Singing Meditation

On Wednesday, March 12 at 7:00 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.

Maddie Sifantus has been the
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 and 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.