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Mission San Juan Hosts Bell Ringing Ceremony for Constitution Week

by Capo Dispatch
September 17, 2019 3:51PM - Updated on September 19, 2019 9:30AM
in EYE ON SJC, News
Mission San Juan Hosts Bell Ringing Ceremony for Constitution Week

Rafael Gutierrez, one of the Mission San Juan Capistrano’s three bell ringers who has worked there for 50 years, rings the church’s bells at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, as part of an annual bell ringing ceremony meant to pay tribute to the U.S. Constitution. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

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By Shawn Raymundo

Throughout the country, the various chapters of the national organization Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) gathered to ring bells on Tuesday, Sept. 17, paying tribute to the penning of the U.S. Constitution.

A few dozen of the members from the group’s local chapters, including the San Clemente Island Chapter, assembled at San Juan Capistrano’s historic Mission to participate in the longstanding annual tradition, where the bells of the church were rung around 1 p.m.—coinciding with other ceremonies held on the East Coast at 4 p.m.

The Constitution “has stood for almost 232 years as a testament to the tenacity of Americans throughout our history, to maintain our liberties, freedoms and inalienable rights.” Adele Lancaster, state regent for the California State Society Daughters of the American Revolution, said at Tuesday’s bell-ringing ceremony.

Adele Lancaster, state regent for the California State Society Daughters of the American Revolution, delivers a few words regarding the signing of the U.S. Constitution as part of an annual bell ringing ceremony for Constitution Week at Mission San Juan Capistrano on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Photo: Shawn Raymundo
Rafael Gutierrez, one of the Mission San Juan Capistrano’s three bell ringers who has worked there for 50 years, rings the church’s bells at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, as part of an annual bell ringing ceremony meant to pay tribute to the U.S. Constitution. Photo: Shawn Raymundo
Rafael Gutierrez, one of the Mission San Juan Capistrano’s three bell ringers who has worked there for 50 years, rings the church’s bells at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, as part of an annual bell ringing ceremony meant to pay tribute to the U.S. Constitution. Photo: Shawn Raymundo
Several chapter members of the national organization Daughters of the American Revolution gather at Mission San Juan Capistrano on Tuesday, Sept. 13, for an annual bell ringing ceremony meant to pay tribute to the U.S. Constitution. Photo: Shawn Raymundo
While pointing to an American Flag hanging on the grounds of the Great Stone Church, Mechelle Lawrence Adams, executive director of Mission San Juan Capistrano, gives the opening remarks of a bell ringing ceremony for Constitution Week on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Photo: Shawn Raymundo
Rafael Gutierrez, one of the Mission San Juan Capistrano’s three bell ringers who has worked there for 50 years, rings the church’s bells at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, as part of an annual bell ringing ceremony meant to pay tribute to the U.S. Constitution. Photo: Shawn Raymundo

“We join with millions this afternoon ringing bells across America in towns, town halls, churches, and schools for a very grand celebration,” she added.

Rafael Gutierrez, one of the Mission’s three bell ringers and who has worked there for 50 years, had the honor of ringing the bells for the ceremony.

The annual bell ringing is meant to mark the start of Constitution Week, a national period of observance to honor the 1787 signing of one of the nation’s founding documents. Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower enacted the resolution establishing the weeklong celebration in 1956 after DAR had petitioned its creation in 1955.

 

SR_1Shawn Raymundo
Shawn Raymundo is the city editor for The Capistrano Dispatch. He graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in Global Studies. Before joining Picket Fence Media, he worked as the government accountability reporter for the Pacific Daily News in the U.S. territory of Guam. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnzyTsunami and follow The Dispatch @CapoDispatch.

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