Upcoming Events
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Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 03:00 PM through April 20, 2024
Northfield Community Church in Northfield, IL
Music that Makes Community will be providing worship music leadership at Messy Church USA's conference in April 2024. Experienced MMC facilitators Breen Sipes and Charles Murphy will be offering a plenary on paperless music for intergenerational worship in addition to supporting conference worship.
Check out more details at https://messychurchusa.org/celebrate-the-mess/.
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Monday, April 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Zoom
Join Music that Makes Community for a weekly touchstone that includes singing, silence, sacred text, and community connection. We'll gather at 10 a.m. EDT (9 CDT / 8 MDT / 7 PST) each Monday for a 30-minute gathering followed by coffee and conversation.
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Monday, April 22, 2024 at 06:30 PM
Zoom
Gather for an informal singing time to re-center our hearts in community. Simple songs will be led paperlessly/taught by ear by Conie Borchardt, other song leaders, and you, if you have a song to share. Visit Conie's website for the Zoom link!
Join us. Bring friends. (Signup for the email reminder here; select Heart Songs)
Songs will be about the human experience and in that way, spiritual in nature, but not specifically religious. This is a space intended for self-care, however that shifts for you in every moment. -
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Zoom
This Zoom gathering is for those interested in submitting a song to the Playlist Project before the June 1 deadline.
Please drop-in during these Office Hours to ask questions or get feedback. Doe from the Coalition and Conie from MMC both plan to be present.
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the meeting times for each time zone are:
- Pacific: 9:30-11 a.m.
- Mountain: 10:30-12 noon
- Central: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Eastern: 12:30-2 p.m.
- Atlantic: 1:30-3 p.m.
Another session will be offered on Thursday, May 23 at 5-6:30 p.m. Eastern.
Please register for the Zoom link HERE.
For more information about the Playlist Project and MMC's partnership with the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery, please visit this page.
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 02:00 PM
University Lutheran Church of Hope in Minneapolis, MN
Paperless Singing Practice GroupIf you are looking for a new way to foster vulnerability, trust and connection in your worship, meetings or gatherings… if you enjoy oral singing tradition… or if you need a place to rest your soul and be filled…
Join Conie Borchardt, Maria Anderson-Lippert and Liesl Spitz for a Paperless Singing Practice Group. This gathering is for anyone who loves to sing, churchy and non-churchy alike. Questions? Contact [email protected]
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Monday, April 29, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Zoom
Join Music that Makes Community for a weekly touchstone that includes singing, silence, sacred text, and community connection. We'll gather at 10 a.m. EDT (9 CDT / 8 MDT / 7 PST) each Monday for a 30-minute gathering followed by coffee and conversation.
MMC leaders host the gathering, drawing from many musical and spiritual traditions. -
Monday, May 06, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Zoom
Join Music that Makes Community for a weekly touchstone that includes singing, silence, sacred text, and community connection. We'll gather at 10 a.m. EDT (9 CDT / 8 MDT / 7 PST) each Monday for a 30-minute gathering followed by coffee and conversation.
MMC leaders host the gathering, drawing from many musical and spiritual traditions. -
Monday, May 06, 2024 at 06:30 PM
Zoom
Gather for an informal singing time to re-center our hearts in community. Simple songs will be led paperlessly/taught by ear by Conie Borchardt, other song leaders, and you, if you have a song to share. Visit Conie's website for the Zoom link!
Join us. Bring friends. (Signup for the email reminder here; select Heart Songs)
Songs will be about the human experience and in that way, spiritual in nature, but not specifically religious. This is a space intended for self-care, however that shifts for you in every moment. -
Tuesday, May 07, 2024 at 07:00 PM
Green Street Pub in Brownsburg, IN
Paperless Community SingHosted by Good Samaritan Episcopal ChurchGreen Street Pub - 911 N. Green St. Brownsburg, INFirst Tuesday of the month @ 7pFree! BUT Please tip your servers well! :)
Join us at Green Street Pub located at 911 N Green St, in Brownsburg, IN, on the First Tuesday of the month for a Community Sing at 7 pm! Embrace the joy of community singing—a unique gathering for both seasoned vocalists and those who simply love to sing. No experience is necessary, and all skill levels are warmly welcomed.This is a monthly gathering—a chance for us to come together and build a vibrant community of singers. We will be exploring a diverse repertoire of pub songs, protest anthems, and melodies perfect for spiritual settings.
Join us in creating a regular space on the first Tuesday of every month where the love of music and the joy of community singing thrive. See you at Green Street Pub for an evening of shared melodies, wonderful company, and creating a monthly tradition!
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Tuesday, May 07, 2024 at 06:30 PM
St. Mark's Episcopal in Albuquerque, NM
Join Sylvia Miller-Mutia, David Poole, and other lovers of singing from in and around Albuquerque, NM, for a monthly Music that Makes Community Song Circle. We sing together the first Tuesday of each month for 75 minutes, beginning at 6:30pm, with the option to gather for fellowship beforehand. We rotate locations and responsibility for "hosting" among interested participants.
We focus on teaching, learning, and sharing songs together in an "oral tradition" style of music-making. We sing songs from a variety of traditions as well as songs of our own creation. We lean heavily on musical forms that lend themselves to learning by ear and singing from the heart, including: simple melodies, rounds, simple songs with layered harmonies, echo songs, and "call and response" songs.
We take risks. We experiment. We make mistakes. We laugh. We learn. We encourage one another. We sing. We welcome you to join us!
Contact organizer Sylvia Miller-Mutia for more information!