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Sing-along Café Thursday, October 16th, 2025

We had a good evening of singing, but it would have been nice to have shared it with a couple more people.  We had the best theme of all: Singing! We did this theme last year, but it was different, and we talked about how every evening has a different vibe depending on who shows up. But, the world was different last year too.  We loved "How can I keep from singing." It makes me feel like our faith, and the hope that rises from our experience of Love is so awesome that our singing is something spontaneous, instinctual. We were disappointed that Chris Tomlin's response to the song was very self-centred, and about a personal relationship between just God and him. His need to sing praise was too limited, too specific. But we honestly didn't listen to the whole song because it kind of turned us off. Singing and faith should unite us, should make us feel connected to other people. These are powerful lyrics:   My life flows on in endless song, above earth’s lamentation. I ca...
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Sunday Nov. 2nd, 2025 at Trinity: Winter Light & Walking with Oma Live Author Presentations

Trinity On Main, the United Church in Newmarket, is presenting an author book talk with two books by children of Holocaust Survivors. Sunday evening at 7:00 on November 2nd, 2025.  I'm planning to go, and will have dinner on Main St. before the event.   There is no cost to attend, but kindly reserve your seat on Eventbrite.  The books will be available for purchase.  Here's a little bit of what I found on the internet about the books: Winter Light: Vivid and lyrical, Winter Light is a deeply moving memoir dedicated to all who are  coming from places of trauma. It is about the vast unknown territory of the human heart, where love and hope can rise above everything – in spite of the ghosts that still haunt you. About the Author: Grace Feuerverger was born and raised in her beloved city of Montréal surrounded by a multitude of languages and cultures inside and outside her home. She is professor emerita of education and ethnography at the University of Toro...

Thursday Singing Night Reviews- on hold for now

My usual practice to write a review of our Thursday singing nights, Sing-along Café, is on hold.  I haven't felt secure about this 'ministry' of mine. In my mind, it's a wonderful and important thing, but it's not taking off. And, I've been wondering if my music ministry at Trinity should move in a different direction.  I suggested adding a choir practice in this time slot, for a pop/contemporary Sunday choir, which I could run with a volunteer accompanist, since it is the traditional, usual time for church choirs. Another choir was not feasible, so that's not happening (yet/ I'm still hopeful). I have been asked to work with the drama club on the music for the Christmas Pageant again, and those rehearsals have moved from Wednesdays to Thursdays. So, I'm now wondering how to manage my Thursday nights with that added in.   One possibility is to start the Sing-along Café at 6:30, at the same time as the drama club. We could invite the parents/guardians...

September 25th, 2025 I'm taking the night off

I hope I wasn't contagious yesterday. I was at church for Praise Team in the morning and at my choir in the evening, feeling a little off.  I thought it was the air pressure, or maybe allergies. My head felt heavy and stuffy, and just felt a little weird, more cranky than anything else. My crankiness disappears when I sing- especially last night when choir was so good, I was great- so I didn't think much of it.   This morning, I couldn't get out of bed, have a sore throat, and the stuffiness in my head has turned to pressure and my nose is stuffed. I cancelled work.  I'm going back to bed as soon as I can. 

Every Thursday in Newmarket Trinity's Sing-along Café

Every Thursday from 7-8:30 in the Fellowship Room at Trinity on Main in Newmarket.  Singing (without microphones, without sheet music, with no pressure or judgement), snacks, conversation, it's an easygoing evening out. And, it's good for your health and well-being.  Get off your couch, and sit down on one of ours.   

Sing-along Café Tonight! Sept. 18. 2025

I baked a sweet but low-sugar pumpkin cottage cheese muffin and a savoury egg and potato muffin for tonight!  We used my September and School playlist last week, and we'll use it again this week, since a number of people were absent. Last week, we sang and danced and had carrot muffins. I wonder who will be there and I wonder if we'll dance again. It was so much fun to sing and dance together! Hope to see you tonight!

My Singing Nights Start again soon: Sing-along Café Thurs. Sep. 11, 2025