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100-year-old chapel deploys bizarre way to lure congregants through the door — and it's working

California Post·Nina Joudeh·20 days ago
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A San Diego priest is putting a jazz spin on modern worship — blending traditional prayer with improvisation inside a 132-year-old Carlsbad chapel. Father Doran Stambaugh calls the service “Jazz Evensong” — part prayer, part performance, and “all intention.” Father Doran Stambaugh calls the service “Jazz Evensong” — part prayer, part performance, and “all intention.” Fox 5 Inside St. Michael’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, scripture and reflection are paired with live jazz as musicians improvise and respond to one another throughout the service. “I feel like jazz as an art form itself is spiritual,” Father Stambaugh told FOX 5 . “And to bring it inside the context of the liturgy in a way, it just sort of embraces and captures what is already inherent in the music.” Inside St. Michael’s by-the-Sea church, scripture and reflection are paired with live jazz as musicians improvise and respond to one another throughout the service.…

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