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Rung to welcome 2025!

First Inside: 2

In Memoriam James Earl Carter, Jr., 39th President of the United States, on the national day of mourning and the day of his burial.

In recognition of the national day of mourning for President James Earl Carter, Jr.

First in hand: 7–8

First in hand: 1–2.

First in method: 1, 6

First in method: 5, 6

First peal: 1, 8. First in tower: 3, 4. First inside & triples: 2. First as conductor in tower.

For Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

First surprise in hand: 1–2.

First in method: 5-6

First in method: 5-6

First on 12: 5, 7

First on 12 in tower: 8

First Erin: 5,6

First Caters on the bells.

For Sunday Service

First quarter: 1-2

Rung to the Glory of God and in thanksgiving for the life of Juanita Carter, beloved sister of fellow Trinity Cathedral Ringing Society member Mary Wilson, who passed away February 3, 2025.

May Her Memory Be Eternal

Circled tower 8.

Rung for President's Day.

For Sunday service

First as conductor at first attempt. First blows in Ipswich and Norfolk, 1-2

First Surprise Major: 3.

Wedding compliments to Matthew Timmel and Donna Post.

Immediately following the celebration of the marriage of Emma Clare Howe and Cyrus Franklin Watson, IV

Rung after the Tech Squares Dance Weekend.

80th birthday compliment to Douglas Kitson.

First in method : 1-2, 3-4, 7-8

First Stedman: 9-10

First Stedman as conductor

First in method: 7-8

Rung for Founder's Day, the day Sophia Smith signed her will establishing Smith College, and in recognition of International Women's Day.

First Major: 1, 4 (in tower). First in North America: 5, 8.

For International Women's Day, rung by a band of all women.

First in method: 1-2

1st Quarter: 6

First as Conductor in North America.

768 Covering

1st Surprise in hand: 1-2

Believed to be the first extent of the following method in a quarter peal:

St. Radegund Jump Minimus: -14.[2413].[321]4,12

1st Surprise: 5

1st surprise (yay!) : 2; 3-4

Handbells for Hands Off!

First of Stedman: 2

For the anniversaries of the dedication of these bells, and of the announcement of peace following the War of American Independence.

For Easter.

First in method: 3.

For Easter.

For Easter.

First in method: 2.

For Easter

First time a peal of spliced on this plan has been rung. The band wish to associate this with Andrew Tyler and Timothy Barnes who were in an earlier attempt.

Methods rung for the first time:

Frederick S. Major x3x4x5x6x34x3x236x5,2

Kalamazoo S Major x3x4x5x6x34x3x2x7,2

Miami S Major x3x4x5x6x4x5x6x7,2

Pittsburgh S Major x3x4x25x6x4x3x34x5,2

Orleans S Major x3x4x5x6x4x25x456x5,2

Remembering Vicky Lynn Childers McKinney (on her birthday)

In remembrance of the birthday of Prince Albert of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

1st Quarter Peal: 2

1st Plain Bob Doubles: 1, 3, 4

Most local ringers in a quarter since 15 Nov, 2005.

80th anniversary of VE Day

For the 202nd Commencement celebrations at Virginia Theological Seminary

First treble bob: 1.

First off the tenor: 1.

In memory of the members of the Smith College class of 1985 who have passed away.

First half peal: 1, 4, 8 (longest length). With congratulations to the Smith College graduating class of 2025.

Celebrating the new pope, Leo XIV, from Chicago.

In the interests of time we did not attempt a full QP.

First in method: 1–2.

First blows in method: 2, 3.

Rung during the 100th anniversary celebration of "A Day in Old New Castle."

Rung for Bell Sunday

First outside of the UK: 5

To celebrate the beginning of the pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV.

For Sunday service.

First as conductor.

Rung to celebrate:

Victoria Day

The completion of the conductor’s BMus

And as a 76th Birthday compliment to Robert Mason-Hurley, a great friend of this tower.

Immediately prior to a concert of Baroque music presented at Christ Church.

First in hand at first attempt: 1-2

First in method: 1–2, 7–8

Rung for the Devon Association of Ringers’ Centenary “100 Towers Ring Out” event.

Early birthday compliment to Sarah Kanaga.

Circled the tower: 1, 7.

In loving memory of Paul Mounsey.

In memory of Colin G Wright, a fellow Roving Ringer of the 3–4 & 7–8.

First quarter: 1-2

In memory of James Wood, former longtime parish administrator and friend and supporter of the ringers.

First Stedman: 4.

First Triples: 6.

With congratulations to Troy Osborn on his graduation from Carleton College, from his siblings on 5-6, 9-10 and 11-12, and a Carleton alumna on 3-4.

First in method: 1-2

First quarter of surprise in hand in Seattle in 18 years.

Rung to celebrate the 150th Commencement of the University of Washington and the 17th anniversary of the inauguration of the Gordon Stuart Peek Foundation Memorial Bells.

1st in this tower: 3, 4

For Fathers' Day, Sunday Service ringing

(why is it always the last lead?)

Most methods spliced: 3-4

In memory of Axel Bostrom (September 2005 - June 2025) of this parish, on the day of his funeral.

First quarter peal: 2;

First in method: 3.

For the centennial of Pinewoods Dance Camp.

First known quarter at this location.

Rung with handbells while walking the method, a.k.a. "on bodies."

First performance: 3, 6 (Kat's mom).

For Independence Day, and to Ed Donnen with heartfelt thanks from the WRS for Decades of Inspired Steeple Keeping.

First Surprise Inside: 5

For Independence Day.

First on eight: 5.

First major: 4.

Rung to mark the centenary of Southminster Presbyterian Church.

First of Stedman: 3-4, 9-10

First of Stedman in hand: 7-8

First Stedman as conductor: 5-6

Birthday compliment to Kate Fractal.

First quarter: 1-2.

Most methods 1-2.

First inside to Surprise 3-4.