Edmund Fitzgerald - Gitche Gumee

Date 9-18-05

A National and State Historic Landmark

The Rt. Rev. Richard W. Ingalls, Bishop and Rector
The Rev. Richard W. Ingalls, Jr., Assistant Rector
The Rev. Deacon Jesse Roby, Jr., Honorary
Kenneth J. Sweetman, Organist and Choirmaster
Kevin J. Bylsma, Assistant Organist

Great Lakes Mariners News Paper Page 3. Vol.3, No. 6, 2005

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SPECIAL CIVIL SERVICES

In 1975 The Reverend Richard Ingalls reacted to the sinking of the Great Lakes freighter by praying alone and ringing the church's bell 29 times -- one for each man lost. News and newspapers across the world reported this story, including one read by singer Gordon Lightfoot; he responded by writing the song "The Wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald." Each year since, Mariners' Church has held a memorial service commemorating the men who were on board.

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