With the recent visit of the Ghajnsielem Archpriest Fr Frankie Bajada to the Cornille-Havard bell foundry in France, the bell project for the Ghajnsielem church entered a new phase. The process of the manufacturing of the bells has now got underway.
With the designs almost completed by local artists Paul Stellini and Vince Caruana, the foundry started work on the low reliefs which will eventually be part of the bell decorations. The work that is being carried out will enable Rudolph Cauchi to gild the artistic designs on the bells.
In the foundry, work on the moulds for bells 6-8 has also started. Providing that everything continues to go plan and that sufficient funds are raised, the church hopes to have the bells in place by their next feast.
Ghanjnsielem parishioners are being invited to contribute monthly towards the bell project. Any parishoners who contribute a large donation will in return have their names and coat of arms put onto bell number three.