Join Music that Makes Community leaders as we sing, pray, and hold vigil to celebrate the Longest Night of the year. We'll hold space for silence, stillness, and share songs for this season of waiting. We'll hold each other and our wounded and emerging world with tenderness and care.
Light a candle or two, bring a poem or song to share, and stop by for a few minutes or an hour, during your time zone's 7-8:30 p.m. or whenever it works for you. We'll be online from 7-8:30 p.m. in rolling time zones, from Eastern to Pacific. The event is free and open to all with a free will offering accepted.
- Atlantic: 8 p.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Eastern: 7 p.m.-11:30 p.m.
- Central: 6-10:30 p.m.
- Mountain: 5-9:30 p.m.
- Pacific: 4-8:30 p.m.
Click HERE to register.
On Saturday, February 7, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Music that Makes Community will be offering a One-Day workshop at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, sponsored by Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. Three 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.
We are delighted to offer many registration tiers. Please register before December 16, 2025 for the best rate!
Register before December 16, 2025
- Regular Registration – $79
- Team (multiple from same address/church) Registration – $59/registrant
- Full-time Student Registration – $39
- Good Shepherd Raleigh Member Registration – $39
Register after December 16, 2025
- Regular Registration – $99
- Team (multiple from same address/church) Registration – $79/registrant
- Full-time Student Registration – $39
- Good Shepherd Raleigh Member Registration – $39
Click to register HERE!
These events are co-sponsored by the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians (ALCM).
Related Events
This is the featured event during a 3-Day Residency held with ALCM at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church over the weekend. In addition to the workshop on Saturday, Music that Makes Community facilitators will be offering:
- On Friday night, February 6, from 7-8:30 p.m. there will be a Community SING open to the all. A free will offering will be collected, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
- Musical leadership at Good Shepherd Lutheran's worship on Sunday morning, February 8, at the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services. In addition to offering leadership in worship, MMC presenters will facilitate a forum in between services for folks to reflect on their experience.
7000 Creedmoor Rd
Raleigh, NC 27613
United States
Google map and directions
Join us for a Community SING to experience paperless singing! Music that Makes Community presenters will offer a lively evening of singing, learning, and community building on Friday evening, February 6, from 7-8:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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
A free-will offering will be collected, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds. The suggested donation is $5-20 per person.
Related Events
This is the first of several residency events over the weekend. In addition to the Community SING on Friday night, Music that Makes Community facilitators will be offering:
- A 1-Day Community Singing Workshop on Saturday, February 7, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. where we will experience more singing in community and learn the leadership skills and practices of paperless songleading.
- Musical leadership at worship on Sunday morning, February 8, at the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services. In addition to offering leadership in worship, MMC presenters will facilitate a forum in between services for folks to reflect on their experience.
These events are co-sponsored by the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians.
7000 Creedmoor Rd
Raleigh, NC 27613
United States
Google map and directions
Music that Makes Community (MMC) and the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians (ALCM) are excited to announce a Three-Day Residency at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. Conie Borchardt, Executive Director of MMC, and two experienced MMC facilitators will lead a weekend of events intended to introduce the paperless repertoire of Music that Makes Community, support the creation of spaces of trust, listening, and communication through singing, and the basic skills for leading communal song.
Residency Events Include:
- On Friday, February 6, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. there will be a Community SING open to all. A free will offering will be collected, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
- On Saturday, February 7, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. we’ll experience singing in community and learning the leadership skills and practices of paperless songleading during our Community Singing Workshop.
- We conclude on Sunday morning, Sunday, February 8, at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. where MMC staff will offer musical leadership in worship and facilitate a forum in between services for folks to reflect on their experience.
No special talents required — simply bring your love of music and fellowship. Singers of all backgrounds, ages, and experience levels are warmly welcomed to participate!
To register, CLICK HERE, and go to ALCM’s website for more details on travel and accommodations.
Please reach out with any questions.
These events are co-sponsored by the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians.
7000 Creedmoor Rd
Raleigh, NC 27613
United States
Google map and directions
Registration Fee: $110/individual, $100/duo
Discounts are available for students, seminarians, and seniors.
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.