Bill Gilman, president of South Freeport Congregational Church, rings the church bell Sunday to honor the lives lost to COVID-19. Gilman and two other members of the church took turns ringing the bell for over an hour as they made it toll once for every thousand of lives lost to the coronavirus.

Joe Field plays Taps on a trombone after he and two other church members rang the bell at South Freeport Congregational Church to honor lives lost to COVID-19.

Judith Blanchard pauses to listen to the church bell at South Freeport Congregational Church as it tolls for the lives lost to COVID-19 in the United States. "I just love hearing the bell, but it is so sad that we hit 460,000,” she said.

Janice Peterson sits in her car in front of South Freeport Congregational Church on Sunday as members ring the church bell to honor lives lost to COVID-19. Peterson, who lives nearby, had trouble hearing the bell from home, so she decided to drive down to the church. “I thought I would spend some time listening and making prayers,” she said.

Parishioner Joe Field rings the church bell to honor lives lost to COVID-19 at South Freeport Congregational Church on Sunday morning. Field and two other members of the church took turns ringing the bell for over an hour as they made it toll once for every thousand of lives lost to COVID-19.

Deacon Tim Whitacre rings the church bell to honor lives lost to COVID-19 at South Freeport Congregational Church on Sunday morning.