the sexton is ringing the bell

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• sexton — /ˈsɛkstən / (say sekstuhn) noun Christian Church a church officer and guardian who is charged with taking care of the church, its contents and the graveyard, ringing the bell, digging the graves, etc. {Middle English segerstone, from Anglo French …  

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