NEW STGMA MEMBER. Birthright Ministries Dallas, TX. 122 South King Street - SEGUIN, TEXAS 78155

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1 STGMA GOSPEL NOTES The Bi-Monthly Newsletter for South Texas Gospel Music Association Vol. 16, Issue 3 - July - August STGMA founded 1999 by Janet & Billy Miller WELCOME NEW STGMA MEMBER Birthright Ministries Dallas, TX John Barber was born in Mineola, TX, but raised in Southern Louisiana about 30 miles west of Baton Rouge. He began his musical career playing trombone in the school band at the age of 12 and started playing piano at the age of 16. John sings & plays keyboard, as well as writing and arranging music. Birthright was formed in the early 1990s. Rita Barber was born in Terrell, TX and is the daughter of a Baptist preacher. Through the years, she has sung as a soloist, with a female trio and in a quartet with her brothers. She has a low harmony style of singing--developed through singing with a long line of alto singers. As a result, Rita can sing low harmony to high tenor. In addition to singing in the trio, she also writes & arranges music. John Graves sang lead and baritone with the Graves Gospel Singers and performed in the Southern U.S. for ten years. While in college, John was a member of the Shreveport Chamber Singers and the Marshall Symphony Chorus. Afterewards, he spent 10 years with Southern Harmony of Tyler and another 8 years with Of One Accord of Frisco. In 2013, he joined Birthright Ministries and now sings, writes and arranges music. Visit the Birthright Ministries website at For bookings, call WE NEED STATION I. D. LINERS STGMA Internet Radio needs YOU to create station identification liners. Will you help us by creating an mp3 file using the following script as an example: You re listening to STGMA Internet Radio in San Antonio, Texas! Hi, I m of ministry in Texas. Thanks for listening! Be creative use your own language style. your mp3 file to LaVada Triesch at director.triesch@stgma.org STGMA GAITHER-STYLE SUMMER JAMBOREE - JULY 19 KIRBY On Saturday, July 19, the STGMA 'Gaither-Style' Summer Jamboree will be held at Kirby Baptist Church, 5114 Seguin Rd., Kirby from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This will be the second of three such Jamborees hosted by STGMA this year. STGMA members from Texas and Lousiana will be donating their time and talent to help raise money for the Association. All of the proceeds go to support concert events, the STGMA music awards program & the growing STGMA annual convention. Artists and groups who are on the talent roster include: The Arnharts of League City - Tommy Clark of Copperas Cove - Megan Cox of Luling - pianist Jaxon Edwards of Wimberley - Joyce Emily of La Vernia - Fay Gassner of Stockdale - Gene & LaVada of Blanco - Hearts of Grace of Brazoria - Lilly Hutton of Comfort - Robert Lanning Family of Cibolo - Jenna Oakley of San Antonio - Logan Pettis of San Antonio - country gospel soloist ShariRaye of Morgan Mill - The Southern Plainsmen trio of Brodbeck, LA - The Van Martins gospel band from Keller and Phil Williams of Dallas. Admission is free. Donations to STGMA will be appreciated. For more information, contact Fay Gassner at OAK RIDGE OLDTIME GOSPEL SING - SATURDAY, SEPT. 13 SAN ANTONIO--Lovers of old-time Southern Gospel music should circle Saturday, September 13 on their calendars. That's when Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Vance Jackson, San Antonio will host the Oak Ridge Old-Time Gospel Sing on Saturday, September 13 at 6:00 p.m. Headlining the program will be the award-winning Southern Plainsmen of Brodbeck, LA, who just celebrated their 36th anniversary, along with 2013 STGMA Horizon Award winner Logan Pettis of San Antonio and 2013 STGMA Female Soloist of the Year Fay Gassner of Stockdale. Arrive early to participate in gospel sing-a-long prior to the start of the program. The classic gospel songs of gospel icons like Blackwood Brothers, the Stamps Quartet, the Happy Goodman Family, George Beverly Shea, Hovie Lister & the Statesmen, the Cathedrals and Governor Jimmie Davis will be featured. Songs like "Beulah Land" - "It Is No Secret" - "I Wouldn't Take Nothin' for My Journey Now" - "Oh, What a Savior" - "First Day in Heaven" and "How Great Thou Art" will be performed. Tickets are FREE on a 'first come' basis; however, seating is limited. Tickets are available at Oak Ridge Baptist Church only--starting Monday, September 1. Call for ticket availability. LISTEN TO STGMA INTERNET RADIO YOUR KIND OF GOSPEL MUSIC Step 1. Visit stgma.org Step 2 Click Button & Enjoy PARAMOUNT EMBROIDERY & SCREENPRINTING Family Owned & Operated Since 2000 Caps & Shirts - Corporate Wear - Signs - Banners 122 South King Street - SEGUIN, TEXAS paramount1@sbcglobal.net

2 STGMA GOSPEL MUSIC ARMY IS ON THE MARCH South Texas Gospel Music Association. Inc. is a non-profit Christian association with a mission to spread the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ through music and song. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SAN ANTONIO---South Texas Gospel Music Association began in 1999 as a regional organization of gospel singers & fans serving San Antonio & South Texas. About 8 years ago, the STGMA Board of Directors expanded its territory to ALL of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. After more than 14 years, the STGMA mission statement remains unchanged: "To spread the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ through music and song." Today, the STGMA gospel music army is comprised of 97 talented performers. During the next 6 months, STGMA artists & groups will play more than 243 concert dates in Texas. Additionally, these STGMA members will perform 176 concert dates in 12 other states: His Call (TN, OK) - The Armstrong Family Singers (MO, WV) - Faithful II (TN, WV, AL, FL, VA) - The Jacob Austin Band (MO, WV) - Pat Hutchings (TN, VA) - The Jubil-Heirs (OK) - Lynette Johnson (LA) - Paul's Journey (IA, MO, IL, OK, LA, TN) - Sanctuary Quartet (LA, MS) - The Southern Plainsmen (MS, AR, LA, KY, TN). The Lord has blessed STGMA with phenomenal growth and each year has expanded the outreach of its music ministry. First Gospel Music Festival in Luling Is Big Success LULING--The First Annual Luling Watermelon Gospel Jubilee was held on Thursday, June 26. STGMA artists & groups Dennis Rehders, Megan Cox, Logan Pettis, Gene & LaVada, The Arnharts, Fay Gassner & Tommy Clark performed for an enthusiastic crowd. Thanks to Megan & the City of Luling for creating a new gospel music event which will take place annually in June. ROBERT LANNING Cibolo, Texas Robert Lanning brought stability and direction to the STGMA Leadership Team. He recently resigned from the position of Vice President to devote more time to his duties as part of the staff of Community Bible Church in San Antonio. Robert created the on-line balloting system which we uses for the STGMA Gospel Music Awards. As Music Minister at Immanuel Baptist Church in Kyle, STGMA gained a new concert venue that has hosted numerous STGMA events.. Robert also conceived and launched STGMA 2.0 which assists youth who wish to improve their singing and performance skills. He and his family will continue singing at future STGMA concert events. WORDS OF APPRECIATION FROM STGMA MEMBERS We were sorry that we were not able to attend the STGMA Convention this year due to our busy singing schedule. We want to thank all of those who voted for Paul s Journey for Group of the Year and Rod for Male Group Vocalist of the Year It s a great honor! Thank you again! PAUL S JOURNEY Rod, Stan, Dodd & Dennis I was honored to receive Female Soloist of the Year Thank you for taking the time to vote for me. I would also like to thank you for supporting Southern Gospel music and STGMA. Thank you again, Fay Gassner Meet Another Member of Your STGMA LEADERSHIP TEAM TOM DE ANGELIS of Universal City STGMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FAY GASSNER - director.gassner@stgma.org TOM DE ANGELIS - director.deangelis@stgma.org DEANNA DOSSER - director.dosser@stgma.org DIANA BAUM - director.baum@stgma.org LAVADA TRIESCH - director.triesch@stgma.org STGMA OFFICERS & STAFF GENE TRIESCH - president@stgma.org VICE PRESIDENT (Open)...Accepting Applications SECRETARY / TREASURER (Open)...Accepting Applications GERALD LYDA - cno@stgma.org HENRY B. TALBOTT JR. - Honorary Chaplain 3 STGMA Award Winners - Southern Gospel Music at Its Best OAK RIDGE OLD-TIME GOSPEL SING SOUTHERN PLAINSMEN - LOGAN PETTIS - FAY GASSNER OAK RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH SAN ANTONIO - SATURDAY, SEPT PM Free Admission - Tickets Required

3 Upcoming STGMA ARTIST EVENTS in the San Antonio Area BLUE CREEK of La Vernia Sunday, July 6 - Music starts at 11:00 a.m. Geronimo Baptist Church (Between New Braunfels & Seguin) GERONIMO, TX LOVE OFFERING THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY SINGERS of Garland - LOVE OFFERING Saturday, July noon - Sylvester Thompson Gospel Explosion! E. Drive St. - LULING Sunday, July 27-10:30 a.m. - Glorious Pentecostal Church Observation Dr. - SAN ANTONIO Sunday, Sept :30 a.m. - Oak Hills Presbyterian Church Callaghan Rd. - SAN ANTONIO JERRY & DEANNA DOSSER - WESTERN SONRISE THE FRONT PORCH GATHERING - AUGUST 3-6:00 p.m Bulverde Road - BULVERDE Love Offering THE BAGGY BOTTOM BOYS Saturday, Sept. 13-6:30 p.m. - Love Offering American Legion -W. 4th St. & Mountain St. - LEAKEY Sunday, Sept :30 a.m. - Love Offering Church in the Valley Highway 83 - LEAKEY PAUL'S JOURNEY of Magnolia Saturday - Sept :45 a.m. - Love Offering Live Oak Baptist Church Toepperwein Rd - LIVE OAK Sunday, Sept. 14-6:00 p.m. - Love Offering Lackland Baptist Church Frontier Dr. - SAN ANTONIO 78227

4 South Texas Gospel Music Association presents A GATHERING OF TEXAS GOSPEL DUOS THE ARNHARTS GENE & LA VADA WESTERN SONRISE SATURDAY, AUGUST 30-6 PM LIVE OAK BAPTIST CHURCH Toepperwein Road - LIVE OAK Free Admission - Love Offering - The Public Is Cordially Invited. Post Office Box San Antonio, Texas

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