Update - we are asking the local places with bell towers and chimes to ring them 28 times - once for each victim of the horrific shooting. Sober and warm response so far from those we have called.

Houses of worship are being asked to ring their bells and chimes.

I wish there could be a local place for people to gather together during this moment?

Susan, we could always pick a place. State and Main could be one choice. Courthouse lawn another. Marlene, any thoughts or plans?

A chime for the shooter?? Really???

There will be a simple and brief service in front of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School. There will be a gathering to sing a hymn, say a prayer and observe a moment of silence at approximately 9:30am, as proposed by the Governor of Connecticut. The church bells will chime twenty-six times. The tree nearest to the Peace Pole will be decorated with 26 white angels as a gentle reminder of those whose lives were lost.

The Doylestown Kindness Council is meeting at 9:30am at State and Main (Starbucks corner) for the moment of silence. All are welcome to join us. Thank you.

Interesting statement that someone sent me today: It matters not how many times the bells toll as long as you remember the bell tolls for thee. As John Donne pointed out, we are all involved in humankind, and we should all feel deeply the pain and human anguish that occurred in Newtown. But counting bells brings no comfort, no solace to the hearts that were broken on that horrible day. So ring the bells once, or a thousand times, or not at all--it doesn't matter if the meaning does not resonate in your heart.