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This Week at St. Matthew's
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Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts
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Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving hearts, Thou fount of life, thou light of men, From the best bliss that earth imparts, We turn unfilled to Thee again.
Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood; Thou savest those that on Thee call; To them who seek Thee thou art good, To them who find Thee all in all.
Our restless spirits yearn for Thee, Where'er our changeful lot is cast; Glad then Thy gracious smile we see, Blest when our faith can hold Thee fast.
Change the dark night of sin away, shed o'er the world Thy holy light.
Claude L. Bass 1960
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Lenten Preaching Mission 2010
March 7th - 8th
This year's preaching mission for the season of lent is presented by St. Matthew's 3 local priest candidates, John McGarr, Mark Lang and Charles Smith.
This year's preaching mission theme is "Masculine Spirituality".
SCHEDULE
Sunday Morning March 7, 2010 - 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM
Sunday Evening March 7, 2010 - 6:00 PM
Monday Noon March 8, 2010 - 12:00 Noon
Monday Evening March 8, 2010 - 6:00 PM
Reception following Monday Evening's Service
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Lenten Meditation & Soup Luncheons
 Join us each Wednesday during the season of Lent at the First Presbyterian Church Pampa for our annual Lenten Series.
We meet each Wednesday at Noon. Please make plans to join us each week for meditation and soup then back to work by 1 PM.
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The Sounds of St. Matthew's
You may want to hear again our newly formed Men's Chorus "Cantus". This past Sunday was our "debut" service. You will want to listen to the offertory anthem "Eternal Love". Expect much more in the weeks to come from St. Matthew's Cantus!
You can listen to a few clips of last week's service (2/21/2010) as well as clips from past services online by clicking one of the following links:
-Rick & Russ (Prelude)
-St. Matt's Congregation (Sequence)
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Vita brevis, Longa ars
(Life is Short, Art long - Hippocrates)
"O God, whom saints and angels delight to worship in heaven: Be ever present with your servants who seek through art and music to perfect the praises offered by your people on earth; grant to them even now glimpses of your beauty, and make them worthy at length to behold it unveiled for 'evermore; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen"
The beautiful, quiet and holy season of Lent offers church musicians the opportunity to play their most beloved, elegant and haunting compositions.
One composition in particular is truly a favorite. Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 is a song by Sergei Rachmaninoff, published in 1912 as
the last of his Fourteen Songs, Op. 34. Written for voice (soprano or tenor) with piano accompaniment, it contains no words, but is sung using any one vowel (of the singer's choosing). It was dedicated to soprano Antonina Nezhdanova. We will play it using an instrumental version as the prelude for this week.
The anthem is one of Claude L.Bass' most lovely compositions, "Jesus , Thou Joy of Loving Hearts
Thou fount of life, thou light of men, From the best bliss that earth imparts We turn unfilled to Thee Again."
May the Lord in Heaven assist us in our praises and meditation. amen
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Pampa Community Choir To Sing
Sunday, March 28th 7:30 PM
 This Sunday, February 28th at 2:00 PM in the Nave we will have our second full rehearsal in preparation for a Holy Week performance of the Faure Requiem. We have more commitments from singers from First Baptist Church, Lutheran Church, First Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church and of course, St. Matthew's. So this is truly an ecomunical endeavor. If you know of anyone who would be a good contributor to the Pampa Community Choir, it is not too late. Please contact them or email Russ & Rick at RnRFusion@RnRFusion.com with their contact information and we will extend them an invitation to be a part of this exciting endeavor. Come be a part or send someone who would love to experience worshiping with the people of St. Matthew's and our fellow worshipers in Pampa.
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Memorial Service Recording
The memorial service held for St. Matthew's own Jerry Whitten on Friday, February 12, 2010 was recorded and is now available for online listening and mp3 download at RnRFusion.com. Click on this link to be able to listen to Jerry's memorial service in it's entirety.
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Service Music for This Week
Music for This Week
Prelude "Vocalise" Op. 34. No.14
S. Rachmaminoff
"The God of Abraham Praise"
Processional Hymn 401
Responsorial Psalm 27by Rick Land
O, Jesus Christ, May Grateful Hymns Be Rising
Sequence Hymn 590
Offertory "Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts"
Claude L. Bass
"Bread of the World"
Communion Hymn 310
Forty days and Forty Nights
Recessional Hymn 150
Organ Improvisation
by Rick Land
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Rick & Russ' Blog 
at RnRFusion.com
Transendence - The Death of a Saint- by Rick
I want to rattle off a few thoughts on this subject and will come back to the subject again in this series dealing with transendence.
During the years when I was an organist in evangelical churches we had moments of transcendence that at the time seemed more emotional rather than esoteric. Those moments occurred particularly at FBC Dallas during those early years of the conservative/liberal biblical wars when one of our most beloved soloists and I would perform a simple gospel song and I would have the freedom to create the accompaniment almost at the moment of performance.
Linda Almond had an elegant rich alto voice and she loved those great gospel songs like "No One Ever Cared for Me Like Jesus" then there was Janice Mossima the only black member of the choir at that time who loved those great black gospel songs by James Dorsey.
Once in a great while we could offer a simple solo without the full orchestra - I cherished those moments. After I left FBC, I invited Janice Mossima to sing for a joint revival... (click here to read more)
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Visit Our Homepage
by Russ
If you have not visited our home page at RnRFusion.com lately stop by and experience moments as they are captured each week in our live worship services. What you hear as you visit our site through the media player at the top of each page at RnRFusion.com are the original arrangements and compositions that Rick & I are creating each week in service to our little church in the Texas panhandle, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Pampa, TX. Although we have our fingers in so many pies we make our service music for St. Matthew's our top priority each week. We are having a blast while breaking through the barriers of church music with our special "fusion" of great literature, original compositions and improvisations in the use of the historic Mohler Pipe Organ and the Yamaha Motif Synthesizer.
We are very grateful to the people of St. Matthew's for allowing us to express our hearts of worship through our spiritual and musical gifts.
Rick & I have experienced leading worship and making music in the largest evangelical churches in the state of Texas, but they do not compare to the beauty, tranquility and aesthetic spiritual depth that we have the freedom to experience at St. Matthew's through our weekly musical offerings in service to God and the dear people of St. Matt's.
We hope that you are blessed by what you hear. To hear the corporate musical expressions from the congregation of St. Matthew's.....(click here to read more of what you can find at RnR Fusion)
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We would love to invite you to participate in a weekly discussion with Rick & Russ through their blog at www.RnRFusion.com.
We hope to engage our fellow worshipers in thoughtful discussion on many topics concerning worship, religious and humanitarian issues. Just click on the above web address link or logo and join in the discussion. You can contribute comments by filling out the form on the blog page at the bottom of the post. Let us know what your thoughts are on the subjects discussed about in our blog. Our discussions will be fun as well as provocative.
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Adult Sunday School Class Resumes
Come join our weekly Adult Inquiry Sunday School class that continues this weekend. Remember, we meet each Sunday morning at 9:30 AM in the Parish Hall. The class is growing and is a very interactive discussion of topics that concern our lives as the people of God.
This week the class continues their focus on more aspects about Islam.
Please join us and help enrich the lively discussion and insights of this most fascinating subject.
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Sounds of
St. Matthew's You can listen to clips from last Sunday's service by clicking on this link:
WORSHIP MUSIC CLIPS
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St. Matthew's Worship Ministries
Rev. Linda Kelly, Rector - Rick Land & Russ Tapp, Musicians
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church 727 W. Browning, Pampa, TX 79065
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