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Article: Church's pipe organ links generations in spirit of worship
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- The Sun - Naperville (IL)
- Article date:
- July 27, 2006
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Patty Nelson plays "Amazing Grace" on the pipe organ during a recent Sunday service at First Congregational Church. The 100-year-old instrument is probably the oldest functioning pipe organ in DuPage County.
The peaceful quiet of late evening is Patty Nelson's favorite time to sit in the sanctuary at the First Congregational Church and play the organ.
Church organist for more than a year, Nelson spends several hours practicing the hymns that will be part of the next Sunday's service. Every note she plays evokes a spirit of the past.
Generations of the church's organists have come and gone, but the majestic Austin Opus 163 pipe organ lives on. It has been a focal point of the church since it ...
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