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PAM sponsors three Worship and Music Conferences each summer which seek to model a high standard of worship through the promotion of worthy church music and other arts and through the sharpening and refining of the tools of worship. They provide opportunities for intensive work in many areas and stimulate the imagination through exposure to new possibilities for worship. The conferences adhere to the principles of Reformed worship and provide for the continuing development of the skills and understanding of the entire worshiping community: pastors, musicians, choir members, worship committee members, children - everyone committed to the worship of the church.

Conference Brochures - All current PAM members receive the brochures for all three PAM conferences via mail when they are available. Past members will receive the brochures for five years after their membership has lapsed. Anyone who is not a current member and requests a brochure will receive them for five years. If you would like to be added to the list for receiving PAM conference brochures, please send your name and mailing address information to pam@pcusa.org or call the National Office 1-888-728-7228 xt 5288.

Many Scholarships are available for PAM conferences. Click here for scholarship information and application. 

 

Westminster Worship & Music Conference Summer 2009
July 12-17, 2009   Click here for full details	WESTMINSTER NEWS: CANCELLED
Location: Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA Theme: "Take Heart, Take Hope... Let Us Keep the Feasts" CANCELLED

 

Mo-Ranch/PAM Worship & Music Conference 2009 Summer
June 21-26, 2009   Click here for full details	PAM WEST NEWS: The brochure in being mailed mid December.
Location: Hunt, TX Theme: "A More Profound Alleluia!                          Exploring the holy movement from font to table" Director: Beth Thompson Conference Leaders include: Gláucia Vasconselos-Wilkey, Conference Preacher and Liturgist, Tom Trenney, Conference Organist, Eric Nelson, Adult Choir Director, Tracy DePue, Youth Choir Director, Michael Hawn, Children’s Choir Director and Routley Lecturer on Hymnody, David VanderMeer, Intermediate and Advanced Handbells, Karen Thompson, Beginning Handbells and Children’s Chimes, Elizabeth Hankins, Instrumental Music Director, David Davies, Scottish Country Dancing, Susan Duncan, Liturgical Arts Early Registration Fees (before May 16):      $300 Adult      $185 Young Adult & Youth Regular Registration Fees (After May 15):      $350 Adult      $235 Young Adult & Youth Late Registration Fees (After June 27, register on site):      $375 Adult      $260 Young Adult & Youth

Many Scholarships are available for PAM conferences. Click here for scholarship information and application. 
 

PAM Professionals Meeting Winter 2009 click for details
February 5-8, 2009	NEWS: The brochure is available for download. Register online.
Location: University Presbyterian Church, Austin, TX theme: Worship as Formation                Forming Faithful Discples in Worship                          Worship is Disciple Making:                               What kind of Disciples are we forming?    Worship is an action of the Body of Christ in response to God's love. For better or worse, it forms and shapes how we live in the world as Christians. Keynote Speaker: The Rev. Dr. Paul Westermeyer, author of "The Church Musician" Other Events •  Opening Worship: Renewal of our Baptismal Promises. The Rev. Dr. Ted Wardlaw, preaching •  Friday Evening Hymn Festival: What We Sing, Shapes our Christian Faith •  Saturday Evening Organ Recital •  Texas Barbecue Workshops •  Preaching that arises from the Liturgy •  The Composer in You •  Handbells •  A model for Planning Worship •  Worship Focused on the Triune God is necessary for forming disciples •  An update on the New Hymnal •  Performance vs. Performance •  Space for Worship •  Reshaping your Worship Space

Cascades Summer Conference, McMinnville, OR
For more information visit,
www.cascadespresbytery.org

A Children's Choir Workshop with Sandy Holland, Louisville, KY
Saturday, March 14, 2009
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM at Second Presbyterian Church
Sandy is Artistic Director of the Charlotte Children's Choir and 2008 SSA Choir Director for Kentucky ACDA Fall Convocation
For more information click to download the PDF flyer below or visit the website listed below.

The Choristers Guild Institute, Louisville, KY
July 26-31, 2009
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
This weeklong event features Anton Armstrong, Helen Kemp, Madeline Bridges, C Michael Hawn, Rebecca Thompson, and Claudio Carvalhaes. The Institute program for directors of young singers.
For more information click to download the PDF flyer below or visit the website listed below.

www.choristersguild/institute

The Prague Choral Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
For more information visit,
www.choirfest.com/Prague/

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