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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=130 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="12ba6e903.jpg"> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="11fcbc320.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>OFC:  713-526-5731      5315 MAIN STREET, HOUSTON TEXAS 77004      FAX: 713-524-1709</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="St. Matthew Lutheran Church Houston, Te"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A><B>  ~   </B><A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Worship Schedule"><U><B>WORSHIP</B></U></A><B>  ~  </B><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Map Directions"><U><B>LOCATION</B></U></A><B>  ~  </B><B>CALENDAR</B><B>  ~  </B><A HREF="mailto:info@stmatthewhouston.org?subject=Website Inquiry" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@stmatthewhouston.org?subject"><U><B>EMAIL US</B></U></A><B>  ~  </B><A HREF="id452.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Site Map"><U><B>SITE MAP</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=155 BGCOLOR="#660000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="123030970.jpg" border=0 width="48" height="151" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="id464.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome"><U>Welcome</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id465.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lutheran Beliefs"><U>Lutheran Beliefs</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id466.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How to Join"><U>How to Join</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id467.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Local Missions"><U>Local Missions</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id468.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Global Missions"><U>Global Missions</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id508.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Parish Education"><U>Parish Education</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=280 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Altar"><U>Altar</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chancel"><U>Chancel</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chancel Triptych"><U>Chancel Triptych</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sanctuary"><U>Sanctuary</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nave"><U>Nave</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Clerestory Windows"><U>Clerestory Windows</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Transept"><U>Transept</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id187.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Choir Triptych"><U>Choir Triptych</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sacrarium"><U>Sacrarium</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chapel"><U>Chapel</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id585.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concert Organ"><U>Concert Organ</U></A></div> <bR> <div> The Nave Page 4</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="4" WIDTH="577" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#990000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFCC99" FRAME="VOID" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC99 HEIGHT= 17 ><NOBR><div> The Apostle's Creed </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#990000 WIDTH="421"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="17" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="421" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="563" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#990000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFCC99" FRAME="HSIDES" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 496 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="530b2360.jpg" border=0 width="178" height="310" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="53251e40.jpg" border=0 width="81" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> (2)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="127"><div> The Holy Christian Church,</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="53455570.jpg" border=0 width="85" height="87" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> (1)</div> <div> 1. Globe surmounted by Cross.  Christians all over the world.</div> <div> 2. Soul of the Righteous.  Symbolizes the sentences in the Book of Wisdom: "The soul of the righteous are in the hand of God."</div> <div> 3. Ship.  The ship of the church sails unharmed through the stormy waves of persecution, indifference, perils.</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5364fdd0.jpg" border=0 width="79" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> (3)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 536 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="537bc510.jpg" border=0 width="188" height="337" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="105"><div> <IMG SRC="53842bc0.jpg" border=0 width="66" height="188" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> (2)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="127"><bR> <div> The Communion of Saints,</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="5395d5c0.jpg" border=0 width="93" height="92" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> (1)</div> <div> 1. Hand of God.  Here embodies the idea that the Hand of God is over the souls of the righteous.</div> <div> 2. Four Rivers.  Refers to the Four Evangelists and the vision of St. John on Patmos, flowing from the throne of God to irrigate the earth with the waters of Life.</div> <div> 3. Vine with twelve shields for the twelve Apostles.</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="108"><div> <IMG SRC="53a43bd0.jpg" border=0 width="67" height="189" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> (3)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER ROWSPAN=2 COLSPAN=4 HEIGHT= 1 WIDTH="545"><bR> <div> Go To Page</div> <div> <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nave"><U>1</U></A>   <A HREF="id335.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Nave Page 2"><U>2</U></A>   <A HREF="id336.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Nave Page 3"><U>3</U></A>   <A HREF="id337.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Nave Page 4"><U>4</U></A>   <A HREF="id338.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Nave Page 5"><U>5</U></A></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=155 BGCOLOR="#660000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="122e30960.jpg" border=0 width="48" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="id499.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Meet Our Leaders"><U>Meet Our Leaders</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id114.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tour Our Church"><U>Tour Our Church</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id493.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Read Our History"><U>Read Our History</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id626.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Arts and Music"><U>Arts and Music</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id136.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Special Events"><U>Special Events</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id515.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Gallery"><U>Photo Gallery</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=70 BGCOLOR="#660000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="id423.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bible Search"><U><B>BIBLE SEARCH</B></U></A><B>  ~  </B><A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LCMS Links"><U><B>LUTHERAN LINKS</B></U></A><B>  ~  </B><A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Online Devotionals"><U><B>DEVOTIONALS</B></U></A><B>  ~  </B><A HREF="id563.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="St. Matthew Sermon Archives"><U><B>SERMON ARCHIVES</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> © 2011  St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Houston, TX - All Rights Reserved</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>