A jet flies above the north steeple of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 in Albany, NY. The north steeple contains the bells of the church, which will be played ...

For Christians, church bells are calls to prayer and worship and tell of sorrow and joy. But at the mother church of Tampa Bay's Episcopalians, the bells have been silent for 30 years.