tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46061527913358886552024-03-13T05:36:13.477-07:00New Heights QuartetE.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-87083898650115361122018-05-06T12:47:00.005-07:002018-05-06T12:47:54.710-07:00New Website!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello friends! We are delighted to announce our new website! And we would be glad to continue keeping in touch with you.<br />
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And if you've been blessed by our music, feel free to share our new website with all your friends!<br />
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E.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-9801742585644375202018-03-28T04:13:00.001-07:002018-03-28T04:13:15.441-07:00Too Far to Turn Back Now!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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E.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-89706105320027376172018-02-26T19:28:00.001-08:002018-02-26T19:28:51.278-08:00Never!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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E.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-82860704025686452872018-02-26T19:11:00.002-08:002018-03-27T19:07:41.246-07:00See you at AGS 2018!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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E.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-4268042210775837752018-01-04T18:22:00.000-08:002018-01-04T18:22:03.436-08:00Travelling Home Album Ready for Downloads!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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E.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-56418764010587742352017-12-31T15:21:00.000-08:002017-12-31T15:21:13.129-08:00Looking Forward to Life-song #2018!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Like a page from a hymn book, this year has folded over, giving way to another page, another song. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> What did page #2017 look like to you? How was your life arranged? Was there lot's of harmony? Were there some minor chords? High notes? Low notes? Did the year seem like a refrain or a symphony? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Remember, with God's help, song #2018 can be a song of praise and thanksgiving, a song that at times may have some dark parts, but that it will have a God-honoring resolution!</span><br />
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E.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-79113663164945224112017-12-05T20:22:00.002-08:002017-12-05T20:22:53.418-08:00Is Singing Not Your Thing?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Very few of us seem to dislike listening to music. Even if you don't care much for it, you can't really get away from it. You step into a store, you turn on the radio, you sit at a restaurant, you drive downtown —music surrounds us. Society has learned to use the vehicle of music to convey its temporal values. Have we learned to use music as a vehicle for proclaiming eternal values?</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christian music has an important role to play. Singing is an act of praise and thanksgiving to God. Music is a vehicle for sharing God's Word with other Christians (Col. 3:16). And when we sing truth with humility and a true heart, words and music become a powerful testimony to our listeners.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to think of a boy from church right now. He's probably eight or nine. But often you can hear his high and smooth voice above all the rest. He sings out shamelessly, and I am blessed by it. I'm sure God has a smile for him, cause I have one too. It's wonderful to hear children praise and worship the Lord!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I understand some of you struggle with singing. Maybe you were never able to hit the notes quite right. In church, you're surrounded by people who seem to be able to sing effortlessly, and you feel a little embarrassed to sing too loudly. I feel sorry for friends who have this kind of struggle, and who perhaps, would just love to sing their hearts out, but feel they can't. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember, growing up, at our little church in Argentina, there was this grey-haired lady who just loved singing. Sometimes she could be heard above everyone else, and she was always off. But, while she was continually hitting notes below or above true pitch, she did not seem to be particularly bothered by it. She just shared a message from her heart. And I know God thought it was beautiful, because it was selfless act of praise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're one of these people and you're sitting beside me at church one of these days :), feel free to sing out. Remember that ultimately, your sacrifice of praise is for God, not man!</span></div>
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E.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-42632447162754358062017-10-31T04:34:00.001-07:002017-10-31T04:34:45.840-07:00Oct 31, 2017 Program at Nithview Home - Cancelled<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We're sorry, but the program at Nithview Home tonight is cancelled due to an outbreak at the home (and a couple colds in the quartet!)<br />
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We'll update you when another program is scheduled.</div>
E.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-82343107492069852192017-10-20T18:58:00.000-07:002017-10-20T19:10:50.632-07:00Back in Full Force!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After a nice Summer break, we are back, warming up, tuning up, and gearing up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Although we have a limited schedule, we enjoy the various opportunities we have to minister God's Word in song. One of the things that I (Eddie) enjoy the most about singing at different places, is singing songs with words I totally identify with, songs that express my thoughts in ways I normally struggle to articulate. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of those songs is </span><i style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://newheightsquartet.blogspot.ca/p/they-cant-take-that-away-from-me.html">They Can't Take That Away From Me</a> </i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Poet Voices, </span><i style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">not</i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Frank Sinatra's version!). Check it out. I trust it's your testimony as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Below is a clip of us practicing together for our upcoming program. Please, have us in your prayers. We meet so many people throughout the year, and sometimes we wonder how to share with them. Pray that through our ministry, more people would come to a saving knowledge of Christ, and others would receive encouragement to keep looking up, faithful to the Lord!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And remember to check out our brand new digital store front! Feel free to get yourself a copy of our latest album <i>A Vessel of Mercy, </i>or simply add to your library a song or two you like best! Click <a href="https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/newheightsquartet1">here</a> to view our store. Call us or email us for the good old physical copies!!</span><br />
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E.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-43741657069937139972016-11-05T19:43:00.000-07:002016-11-05T19:43:06.758-07:00OAGS 2016 in Wallenstein, Ontario<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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E.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-40597755078301635082016-07-14T18:31:00.000-07:002016-07-14T18:31:20.918-07:00NEXT NHQ EVENT - Donegal Mennonite Fellowship<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Click <a href="https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Donegal+Mennonite+Fellowship/@43.63088,-80.9610133,18z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x88295b190d60b1e7:0x50c60ff432ae1c6b!8m2!3d43.6306999!4d-80.9609462">here </a>for directions</span></div>
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E.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-22176473550421698822016-02-09T18:50:00.001-08:002017-12-07T20:17:28.468-08:00Next Event!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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E.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-48803256374469667872016-02-09T16:42:00.001-08:002016-02-09T16:42:07.919-08:00To all our dear AGS friends<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 35.4pt;"> Some of you may have
heard that we are not singing at the Indiana </span><a href="http://acappellagospelsing.com/groups/" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Acapella Gospel Sing</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 35.4pt;"> this year after all.
We were looking forward to seeing you there, and are disappointed that we won’t
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you an explanation!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">New Heights Quartet
has from the beginning strived to share a clear Gospel message, and do it in a
way that honors Christ. We are not perfect and have much to grow in many areas.
But we do believe that if we know something will probably not bring glory to
Christ, God’s blessing will also likely not be in it. And if God’s blessing is
not in it, our ministry will be poor and will not really touch people’s hearts
like it should.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Our group has come to
understand that joining hands in spiritual ministry with other groups that
don’t have similar biblical beliefs does not truly honor the Lord. We
understand that unless public statements clearly defining and exposing unsound
teaching are made at venues such as AGS, we would be compromising the clarity
of our message in song. In other words, if from the same stage come
contradicting expressions of Truth, whether explicit or implicit, our message
will be weak, blurred, and confused. And since we are not keen in making such
public statements, we feel the only other option is withdrawing for this year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We remember with a
smile our first AGS experience. We were the guinea-pigs along with the other
groups! Ray did a good job in making us feel welcome. Those were two
nerve-wracking happy days! We all must have been good little guinea-pigs,
because we’ve been invited over and over again. And over the years, it’s been a
good opportunity to share the Gospel message with hundreds of people, get
acquainted with other Anabaptist acapella singing groups, and make new friends
like you! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When we were invited
to sing at this year’s AGS, we were not fully aware that a Seventh-Day
Adventist (SDA) group (Emmanuel Quartet) was invited to participate at the AGS.
When we did find out, we were already on the list. We want it to be absolutely
clear that we love SDAs in a Christ-like way, as we do people from any other
denomination, religion, or philosophy. We have no issue with relating to them
in an unaffiliated basis, getting acquainted with their beliefs and way of life,
or listening to a presentation of theirs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The thing we have
come to understand, as we have already said before, is that Christ would have
us make a clear distinction when engaging in spiritual ministry. We understand
that the differences in belief between Anabaptists and SDAs are so vast, that
our expressions of faith are incompatible and cannot be joined in a concerted
ministry. And we have felt that while there may be three options to take
(joining hands, exposing error, or not participating), we only see the two last
ones as valid, and have chosen to take the last one. We see that the tendency
in ecumenical programs (where <i>unity in
diversity of belief</i> rules) is to lower our expressions of Truth to the <i>lowest common denominator</i>, and to hide
the deeper tenets of our faith under a bushel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This decision was not
an easy one to make. Upon submitting our resignation we were not completely
sure what the response would be. The AGS organizing committee did reply with
kind words, and removed us from the lineup, while, to our knowledge, all other
groups remain as they were before. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We are sorry to
disappoint you this year. Hopefully another year will be different!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In Christian love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">New
Heights Quartet <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Paul, Tristan, Bryan
and Eddie<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Click </span><a href="http://redeeming-time.blogspot.ca/2016/02/joint-spiritual-efforts-with-other.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">here</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> for a more in depth
statement on ecumenical efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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E.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-80938525906651463042013-10-30T04:07:00.001-07:002013-10-30T04:07:19.892-07:00US Tour<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Visiting the different churches on our US tour at the beginning of the month was a great blessing. We met friends and made new ones, and shared short, but beautiful moments with brothers and sisters. <div>
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A wonderful thing that happens when you're part of the family of God is that we can travel many miles from home, and meet friends whom we have never met before, and share many things in common!</div>
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We were blessed by the churches we visited, and trust they were blessed as well. </div>
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E.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-897360804098081622013-09-04T15:21:00.000-07:002013-09-04T15:21:05.663-07:00Otter Lake Program<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We were blessed to share a few songs with the Otter Lake Mennonite Church at their evening song service on August 25th. It was a wonderful time of sharing encouragement with them, and worshiping the Lord! Outside, the power of nature was expressing its fury through rain and lightning, and inside the Spirit was showing His power in the hearts of all who were present.<br />
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Thank you Otter Lake church for letting us be part of your service in this way!</div>
E.S. Gutweinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540404953995118773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606152791335888655.post-56074277222764222192013-04-14T09:16:00.004-07:002013-04-14T11:29:00.114-07:00Thank you!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We would like to thank each of you who have shared your words of encouragement, or have expressed how our songs have blessed you. We thank God for voices to sing, and opportunities to share the Gospel in this way.<br />
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Christian music has several purposes: to glorify God, to praise and worship Him, to encourage and admonish other Christians. We want to give God the honor and glory for what He does through us. All that we can say and do is a result of His awesome work in our hearts.<br />
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Please check out our two recordings on the left panel.<br />
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God bless you!</div>
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