Music and Worship
Our Worship Committee works with the minister to plan for weekly services, guest speakers, summer worship circles, special services (Holiday Revelry, the annual music service, seasonal worship circles, chant circles) and is also responsible for the Sermon Seminar program which trains lay worship leaders.
The Music Coordinators from this committee meet weekly with the minister to choose music and coordinate musicians for worship services. The Worship Committee also coordinates the Tech Team, which is responsible for preparing the sanctuary for worship and monitoring the sound and recording systems.
Music is an essential element of worship at UUCM.
- We are fortunate to have a world-class pianist in Laura Kennedy, and she adds a “touch of class” to every worship service and special event that requires music. She often organizes concerts at our church for the community and draws on the talent of her daughter and brother, both professional musicians.
- Our adult choir regularly participates in services, led by Karina Bertrand, an experienced choral conductor.
- Karina works with our youth and children helping them to bring music to services throughout the year.
- Linda Goodman helps coordinate music and she and her husband, Joe Pollock, sing and play at nearly every service, adding guitar and vocals to the varied music offerings.
- Guest musicians and soloists come both from our talented congregation and from outside sources.
The Holiday Revelry and the spring Music Service are highlights of the year for the music program, but at UUCM music is always a mainstay of our time together. Whether it be a rap for 350 day, a Gilbert & Sullivan parody for Fellowship Dinner, a trio or quartet harmonizing on Christmas Eve, the annual Solstice Sing for Peace, or just joining hands and singing together, music is central to who we are as a fellowship.
All are welcome to participate in enriching our music program, and suggestions of music, musicians, or possible programming are valued.
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