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The Season of Preparation

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The people who walk in darkness have seen a great light!Isaiah 9:2 and Matthew 4:16 Well, in many ways the Traditional Music and Worship Ministry has been in Advent for almost three years. We have been preparing and waiting to be able to serve and minister to our church and community through...

Remembering All-Saints & Beyond

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Church, As we move into our “Holiday” season, we start by remembering those that have gone before us on “All-Saints Sunday.” This is truly one of our most beautiful services that we have each year at University. We celebrate all those that had the courage, knowledge, and...

The Return of University Orchestra

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Hallelujah!Praise God in His holy house of worshipPraise Him under the open skies,Praise Him for his magnificent greatness;Praise with a blast on the trumpet,Praise by stumming soft strings;Praise Him with castanets and dancePraise Him with banjo and flute;Praise Him with cymbals and bass...

Different But Perfect

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Friends, "Dwelling” – I just love that word. It gives me a feeling of comfort and safety. “Dwelling” – maybe it means looking around your space with fresh eyes. Looking to be blessed by all that you see and all that you already have. For me, I think we have had a...

SINGING: May Be Hazardous to Your Health!

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Friends, Whoever would have dreamed that singing would become one of the most hazardous things you can do in a group setting. Singing, the gift that brings me and many others such joy. Singing, that now must be done with masks on our faces and/or socially distant.   Many of you know...

Unity Trough Music

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"It was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord, and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord, “For he is good, for his...

The Cross of Christ

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I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.                                           ...

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Journey to the Cross

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Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday when we embark on our journey to the Cross and empty tomb yet again. Lent, the time between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, can often be made about our individual experiences and commitments solely between “me and God.” But, left to our own solitary...

Thanks from The Foundry

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“I thank my God every time I think of you! I always pray with joy, whenever I pray for you all, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. Of this I’m convinced: the one who began a good work in you will thoroughly complete it by the day of King...

Stand Beside Christ

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“The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in...

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