{"id":7,"date":"2026-01-19T19:18:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/sacred\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-02-03T23:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:04:47","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/sacred\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7\" class=\"elementor elementor-7\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54cb869 hero-area elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54cb869\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77d89fe\" data-id=\"77d89fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11023c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11023c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beauty, Faith, and <br>Sacred Sound<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66f1b7f about-sec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66f1b7f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36a8df6\" data-id=\"36a8df6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ee082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4ee082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/sacred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/about-left.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/sacred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/about-left.png 802w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/sacred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/about-left-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/sacred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/about-left-768x423.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2bb7b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2bb7b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coro Gloria Dei performas Morten Lauridsen\u2019s Lux Aeterna. All Saints Catholic Church. September 14, 2025.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0929c4\" data-id=\"c0929c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b62b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75b62b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keeping the Tradition of Sacred Music Alive<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99184be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99184be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Sacred Music Institute of the Southwest is dedicated to advancing and preserving the beauty of liturgical and sacred music for Ecumencial Christian worship across all denominations.<\/p><p>As a non-profit, we rely on the support of those who believe in the importance of this tradition. Together, we can ensure sacred music continues, to inspire generations to come.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd9b5f1 event-sec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd9b5f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d7fe10\" data-id=\"5d7fe10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa28b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa28b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a20df61 event-inner elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a20df61\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c59153d event-inner-col\" data-id=\"c59153d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72e4b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e72e4b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/sacred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/up-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/sacred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/up-1.png 522w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/sacred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/up-1-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ded71a9 event-inner-sec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ded71a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b59f7e\" data-id=\"6b59f7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5686edb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5686edb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUG<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac76f32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac76f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">23<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce63919\" data-id=\"ce63919\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd1e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fd1e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>10:00 AM \u2013 2:00 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f49c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f49c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Voices in Harmony: A Festival of Sacred Music<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f4aeb0 event-inner-col\" data-id=\"8f4aeb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f0bf7b\" data-id=\"7f0bf7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc47ab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc47ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUG<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8afc44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8afc44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">23<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46440e8\" data-id=\"46440e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e80a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e80a16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>10:00 AM \u2013 2:00 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3942aa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3942aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Voices in Harmony: A Festival of Sacred Music<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df5c28c event-inner-col\" data-id=\"df5c28c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280be0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"280be0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/sacred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/up-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/sacred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/up-3.png 522w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/sacred\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/up-3-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed69163 event-inner-sec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed69163\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-17e299a\" data-id=\"17e299a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0052bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0052bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUG<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6795bba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6795bba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">23<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6442fa5\" data-id=\"6442fa5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cff102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cff102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>10:00 AM \u2013 2:00 PM<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-002ff85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"002ff85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Voices in Harmony: A Festival of Sacred Music<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d26fcab about-sec our-sec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d26fcab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71b809f\" data-id=\"71b809f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c981343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c981343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Donate today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70acc22 btn-primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"70acc22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=JY46F3Q5TB8XS\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"39\" height=\"39\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 39\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"19.5\" cy=\"19.5\" r=\"19.5\" fill=\"white\"><\/circle><path d=\"M16.3473 12.2419C16.748 11.8412 17.3978 11.8414 17.7986 12.2419L24.3303 18.7736C24.7311 19.1744 24.7311 19.8241 24.3303 20.2249L17.7986 26.7566C17.3978 27.1571 16.748 27.1573 16.3473 26.7566C15.9466 26.3559 15.9468 25.7062 16.3473 25.3053L22.1534 19.4992L16.3473 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