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....
Author: Markus Hauck (Markus Hauck)
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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...
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On That Note – May 2016
What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play Life is a cabaret, old chum Come to the cabaret Put down the knitting, the book and the broom It’s time for a holiday Life is a cabaret, old chum So come to the cabaret –Cabaret (lyrics by Fred Ebb) Remember the...
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On That Note – April 2016
“In everything you do (…), keep in mind the miracle of the Chinese bamboo tree. After the seed for this amazing tree is planted, you see nothing, absolutely nothing, for four years except for a tiny shoot coming out of a bulb. During those four years, all the growth is underground in a massive, fibrous...