Our Organ
The sounds of the “king of instruments” have graced our worship services for over 150 years. Our first known instrument was E. & G.G. Hook Opus 445 (II/25), in service from 1868 until 1889 after which it was purchased by St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Leominster, MA. This was succeeded by Geo. S. Hutchings Opus 450 from 1898-1927. In 1922, a non-rank Echo division was added by Kimball, Smallman & Frazee in the rear ceiling, from which only the facade pipes remain. In 1928, our current E.M. Skinner Opus 743 (originally IV/38) was completed; substantial revisions were undertaken by M.P. Moller, Inc. in 1961 (R-669), Kinzey-Angerstein in 1976 (R-10), and Czelusniak et Dugal, Inc. in 2009, the last of which included a rebuilt console. The organ presently consists of three manuals and 67 ranks (including a floating antiphonal division) totaling over 4,000 pipes.