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Saint Paul Lutheran Church - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Worship at Saint Paul Lutheran Church
When Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation one of his main points was to make the service more meaningful and more easily grasped by the people in the pews. Sunday morning services follow the traditional liturgy from The Lutheran Book of Worship with the exception of the third Sunday of each month when we use Marty Haugen's Now the Feast and Celebration. In the summer months Sunday services are less formal as we say or sing the liturgy using examples drawn from many sources.
Music plays an important part of worship services at Saint Paul. The Senior Choir provides music at the later service eleven months of the year, taking only August off. Both Sunday morning services are generally accompanied by pipe organ except for the “Now the Feast and Celebration” setting which is accompanied by the piano with other instruments as available. Occasionally soloists provide special music for the 8 a.m. service. The congregation has strong ties to the University of New Mexico and the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and regularly employs professional instrumental soloists both for worship, as well as for special events like cantatas, etc.
The music ministry at Saint Paul Lutheran church strives to serve the Lord through presentations that are both accessible to the listener and also of the highest possible musical integrity. St. Paul has a Senior Choir and a complete Youth Music Program. Through its Music at Saint Paul series, the congregation annually offers concerts of a high caliber, including being the resident home of the Albuquerque Chamber Soloists concert series.
The Saint Paul Senior Choir purpose is to provide service music and to help lead congregational song. In addition, the Senior Choir usually sings one larger work per year as part of the “Music at Saint Paul” series. The choir and congregation have an active history of commissions and/or guest artists. Recent choral works have been commissioned from John Ferguson and Rene Clausen. Guest artists visiting St. Paul include the choirs of St. Olaf, Luther and Concordia (Moorhead) colleges, and such distinguished musicians as Alice Parker, Kenneth Jennings, Paul Manz, John Ylvisaker, and John Helgen.
For more information on our music and special events, visit our web site.Visit ... stpaulabq.org
Saint Paul Lutheran Church
1100 Indian School Road NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
Phone: 505-242-5942
