UU Church of Elgin,
Illinois Mickey Callahan*, Carol Hosmer, Jean Pierce*, Gretchen Ohmann* - - - - - photo courtesty of UUCE - - - - - * = current W&R Committee members |
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HONORING OUR GRANDMOTHERS To honor the Crones, Wise Women, and Grandmothers in our lives, we sing songs like Harry Belafonte's "Turn the World Around (Calypso Chant)," the Women's Drumming Circle arrangement of "Ancient Mother/Isis Astarte," and Julie Shannon Geller's "We All Have Songs." Original prose and poetry are also part of our program, by writers Carol Hosmer, Misty Sheehan, Sally Gonzalez, Elly Wynia, and Julie Ann Schleifer. |
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Sunday morning dawned crisp and cold, and the Roadshow crew hit the road to meet in Elgin. Here we are with our Honored Crone of the Day, Diana March, who read Marj Stradley's "What Is A Crone?" as the centerpiece of the song "Ancient Mother." | |
| We bring a stash of drums, shakers, and percussion instruments and ask the kids to join us in making a joyful noise for "Turn the World Around." |  |
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We jammed with the church's talented musicians for the closing hymn, "We Laugh, We Cry." | |
photos by Patrick Ohmann Thank you, people of UU Church of Elgin, for sharing memories of your grandmothers and your music with us! |
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