Sister Ann Kaufenberg (right) takes her turn at ringing the bell at the Good Counsel Chapel at 2:15 p.m., on Thursday to commemorate the end of the Civil War. From left, Sister Mary Kay Ash, who timed the four-minute observance on her iPhone, and Sisters Mary Kay Gosch and Monica Wagner also took a one-minute stint at ringing the 1000-pound bell. Photo by John Cross

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