From Markus Grae-Hauck, Music Director Did you miss it? I almost did. If you attended the Sunday morning service on September 24th, you were there when Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael (Senior Co-Minister), Sue Raufer (Board President), and Jennie Wengrovius (Chair of the Music Committee) took a few minutes to acknowledge the fact that I completed the UUA’s Music Leadership...
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On That Note… – October 2017
From Markus Grae-Hauck, Music Director At a recent staff meeting, Rev. Anya asked us how we have been coping with the stress of transition – first through the interim period, then with two new senior ministers and another new staff member (in a position that had not previously existed in our congregation). We acknowledged that...
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On That Note – May 2017
The miracle of spring never ceases to amaze me. No matter how many times I have seen it before, watching seemingly barren earth and dead trees come back to life fills me with wonder and hope. Trying to turn this into a metaphor for the state of our congregation would be a pretty strained exercise....
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On That Note – March 2017
During the last several weeks, we have sung the hymn “Woyaya” in each of our Sunday services. For those of you who missed it, here are the lyrics: We are going Heaven knows where we are going But we know within And we will get there Heaven knows how we will get there But we...
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On That Note – December 2016
Our music ministry is having a very busy year. Here are some upcoming highlights: On Sunday, December 4th at 5:00 PM, our concert series Music In Montclair returns, with the “Powerhouse Pianists” Stephen Gosling and Blair McMillen. They will be performing an exciting program that includes the world premiere of a new work for two...
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On That Note – November 2016
You may have noticed in recent weeks that occasionally a member of the congregation or I have been working on a laptop or tablet computer during the service. What we are doing is NOT liveblogging the sermon or posting pictures of Rev. Judy’s cool red hat on Instagram; we are adjusting levels and settings of...