<div dir="ltr">My hopes that you are enjoying a Marvelous Monday after a Stunning Sunday. I can't thank you all enough for giving of yourselves and your voices at the Community Carol Sing last night!<div><br></div><div>This morning I received the email from Joan about the UU Songleader's convergence on July 24-28 in Denver. She invites your interest, and possible financial support to help you attend! This is not an event that I will be going to, so I leave it up to you to determine if this might be of interest.</div><div><br></div><div>Dick </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Rev. Joan Javier-Duval</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ucm.revjoan@gmail.com">ucm.revjoan@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 10:12 AM<br>Subject: Fwd: UU Songleaders Convergence, July 24-28<br>To: Richard Riley <<a href="mailto:rcrileymusic@gmail.com">rcrileymusic@gmail.com</a>>, Donia Prince <<a href="mailto:doniaprince@gmail.com">doniaprince@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Hi Dick and Donia,<div><br></div><div>Will you please pass this announcement on to our choir/music folks at church? I am really excited about this event and hope to go myself. I imagine we could find some funds to help with scholarships for travel and other expenses for people to attend who might not be able to afford all the costs.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Joan</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_-978184406337497766gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#0b5394"><b>Rev. Joan Javier-Duval</b></font><font color="#000000"> |<b> </b></font></font><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><b><font color="#0b5394">Minister</font></b></span><div><font color="#000000" face="tahoma, sans-serif">Unitarian Church of Montpelier</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:ucm.revjoan@gmail.com" target="_blank">ucm.revjoan@gmail.com</a> | <span style="font-size:small">802-223-7861 x1 | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/joaniemj" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/RevJoanUU" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span></font></div><div><font size="2" style="font-size:small"><i><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000"><br></font></i></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#444444"><font size="2" style="font-size:small"><i>"We are each other's harvest; </i></font><i style="font-size:small"><font size="2">we are each other's business; </font><font size="2">we are each other's magnitude and bond."</font><font size="2"> --Gwendolyn Brooks</font></i></font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Matt Meyer</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Matt@rhythmrevelations.com" target="_blank">Matt@rhythmrevelations.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 1:03 PM<br>Subject: UU Songleaders Convergence, July 24-28<br>To: <br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Dear Friends and Colleagues,<div><br>The Association for UU Music Ministries will be hosting the first ever UU Songleader's convergence on July 24-28 in Denver. </div><div><br></div><div>If you know any ministers, religious educators, choir members, activists, or other folks that love community singing and are interested in song-leading, please pass this invitation along to them!<br></div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/208062413403564/" target="_blank">facebook event with all the info is here.</a></div><div><br></div><div>In Faith,</div><div>Matt</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span id="m_-978184406337497766m_5458868386197762617m_-3087562171141329235gmail-docs-internal-guid-cb0a9d8c-7fff-139c-e7ba-e20994dea0ba"><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt"><span id="m_-978184406337497766m_5458868386197762617m_-3087562171141329235gmail-docs-internal-guid-312ed1e2-7fff-9b20-4c48-7f28f0ff2266"><br><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="624"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:609pt"><td style="vertical-align:top"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The 1st UU Songleaders Convergence</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hosted by the Association for UU Music Ministries at their Annual Conference </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">July 24-28 in Denver</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What is it?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A gathering for songleaders of all kinds to share skills, best practices, wisdom, and of course, songs. We'll gather for a week of learning and networking, to nurture a deeper culture of community singing in our congregations and wider community.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We're inviting songleaders from across the faith and all those who love community singing to converge for a what promises to be a transformative gathering of resonance, harmony, and rhythm. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/208062413403564/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">RSVP to the Facebook event here</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, where you can stay in the loop about registration, scholarships, and other info to come.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What will we do?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sessions will explore:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Confident & invitational songleading.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Songleading for worship and in the streets.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Deepening cultural context, story, worship, and preaching through songleading. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Harmony singing, vocal technique, circle songs, threshold choirs, and more!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Who's invited?</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(80,0,80);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-sp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