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Back in September of 2025, the UUA released a new hymnal in an online format. While the charm of a physical book has been lost, the flexibility this modern format holds is immense. There are transcriptions of every key, reference recordings, braille transcriptions, lyric sheets, pre-made slides, and more. Another huge benefit is that the UUA can add new hymns, which they have been doing, introducing as many as five each month. We purchased a 3 year licence to this hymnal with a combination of Music Programming budget and one-time donations, and are excited to start using these hymns in our services. 

We will start to introduce these hymns in the offertory, interlude, and postlude music, as well as slowly with the choirs and songleaders. This is all in preparation for our Sing Out Love service on November 15th, 2026.

If you are worried about not having the sheet music, that is understandable. A feature of the pre-made slides is incorporating the melody and lyrics together, so they can both be projected. 

We are very excited to join the many congregations that have been adopting this new hymnal! Join us on November 15th to experience it yourself!