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Singing Meditation at First UU Church in Milford
Singing Meditation provides opportunity to connect spiritually with others in song and in silence.
On Wednesday, November 19 at 6:30 PM at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Milford, located at 23 Pine Street, Reverend Maddie Sifantus, will lead a contemplative hour which will combine singing with short periods of silence. This is not about performance for an audience but rather the blending of voices in simple song and chant interspersed with silence. Songs will be eclectic and come from a number of spiritual paths including Unitarian Universalist, Taize, earth based, and world sources. Join in this spiritual practice which is suitable for beginners as well as experienced singers and/or meditators. This group is open to all. For more information about Singing Meditation groups you may wish to read the book, Singing Meditation, by Ruth Rosauer and Liz Hill. For more information, call Rev. Maddie, at her home office at 508-358-7091, email her at msifantus@uuma.org or leave a message at the church office: 508-473-3589.
[background] Maddie Sifantus has been the consulting minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Milford since September 2013. She is also part-time minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Wakefield. In addition to her parish ministry, she has for many years been a community minister, most often using music to build community with elder singers and audiences. She is the Founder and Director Emerita of The Golden Tones elders chorus which she directed for 20 years and under whose leadership the group became a Best Practices of the National Endowment for the Arts. She was the Acting Director of MUSE Inc. (Music Serving Elders). She is a founder of and continuing singer of TVS (The Vocal Section). She is former Music Director of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading. Rev. Sifantus has been leading meditation practice groups for many years. For this evening we will combine both meditation and singing, singing into contemplative silence and out of the silence into the singing. It is an interfaith practice that can lead to the inner core of wisdom and peace.
