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Feb 04, 2025

Upcoming Webinar: Roundtable Discussion on Teaching Congregational Song

The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, in collaboration with its Academic Concerns Committee, invites you to a dynamic roundtable discussion exploring best practices in teaching congregational song. This event is ideal for educators, scholars, and anyone interested in preparing the next generation of leaders in this vital field. This online event will […]

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Jan 21, 2025

Search for a Hymn or Song Text: “God the Creator”

There is currently an ecumenical movement to set aside a new feast to be observed each September celebrating God the Creator. This feast would occur in conjunction with the Season of Creation that is observed in a number of denominations. This movement has gained significant strides recently, with some churches poised to begin observing an […]

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Our Latest Blogs

Jun 09, 2025

DANCE! – Trinity Sunday, Year C

June 15, 2025 Revised Common Lectionary Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Psalm 8 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 Lectionary for Mass (RC) Proverbs 8:22-31 Psalm 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 (2a) Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 I don’t think that God is terribly interested in doctrine—at least not in the way we often approach it. That may sound like a strange […]

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Jun 02, 2025

THIS IS US – Day of Pentecost, Year C

June 8, 2025 Revised Common Lectionary Acts 2:1-21 or Genesis 11:1-9 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Romans 8:14-17 John 14:8-17 (25-27) Lectionary for Mass (RC) Acts 2L1-11 Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 (see 30) Romans 8:8-17 John 14:15-16, 23b-26 One of my favorite series in recent years was “This Is Us.” Over the course of six […]

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