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Categories: Letters 2024, Uncategorized

October 5, 2024

Dear Saints in Santa Fe, and other far-off places: Greetings in the name and spirit of Jesus Christ! Coca-Cola tried to bring the world together in 1971 with a commercial. I would be surprised if you don’t remember it.  I preached a sermon on World Communion Sunday in 2013 (remember that?) and when I started to sing the song, the entire choir joined in and scarcely a beat later so did the congregation. I’d like to teach the world to sing.

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Categories: Concerts, Uncategorized

Jan Worden-Lackey, organ

Friday, December 27, 2019 Music from Handel’s Messiah (1741) Program: (Text provided only for meditation.) Part I Sinfonia (Overture) And He shall purify And he shall purify the sons of Levi, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. (Malachi 3:3) O thou that tellest good tidings O thou that tellest good […]

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David Solem, piano

Friday, October 4, 2019 — 5:30pm Music of Chopin and Barber David Solem was born and raised in Washington D.C. David has Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The Peabody Conservatory of Music where he studied organ, harpsichord, and piano. He is currently assistant organist for First Presbyterian Church (Santa Fe) and a member […]

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Sergio Rodriguez, piano

Friday, September 6, 2019 — 5:30pm Music of Moupou, Ravel, Debussy, Aguirre, Guastavino, and Ziegler Sergio Rodriguez has performed solo piano and collaborative concerts in Southern California, Florida and throughout Northern New Mexico. He has been orchestra pianist with the Santa Fe Symphony and Santa Fe’s Musica de Camara Orchestra, soloist for the Santa Fe […]

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Samuel Jacobs, piano

Friday, July 19, 2019 — 5:30pm Music of Beethoven, Liszt, and Scriabin Since settling in Albuquerque in 2008, Samuel Jacobs has been an active pianist, teacher, and musical collaborator in the community. Has has a private studio and has additionally taught at the New Mexico School of Music. In 2014, he co-founded Southwest Chamber Players, […]

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What now?

Acts 1:21-26 What just happened and what do we do now? The first chapter of the Book of Acts may help us sort through the election this week.  Jesus just ascended to the heavens and he was gone.  What did the disciples do?  They remembered his last words:  “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, […]

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Election

Psalm 46 Oh, how I wish our candidates had read Psalm 46 before they started on the campaign trail!  Instead of roaring and foaming and shaking so that our very earth, and souls, tremble with their tumult, they may well have heeded verse 10:  “Be still and know that I am God.”  (It is always […]

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