Community Songs Vol II

We're gathering the community to record our next volume of Community Songs as we continue our exploration in how to build community through the songs we sing.

We're also creating a space for you to bring your own 'community songs' and road test them in this songwriting community with those gathered in a live 'worship' context - less for critique, more for corporate worship followed by reflection. If you were at Wydale or the House of Bread this will be familiar - bringing songs designed to be relevant and very accessible in the moment and using them to lead one another. 

Plus we'll have some input and workshop on how we might incorporate some of the community songs ideas into a regular Sunday morning service.

All that and a chance to hang out together!

Programme

Friday

7.30pm Learn the songs for Vol II, rehearse with the musicians, dig into the stories, theology and aims behind them

9.30pm Finish - pub trip for those staying locally.

Saturday

9.30am Community Songs Road Testing - bring a song

11.15am Coffee

11.45am Session: incorporating Community Songs ideas principles into Sunday Services

1.00pm Lunch

2.15pm Recording Session 1

3.30pm Break

4.00pm Recording Session 2

5.00pm Finish

You'll need to find accommodation overnight - the college does have a few rooms on universityrooms.com or there are plentiful options in Oxford - and lunch on the Saturday will be bring-your-own or find-a-nearby-cafe!

The event will be recorded, photographed and filmed. Signing up indicates consent to that, though for the main recording session you may be able to find a position less prominent to the cameras.