This page of events are coordinated by Music that Makes Community and are planned collaboratively with hosts around the United States and Canada.
If you don't see any workshops in your area and are interested in hosting one, please review our Host a Workshop page and then contact [email protected].
Upcoming Events
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Friday, September 11, 2026 at 04:00 PM through September 13, 2026
Camp Cross / Coeur d'Alene, Idaho in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Music that Makes Community will be facilitating a communal song sharing training and retreat in partnership with The Episcopal Diocese of Spokane September 11-13, 2026 at Camp Cross in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. This partnership is made possible by The Building Bridges; Healing Divides grant program.
A fitting compliment to this year’s diocesan theme, “Sing to the Lord A New Song,” this retreat will be held September 11-13, 2026 at Camp Cross to make use of our fabulous new cabins and retreat house, and to lean into the spirit of communal song that runs deeply in the history and culture of Camp Cross.
This is a retreat for members of The Episcopal Diocese of Spokane. Congregations sending teams/groups of members who will be committed to engaging in communal singing and reporting back about their experience are invited to attend for free. Our goal is to not only experience and learn at the retreat, but to engage in communal song back in our congregations and communities.For more details about the retreat and to register, click here: https://spokanediocese.org/news/music-that-makes-community-at-camp-cross/. Note registration closes September 2, 2026 at 1 pm.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 01:00 PM
St. Margaret's Cedar Cottage Anglican Church in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Join Music that Makes Community facilitators and composers for Preparing to Prepare, a hybrid (zoom and in person) exploration of paperless music for Advent, and how to weave this music through worship and programming for advent. Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 1 p.m. Pacific / 4 p.m. Eastern we invite you to join us either in person at St. Margaret's Cedar Cottage Anglican Church (1530 E 22nd Ave. Vancouver, BC) or online on zoom. We are delighted to welcome Clare Morgan (they/them), Beth Carlson-Malena (she/her), and Caitlin Reilley Beck (they/he/she) as members of this all Canadian line-up of song leaders.
This event will kick off the wider 2026 MMC Advent Planning series, with sessions recorded and available to those interested (more details below).
In addition to our leaders sharing songs, we will invite everyone to participate in conversations about:
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How and where would you / could you / have you used paperless song in Advent worship and programming
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What do you find challenging in preparing for and journeying through Advent musically.
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How can paperless music be part of rest and spiritual practice for Church leaders in Advent.
Register Here!
A suggested donation of $20 supports the work of Music that Makes Community. Attending in-person? Click here for access notes.
Related Events
Music that Makes Community will also be offering 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 on Zoom
Alongside regular MMG co-hosts/leaders, Amy Steenson and Nancy Willbanks, we 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
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 resent.
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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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Monday, September 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Zoom
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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Monday, September 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Zoom
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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Monday, October 05, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Zoom
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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Monday, October 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Zoom
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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Friday, October 16, 2026 at 01:00 PM
Zoom
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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Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 09:30 AM
St. Anne's Episcopal Church in St Paul, MN
Music that Makes Community is excited to offer a One-Day Community Singing Workshop in Minneapolis-St. Paul area on Saturday, October 17 from 9:30 am to 4 pm. Experienced MMC presenters will facilitate a renewing day of singing, learning, and fellowship, with a focus on singing as a practice that can enliven congregational worship and strengthen our commitments to welcome all people. Singers of all backgrounds, ages, and experience levels are warmly welcomed to participate!
During our time together we’ll:-
Explore a practice of paperless (oral tradition) singing leadership grounded in a spirit of welcome and generosity
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Engage models of teaching and leading that welcome our bodies, hearts, and minds
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Experience music reflective of the growing diversity of our communities and celebrating our rich spiritual and liturgical traditions
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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. All who love to sing are warmly welcomed, as well as those who lead music in church, community, and educational contexts.
The cost of the workshop, including workshop materials, lunch, and refreshments throughout the day, is $150. We do not want the cost to prevent anyone’s participation, so please reach out to let us know if you need scholarship support.Need childcare? Other questions? Please reach out to [email protected]
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Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 03:30 PM
Zoom
MMC continues its Online Songleader Training for Intergenerational Spaces!
Music that Makes Community is offering our second online songleader training for Intergenerational Spaces on Tuesday, November 10 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. ET. This training is intended to be paired with a Virtual Practice Group. Watch this website calendar for more details to come.
There is growing curiosity and energy for making space for ALL generations to raise their voices in song. Music that Makes Community has been sharing these song leading practices without paper for almost 20 years and we are ready to support this transformation in each of our communities.
Virtual participants will come away from this training:
- with skills to lead paperless singing in their contexts,
- new songs appropriate for many intergenerational spaces,
- leadership postures and gestures for songleading
- frameworks of what types of songs to use when
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Special thanks to Roots & Wings: Intergenerational Formation Collaborative for co-sponsoring this workshop!
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Suggested Registration Fee: $25-150.
We believe that financial access shouldn't be a barrier to receiving training. To honor our community's diverse financial realities, we use a sliding scale. Please contribute what you can with gratitude for the time and skill of our facilitators and consider supporting others' attendance to help create access to events like these.
To register, click the orange "Register" button at the link below, then select one of the four suggested registration options. You will have two options to donate an additional amount: 1) to cover the processing fees of your registration and 2) to make an additional gift to MMC.
Click here to Register!
Space is limited to 50 participants.
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Friday, November 13, 2026 at 01:00 PM
Zoom
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.
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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