We have surpassed our initial goal of $12,000 for the commissioning and forging of a new bronze bell for Lake of the Isles. We are now working on the last $2,000 which will be used to cover the cost of transportation and the electrical connection for the bell in the tower. The Church Council has selected the Christoph Paccard of Charleston, South Carolina to design the 574 pound bell. The actual bell will be poured at the Paccard Foundary in France where they have been producing bells since 1796. The bell with its inscription, Soli Deo Gloria, Solely to the Glory of God, will be delivered for Reformation Sunday in October. It will be blessed for our All Saints worship service and then installed in the tower. There is still time and need to give a gift to honor the memory of someone you love.