Fast for Japan and the South

We had a fast for Japan and the South to raise money to send them because of the damage caused by the earthquake/tsunami in Japan and the tornadoes that went through the South. During the day, we did a service project and gave out lunch bags to the homeless in Tampa. We played sardines, hide and go seek, and dodgeball in the church, and we also went to Curtis Hixon Park to play kickball and fountain frisbee! It was a fun day, and the time actually went by really fast.

Here is a picture of the first bite after 12 hours of fasting at Five Guys at 8:00 pm. It was the best burger ever, and we ate until we were sick!

HUB Mission Trip: Nashville 2011

HUB Mission Trip: New Orleans 2010

I'm Goin' to Grad School!

I will be getting my Masters in Education at the University of Tampa next year while still teaching at St. Mary's. I start classes this summer, and I will graduate next summer. Back to the books!

Talent Show

This is a picture of the concert band that I lead at St. Mary's. Our drumline was the opening act in the talent show this year, and we brought the house down! Here is a video of our performance!!!

HUB Mission Trip: Nashville 2011

This is a picture of our group on the last day of the mission trip. We cut and hauled trees that were knocked down from a tornado, and this was the biggest tree that we worked on for 2 days. Some of the highlights at night were going to the Grand Old Opry, visiting Reeves' grandparents and watching a songwriter perform, and dancing at the Wildhorse Saloon. Here are some pictures of our trip.

I'm on iTunes!!!

I have some GREAT news!!! I have made an album of 15 original songs, and Tuesday, March 15th was the very first day that it came up on iTunes! I wrote, recorded, and published all of the songs, and the album is titled "Come Home". You can find me if you search for "Matt Murphy" on iTunes. It is only $10 for the entire album! This has been a project of mine that I have been working on for the past 5 years, and is really a dream come true for me. I hope you are blessed by my music and that it ultimately brings God more glory. Thank you to all of you for your support in my music over the years, and I am so blessed to have such a great family!