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Writing the Church’s Song is a 3-day writing retreat for beginner and intermediate hymn writers. Three top-class clinicians will be provided\, two focusing on text writing and one focusing on tune writing. These mentors will provide guidance on how to start writing hymns (or how to hone your skills if you already write/compose) throughout the 3 days. Lots of free time for reflection and writing will be provided as well as one-on-one time with the mentors to discuss your works in detail. \nRest\, Reflect\, and Re-Inspire After Holy Week \n\nDate & Location\nApril 25-27\, 2019 \nDallas\, TX \nOur hosts will be Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas\, TX. \nLodging: There are many hotels just a short drive away\, as well as great AirBnB options. You are responsible for securing your own lodging for this event. \n  \nRegistration\n$99 Registration Fee for first 20 participants (includes lunch each day) \n$145 Late Registration Fee (includes lunch each day) \n  \nREGISTRATION NOW CLOSED\nWe’re looking forward to welcoming our 27 participants and 3 faculty! \n  \nFaculty\nTune Writing – Thomas Pavlechko \nThomas Pavlechko’s first hymn tune was sketched at a picnic table after a summer worship meeting in 1982. Two of his hymn tunes were published in 1994. Then\, Thom was named the 2002 Emerging Hymn Tune Composer by The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada\, and now 73 of his 107 hymn tunes are in print in denominational hymnals and hymn collections across four continents. Read his full bio.. \n  \n  \n  \n \nText Writing – Rev. John Thornburg\, FHS \nJohn began to write hymn texts in 1980 in response to parish needs. At first writing to familiar tunes\, he went on to enjoy a fruitful collaboration with composer Jane Marshall\, with whom he published four collections. John has since collaborated with several other hymn-tune composers\, including his co-faculty for this workshop\, Thomas Pavlechko. His hymn texts appear in many hymnals\, hymnal supplements\, and single-author collections. He describes his work as a “ministry of encouragement.” Read his full bio. \n  \n \nText Writing – Susan Palo Cherwien \nSusan Palo Cherwien is a poet and musician. She received her bachelor’s degree in church music and voice from Wittenberg University\, attended the Berliner Kirchenmusikschule\, Spandau/Berlin; completed the Abschlussprüfung in voice at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin and a Master of Liberal Studies from Mundelein College\, Chicago\, where she focussed on spirituality\, ritual\, and the arts. Susan has composed numerous hymn texts which appear in denominational hymnals in the United States\, Canada\, and Europe. Read her full bio. \n  URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/writing-the-churchs-song-hymn-writing-retreat/ LOCATION:Wilshire Baptist Church\, 4316 Abrams Rd.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75214\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/SER_0410.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada":MAILTO:office@thehymnsociety.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190310 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190311 DTSTAMP:20260501T040128 CREATED:20171013T022018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190305T202214Z UID:377-1552176000-1552262399@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:A Cappella Sunday DESCRIPTION:A Capella 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\n  \nWhen:\nEach year on the first Sunday of Lent (2019 is Sunday\, March 10th) \n  \nLet us know you’re participating!\n\n\n \n \n A Cappella Sunday Signup\n \n LinkedInThis 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\nParticipants Include:\nSt. Rita Catholic Church – Ranger\, TX \nSt John UMC – Augusta\, GA \nTrinity Lutheran Church – Bend\, OR \nMinnetonka UMC – Minnetonka\, MN \nVienna Baptist Church – Vienna\, VA \nAldersgate United Methodist Church – Alexandria\, VA \nBlythefield Christian Reformed – Rockford\, MI \nFirst Baptist Church – Vancouver\, BC\, Canada \nSan Rocco Oratory of Chicao Heights – Chicago Heights\, IL \nPilgrim Lutheran Church – St. Paul\, MN \nEmmanuel Lutheran Church – Pittsburgh\, PA \nChurch of Our Saviour Lutheran Church – Fond du Lac\, WI \nSt. Catherine of Siena R. C. Church – Corpus Christi\, TX \nRainbow Mennonite Church – Kansas City\, KS \nEast Hill Church of Christ – York\, NE \nFirst UMC – Boerne\, TX \nShepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church – La Mesa\, CA \nFleetwood Christian Reformed Church – Surrey\, BC\, Canada \nFirst Friends Meeting – Greensboro\, NC \nRidgefield-Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church – Crystal Lake\, IL \nGethsemane Lutheran Church – Columbus\, OH \nFifth Avenue Baptist Church – Huntington\, WV \nBerkeley United Methodist Church – Austin\, TX \nNorth Chevy Chase Christian Church – Chevy Chase\, MD \nThe First Baptist Church in America – Providence\, RI \nSt. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church – Dedham\, MA \nGrace Episcopal Church – Lexington\, VA \nFirst Baptist Church Vancouver – Vancouver\, BC\, Canada \nWestminster United Church – Whitby\, ON\, Canada \nRejoice Ministries Christian Church – Oakland\, CA \nFirst Presbyterian Church – Rapid City\, SD \nAldersgate UMC – Alexandria\, VA \nCathedral of Mary Our Queen – Baltimore\, MD \nStorrs Congregational Church UCC –  Storrs Mansfield\, CT \nTruth Worship Centre\, Sovima Logos Bible College –  Dimapur\, Nagaland\, India \nLittle Zion Lutheran  –  Telford\, PA \nFirst Baptist Church –  Rapid City\, SD \nSt. John Lutheran –  Angleton\, TX \nWinterville Christian Church –  Winterville\, N.C. \nVillage Church on Antioch –  Overland Park\, KS \nSt James Lutheran –  Pottstown\, Pa \nWestminster United Methodist Church –  Westminster\, MD \nFirst Baptist Church –  Rapid City\, SD \nFriedens United Church of Christ –  St.Charles\, MO \nAll Saints’ Anglican Westboro –  Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada \nSt. Philip’s Anglican Church –  Etobicoke\, Ontario\, Canada \nTrinity Episcopal –  Mattoon\, IL \nNuValley Presbyterian Church –  Rural Valley\, PA \nHoly Trinity Lutheran Church –  Akron\, OH \nSouthWest Church of Christ –  Ambarvale\, NSW\, Australia \nBoulevard Church –  Oklahoma City\, OK \nNPM-Chapter of the Archdiocese of San Antonio              –  San Antonio\, TX \nMayfield Central Presbyterian Church –  Mayfield\, NY \nPort Stanley United Church –  Port Stanley\, Ontario\, Canada \nVestavia Hills Baptist Church –  Vestavia Hills\, AL \nSt. Peter’s Lutheran Church –  Northfield\, MN \nGrace Community Church –  Angier\, NC \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  \nSupporting Organizations:\n \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/acappella-sunday/ LOCATION:NC\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://congregationalsong.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2014_conference_singing_with_John_Bell.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190126T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190126T140000 DTSTAMP:20260501T040128 CREATED:20180810T181527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190103T152905Z UID:855-1548500400-1548511200@congregationalsong.org SUMMARY:Ambassadors Program - Nebraska Wesleyan DESCRIPTION:Join two of our Ambassadors\, Joslyn Henderson and Jonathan Hehn\, as they teach a free workshop on church music. The sessions are designed for the students of the Nebraska Wesleyan\, however it is free and open to the public. Come sing and learn with us! \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jonathan Hehn\n \n Ambassador\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jonathan Hehn\n Ambassador\n Jonathan Hehn\, OSL\, is a musician and liturgist currently serving as Choral Program Director and Organist 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) from the University 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. \nA 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 The American Organist\, The Hymn\, These Days\, Call to Worship\, Doxology\, and other print and online periodicals. He currently edits Sacramental Life\, a quarterly theological magazine published by the Order of Saint Luke. \nJonathan resides in South Bend\, Indiana with his wife\, three children\, and dog. A passionate practitioner\, writer\, and thinker\, you can find him on Facebook\, Twitter\, and Instagram @JonathanHehn. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Joslyn Henderson\n \n Ambassador\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joslyn Henderson\n Ambassador\n Joslyn Henderson is a full-time graduate student at Truett Seminary and Baylor School of Music\, having first earned her Bachelors of Vocal Performance from Spelman College in Atlanta.  She is a prolific gospel singer and worship leader. In addition\, Joslyn is also an active member of the Waco Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority\, Incorporated. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n  \nWorkshops include:\nBreaking Through the “Traditional/Contemporary” Divide – A session that offers a new way forward rather than continuing to use the false dichotomy of traditional  and contemporary \n“Black Hymnody Matters: The Music of Charles A. Tindley\, C.P. Jones\, and Margaret Pleasant-Douroux” – A historical session led by Joslyn Henderson \n“Auditions and Interviews: what musicians ought to know and what pastors ought to ask” – A practical session aimed both at helping new graduates ace their first interviews and current church leadership make good hires. Led by Jonathan Hehn \nChoral Reading Session – Choristers Guild literature that works well for congregational participation. \n  \nStudents in Attendance Receive:\nChoral Reading Packet \nFree 1-year Membership to The Hymn Society \nFree 1-year Membership to Choristers Guild \n  \nWorkshop Location:\nMusic Building \nNebraska Wesleyan University \n5000 Saint Paul Avenue \nLincoln\, NE 68504-2794 URL:https://congregationalsong.org/event/ambassadors-program-nebraska-wesleyan/ LOCATION:Nebraska Wesleyan\, 5000 Saint Paul Avenue\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68504\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181111T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181111T173000 DTSTAMP:20260501T040128 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:20260501T040128 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:20260501T040128 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:20260501T040128 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:20260501T040128 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:20260501T040128 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:20260501T040128 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:20260501T040128 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:20260501T040128 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:20260501T040128 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:20260501T040128 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:20260501T040128 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