Music that Makes Community is excited to offer a One-Day workshop at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Waco TX. Experienced MMC facilitators will offer a lively day of singing, learning, and community building. No special talents required - just a love of music and fellowship. Singers of all backgrounds, ages, and experience levels are warmly welcomed to participate!

Join us for a renewing day of building community through singing, learning, and fellowship. During our time together we’ll: 

- Explore a practice of paperless (oral tradition) singing leadership grounded in a spirit of welcome and generosity;
- Engage models of teaching and leading that welcome our bodies, hearts, and minds;
- Experience music reflective of the growing diversity of our communities and celebrating our rich spiritual and liturgical traditions;
- Build community and strengthen relationships through singing.

Each person will leave with new music to share, as well as experiences of learning and teaching songs applicable to their context. Choir directors, clergy, cantors, lay leaders, and all who love to sing are warmly welcomed. 

Registration Coming Soon! 

The workshop is $25 per person, with a $10 lunch add-on option.  Scholarships are available; request one on the registration form. 

This workshop is funded through a Strategic Mission Grant from the Episcopal Diocese of Texas.

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Join us in the desert from January 2-4, 2025, as Music that Makes Community gathers at the Norbertine Abbey in Albuquerque, NM for a spacious, three-day/two-night retreat.

We'll lean into a spacious time for rest and rejuvenation, tune ourselves to the rhythms of the land, and sing ourselves through the circle of the year with spiritual practices that sustain body, heart, and soul.

The retreat will be led by a dynamic team of local musicians and clergy, including Sylvia and Donnel Miller-Mutia, David and Winona Poole, as well as MMC's Executive Director Conie Borchardt. 

SCHEDULE:

Check in begins at 1 pm MT on Thursday, January 2, 2025. We'll begin with dinner together followed by Evening Prayer, so if you are traveling from a distance, consider an early flight so you can arrive in time. The closest airport to the Abbey is Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ).

The retreat ends with lunch on Saturday, January 4, at approximately 1:30 pm MT. 

REGISTRATION:

Individual and shared housing options are available for overnight guests, including hermitages and guest rooms with private bathrooms. All rooms are comfortable, accessible, and simply furnished. Capacity is limited, so RSVP early to guarantee a place.

• Hermitage: Single Occupancy - $575 to $500 (all meals, individual room w/ private bath)
• Guest Room: Double Occupancy - $500 to $425 (all meals, shared room w/ private bath)

Three options are available for participants who wish to commute.

• Commuter: Full Retreat - $275 to $200 (all meals)
• Commuter: Friday Full Day - $120 to $90 (all meals)
• Commuter: Half-Day - $80 to $40 (one meal)

Use the form below to register and pay tuition using PayPal or a credit card. If you'd like to pay by check, skip this form and email [email protected] to let us know you're coming so we can save a place for you. Checks should be made out to Music that Makes Community.

If you are registering someone other than yourself, or paying tuition for more than one person, please make sure to include the names and email addresses of all of the people you are registering.

If you don't see any workshops in your area and are interested in hosting one, please contact [email protected].