Bell Banners
St. Martin's twelve processional bell banners ring out during festival services of the church year--including Christmas and Easter.
To participate in a bell banner team that carries these banners in procession, or to assist the team with setting up the pole standards, please contact Thomas Pavlechko, Cantor and Composer in Residence at 476-6757, ext. 344 or email tpavlechko@saintmartins.org
To participate in a bell banner team that carries these banners in procession, or to assist the team with setting up the pole standards, please contact Thomas Pavlechko, Cantor and Composer in Residence at 476-6757, ext. 344 or email tpavlechko@saintmartins.org
St. Martin's Bell Banners have been rebuilt and greatly expanded. Over the summer 2007, Thom Pavlechko and John Sommer designed, engineered and built twelve processional bell banners, all in different shapes and colors, with a variety of bells and chimes of many different timbres and pitches. Leo Mueller, Zack Swensen, Gus Grosskopf and Gene Johnson all contributed to the pole standards, engineering feats in themselves.
Bess Sommer expertly crafted the multi-colored bell team vestments.
Pictured are scenes from Easter 2008.
Pictured are scenes from Easter 2008.
