Tradition honors saints, followers
History and tradition will combine the first weekend in November when Cabot United Methodist Church will toll its 100-year-old church bell in special All Saints' Day worship services.
In the United Methodist Church, All Saints' Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in November. It is held, not only to remember saints, but also to remember all those who have died during the past year who were members of the local church congregation.
The Rev. Jonathan Fehl, pastor of Cabot United Methodist Church, 707 Winfield Road in Cabot, said the service will be celebrated at its 6 p.m. Saturday service, Nov. 6, and at its 10:30 a.m. Sunday service, Nov. 7.
During each service, he said the names of congregation members who died during the year will be read as their pictures are shown on screens in the sanctuary. A candle is lighted on the altar and the bell is tolled once.
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