the 3.

First in method: 3.

For Sunday service.

First in method — 2, 5.

*First doubles conducting

With sympathy for the earthquake victims around the world

1st treble on triples

1st QP outside of Washington, DC

For the annual Vernal Equinox Weekend in Philadelphia

1st treble to minor

1st inside to minor and first QP outside of Brewster #4

First in method: 1.

In celebration of the life of Edith Kanik, grandmother of the 7.

First Stedman: 1.

To celebrate the birth of Noah John Bailey.

First Stedman: 6

First Stedman Caters as conductor: 7

Birthday compliments to the 3, 5, 9, and 10

To celebrate the 21st birthday of James Hitchings today.

First quarter peal as conductor.

First triples: 1.

First inside: 2.

Get-well-soon wishes to Cathy Russell.

Rung in memory of Roderick W Pipe.

First Surprise and First Royal: 2.

First Surprise Royal: 4.

First in method by all except 3.

In memory and celebration of the life of Parke K. Flick.

In Memoriam Harry Winter.

First peal: 4.

First triples: 3.

Anniversary compliment to The Rev. Canon Anne Mallonee and the 5.

First inside: 4

First at treble

Rung half muffled in the Dorian mode in memory of Raymond James Roberts, brother of 4.

Celebrating the US Government remaining open.

First Pudsey: 2,3,4,6.

First Treble Bob: 1.

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First Stedman – 5.

For DC Emancipation Day.

First quarter peal: 8. For the birthday (18th April) of Stuart Irving Peek (father of the donor), commemorated by the inscription on the 6th bell of the tower.

First peal on the bells.

First peal at this location.

First peal in hand: 1-2, 3-4.

For Easter.

WRS BD

For Easter Sunday

First triples inside: 2.

To celebrate the life and ministry of an Easter Christian, The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes (1942-2011).

First in North America: 3

In celebration of Easter

For Easter.

First peal: 3.

Donation: WRS BD

In memory of Marie Cross in whose honor this festival was named - Southern Cross.

All participants were students of Marie

In celebration of the marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Rung by an all-British band to celebrate the Marriage of His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales K.G. and Miss Catherine Middleton.

In memory of Ian Charter, English bell tutor and Jack Webster Grigsby, St Mark's Cathedral, bell donor

First tenor behind

For the Christchurch New Zealand Bell Fund Appeal

Rung with 1 and 2 leading throughout.

In support of the North American Guild's relief effort for the bells of the Cathedral of Christchurch, New Zealand.

100th quarter peal: 7.

For Mothers Day

1st Quarter - Treble

1st Quarter in Canada - 6

This quarter peal was rung in honor of Miss Marie R. Cross who taught all of us our ringng skills. The festival - Southern Cross Festival - was also named in her honor.

1st quarter peal:1

To welcome law enforcement officers to Washington for National Police Week. With best wishes to Paula Fleming for a speedy recovery. First quarter peal: 1, 6.

For the wedding of Lindsay Wheeler and Matthew Coursen. First quarter peal: 1.

To Commemorate the Fifth Anniversary of the First Time the Bells Rang Out

First treble bob to Major: 1.

Rung to celebrate the birth this week of Creed Edward Brady, son of Brooks and Nicole Brady, friends of the 6.

1000th peal - 4

Congratulations to Dr. Joan Hutchinson, Professor Emerita, on receiving an honorary M.A. from Macalester College.

First away from cover: 1

For the Ordination to the Presbyterate of Vincent Edward Bresowar

1st away from cover: 1

First Stedman Cinques: 5.

First Quarter Peal, 6

Rung for Ascension Sunday

In thanksgiving for and celebration of the life of Major Stephen Merrill Lott, USAF (ret.), former Verger of this Cathedral.

First peal on the bells.

With grateful thanks to Gordon Stuart Peek for bringing tower bells to the west coast of the USA.

Gordon Peek introduced the peal by ringing the treble in the initial rounds.

To celebrate 2011 University of Washington Commencement.

First peal: 5.

For the 12th anniversary of the restoration of St Mark's bells

For the 31st anniversary of the installation of St Martin's bells

#4 - first in North America

For Pentecost

and Anniversary Congratulations to 3 & 4.

Farewell wishes to Karen Clayton, Parish Administrator, St Martin's and Ken Lovett, St Martin's Music Director, with thanks for all their support and help over the years.

Rung as a wedding compliment to the 1 and Miss Nicole L Morris who were married on May 21 2011 in Mason, OH.

1st to ring 100 quarter peals on the bells: 12.

1st Stedman Cinques as conductor: 1.

First inside: 2

Birthday compliments to 2

First peal in North America, 6

First QP as conductor: 6

The band would like to dedicate this quarter peal to Tuscaloosa, AL and Joplin, MO tornado disaster relief.

First Quarter Peal away from cover bell = 1

The band wishes to associate Meredith A Morris with this quarter peal. Birthday compliments to Ed Wilton.

To celebrate the life of H. Peter Somers.

First Surprise, First in Method: 3

In honor of Carolina Day

For Canada Day

First tenoring behind: 12.

In memory of Robert Morris, father of Washington ringer Meredith Morris.

For Andrew (son of 1) who got his Consultant's post this week and for Natalie (daughter of 1) who got married on May 7th

First triples as conductor. First on eight bells, 1, 8.

For Independence Day.

1st Major on the bells. 1st Surprise: 4.

To welcome to St Martin's:

Rev. W. Jarrett Kerbel, new Rector;

Natalee Hill, Associate for Communications and Administration;

Eric Meyer, Music Director;

Harriet Kollin, Associate Rector;

And for Independence Day

First Bristol Maximus: 3, 5, 8, 9.

First Maximus and first Bristol: 6.

First treble-dodging Maximus: 1.

For Independence Day.

Engagement compliment to Matthew Watson (father of the 7) and Ellen Cabot; wedding compliment to Emma Holdrich and Randy Schwager, and to Jeffrey von Rekowski (cousin of the 8) and Kate O'Connor.

For Independence Day.

90th birthday compliments to Sister Elise, formerly of Melrose School, Brewster, NY.

First spliced — 5.

In celebration of July 4th!

First treble dodging to Royal: 1.

First Bristol Royal: 3 & 6.

With the band's best wishes to Stephen and Brie Bailey as they leave New York to relocate to the UK.

Rung in celebration of the birthdays of Rahne Tallent, Bill Rush, and the conductor

Rung to mark the 75th anniversary of the installation and first ringing of the bells of this cathedral.

In memoriam Paul Ervin Engsberg, whose visionary efforts brought change ringing bells to the Breslin Tower of the U. of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Died July 6, 2001

First quarter of Major: 1, 6

To welcome Christopher White during his summer in Minnesota.

For Sunday Service

1st inside: 2.

To celebrate the wedding anniversary of the 3 and the 5, as they course through life together.

Rung during "Heat-mageddon 2011"

First inside - 3.

with thanks to Robin McKinley, who got her into this.

In celebration of the life of Reverend Bill Basom, and in sympathy with the people of Norway.

Rung to welcome the Rev'd Erika Takacs as Associate Rector of St Mark's

Rung in memory of Paul Engsberg, Sewanee, TN

1st Bristol Royal: 2.

1st Bristol: 5.

With best wishes to Michael Main and Beverly Faber for speedy recoveries.

In Memoriam John Ward Purrington, Jr (1982 -1983)

First peal on the bells by a North American band. First peal in the method for the North American Guild. First surprise major: 5. First in method: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and as conductor.

In celebration of the life of Paul Engsberg.

With all our best wishes from the Philadelphia Guild of Change Ringers to Beverly Faber after her recent surgery. We wish her a full and complete recovery.

To celebrate the life of Kay Dunham, a member of this congregation.

First in method: 3, 4, 5, 6

To welcome the 5's return to conducting at Grace.

In celebration and remembrance of the life of Martha Lawson Morse, 1920-2011, grandmother of the 4 and 5.

First Bristol: 5;

First Bristol Major: 6;

With best wishes from the Trinity band to Tony Micocci for his forthcoming semester lecturing at the University of New Orleans.

In celebration of the final chemo treatment of our friend and former Tower Captain, Neville Withington. First quarter peal away from cover: 2.

#1 First quarter of minor in tower

#4 First quarter of minor

In thanksgiving for the lives and service of members of the Special Forces who died in the August 6, 2011 helicopter crash in Afghanistan.

#6 First Quarter

Grandsire conducted by 1, Plain Bob conducted by 5. For Sunday service.

In celebration of 33 years since the installation of the bells at St James Episcopal Church, Hendersonville, NC

For Dave and Tena Warkentien, on the eve of their 32nd anniversary.

In memory of the life of Joan Elsie Byrne, mother of Roy Latham

For Labor Day. 25th quarter peal: 6.

To celebrate the wedding anniversary of Jenny Hinsman and Bill Roll; the 40th wedding anniversary of Denise and David Large; and the birthday of Naomi Bassett.

To celebrate the marriage this day of Lynn Meyer and Paul Gillott.

First spliced: 3.

New York D Major:

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Rung in memory, on the 10th anniversary, of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

First quarter peal away from cover: 1

Rung half-muffled in remembrance of those who died on September 11, 2001.

800th peal: 1.

Rung in remembrance of all who lost their lives in the terrrorist attacks of 09/11/01.

Rung in memory of the father of Tina Powell, Sidney Lamar Camp, who died Friday, September 9, 2011 aged 92 years.

Rung as a wedding compliment to John Danaher and Fiona Somers.

* first quarter on 12 bells

** first Plain Bob Cinques

To celebrate the 2011 North American Guild AGM in Toronto

Birthday compliments to Mark Gosden

* first of Plain Bob Maximus

* first of Erin Cinques

To celebrate the forthcoming marriage of Niall Smith and Sascha Vienot on September 30

1st London: 2.

In memory and celebration of the lives of Mrs. Mariam Schwartz and the Rev. William Hargett.

Get well wishes to Susan Barnes.

1st on 10: 1.

In thanksgiving for the life of Jim Diserens.

1st in method: 6

1st of Surprise as conductor: 5

Wedding compliment to John and Fiona Danaher.

In celebration of the acquittal of Amanda Knox.

Get-well wishes to Jean Meyerson, Grandmother of 2.

First inside: 2

Birthday Compliments to 2.

In celebration of Margaret and Ian Ratcliffe's 25th wedding anniversary. (It went just like marriage, some harmonious, some awful, some so-so, some where it almost fell apart. -MR)

First in method: 3.

For the dedication today of the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial.

First on eight – 1.

First triples as conductor – 5.

1st Stedman: 3.

For Uncle Gary's 60th birthday.

First Erin: 6.

Birthday compliment to Pamela Mosley.

First Stedman: 4.

Rung to celebrate the marriage earlier this day between Erica Dodd and Alan Batten.

First in New York: 5.

First surprise – 4.

For Sunday service

First quarter peal: 1

First on 12: 1.

First Bristol: 5.

First minor – 2.

Rung to celebrate the birth of Skyren Nicole Gildea earlier this day.

First in hand: 1-2.

In memory of Deborah Kellett - September 22, 1944 - April 29, 2011

First Erin: 1 & 6.

First on ten: 1 & 10.

First conducting Erin.

In memory of Arthur E Crumlish, Sr.

Birthday compliment to Joseph Futcher.

With appreciation for the work of Acting Supervisory Park Ranger Bob Healy during his time at the Old Post Office Tower, and best wishes as he moves on to his next assignment.

First on eight – 1.

10th QP as conductor – 5.

For Veterans' Day.

The band entered changes at 11:11 on 11/11/11.

First treble bobbing – 1.

First Cambridge Minor – 4.

Rung for Veterans Day.

400th peal: 11.

To welcome the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde, consecrated yesterday and seated today as ninth Bishop of Washington; and to celebrate the reopening of the Cathedral after the earthquake of August 23rd.

First surprise: 4