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• Saturday Sharing: Then Let Us SING! – New Hymnal of The United Church of Canada

  • When
    January 24, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM

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  Then Let Us SING! – New Hymnal of The United Church of Canada
  

  To celebrate its 100^th anniversary in 2025, The United Church of Canada commissioned a group of 30 ministers, musicians and worship leaders to create a new hymnal. It was seven years in the making and the results are remarkable. Its globally-sourced collection of hymns “lifts up the intercultural and anti-racist commitment of the church with material that prioritizes Black, Indigenous, People of Color, French-speaking, Two-Spirit and LGBTQTTIA+ voices, and concerns of people with disabilities.” (TLUS preface) It reminds us of “faithful song as an antidote to fear,” and calls us to remember Jesus’ love for everyone.

  Three members of the team will discuss Then Let Us SING! and their experience in its creation.

  Peter Stickney & Dr. Alydia Smith

  
  

  Peter and Alydia

  The Rev. Dr. Alydia Smith served on the Editorial Team. She is Program Coordinator, Worship, Music and Spirituality for the General Council Office of The United Church of Canada. Alydia is a tuba player who holds a bachelor’s in music from Western University, a master’s in divinity from the Atlantic School of Theology, and a doctorate in worship from Drew University.

  Representing UCCMA, The Rev. Dr. Peter Stickney served on the Education, Justice and Ethos sub-committee. He is the minister and musician of Newfield Community Church in Newfield, Maine and is the chaplain for UCCMA.

  Paul Sales

  
  

  Paul Sales served on the Marketing, Animation and Funding sub-committee. He has led the music ministry for Canadian congregations in Windsor and in Ottawa, including Orleans United Church and First United Church. He has been music leader for both Montreal and Ottawa Conference and Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais Region (Quebec) annual meetings. From 1999–2005, Paul was also Music Editor of Gathering, the worship periodical of The United Church of Canada.

  Then Let Us SING! is available in printed and digital formats. It can be ordered from United Church Publishing House, 1-800-268-3781.  https://thenletussing.ca/ It is also available at Hope Publishing Company and GIA Publications.

  This is a free, one-hour conversation on ZOOM. All are welcome. Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT

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