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UID:3342-1741478400-1741564799@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:A Cappella Sunday 2025 DESCRIPTION:A Cappella Sunday Hymn Suggestions YEAR C\nWhat:\nA Cappella Sunday is when worshiping communities from across the world commit to singing a cappella in their Sunday morning worship service. 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 (2025 is Sunday\, March 9th) \nLet us know you’re participating!\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-cappella-sunday-2025/ CATEGORIES:Hymn Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Debbie-Lou-Reduced.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240219 DTSTAMP:20260430T144928 CREATED:20230428T153613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T153613Z UID:3050-1708214400-1708300799@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:A Cappella Sunday 2024 DESCRIPTION:A Cappella Sunday Hymn Suggestions YEAR B\nWhat:\nA Cappella Sunday is when worshiping communities from across the world commit to singing a cappella in their Sunday morning worship service. 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 (2024 is Sunday\, February 18th) \nLet us know you’re participating!\n\n  \nResources:\nDownload Our Guide for Lectionary Year A (2017\, 2020\, 2023) \nDownload our Guide for Lectionary Year B (2018\, 2021\, 2024) \nDownload Our Guide for Lectionary Year C (2016\, 2019\, 2022) \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-cappella-sunday-2024/ CATEGORIES:Hymn Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Debbie-Lou-Reduced.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230720 DTSTAMP:20260430T144928 CREATED:20230428T155324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T155324Z UID:3054-1689379200-1689811199@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Hymn Society Conference DESCRIPTION:The Hymn Society’s Annual Conference is the premier conference focusing exclusively on congregational song in the U.S. and Canada. Each year it features top scholars from the U.S. and Canada as well as other international guests for plenary addresses\, 4 hymn festivals planned and led by internationally recognized song-leaders\, and over 40 breakout sessions on a variety of topics. The conference is held in mid-July each year at a different location within the U.S. or Canada. \nTo learn more about the next conference happening in Montreal\, Canada\,\nyou can go to www.thehymnsociety.org/event.\nEach of the 4 hymn festivals offered are always free and open to the public as a part of The Hymn Society’s mission to encourage\, promote\, and enliven congregational song in each location we host our Annual Conference. \nSessions include special breakouts for text writers\, tune writers\, and song writers with the opportunity to get written and verbal feedback from the leader on your submitted piece. \nThose who attend The Hymn Society’s Annual Conference include church musicians\, worship leaders\, pastors & priests\, composers\, poets\, publishers\, and anyone else who is passionate about congregational song. \nFull scholarships for students are available as well as a forum specifically for emerging scholars focusing their studies on congregational song. \nRecent Conference Leaders:\n\nRev. Dr. I-to Loh – Editor of Sound the Bamboo: CCA Hymnal 2000\, Former Seminary President at Tainan Theological College\, Ethnomusicologist\, and Composer\nRev. Dr. Cynthia Wilson – Associate General Secretary of Discipleship Ministries of The United Methodist Church\, Director of the Center for Music and Worship in the Black Church Experience\, and Award-Winning Singer\nDr. John Witvliet – Director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship\, Professor of Worship\, Theology\, and Congregational and Ministry studies at Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary\, Author of Over 7 Books\nRev. Dr. Molly Marshall – President and Professor of Theology and Spiritual Formation at Central Baptist Theological School\, Past-President of the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion\, Author of 3 Monographs and multiple book chapters and articles\nDr. Miguel De la Torre – Professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies at Iliff School of Theology\, Author of Multiple Books and Articles\, Past-President of the Society of Christian Ethics\nJorge Lockward – Past Director of the General Board of Global Ministries for The United Methodist Church\, Minister of Worship at Church of The Village in the Northwest Bronx\, and leader of the ecumenical chorale Cántico Nuevo\nRev. Dr. Paul Westermeyer – Professor Emeritus of Church Music at Luther Seminary\, Past National Chaplain of the American Guild of Organists\, Author of 5 Books on Church Music\nDr. John Baldovin\, S.J. – Professor of Historical and Liturgical Theology at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry\, Author of Multiple Books on Roman Catholic Liturgy\, Past President of the North American Academy of Liturgy\nMark Miller – Assistant Professor of Church Music at Drew Theological School\, Lecturer in the Practice of Sacred Music at Yale University\, Published Composer by Abbingdon Press and Choristers Guild\nRev. John Bell – Composer and Song-Leader for the Wild Goose Resource Group of the Iona Community\, Fellow of the Presbyterian Church of Canada and Royal School of Church Music\, Editor of the Church of Scotland’s Church Hymnary (Fourth Edition)\nDr. Marcia McFee – Ritual Artist and Creator of Worship Design Studio\, Author of Think Like a Filmaker\, Guest Professor at Universities and Colleges across the U.S. and Canada\n\nRecent Conference Locations:\n\n2022 – Washington D.C.\n2021 – Digital\n2020 – Digital\n2019 – Dallas\, Texas\n2018 – St. Louis\, Missouri\n2017 – Waterloo\, Ontario\, Canada\n2016 – Redlands\, California\n2015 – New Orleans\, Louisiana\n2014 – Columbus\, Ohio\n2013 – Richmond\, Virginia\n2012 – Winnipeg Canada\n2011 – Colorado Springs\, Colorado URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/hymn-society-conference/ LOCATION:McGill University\, 845 Sherbrooke St W\, Montréal\, Québec\, H3A 0G4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Conference,Hymn Festival ORGANIZER;CN="The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada":MAILTO:office@thehymnsociety.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230720 DTSTAMP:20260430T144928 CREATED:20171013T020757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T155937Z UID:372-1689379200-1689811199@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Hymn Society Conference DESCRIPTION:The Hymn Society’s Annual Conference is the premier conference focusing exclusively on congregational song in the U.S. and Canada. Each year it features top scholars from the U.S. and Canada as well as other international guests for plenary addresses\, 4 hymn festivals planned and led by internationally recognized song-leaders\, and over 40 breakout sessions on a variety of topics. The conference is held in mid-July each year at a different location within the U.S. or Canada. \nTo learn more about the next conference happening in Montreal\, Canada\,\nyou can go to www.thehymnsociety.org/event.\nEach of the 4 hymn festivals offered are always free and open to the public as a part of The Hymn Society’s mission to encourage\, promote\, and enliven congregational song in each location we host our Annual Conference. \nSessions include special breakouts for text writers\, tune writers\, and song writers with the opportunity to get written and verbal feedback from the leader on your submitted piece. \nThose who attend The Hymn Society’s Annual Conference include church musicians\, worship leaders\, pastors & priests\, composers\, poets\, publishers\, and anyone else who is passionate about congregational song. \nFull scholarships for students are available as well as a forum specifically for emerging scholars focusing their studies on congregational song. \nRecent Conference Leaders:\n\nRev. Dr. I-to Loh – Editor of Sound the Bamboo: CCA Hymnal 2000\, Former Seminary President at Tainan Theological College\, Ethnomusicologist\, and Composer\nRev. Dr. Cynthia Wilson – Associate General Secretary of Discipleship Ministries of The United Methodist Church\, Director of the Center for Music and Worship in the Black Church Experience\, and Award-Winning Singer\nDr. John Witvliet – Director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship\, Professor of Worship\, Theology\, and Congregational and Ministry studies at Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary\, Author of Over 7 Books\nRev. Dr. Molly Marshall – President and Professor of Theology and Spiritual Formation at Central Baptist Theological School\, Past-President of the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion\, Author of 3 Monographs and multiple book chapters and articles\nDr. Miguel De la Torre – Professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies at Iliff School of Theology\, Author of Multiple Books and Articles\, Past-President of the Society of Christian Ethics\nJorge Lockward – Past Director of the General Board of Global Ministries for The United Methodist Church\, Minister of Worship at Church of The Village in the Northwest Bronx\, and leader of the ecumenical chorale Cántico Nuevo\nRev. Dr. Paul Westermeyer – Professor Emeritus of Church Music at Luther Seminary\, Past National Chaplain of the American Guild of Organists\, Author of 5 Books on Church Music\nDr. John Baldovin\, S.J. – Professor of Historical and Liturgical Theology at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry\, Author of Multiple Books on Roman Catholic Liturgy\, Past President of the North American Academy of Liturgy\nMark Miller – Assistant Professor of Church Music at Drew Theological School\, Lecturer in the Practice of Sacred Music at Yale University\, Published Composer by Abbingdon Press and Choristers Guild\nRev. John Bell – Composer and Song-Leader for the Wild Goose Resource Group of the Iona Community\, Fellow of the Presbyterian Church of Canada and Royal School of Church Music\, Editor of the Church of Scotland’s Church Hymnary (Fourth Edition)\nDr. Marcia McFee – Ritual Artist and Creator of Worship Design Studio\, Author of Think Like a Filmaker\, Guest Professor at Universities and Colleges across the U.S. and Canada\n\nRecent Conference Locations:\n\n2022 – Washington D.C.\n2021 – Digital\n2020 – Digital\n2019 – Dallas\, Texas\n2018 – St. Louis\, Missouri\n2017 – Waterloo\, Ontario\, Canada\n2016 – Redlands\, California\n2015 – New Orleans\, Louisiana\n2014 – Columbus\, Ohio\n2013 – Richmond\, Virginia\n2012 – Winnipeg Canada\n2011 – Colorado Springs\, Colorado URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/hymn-society-annual-conference/ LOCATION:McGill University\, 845 Sherbrooke St W\, Montréal\, Québec\, H3A 0G4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Conference,Hymn Festival ORGANIZER;CN="The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada":MAILTO:office@thehymnsociety.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230227 DTSTAMP:20260430T144928 CREATED:20221004T145652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221004T145652Z UID:2868-1677369600-1677455999@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:A Cappella Sunday 2023 DESCRIPTION:A Cappella Sunday Hymn Suggestions YEAR A\nWhat:\nA Cappella Sunday is when worshiping communities from across the world commit to singing a cappella in their Sunday morning worship service. 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 (2023 is Sunday\, February 26th) \nLet us know you’re participating!\n\n  \nResources:\nDownload Our Guide for Lectionary Year A (2017\, 2020\, 2023) \nDownload our Guide for Lectionary Year B (2018\, 2021\, 2024) \nDownload Our Guide for Lectionary Year C (2016\, 2019\, 2022) \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-cappella-sunday-2023/ CATEGORIES:Hymn Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Debbie-Lou-Reduced.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220717 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220723 DTSTAMP:20260430T144929 CREATED:20220404T161840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220404T161945Z UID:2792-1658016000-1658534399@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:2022 Annual Hymn Society Conference DESCRIPTION:Sing the World God Imagines\nWashington\, DC\nThe Catholic University of America\nJuly 17-21\, 2022\n  \nThe Hymn Society’s Annual Conference is the premier conference focusing exclusively on congregational song in the U.S. and Canada. Each year it features top scholars from the U.S. and Canada as well as other international guests for plenary addresses\, 4 hymn festivals planned and led by internationally recognized song-leaders\, and over 40 breakout sessions on a variety of topics. The conference is held in mid-July each year at a different location within the U.S. or Canada. \nTo learn more about this year’s conference happening in Washington DC\,\nyou can go to www.thehymnsociety.org/event\nEach of the 4 hymn festivals offered are always free and open to the public as a part of The Hymn Society’s mission to encourage\, promote\, and enliven congregational song in each location we host our Annual Conference. \nSessions include special breakouts for text writers\, tune writers\, and song writers with the opportunity to get written and verbal feedback from the leader on your submitted piece. \nThose who attend The Hymn Society’s Annual Conference include church musicians\, worship leaders\, pastors & priests\, composers\, poets\, publishers\, and anyone else who is passionate about congregational song. \nRecent Conference Leaders:\n\nRev. Dr. I-to Loh – Editor of Sound the Bamboo: CCA Hymnal 2000\, Former Seminary President at Tainan Theological College\, Ethnomusicologist\, and Composer\nRev. Dr. Cynthia Wilson – Associate General Secretary of Discipleship Ministries of The United Methodist Church\, Director of the Center for Music and Worship in the Black Church Experience\, and Award-Winning Singer\nDr. John Witvliet – Director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship\, Professor of Worship\, Theology\, and Congregational and Ministry studies at Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary\, Author of Over 7 Books\nRev. Dr. Molly Marshall – President and Professor of Theology and Spiritual Formation at Central Baptist Theological School\, Past-President of the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion\, Author of 3 Monographs and multiple book chapters and articles\nDr. Miguel De la Torre – Professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies at Iliff School of Theology\, Author of Multiple Books and Articles\, Past-President of the Society of Christian Ethics\nJorge Lockward – Past Director of the General Board of Global Ministries for The United Methodist Church\, Minister of Worship at Church of The Village in the Northwest Bronx\, and leader of the ecumenical chorale Cántico Nuevo\nRev. Dr. Paul Westermeyer – Professor Emeritus of Church Music at Luther Seminary\, Past National Chaplain of the American Guild of Organists\, Author of 5 Books on Church Music\nDr. John Baldovin\, S.J. – Professor of Historical and Liturgical Theology at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry\, Author of Multiple Books on Roman Catholic Liturgy\, Past President of the North American Academy of Liturgy\nMark Miller – Assistant Professor of Church Music at Drew Theological School\, Lecturer in the Practice of Sacred Music at Yale University\, Published Composer by Abbingdon Press and Choristers Guild\nRev. John Bell – Composer and Song-Leader for the Wild Goose Resource Group of the Iona Community\, Fellow of the Presbyterian Church of Canada and Royal School of Church Music\, Editor of the Church of Scotland’s Church Hymnary (Fourth Edition)\nDr. Marcia McFee – Ritual Artist and Creator of Worship Design Studio\, Author of Think Like a Filmaker\, Guest Professor at Universities and Colleges across the U.S. and Canada\n\nRecent Conference Locations:\n\n2022 – Washington\, DC\n2021 – Online\n2020 – Online\n2019 – Dallas\, Texas\n2018 – St. Louis\, Missouri\n2017 – Waterloo\, Ontario\, Canada\n2016 – Redlands\, California\n2015 – New Orleans\, Louisiana\n2014 – Columbus\, Ohio\n2013 – Richmond\, Virginia\n2012 – Winnipeg Canada\n\nLearn More and/or Register at https://thehymnsociety.org/event/ URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/2022-annual-hymn-society-conference/ CATEGORIES:Conference,Hymn Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CUA-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada":MAILTO:office@thehymnsociety.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210222 DTSTAMP:20260430T144929 CREATED:20210107T163913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210107T163913Z UID:2369-1613865600-1613951999@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:A Cappella Sunday 2021 DESCRIPTION:A Cappella Sunday Hymn Suggestions YEAR B\nWhat:\nA Cappella Sunday is when worshiping communities from across the world commit to singing a cappella in their Sunday morning worship service. 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 (2021 is Sunday\, February 21st) \nLet us know you’re participating!\n\n  \nResources:\nDownload Our Guide for Lectionary Year A (2017\, 2020\, 2023) \nDownload our Guide for Lectionary Year B (2018\, 2021\, 2024) \nDownload Our Guide for Lectionary Year C (2016\, 2019\, 2022) \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\n2020 Participants Include:\n* = First Time Participants\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-cappella-sunday-2021/ CATEGORIES:Hymn Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Debbie-Lou-Reduced.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201219T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201219T173000 DTSTAMP:20260430T144929 CREATED:20201205T002737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201205T002822Z UID:2330-1608397200-1608399000@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:COVID CAROLS - LIVE! DESCRIPTION:Join some of the students of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s ASL/English Interpretation Program in singing The Center for Congregational Song’s COVID Carols! Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater or best Santa hat and join in the fun. \nEVENT GOES LIVE ON YOUTUBE: Saturday\, December 19th at 5PM Eastern Time \n \n  \nShareable link: https://youtu.be/2aCR6Gkn_BQ \nTo download the COVID CAROLS collection for free\, click here. \n  URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/covid-carols-live/ CATEGORIES:Hymn Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Youtube-Thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201103T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201104T010000 DTSTAMP:20260430T144929 CREATED:20200915T173754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201102T170329Z UID:2132-1604408400-1604451600@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Election Day Concert: Vote Then Sing DESCRIPTION:YouTube Live Broadcast Link \nWHY?\nAs God’s people we are called to be good citizens\, so we encourage all our followers and friends to make sure you vote! But once you’ve voted\, there’s going to be that anxious time of waiting for the results. As people of faith\, we are called to also be a people who “fear not\,” giving our worries up to God and trusting in God’s mercy. So once you’ve voted\, we hope this broadcast will help calm your fears and remind you of the God who loves you and cares for you. \nWHAT?\nHosted by the Director of The Center for Congregational Song\, this 12-hour broadcast will feature songs and hymns to help us pray together\, sing together\, and be a non-anxious presence on election day. Special guests\, interviews\, and lots of great music will be shared. Tune in when you need a break from the news\, letting your Spirit rest and recharge. \nConfirmed Artists and Guests: Tom Trenney\, Rylan A. Harris\, Professor Donte Ford\, Rev. Dr. Braxton D. Shelley\, Ken Medema\, CC Sunchild\, Dr. Tony Alonso\, Paul Vasile\, Thiago Nascimento\, Rev. Thomas Wesley Moore\, Rev. Ashley Goff\, Dr. Diana Sanchez-Bushong\, and more… \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 \nWHEN?\nTuesday\, November 3rd\, 1PM to 1AM Eastern Time \nWHERE?\nYoutube Live \nYouTube Live Broadcast Link \n  \nFULL SCHEDULE\nTop of Each Hour Will include 10-minutes of pastoral presence (prayers\, scripture\, or just a good word) \n1PM EST – Invocation and Blessing by Rev. Amy Butler followed by Songs Led by Various Campus Ministries \n2PM EST – Hymn Improvisations with Pianist Thiago Nascimento \n3PM EST – Choral Settings of Hymns \n4PM EST – Songs of the Black Church \n5PM EST – Paperless Music with Music That Makes Community \n6PM EST – Sacred Social Justice Songs – Mark Miller & Psalm 121: A Song of Ascents – Daphna Mor \n7PM EST – Lament Together with The Many & The Convergence Music Project Artists \n8PM EST – Through the Eyes of Love with Ken Medema \n9PM EST – Genre Mosaic with CC Sunchild\, Tony Alonso\, Aaron Strumpel\, and more… \n10PM EST – Circle Singing with Voice Exchange and Friends \n11PM EST – “Hymn Challenge” Premier with Felicia Patton \n12AM EST – Hymns of Peace and Comfort \n1AM EST – Broadcast Ends \nSchedule is subject to change. A final schedule will be posted the day before the event. \n  URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/election-day-concert-vote-then-sing/ CATEGORIES:Hymn Festival,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Election-2020-Concert-Website-Banner-new.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200302 DTSTAMP:20260430T144929 CREATED:20190313T191018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200214T154729Z UID:1330-1583020800-1583107199@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:A Cappella Sunday 2020 DESCRIPTION:A Cappella Sunday Hymn Suggestions YEAR A\nWhat:\nA Cappella Sunday is when worshiping communities from across the world commit to singing a cappella in their Sunday morning worship service. 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 (2020 is Sunday\, March 1st) \n  \nLet us know you’re participating!\n\n  \nResources:\nDownload Our Guide for Lectionary Year A (2017\, 2020\, 2023) \nDownload our Guide for Lectionary Year B (2018\, 2021\, 2024) \nDownload Our Guide for Lectionary Year C (2016\, 2019\, 2022) \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\n2020 Participants Include:\n* = First Time Participants\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-cappella-sunday-2020/ CATEGORIES:Hymn Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Debbie-Lou-Reduced.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190714T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190718T140000 DTSTAMP:20260430T144929 CREATED:20190312T210039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190312T210039Z UID:1322-1563112800-1563458400@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Hymn Society Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:The Hymn Society Annual Conference 2019\nThis year’s Annual Conference theme is “Each Breath Is Borrowed Air.” Join over 300 of the nation’s top hymn scholars\, teachers\, and practitioners to learn and sing together. \nDallas\, TX \nJuly 14-18\, 2019 \n  \nFor more information about this amazing event\, click here. \n  \n  URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/hymn-society-annual-conference-2/ LOCATION:University of Texas\, Dallas\, 800 W Campbell Rd\, Richardson\, TX\, 75080\, United States CATEGORIES:Conference,Hymn Festival ORGANIZER;CN="The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada":MAILTO:office@thehymnsociety.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190605T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190605T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T144929 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:20181111T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181111T173000 DTSTAMP:20260430T144929 CREATED:20180813T190013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180816T133140Z UID:871-1541952000-1541957400@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Veterans Day Hymn Festival DESCRIPTION:Invitation\nIn collaboration with the Center for Sacred Music at Virginia Wesleyan University\, we are excited to be singing together this Veterans Day. The festival\, “In Times of Trouble\, O God of Peace\,” will include a hymn written during World War I\, great hymns of the faith\, and some new hymns written about God’s kingdom of peace. We hope you’ll join us for this festival of song in which we’ll pray and sing together. \n  \nDate\, Time\, & Location\n4PM on Sunday\, November 11th\, 2018 \nWycliffe Presbyterian Church\, 1445 N. Great Neck Road\, Va Beach  (ph: 757-496-2620) \n  \nFestival Leader\n \nBrian Hehn is an inspiring song-leader equally comfortable leading an acapella singing of “It Is Well” as he is drumming and dancing to “Sizohamba Naye.” Experienced using a variety of genres and instrumentations\, he has lead worship for Baptists\, Roman Catholics\, United Methodists\, Presbyterians\, and many more across the U.S. and Canada. He received his Bachelor of Music Education from Wingate University\, his Master of Sacred Music from Perkins School of Theology\, Southern Methodist University\, and is certified in children’s church music (K-12) by Choristers Guild. He has articles published on sacred music and congregational song in multiple journals and co-authored the book All Hands In: Drumming the Biblical Narrative\, published by Choristers Guild. While working for The Hymn Society as the Director of The Center for Congregational Song\, he is also Associate Director of Contemporary Music at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and adjunct professor of church music at Wingate University in Wingate\, North Carolina. Brian lives in Baltimore\, Maryland\, with his wife\, Eve\, and son\, Jakob. \n  \n  URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/veterans-day-hymn-festival/ LOCATION:Wycliffe Presbyterian Church\, 1445 N. Great Neck Road\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, 23454\, United States CATEGORIES:Hymn Festival ORGANIZER;CN="The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada":MAILTO:office@thehymnsociety.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181027 DTSTAMP:20260430T144929 CREATED:20180816T134219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180816T134219Z UID:880-1540339200-1540598399@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:SHARING THE SONG DESCRIPTION:Invitation\nWe invite you to participate in SHARING THE SONG\, a workshop for song leaders excited to nurture and sustain singing in their communities. Experience three days of learning\, reflection\, and skill building with Alice Parker and Paul Vasile\, and grow in your ability to inspire others to make beautiful music with their voices! \nSharing the Song is designed for community song leaders seeking to strengthen and refine their skills so they can encourage beautiful music-making wherever they go! \nSharing the Song is generously supported by Melodious Accord\, Music That Makes Community\,  Eden Theological Seminary\, and The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada\, as well as other corporate and private donors. \n  \nFor more information about this event\, go to: http://www.sharingthesong.com/ URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/sharing-the-song/ LOCATION:Eden Theological Seminary\, 475 East Lockwood Avenue\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63119\, United States CATEGORIES:Hymn Festival,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Alice-Parker-Sharing-the-Song.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181006T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181006T180000 DTSTAMP:20260430T144929 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:20260430T144929 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:20260430T144929 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:20260430T144929 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:20260430T144929 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:20260430T144929 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:20260430T144929 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:20260430T144929 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171103T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171104T163000 DTSTAMP:20260430T144929 CREATED:20170725T213746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171012T195730Z UID:81-1509735600-1509813000@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Wake Forest University Church Music Conference DESCRIPTION:Join a stellar faculty put together by Musician In Residence at Wake Forest Divinity Sally Morris for a weekend of singing and learning about congregational song. Featured guests include Director of The Center for Congregational Song Brian Hehn\, Composer Mark Miller\, and Church Music Professor Emeritus of Perkins School of Theology C. Michael Hawn. For more information on this event\, click here. URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/wake-forest-university-church-music-conference/ LOCATION:First Baptist Church Winston-Salem\, 501 W 5th St\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27101\, United States CATEGORIES:Conference,Hymn Festival ORGANIZER;CN="Sally Ann Morris":MAILTO:morissa@wfu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171029T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171029T173000 DTSTAMP:20260430T144929 CREATED:20171012T195051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191108T141958Z UID:340-1509292800-1509298200@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Reformation 500: A Hymn Festival DESCRIPTION:Join festival leader Bob Crocker and other leading Southern California church musicians in a commemoration of the 500th anniversary since the Reformation. Hymns from a variety of styles and time periods will illustrate the rich legacy of congregational song over the last 500 years. URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/reformation-500-hymn-festival/ LOCATION:Immanuel Presbyterian Church\, 3300 Wilshire Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90010\, United States CATEGORIES:Hymn Festival END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR