The bell tower was constructed at that time; the bell would ring for occasions such as births, baptisms, marriages, quincea??eras, sacred Masses and funerals.???There???s something important about bells ringing that creates a sense of community,??? Corso said.But in 2004, it was discovered that the tower had become termite-infested, and it was wobbly and rotted and needed to be torn down, he said.