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For communities where this is a new concept\, it could just be one hymn\, but for communities that are more comfortable singing unaccompanied\, they are encouraged to sing their entire service a cappella. Below are why we do it\, when we do it\, and some resources to help make it successful. \n \nWhy:\nSpending one Sunday a year to focus on your congregation singing a cappella (without instrumental accompaniment) has many benefits and purposes. \n\nIt connects us to the history of the church. For thousands of years\, a cappella singing was the mainstay of the church’s song. By recognizing this and exploring this way of music-making\, we are acknowledging and honoring the saints of the past.\nIt connects us to many Christian denominations\, traditions\, and regions of the world that continue to use a cappella music as their primary mode of music-making in corporate worship. Those include but are not limited to many Mennonite denominations\, the Church of Christ\, many Orthodox traditions\, the Church of God in Christ\, and South African Methodists.\nIt offers to God something that is\, for many congregations in the United States and Canada\, a gift that is different from our usual music-making. Psalm 96:1 tells us to “Sing a new song to the Lord\,” which can be achieved for some of us by singing a cappella.\nIt encourages the congregation’s song by building up confidence in their own voices. Many in our congregations believe that they can’t sing\, or can’t sing well. Singing a cappella presents those people with the best opportunity to hear themselves and others singing\, giving them a fresh perspective on their assumptions of their own abilities and the ability of the congregation’s combined voice.\nIt emphasizes the unique ability of instruments to enhance the congregation’s song. By showing the congregation that they can sing without instrumental accompaniment\, instrumental accompaniment can then begin to enhance and empower the congregation’s voice rather than acting primarily as a crutch.\nIt allows the instrumentalists to spend a Sunday listening carefully to the congregation to assess where their voice needs support. Often times it is hard to listen carefully to the congregation when you are focusing on playing your instrument accurately and musically. This gives the instrumentalists permission to step away for a Sunday without feeling like they are leaving the congregation stranded.\nFinally\, singing a cappella is fun! By removing our typical means of accompanying song\, our minds are often challenged to come up with new and creative ways to sing together that maintains energy and vitality. It can bring out the best in not only the congregation\, but in the musician’s leadership.\n\nIt was a rich Lenten experience to spend a Sunday morning worshiping with only our voices. Thanks to @The Center for Congregational Song for the inspiration and encouragement. Soli Deo Gloria; To God alone be the glory!! – Justin Fox of Grace Community Church\, Seal Beach\, CA \nWhen:\nEach year on the first Sunday of Lent (2026 is Sunday\, February 22) \nLet us know you’re participating!\n\n\n \n \n A Cappella Sunday Signup\n Use this form to let us know that you're participating in A Capella Sunday \n \n FacebookThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email\n \n Church Name*\n \n \n \n Church Name\n \n \n \n \n Church Location \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands\n Country\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n  \nResources:\nDownload Our Guide for Lectionary Year A (2026\, 2029\, 2032) \nDownload our Guide for Lectionary Year B (2027\, 2030\, 2033) \nDownload Our Guide for Lectionary Year C (2025\, 2028\, 2031) \n  \nFriend of The Center\, D.J. Bulls from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area has spent his career in an a cappella singing denomination the Church of Christ. \nBelow are three resources he suggests to check out if your interested in a cappella hymn singing: \n1. Fearless4you.com Is a website that provides a cappella\, four-part congregational arrangements for a number of different types of modern hymns and contemporary worship songs/anthems/choruses. Available in round and shaped notes\, many with rehearsal recordings and projected notation as well.\n2. ZOEgroup.org This is a group that has done 20 something albums of four-part\, presentational\, and congregational a cappella worship. Folios with arrangements and individual pdf’s are available on their website and recordings are available on the iTunes store\, Amazon Music\, and google play.\n3. paperlesshymnal.com This is a site that is a compendium of digital\, projected four-part arrangements for congregations of thousands of hymns. \n  \nSample Bulletins from Years Past\nFirst Baptist\, Greensboro\, NC \nSt Peter ELCA\, Northfield\, MN \n  \nSupporting Organizations:\n \n  \n  \n  \n \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nPast Participants Include:\nAirline Baptist Church – Metairie\, LA\nAll Saints’ Westboro Anglican Church – Ottawa\, ON\, CAN\nBethesda Presbyterian Church – Aberdeen\, NC\nCalvary Chapel – Albuquerque\, NM\nCelebration Presbyterian Church – Myrtle Beach\, SC\nCentral Presbyterian Church – Baltimore\, MD\nChoir Festival of the Island Churches – St. Peter Port\, Åland Islands\nChurch of Our Saviour Lutheran – Fond du Lac\, WI\nChurch of the Holy Cross Episcopal – Edgewood\, NC\nDuke University Chapel – Durham\, NC\nEast End United Church – Toronto\, ON\, CAN\nFifth Avenue Baptist Church – Huntington\, WV\nFirst Baptist – Rapid City\, SD\nFuller Avenue Christian – Grand Rapids\, MI\nGethsemane Lutheran Church – Columbus\, OH\nGood Shepherd Episcopal – Humble\, TX\nGrace Community Church – Seal Beach\, CA\nHighland Baptist Church – Kitchener\, ON\, CAN\nHoly Trinity Lutheran Church – Akron\, OH\nJesup First Methodist Church – Jesup\, GA\nLong Memorial UMC – Roxboro\, NC\nLutheran Church of the Master – Coeur D’Alene\, ID\nNew Bloomfield United Methodist – New Bloomfield\, PA\nPeace Presbyterian Church – Bradenton\, FL\nPort Stanley United Church – Port Stanley\, ON\, CAN\nSaint Andrew Presbyterian Church – Denton\, TX\nSalem United Church of Christ – Doylestown\, PA\nSeward United Methodist Church – Seward\, NE\nSt John’s Lutheran – Orange\, CA\nSt. James Lutheran – Pottstown\, PA\nSt. John Lutheran Church – Roanoke\, VA\nSt. Peter Lutheran Church – Mechanicsburg\, PA\nSt. Philip’s Anglican – Toronto\, ON\, CAN\nSt. Stephen Lutheran Church – Kitchener\, ON\, CAN\nStorrs Congregational Church UCC – Storrs Mansfield\, CT\nThe First Baptist Church in America – Providence\, RI\nVestavia Hills Baptist Church – Birmingham\, AL\nVienna Baptist Church – Vienna\, VA\nVillage on Antioch Presbyterian Church – Overland Park\, KS\nWest Side Presbyterian Church – Ridgewood\, NJ\nWestminster United Church – Whitby\, ON\, CAN URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/a-capella-sunday-2026/ CATEGORIES:Centered in Song END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260128T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260220T170000 DTSTAMP:20260525T072007 CREATED:20250731T200011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T151626Z UID:3463-1769612400-1771606800@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:ONLINE COURSE: Streams of Congregational Song DESCRIPTION:“It’s a Lot More Complicated than Traditional versus Contemporary”\nCourse Information \nJoin C. Michael Hawn\, FHS\, for an eight-session exploration that challenges the simplistic\n“traditional versus contemporary” divide in congregational music. This engaging online course\nwill meet Wednesdays and Fridays from 3:00 to 5:00 pm ET\, beginning January 28 and\nconcluding February 20. \nThis course is designed for pastors\, musicians\, and church leaders who may not hold formal degrees in church music or theology\, or who wish to deepen their understanding of congregational song in the 21st century. \nMore Details & Required Materials \nOverview Rather than limiting ourselves to false dichotomies\, participants will explore a “streams” model that examines seven distinct traditions that flow through and shape our worship. Each participant will identify the primary streams in their own congregation and develop practical strategies for broadening their community’s sung faith. \nRegistration Information \n\nHymn Society members: $175 \nNon-members: $225 \nPastor-musician teams from the same congregation: $275 \n\nClick To Register \n  \n \nInstructor \nThe primary instructor will be C. Michael Hawn\, FHS. \nMichael Hawn is the University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Church Music\, Perkins School of Theology\, Southern Methodist University\, Dallas\, Texas. He is the author of several books related to congregational songs\, the USA Editor for the Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology\, and editor of the United Methodist Discipleship Resources site\, History of Hymns. \n  \nCourse Dates \nWednesday\, January 28\, 2026 \nFriday\, January 30\, 2026 \nWednesday\, February 4\, 2026 \nFriday\, February 6\, 2026 \nWednesday\, February 11\, 2026 \nFriday\, February 13\, 2026 \nWednesday\, February 18\, 2026 \nFriday\, February 20\, 2026 \n  \nClick To Register URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/online-course-streams-of-congregational-song/ CATEGORIES:Centered in Song,Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250207 DTSTAMP:20260525T072007 CREATED:20240806T184042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T141206Z UID:3328-1736812800-1738886399@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:ONLINE COURSE: Planning Congregational Song for Liturgy DESCRIPTION:Course Information \nThe Center for Congregational Song is sponsoring a eight-session online course on planning hymns and songs for liturgies during January and February 2025. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Noon to 1:30 pm ET beginning on January 14 and concluding on February 6\, 2025. \nThis course is intended for pastors\, musicians\, and others who do not hold church music and/or theology degrees or who may have missed this area of study. Registration will be $175 for members\, $225 for non-members\, and $275 for a pastor-musician team serving the same congregation. \nRequired Materials \n\nSing With Understanding (3rd edition)\, edited by C. Michael Hawn.\nOne of the following hymnals\, or another denominational hymnal approved in advance by the instructor:\n\nGather (4th Edition\, 2016)\nOne Lord\, One Faith\, One Baptism\, (2018)\nGlory to God: The Presbyterian Hymnal (2013)\nCelebrating Grace (2010)\nThe Baptist Hymnal(2008)\nEvangelical Lutheran Worship (2006)\n\n\n\nClick To Register \n \nInstructor \nThe primary instructor will be Jonathan Hehn\, OSL. \nJonathan Hehn\, OSL\, is a musician and liturgist currently serving as Choral Program Director and Organist as well as a Term Assistant Professor of Sacred Music at the University of Notre Dame. He is a brother in the Order of Saint Luke and holds degrees in music (BM\, DM) from the Florida State University and theology (MSM\, MA) from the University of Notre Dame. Additional time was spent at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg\, Austria. Jonathan has won prizes in both regional and national competitions in organ performance and remains active as a performer and organ clinician. A scholar in the area of sacred music and liturgy as well\, Jonathan has presented at both national and international conferences\, and his written work has appeared in Worship\, The American Organist\, The Hymn\, These Days\, Call to Worship\, Sacramental Life\, and other print and online periodicals. He currently edits Doxology\, a quarterly\, peer-reviewed journal of worship and the sacramental life published by OSL Publications. Jonathan resides in South Bend\, Indiana with his wife\, three children\, and a smattering of pets. A passionate practitioner\, writer\, and thinker\, you can find out what he’s currently up to on Facebook and Instagram. \nCourse Dates \nTuesday\, January 14\, 2025 \nThursday\, January 16\, 2025 \nTuesday\, January 21\, 2025 \nThursday\, January 23\, 2025 \nTuesday\, January 28\, 2025 \nThursday\, January 30\, 2025 \nTuesday\, February 4\, 2025 \nThursday\, February 6\, 2025 \nCourse Description \nThis course will explore the many genres and uses of congregational song among various traditions of Christian worship. Through a mixture of lectures\, readings\, and seminar-style presentations\, students will explore two primary planning strategies for congregational song in the liturgy: a so-called “formative” approach\, and a “progressive solemnity” approach. Over the course of eight weeks\, students will consider the appropriate balance of these approaches vis-à-vis their own community’s and/or denomination’s liturgical theology\, musical tradition\, and pastoral need. \nClick To Register URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/online-course-planning-congregational-song-for-liturgy/ CATEGORIES:Centered in Song,Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240131 DTSTAMP:20260525T072007 CREATED:20230831T142431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T163331Z UID:3129-1704326400-1706659199@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:ONLINE COURSE: THEOLOGY OF HYMNS DESCRIPTION:Course Information \nThe Center for Congregational Song is sponsoring a seven-session online course on the theology of hymns during January and February 2024. Sessions will be held on Fridays from 12:30 to 2:00 pm ET beginning on January 5 and concluding on February 16. \nThis course is intended for pastors\, musicians\, and others who do not hold church music and/or theology degrees or who may have missed this area of study. Registration will be $175 for members\, $225 for non-members\, and $275 for a pastor-musician team serving the same congregation. All participants will be required to have a copy Sing With Understanding (3rd edition)\, edited by C. Michael Hawn. Click here for more information or to register now. \n \nInstructor \nThe primary instructor will be Heather Josselyn-Cranson\, OSL. \nHeather Josselyn-Cranson\, OSL\, is a scholar and practitioner of liturgical song from plainchant to the music of the Emerging Church. She received her Th.D. at Boston University\, where she studied with Carl Daw and Linda Clark. She has taught classes in hymnody at Northwestern College in Orange City\, Iowa\, and at the Russia United Methodist Theological Seminary in Moscow. An active scholar\, she has published articles on church music in AIM Liturgy Resources Magazine\, WorshipArts\, Sacramental Life\, Questions Liturgiques\, The Hymn\, Worship\, and Plainsong and Medieval Music. She has presented on topics as diverse as music and theology in the Emerging Church (North American Academy of Liturgy)\, the healing power of music (Order of Saint Luke)\, the hymnody of World War I (Hymn Society)\, and the Genevan Psalm Tunes (Calvinism in the 21st Century). Her exploration of function in liturgical music\, The Reason Why We Sing\, is available from OSL Publications at oslpublications.org. Josselyn-Cranson is currently co-editing The Church’s Living Song: Propositions for an Ecumenical Theology of Liturgical Music\, which will be released in 2024 by GIA. \nCourse Dates \nFriday\, January 5\, 2024 – What does Congregational Singing mean? \nFriday\, January 12\, 2024 – Singing Creation and Incarnation \nFriday\, January 19\, 2024 – Singing the Crucifixion and Resurrection \nFriday\, January 26\, 2024 – Singing the Holy Spirit \nFriday\, February 2\, 2024 – Singing Eschatology \nFriday\, February 9\, 2024 – Singing Baptism \nFriday\, February 16\, 2024 – Singing Eucharist \nCourse Description \nThis course will consider congregational song from a theological perspective. We will first explore how communal song is a vehicle for meaning and how music conveys significance even apart from words. Then we will survey hymns from throughout the history of Western Christianity on a variety of topics\, including Incarnation\, Eschatology\, and the sacraments. Participants will reflect on theological approaches to each of these topics as well as hymns that express these approaches. \nParticipants can expect to spend between one and two hours each week reading chapters from the third edition of Michael Hawn’s Sing with Understanding and engaging in an online discussion forum\, in addition to our weekly Friday afternoon class session. Both discussion forum participation and class activities will help participants relate our own experiences to content from the reading. The seven-week class will culminate in a creative final assignment drawing on ideas from throughout the class. URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/online-course-theology-of-hymns/ CATEGORIES:Centered in Song,Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230201 DTSTAMP:20260525T072007 CREATED:20221004T151231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T010620Z UID:2870-1672876800-1675209599@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:ONLINE COURSE: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHURCH’S SONG DESCRIPTION:Course Information \nThe Center for Congregational Song is sponsoring an eight-session online course in basic hymnology during January 2023. Sessions will be held each Tuesday and Thursday from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. ET beginning on January 5 and concluding on January 31. \nThis course is mainly intended for musicians\, pastors\, and others who do not hold church music degrees or who may have missed this area of study. Registration will be $150 for members\, $200 for non-members\, and $250 for a pastor-musician team serving the same congregation. All participants will be required to have a copy of New Songs of Celebration Render\, by C. Michael Hawn (15% discount code for purchase will be available to all registrants). Click here for more information or to register now. \n \nInstructor \nThe primary instructor will be Eric Mathis\, who currently serves as Pastor for Faith Formation\, Worship & the Arts\, and Young Adults at The First Baptist Church of Washington\, D.C. Eric previously served as Associate Dean for the Division of Music\, Associate Professor of Church Music and Worship Leadership\, and founding Executive Director of the Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University in Birmingham\, Alabama. \nCourse Dates \nThursday\, January 5\, 2023 – Congregational Song: A Musical\, Theological\, Liturgical\, and Pastoral Calling \nTuesday\, January 10\, 2023 – The Role of Music in Worship & Stream 1: Roman Catholic Liturgical Renewal \nThursday\, January 12\, 2023 – The Value of Historical Contributions in Modern Contexts & Stream 2: Protestant Contemporary Classical Hymnody \nTuesday\, January 17\, 2023 – The Music of Oppression and Liberation & Stream 3: African American Spirituals and Gospel Hymnody \nThursday\, January 19\, 2023 – The Balance of Head\, Heart\, Hands\, and Feet & Streams 4 & 5: Revival\, Gospel\, and Folk Hymnody \nTuesday\, January 24\, 2023 – The Participation of the Congregation & Stream 6: Charismatic and Pentecostal Hymnody \nThursday\, January 26\, 2023 – The Importance of Hospitality in Congregational Song & Stream 7: Global and Ecumenical Hymnody \nTuesday\, January 31\, 2023 – Course Wrap-up \nCourse Description \nThis course in basic hymnology will be a broad overview of congregational song in the church. Participants will imagine congregational singing to be a musical\, theological\, liturgical\, and pastoral endeavor. The eight sessions will examine models of congregational song from a variety of Christian traditions and use them as case studies for discussing contemporary pastoral issues in singing the songs of the church. \nThe workload prior to each class session will be approximately 90 minutes. This will include reading from Michael Hawn’s book New Songs of Celebration Render\, engaging a brief online lecture\, and/or responding to a class discussion thread. Each student will be asked to complete a brief final reflection paper examining their faith community’s current congregational song practices and suggesting areas of growth in light of issues raised in course materials and class discussions \nClass meetings will be interactive times to interact with the instructor\, experts in the field\, and one another. Our hope is that this January journey will provide participants with a helpful framework for the theory and practice of congregational song. More importantly\, we hope this class will create a community and network of faithful pastoral musicians who might continue their relationship\, support\, and learning beyond the course in January. \n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/online-course-an-introduction-to-the-churchs-song/ CATEGORIES:Centered in Song,Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190605T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190605T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T072007 CREATED:20190515T172018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190515T172109Z UID:1513-1559759400-1559766600@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Draw the Circle Wide DESCRIPTION:Join Director of The Center for Congregational Song and a variety of Athens and Atlanta based artists in a hymn-singing and improvisatory concert. It’s free and open to the public. The first half of the event will be a sharing session of hymns and congregational songs from a variety genres. The second half of the concert will be in the style of “circle-singing\,” which is a style of vocal improvisation that includes the entire audience under the leadership of Brian Hehn and some friends. \nDate: Wednesday\, June 5\, 2019 \nLocation: Seney-Stovall Chapel\, Athens\, GA \nTime: 6:30PM to 8:30PM URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/draw-the-circle-wide/ LOCATION:Seney-Stovall Chapel\, 200 North Milledge Avenue\, Athens\, GA\, 30602\, United States CATEGORIES:Centered in Song,Hymn Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Athens-June-2019-Draw-the-Circle-Wide-Social-Media.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181006T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181006T180000 DTSTAMP:20260525T072007 CREATED:20180504T181329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T172210Z UID:692-1538816400-1538848800@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Centered in Song - Brooklyn\, NY DESCRIPTION:INVITATION TO BROOKLYN\nThe “Centered in Song” launch tour for The Center for Congregational Song is coming to Brooklyn! Join organist\, composer\, and master song leader Mark Miller for a day celebrating the importance and power of congregational song. There will be sessions on justice in music-making\, introducing The Center for Congregational Song\, and a closing hymn festival. Come join in the song! \nLEADERS\nMark Miller believes passionately that music can change the world. He also believes in Cornell West’s quote that ‘Justice is what love looks like in public.’ His dream is that the music he composes\, performs\, teaches and leads will inspire and empower people to create the beloved community.Mark serves as Assistant Professor of Church Music at Drew Theological School and is a Lecturer in the Practice of Sacred Music at Yale University. He also is the Minister of Music of Christ Church in Summit\, New Jersey. \nJacque Jones has been writing in various forms all her life and in recent years has taken up the challenge of writing hymn texts. Her hymn text collection Songs Unchanged Yet Ever Changing was published in 2015 by GIA. Jacque has been a member of The Hymn Society since 2003\, and is currently serving as its Immediate Past President\, having served previously as Treasurer and President. A native of Texas\, Jacque lives in New York and is an active member of the laity at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights. \nAna Hernandez is a composer/arranger\, workshop facilitator\, author\, and mischief maker. She works with people to create beautiful liturgies in many different styles; from early music to contemplative\, to drummy and participatory. She facilitates deep and meaningful conversations using the Art of Hosting modalities. \nBrian Hehn is the director of The Center for Congregational Song. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nREGISTRATION\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/centered-in-song-brooklyn-ny/ LOCATION:Plymouth Church\, Brooklyn\, 75 Hicks St.\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States CATEGORIES:Centered in Song,Hymn Festival,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Mark-Miller-Piano-and-Choir.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180929T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180929T170000 DTSTAMP:20260525T072007 CREATED:20180416T183408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191108T130739Z UID:662-1538213400-1538240400@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Centered in Song - Toronto 2018 DESCRIPTION:Invitation to Toronto\nJoin us to learn about our ground-breaking new resource The Center for Congregational Song! You will hear from some of Toronto’s top song leaders and hymnologists and sing together in a “Big Sing\,” celebrating the diversity of the church’s song. \nRegistration\nRegistration is free\, but required so that we can make sure that our venue has enough space to house everyone. \nRSVP for this event using the form below: \n\n  \nPlenary Speaker\nDr. Lim Swee Hong is the Deer Park Associate Professor of Sacred Music at Emmanuel College\, and the Director of the Master of Sacred Music Program. Before joining Emmanuel on July 1\, 2012\, Swee Hong served as an Assistant Professor of Church Music at Baylor University\, Texas. Prior to his work at Baylor\, he served as the Lecturer of Worship\, Liturgy\, and Music at Trinity Theological College in Singapore. He is also the Director of Research for the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nMore Presenters\nWe are excited to have an all-star lineup of Toronto-based leaders! \nRev. Denise Gillard is the founder and Executive Artistic Director of TC3 and The HopeWorks Connection\, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to empower youth through the performing arts\, academics and relieving poverty. \nJason Locke is a church musician\, choir director and composer\, living in Toronto\, Canada. \nHussein Janmohamed is a Toronto-based choral artist\, composer and music facilitator/conductor passionate about excellence in the choral arts as a medium for cultural dialogue\, building positive relations\, and accessing the human spirit. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nLori-Anne Dolloff is Associate Professor of Music Education and the Area Head for Choral Music at the Faculty of Music in the University of Toronto. Her research in music education has also served to support music education in First Nations communities. Dolloff is also a composer/arranger with many choral pieces published with Boosey & Hawkes\, and is frequently sought out as a guest conductor for choral festivals and workshops. \nHilary Seraph Donaldson is a congregational song enlivener with a passion for strengthening community through shared song\, global music\, and paperless worship. \nBecca Whitla works as a community music maker and organizer in Toronto and is the Director of Chapel at Emmanuel College.For Becca\, music is a critical\, vibrant and healing part of any community. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Co-Sponsors\nWe are grateful to our co-sponsors for this event\, the Southern Ontario Chapter of The Hymn Society\, or “SOCHS.” For more information on SOCHS\, you can go to their website: http://sochs.org/ \n  URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/toronto2018/ LOCATION:Eastminster United Church\, 310 Danforth Ave.\, Toronto\, ON\, M4K 1N6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Centered in Song,Conference,Hymn Festival,Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180901T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180901T160000 DTSTAMP:20260525T072007 CREATED:20180614T141413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180810T174507Z UID:774-1535792400-1535817600@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Centered in Song - San Francisco Bay Area 2018 DESCRIPTION:INVITATION TO EL SOBRANTE\nJoin us for a day of celebrating the power and importance of singing together. This event is one of the last of many events during our year long nationwide tour to celebrate the opening of The Center for Congregational Song. The leadership will include some of the most skilled and forward-thinking song leaders and composers from the San Francisco Bay area. \n  \nA Special thanks to our sponsor and partner for this event\, Music That Makes Community. \n \n  \n\n\n\nREGISTRATION\nRegistration costs $20 and includes lunch. We are happy to accommodate any dietary restrictions you may have if you indicate those restrictions in your registration form. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n  \nPRESENTERS\nEileen M. Johnson studied at Westminster Choir College (BMus) and Concordia University\, River Forest (MCM)\, with further studies at Bethany Theological Seminary and Pacific School of Religion. Johnson holds the Colleague certification from the American Guild of Organists and is a former Executive Committee member of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. She was on the editorial team for the hymnal supplement Spirit Anew: Singing Prayer and Praise (WoodLake Books) and has written hymn performance columns and reviews of hymn-based music for The Hymn. Johnson is a contributor to the Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. She currently serves as Music Director at El Sobrante United Methodist Church\, El Sobrante\, California\, where she plays organ and piano\, directs an adult choir and handbell choir\, and leads the Kairos Praise Band (while playing electric bass). \nDonald Schell’s forty plus years experience as an Episcopal priest has included work as a university chaplain (with a daily\, sung liturgy)\, as vicar of small-town mission church in Idaho\, and (with Rick Fabian) as founder and rector of St. Gregory of Nyssa Church\, San Francisco. In all these settings Donald has found music essential to building liturgical community and touching people’s hearts for mission. Since beginning Music that Makes Community as a project of All Saints Company\, Donald worked with a network of clergy and church musicians recovering and renewing community-based practices of learning and sharing singing. In 2007\, just after launching Music that Makes Community as a project\, Donald joined All Saints Company full time in order to consult\, publish\, and lead workshops on the discoveries made at St. Gregory’s and develop Music that Makes Community workshops and network. For the program year beginning September 2014\, Donald is serving as Interim Rector of Christ Church (Episcopal)\, Portola Valley\, California. Donald has written My Father\, My Daughter: Pilgrims on the Road to Santiago and has contributed chapters to Searching for Sacred Space\, to What Would Jesus Sing? and to Music By Heart: Paperless Songs for Evening Worship. \nDan Damon is an internationally published writer of hymn texts and tunes\, pastor of First United Methodist Church\, Richmond\, CA\, and adjunct faculty in church music at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley\, CA. Dan plays piano in clubs in the San Francisco area and studied piano and composition with Richard Hindman. Three collections of Dan’s hymns have been published\, and his hymns can be found in many hymnals. \nRosa Cándida Ramírez is the worship Pastor of La Fuente Ministries\, an intercultural\, intergenerational bilingual ministry in Pasadena\, California. As a second generation Latina\, she is passionate about the role of language and culture in worship\, and the creation of bilingual worship resources. During her time as a student\, she worked with Fuller Theological Seminary’s All-Seminary Chapel in helping create intercultural worship and is currently working as a consultant with the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/sfbay-2018/ LOCATION:El Sobrante United Methodist Church\, 670 Appian Way\, El Sobrante\, CA\, 94803\, United States CATEGORIES:Centered in Song,Hymn Festival,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/San_Pablo_Bay_from_Point_Richmond_-_panoramio.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada":MAILTO:office@thehymnsociety.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180428T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180428T164500 DTSTAMP:20260525T072007 CREATED:20171012T194124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180420T124901Z UID:331-1524906000-1524933900@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Centered in Song - Ottawa DESCRIPTION:We can’t wait for The Center for Congregational Song to join our voices with the people of Ottawa! We’ll hear from some of Canada’s top song-leaders and sing together with a closing hymn festival. This workshop will also feature a “serve & sing” where we purposefully connect our song with mission and service. Registration is still open\, so register today. \nEmail ccs@thehymnsociety.org for more information.\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/centered-song-ottawa/ LOCATION:Kanata United Church\, 33 Leacock Dr.\, Kanata\, ON\, K2K 2B9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Centered in Song,Hymn Festival,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Debbie-Lou-Reduced.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180407T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180407T193000 DTSTAMP:20260525T072007 CREATED:20171010T012538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180313T181616Z UID:304-1523091600-1523129400@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Centered in Song - Washington D.C. DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day of workshops on congregational song that will run concurrently with a children’s choir festival! This celebratory event will include an information session about the new Center for Congregational Song\, a children’s choir master-class with composer and master conductor John Horman\, and a session on children and hymns with children’s choir expert Andrea Baxter. The workshops and concluding hymn festival are being hosted at First Congregational Church of Washington D.C.\, which is just two blocks from the National Portrait Gallery. \nANNOUNCEMENT – The Plenary address in the afternoon will be by acclaimed song leader Ken Nafziger. \nCOST: $25/adult (email ccs@thehymnsociety.org for group rates) \nClick Here To Register\n  URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/centered-song-washington-d-c/ LOCATION:First UCC Church Washington DC\, 945 G St NW\, Washington DC\, DC\, 20001\, United States CATEGORIES:Centered in Song,Hymn Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Centered-in-Song-DC-Featured-pic-e1507598944534.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180203T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180203T173000 DTSTAMP:20260525T072007 CREATED:20170725T214853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180106T152809Z UID:101-1517648400-1517679000@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Centered in Song - Chicago\, Park Ridge DESCRIPTION:Director of The Center for Congregational Song Brian Hehn and some special guests will introduce participants to all that new Center for Congregational Song has to offer\, including our ground-breaking Resource Connection Tool. Other topics will include “breaking through the traditional/contemporary divide\,” “Breaking Down The Walls: Congregational Song as Catechesis for Spiritual Seeker\,” and a concluding song festival. \nClick Here To RSVP – $20 Registration\nOur Plenary Address will be given by acclaimed author of The Next Worship: Glorifying God in a Diverse World\, Sandra Van Opstal. For more information about Sandra’s work and ministry\, you can go to her website: www.sandravanopstal.com \nVenue: St. Luke’s Lutheran Church\, 205 N. Prospect Ave. Park Ridge\, IL 60068 URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/introducing-chicago-to-the-center-for-congregational-song/ LOCATION:St. Luke’s Lutheran Church\, Park Ridge\, Illinois CATEGORIES:Centered in Song,Hymn Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180201T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180201T163000 DTSTAMP:20260525T072007 CREATED:20171208T155337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180517T170737Z UID:488-1517473800-1517502600@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Centered in Song - Chicago\, Wheaton College DESCRIPTION:CLICK TO REGISTER\nCome join Director of The Center for Congregational Song\, Brian Hehn\, and some of the nation’s top voices on worship as we introduce participants to all that new Center for Congregational Song has to offer\, including our ground-breaking Resource Connection Tool. For $35\, you’ll get to spend the day with Chuck Fromm of Worship Leader Magazine\, Leaders of United Adoration\, Wheaton Faculty including Tony Payne and John William Trotter\, and Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary’s Center for Music and Worship in the Black Church Experience Advisory Committee Member\, Dr. Alisha Lola Jones. \nSCHEDULE\n8:30AM – Check In \n9AM – Greeting from Dean Michael Wilder & Round Tables Discussions Hosted by Conference Clinicians \n10AM – Chuck Fromm on the borderlands between diverse practices of music and worship \n11AM – Plenary Address – Dr. Alisha Lola Jones \nNoon – Lunch (included in registration price) \n1:30PM – Brian Hehn on The Mission of The Center for Congregational Song \n2:15PM – Coffee Break \n2:45PM – John William Trotter on Improvisation\, Choral Music\, Congregational Song \n3:45PM – Closing Hymn Festival – John William Trotter and friends \n4:30PM – Dismissal \n5:30PM to 7:30PM – Optional Dinner\, location TBD (Pay on your own) \n  \nCLICK TO REGISTER\n  \nThank you to: \n\nWheaton College Conservatory of Music for hosting the event\nHope Publishing for sponsoring lunch\nGarret Evangelical Theological Seminary’s The Center for Music and Worship in the Black Church Experience for sending Dr. Alisha Lola Jones\nUnited Adoration for sending a representative\n\n  URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/centered-song-wheaton-college/ LOCATION:MO\, United States CATEGORIES:Centered in Song,Hymn Festival,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/WheatonperformingARtsCenter.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171111T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171111T133000 DTSTAMP:20260525T072007 CREATED:20170725T214206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171027T192813Z UID:91-1510392600-1510407000@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Centered in Song - Tennessee DESCRIPTION:Join guest theologian and worship scholar Adam Perez and Director of The Center for Congregational Song Brian Hehn for a morning of free workshops on congregational song. The free workshop will be followed by a community choir rehearsal where we will prepare to lead the Veterans Day Hymn Festival\, which begins at noon. \nTo RSVP For This Free Event\, click here.\n  URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/congregational-song-workshop-veterans-day-hymn-festival/ LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, Cookeville\, Tennessee CATEGORIES:Centered in Song,Hymn Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Church-Choir-For-Banner-1-e1507599672410.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR