Music that Makes Community is coming to Denver, CO! We will co-sponsor a Community Sing with The Hymn Society of the U.S. and Canada and Singing Resistance Denver at The Celtic on Market near the Denver Convention Center on Friday evening, November 20. This event is free and open to all who love to sing, regardless of musical experience or training.

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This Community Sing is part of MMC's participation in the American Academy of Religion's (AAR) Annual Meeting November 21-24, 2026 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. Stay tuned for more details on a one-day workshop in the Denver area for Saturday, November 21, location TBD. 

As part of the conference, MMC Executive Director C. Onyx Li and Becca Whitla from Toronto will be offering a hands-on, voices engaged workshop of singing and theological reflection on how song can be a powerful part of protest. This workshop is part of the American Academy of Religion's Annual Meeting and will take place on Sunday, November 21 from 4-5 pm. More details here. 

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Music that Makes Community is introducing TGIF, the new monthly West Coast week-ending cousin to Monday Morning Grounding.  

TGIF will meet monthly two Fridays this fall, at 1 p.m. Pacific time, to spend an hour together on zoom teaching, learning, and sharing more Advent songs and exploring together how we hope to use them in the upcoming season, and how they speak to us in this moment. These gatherings will be co-hosted by Caitlin Reilley Beck (they/she/he) and Josh Zentner-Barrett (he/him), and will be on October 16th and November 13th. 

The first 45 minutes of these sessions will be recorded, and available to those interested.

Register HERE for TGIF.  Your link is good for all sessions. Please reach out to [email protected] by noon on the Wednesday before if you need to have your information re-sent.  

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On Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 4pm-5:30pm ET / 1pm-2:30pm PT, Music that Makes Community facilitators and composers are offering an hour-long virtual Preparing to Prepare workshop.  This session will be recorded and offered for a small donation. More details here.

Join Music that Makes Community for four In-Depth Advent Explorations Monday Morning Groundings from September 21 - October 12 at 10 a.m. Eastern, 9 a.m. Central. During these meetings, we will be teaching, learning, and sharing 1-2 songs along with Advent readings. 

For this special series Monday Morning Grounding series, regular MMG co-hosts/leaders Amy Steenson and Nancy Willbanks are delighted to welcome song leaders:

• Richard Bruxvoort Colligan on September 21
• AnnaMarie Hoos on September 28
• Pam Blevins Hinkle on October 5
• Zachary Stevens-Walter on October 12

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Music that Makes Community is introducing TGIF, the new monthly West Coast week-ending cousin to Monday Morning Grounding.  

TGIF will meet two Fridays this fall, at 1 p.m. Pacific time, to spend an hour together on zoom teaching, learning, and sharing more Advent songs and exploring together how we hope to use them in the upcoming season, and how they speak to us in this moment. These gatherings will be co-hosted by Caitlin Reilley Beck (they/she/he) and Josh Zentner-Barrett (he/him), and will be on October 16th and November 13th.

The first 45 minutes of these sessions will be recorded, and available to those interested.

Register HERE for TGIF. Your link is good for all sessions. Please reach out to [email protected] by noon on the Wednesday before if you need to have your information re-sent.  

Related Events

On Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 4pm-5:30pm ET / 1pm-2:30pm PT, Music that Makes Community facilitators and composers are offering an hour-long virtual Preparing to Prepare workshop. This session will be recorded and offered for a small donation. More details here.

Join Music that Makes Community for four In-Depth Advent Explorations Monday Morning Groundings from September 21 - October 12 at 10 a.m. Eastern, 9 a.m. Central. During these meetings, we will be teaching, learning, and sharing 1-2 songs along with Advent readings. 

For this special series Monday Morning Grounding series, regular MMG co-hosts/leaders Amy Steenson and Nancy Willbanks are delighted to welcome song leaders:

• Richard Bruxvoort Colligan on September 21
• AnnaMarie Hoos on September 28
• Pam Blevins Hinkle on October 5
• Zachary Stevens-Walter on October 12

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Join Music that Makes Community for the last of four In-Depth Advent Explorations during Monday Morning Groundings from September 21 - October 12 at 10 a.m. Eastern, 9 a.m. Central. During these meetings, we will be teaching, learning, and sharing 1-2 songs along with Advent readings. 

Regular MMG co-hosts Amy Steenson and Nancy Willbanks are delighted to welcome Zachary-Stevens Walter on October 12!

The first 30 minutes of these sessions will be recorded, and available to those interested.

Register HERE for Monday Morning Grounding.  Your link is good for all sessions. Please reach out to [email protected] by noon on the Friday before if you need to have your information re-sent.  

Related Events

On Tuesday, September 15, 2025, at 4pm-5:30pm ET / 1pm-2:30pm PT, Music that Makes Community facilitators and composers are offering an hour-long virtual Preparing to Prepare workshop. This session will be recorded and offered for a small donation. More details here.

TGIF, the new monthly West Coast week-ending cousin to Monday Morning Grounding, will also explore more Advent songs and readings. These gatherings will be co-hosted by Caitlin Reilley Beck (they/she/he) and Josh Zentner-Barrett (he/him), and will be on October 16th and November 13th. 

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Join Music that Makes Community for the third of four In-Depth Advent Explorations during Monday Morning Groundings from September 21 - October 12 at 10 a.m. Eastern, 9 a.m. Central. During these meetings, we will be teaching, learning, and sharing 1-2 songs along with Advent readings. 

Regular MMG co-hosts Amy Steenson and Nancy Willbanks are delighted to welcome Pam Blevins Hinkle on October 5!

The first 30 minutes of these sessions will be recorded, and available to those interested.

Register HERE for Monday Morning Grounding.  Your link is good for all sessions. Please reach out to [email protected] by noon on the Friday before if you need to have your information re-sent.  

Related Events

On Tuesday, September 15, 2025, at 4pm-5:30pm ET / 1pm-2:30pm PT, Music that Makes Community facilitators and composers are offering an hour-long virtual Preparing to Prepare workshop. This session will be recorded and offered for a small donation. More details here.

TGIF, the new monthly West Coast week-ending cousin to Monday Morning Grounding, will also explore more Advent songs and readings. These gatherings will be co-hosted by Caitlin Reilley Beck (they/she/he) and Josh Zentner-Barrett (he/him), and will be on October 16th and November 13th. 

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Join Music that Makes Community for the second of four In-Depth Advent Explorations during Monday Morning Groundings from September 21 - October 12 at 10 a.m. Eastern, 9 a.m. Central. During these meetings, we will be teaching, learning, and sharing 1-2 songs along with Advent readings. 

Regular MMG co-hosts Amy Steenson and Nancy Willbanks are delighted to welcome AnnaMarie Hoos on September 28!

The first 30 minutes of these sessions will be recorded, and available to those interested.

Register HERE for Monday Morning Grounding.  Your link is good for all sessions. Please reach out to [email protected] by noon on the Friday before if you need to have your information re-sent.  

Related Events

On Tuesday, September 15, 2025, at 4pm-5:30pm ET / 1pm-2:30pm PT, Music that Makes Community facilitators and composers are offering an hour-long virtual Preparing to Prepare workshop. This session will be recorded and offered for a small donation. More details here.

TGIF, the new monthly West Coast week-ending cousin to Monday Morning Grounding, will also explore more Advent songs and readings. These gatherings will be co-hosted by Caitlin Reilley Beck (they/she/he) and Josh Zentner-Barrett (he/him), and will be on October 16th and November 13th. 

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Join Music that Makes Community for the first of four In-Depth Advent Explorations during Monday Morning Groundings from September 21 - October 12 at 10 a.m. Eastern, 9 a.m. Central. During these meetings, we will be teaching, learning, and sharing 1-2 songs along with Advent readings. 

Regular MMG co-hosts Amy Steenson and Nancy Willbanks are delighted to welcome Richard Bruxvoort Colligan on September 21!

The first 30 minutes of these sessions will be recorded, and available to those interested.

Register HERE for Monday Morning Grounding.  Your link is good for all sessions. Please reach out to [email protected] by noon on the Friday before if you need to have your information re-sent.  

Related Events

On Tuesday, September 15, 2025, at 4pm-5:30pm ET / 1pm-2:30pm PT, Music that Makes Community facilitators and composers are offering an hour-long virtual Preparing to Prepare workshop.  This session will be recorded and offered for a small donation. More details here.

TGIF, the new monthly West Coast week-ending cousin to Monday Morning Grounding, will also explore more Advent songs and readings. These gatherings will be co-hosted by Caitlin Reilley Beck (they/she/he) and Josh Zentner-Barrett (he/him), and will be on October 16th and November 13th. 

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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.

Register for the Zoom link here!

Music that Makes Community's Chicago Practice Group gathers monthly at Bethany United Church of Christ. All are welcome to sing with others, learn new tunes, and strengthen your song leading skills! 

Paperless Singing Practice Group

If 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.