This is a calendar of events being hosted by members of our network of singers and leaders. If you have a singing, worship service or other event you think might be relevant to other practitioners of paperless song leading, please share it here!
Click on "List Your Own Event" below to submit your event. Then it will be approved by an MMC staff person and appear live on the calendar. You can collect RSVP's, and advertise your event to people in the MMC network in your area. Contact us at [email protected] if you have questions.
Upcoming Events
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Monday, November 10, 2025 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. -
Friday, November 14, 2025 at 05:00 PM
Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Waco, TX
Join us for a Community SING to experience paperless singing! Experienced Music that Makes Community presenters will offer a lively evening of singing, learning, and community building on Friday evening, April 14, from 5-6:30 p.m. at Pentecost Park at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Waco, Texas.
No special talents required - just a love of music and fellowship. Singers of all backgrounds, ages, and experience levels are warmly welcomed to participate!
Admission
Suggested free-will offering of $5-20 per person, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
This Community SING is a benefit for Music that Makes Community.
Click HERE to RSVP for the event and make a donation.
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Residency Events
This is the first of several residency events over the weekend. In addition to the Community SING on Friday night, Conie will be offering:
- A daylong Community Singing workshop on Saturday, November 15, from 9:00 a.m.-4 p.m. that further introduces the leadership practices and repertoire of Music that Makes Community with the intention to support the creation of spaces of trust, listening, and communication through singing and to introduce the basic skills for leading congregational song. To learn more, click here.
- On Sunday morning, November 16, Conie will offer musical leadership in worship at 10:30 a.m.
This residency is funded through a Strategic Mission Grant from the Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
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Monday, November 17, 2025 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. -
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 07:00 PM
Zoom
It's November! Advent is around the corner. Maybe you attended our Advent webinar in September and maybe you're just getting plans together for your season of worship.
No matter your level of preparation, join experienced Music that Makes Community facilitators, the Rev. Cricket Cooper and MMC Executive Director Conie Borchardt Tuesday, November 18 from 4-5 p.m. PT / 7-8 p.m. ET for an informal space to sing, share ideas in progress, problem solve, or practice leading something within a supportive context.
Register HERE and join us as long as you're able. If you have questions or scenarios you’d like us to ponder in advance, kindly include details in the Questions + Comments portion of the form.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 06:15 PM
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, MN
On the third Wednesday of the month, come to Our Saviour's for a community meal at 5:30 followed by Singing Circle from 6:15 - 7pm. At Singing Circle, anybody of any age is welcome to lead a song. We encourage movement! Together we will share songs of hope, joy, love and faith to nourish our souls.
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Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 01:30 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 host Maria Anderson-Lippert and other MMC leaders for a Paperless Singing Practice Group. This gathering is for anyone who loves to sing, churchy and non-churchy alike. Questions? Contact [email protected]
Learn more about paperless singing in the style of Music that Makes Community here.
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Monday, November 24, 2025 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. -
Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The Association for Lutheran Church Musicians' board of directors is pleased to announce an Assembly/Congregational Song Contest as part of the organization’s 40th anniversary celebration. All are invited to participate for a chance to win a $1000 award and for the opportunity to have their work featured in the 2026 ALCM conference at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN. The deadline for submissions is November 30th, 2025. Guidelines and rules are posted on the ALCM website along with instructions for submission. Questions may be sent to [email protected].
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Monday, December 01, 2025 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. -
Tuesday, December 02, 2025 at 06:30 PM
St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Albuquerque, NM
Friends,
Our ABQ Music that Makes Community Song Circle will gather on Tuesday, December 2nd. Location will be announced soon.
- Singing 6:30-8pm
- Doors Open at 6pm (Feel free to come early if you'd like to chat! Feel free to bring your dinner along and eat if you're hungry.)--Come practice sharing, teaching, learning, and singing "paperless" songs in the context of a supportive community of fellow singers and song-lovers! Whether you'd like to experience how we can share songs in the oral/aural tradition, build your confidence as a song-leader, or just enjoy the "good medicine" of singing with others in community, we'd love for you to join us. All ages and abilities welcome!It is our practice to ROTATE LOCATIONS AND ROTATE HOSTS for our monthly MMC Song Circles. Our "default" meeting time is the first Tuesday of the month from 6:30-8pm, but that day and time is not "set in stone." We need to flesh out our calendar of locations and hosts for the new year. Please check your calendars and let me know ASAP if you/your community would like to host one or more of our song circles in 2025, and let me know what date(s) and time(s) you'd like to host.Contact organizer Sylvia Miller-Mutia for more information!