Deacon’s music a bell-towering achievement in Sitka

Deacon Herman Madsen plays the bells atop St. Michael’s Cathedral. (Photo by Katherine Rose, KCAW – Sitka)The bells at St. Michael’s Orthodox Cathedral in Sitka are ringing again after a temporary hiatus. Thanks to a new deacon with musical abilities and no fear of heights, you’ll hear them ringing most days at 11:55.
The bells of St. Michael’s haven’t been played for a while. That is, until Deacon Herman Madsen showed up.
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