Shannon Park

I was first introduced to handbells in 1975 when my mother and I joined the church’s new handbell choir in Amarillo, Texas.  After a short hiatus to finish college and then a move to Southern California, I joined the Silver Jubilee Ringers of Santa Clarita UMC.  A year later I was directing the youth handbell choir there.  I spent seventeen years with the Silver Jubilee Ringers before moving to Redding, CA with my husband, Cary, in 2002.  My husband and I own and operate an RV Park and Campground near Shasta Lake.  I found the Carillons of St. James Lutheran Church in 2006 while the Carillon’s director, Nancy Schmitt, was assisting in the startup of a new bell choir at First Church of Redding where I attend.  I admit to being a “bell-a-holic” and love to ring handbells, be it in small ensembles or especially with my church choirs.