Setlists for 2023 MN Conference Annual Meeting

Greetings!

If you're reading this you probably attended Protecting God's Gift of Creation, the MN Conference UCC Annual Meeting Friday and Saturday, June 9-10, 2023 in St. Joseph, Minnesota.

Many of you have asked about the songs we sang and even expressed curiosity about the paperless song sharing skills to deliver some of the songs.  Here is a list of songs we sang with links to online recordings and related resources.   

Please be in touch if you have questions or comments about anything from our time together!  

Friday Morning Opening Worship

• Called by Earth and Sky* (Pat Mayberry)
• Gathered Here**, NCH 742 (Phil Porter)
• A Better Place* (Bryan Sirchio)
• Waiting for You* (The Many)
• Is This How the World Ends?* (The Many)

Friday Evening Banquet Worship

• Again and Again* (The Many)
• Peace, Be Still**, in Singing Our Prayer from Augsburg Fortress ((c) 2009 Steven Iverson)
• Forgive Us* (The Many)
• Healing is Possible** (Orion Johnstone)
• Speak in Gratitude** (words: Nathan Holst/tune: Ba Ba Black Sheep)

Saturday Closing Worship

• Waiting for You* (The Many)
• For the Beauty of the Earth, NCH 28
• Called By Earth and Sky* (Pat Mayberry)
• Of the Earth* (The Many)
• Sweet, Sweet Earth (Nathan Holst)
• Doxology, NCH 778
• Surrounded By Love* (Mark Miller)
• Manna, Manna*** (Nathan Holst)
• Hawvlan lachma d'sunqanan yaomana** (Neil Douglas-Klotz) - this is the 5th line of the Aramaic Jesus Prayer "Give us this day our daily bread (and insight)." For more  information, visit https://abwoon.org/the-aramaic-jesus/.
• A Better Place* (Bryan Sirchio)

Other Songs

• Cultivate Courage** (words: Casper ter Kuile; music: Liz Digitale Anderson***)
• Holding Song** (Ian Carrick)

* From Convergence Music Project.  See more detail below.

** Taught with paperless songleading skills from Music that Makes Community.  See more below.

*** No online recording available yet!  We'll edit the post when one becomes available.  Let us know in the comments if you find one first!

Resources 

• 
  Music that Makes Community (MMC), https://www.musicthatmakescommunity.org/, practices communal song-sharing that inspires deep spiritual connection, brave shared leadership, and sparks the possibility of transformation in our world.  Workshops in Winona and Chicago are in the works soon!  Sign up for MMC's newsletter to get the latest details on upcoming workshops.
• Convergence Music Project, https://www.convergencemp.com/.  Here's a little video about their online catalog: