Author: Markus Hauck (Markus Hauck)

Our music ministry is having a very busy year. Here are some upcoming highlights: On Sunday, December 4th at 5:00 PM, our concert series Music In Montclair returns, with the “Powerhouse Pianists” Stephen Gosling and Blair McMillen. They will be performing an exciting program that includes the world premiere of a new work for two...

You may have noticed in recent weeks that occasionally a member of the congregation or I have been working on a laptop or tablet computer during the service. What we are doing is NOT liveblogging the sermon or posting pictures of Rev. Judy’s cool red hat on Instagram; we are adjusting levels and settings of...

What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play Life is a cabaret, old chum Come to the cabaret Put down the knitting, the book and the broom It’s time for a holiday Life is a cabaret, old chum So come to the cabaret        –Cabaret (lyrics by Fred Ebb) Remember the...

“In everything you do (…), keep in mind the miracle of the Chinese bamboo tree. After the seed for this amazing tree is planted, you see nothing, absolutely nothing, for four years except for a tiny shoot coming out of a bulb. During those four years, all the growth is underground in a massive, fibrous...

“Singing is to laughing what running is to walking.” I heard this statement several years ago from a well-known author and speaker in the self-development field. Read that again: “Singing is to laughing what running is to walking.” We all enjoy laughing, and you are probably aware that it is good for you too –...

Last spring, three musicians from the congregation (Brian Crooks, Scott Moore, and Randy Crafton) approached me with an idea. They wanted me to join them in starting a band that would provide music for certain UUCM events and Sunday morning services every once in a while. I had two immediate thoughts. One (which I shared)...