*Although screen monitors are used these days, I remember the interaction while sharing a hymnal and singing together with the person next to me in church – pointing out each stanza on each staff to ...

Christian congregations have not always been allowed to lift up their hearts in songs of praise. St. Ambrose, 4th Century Bishop of Milan and teacher of St. Augustine, seems to have started ...

The Rev. J. Alan McLean was making plans with some fellow ministers several years ago to mark the beginning of Lent in an ecumenical service at South Congregational Church in Hartford. “We were ...

“A hymn should be a prayer set to music,” says the Rev. Gerrit Barnes of Denver’s Christ Church (Episcopal). “It should follow the idea of ‘make a joyful noise unto the Lord.”’ Ideas change about what ...

Members of the Ethnic Committee are shown, from left, first row: Carol Jones Wolosz, Heidi Ceklosky, Jean Bonn, Bette Lee Devers and Betty Jones. Second row: Bill Morgan, Kevin Ceklosky, Scott Jones, ...

The Haddam Neck Congregational Church, 401 Quarry Hill Road, Haddam Neck, will host a hymn sing on Sunday, July 19 at 6 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Come sing your favorite hymns and enjoy coffee and ...

The Greek hymnos refers to a song of praise similar to the ode, and in the Christian tradition in the Middle Ages, these are predominantly in Latin. Vernacular hymns arise early in the Reformation and ...

Who says people don’t like hymn books? “Talk to anyone who works in churches and they’ll tell you how hymn books have a way of walking off,” said Carl Daw with a chuckle. “I think the death of the ...

As Westminster Congregational United Church of Christ prepares to celebrate 140 years, members of the congregation will honor its history Sunday through art and music. Westminster Congregational ...

Late Saturday afternoon, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Evanston, was filled to the rafters with music as participants lifted their voices in song in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the ...

Members of Union Congregational Church of Weymouth and Braintree are holding two Super Summer Hymns Sings at 7 p.m. on Thursdays, Aug. 2 and 16. Union has invited the choirs, congregations and friends ...