Making Music, Praying Twice
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IMAGE AND MEDIA CONSENT RELEASE FORM FOR PARENTS
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early-childhood faith and movement classes
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2022-23 CLASS OFFERINGS(Scroll down)
Registration now OPEN!
SUMMER CAMP WEEK 2023 - JUNE 12,13,14,15
(4 daily one-hour classes)Each summer Making Music, Praying Twice takes on the feel of summer camp! Classes meet daily for an hour each morning with a uniquely summer vibe - think "Take me out to the ballgame"... sign language songs...gathering drums....
Shorts are encouraged and lots of families check us out for the first time with this program.
Perfect for the family who has multiple young children at home! No official musical equipment required. Families will be encouraged to collect homemade instruments and materials with their kiddos at home (think pots & pans, beans in tupperware or papertowel tubes, mom's scarf collection or sheer curtains.) Parents who exhibit joy while making music with their voices, bodies and homemade instruments will have children eager to join in!free to POTHE parishioners.
Summer Camp Registration fee is $30-$45 for non-parishioners;
Mary Garden at Holy Martyrs
June 12, 13, 14, 15
10:30 - 11:15 AM
Registration closed.
OUTDOORS IN OCTOBER!!
(Fall-Ordinary Time 2022)
Day and Time TBD
Mary Garden at Holy Martyrs
Come join other moms from the Parish as we move and groove to upbeat songs specifically tied to the liturgical church year.
Bring your own batch of instruments to "play" with and a blanket to sit on or use ours! We have an ample supply. (Homemade instrument guide below...)
You and your little will GROW as we "pray twice" while singing and playing instruments in praise of God!
Registration closed.
FALL-ORDINARY TIME INTO ADVENT (Fall Extension)
Classes tied to the season of Advent, 4 weeks in Nov.- December. Culminating in THE NATIVITY HOUR, a lessons and carols for little ones.
Holy Martyrs Green Room
featuring The Nativity Hour
Registration closed.
SHAKY EGG SHAKE-UP
(Winter-Ordinary Time)
Beat the winter blues with 4-5 classes in January - February when Maine is at its coldest, but indoor free instrument play and shaky egg shakeups are at their finest!
Fridays, 10:30 AM
January 20th, 27, February 3rd, 10th
Holy Martyrs Green Room
Registration closed.
LOOSEN UP IN LENT
(Winter Extension)
By now you're going stir crazy. Join us for a 4 classes in March for this Lenten extension. Divine Mercy chaplet will be featured during these classes where we model deeper spirituality for our littles.
Holy Martyrs Green Room
Fridays, 10:15 AM
March 10, 17, 24 & 31
Registration closed
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT IN MAY (Easter-Pentecost)
Join us for the return of outside Making Music, Praying Twice sessions during the Easter Season! These are inspiring, fun, lively, faith-filled classes for little ones (under 5 - but older is welcome too!) and their caregivers!
Mary Garden at Holy Martyrs
Fridays, May 5-26 & Friday, June 2, 2023
10:15 AM
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INSTRUCTOR
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jennifer.rungeportlanddiocese.orgDirector of Sacred Music
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Making Music, Praying Twice classes are especially designed for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers
and their parents, grandparents or caregiver.
This is fun, easy, joyful music and faith formation for you and your little one - TOGETHER!
Our classes immerse the child and parent in a cultural world that includes:- Folk songs
- World songs
- Catholic songs and chants
- nursery rhymes
...and bathes their little ears with a "language" that is both highly musical and deeply spiritual. -
AT HOME INSTRUMENT GUIDE:
To make your own instruments.....
For shakers: put beans, rice, legos, pasta, beads, etc. in small tupperware containers and tape shut, or use empty plastic bottles.
For scarves/parachute: do you have scarves you wear with nice outfits? or a pair of sheer curtains that's not in use? these both have nice "floaty" qualities.
For free instrument time: gather up what you already have and add to it pots, pans, wooden spoons, metal spoons.
Drums: I had fun making drums by taking an empty oatmeal container, decorating it with construction paper and covering the lid with stretchy fabric or paper bag material held in place by an elastic. Empty cookie tins work too!
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MUSICAL & SPIRITUAL BENEFITS
Bit by bit your children become "fluent" in music (both tonal and rhythmic elements) and begin a rich & faith- filled life journey through simple prayers and Catholic concepts (sign of the cross, guardian angels, adoration of Jesus, reverence for Mary).
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Teacher tRAINING
Interested in getting more involved in this amazing early childhood music & faith formation program? Contact Jen to explore teaching opportunities at our Parish or yours!
pothe@portlanddiocese.org
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YEAR LOnG SCHEDULE
SESSION 1
OUTDOORS IN OCTOBER (Fall-Ordinary Time 2022)
Fridays, 11 AM
Mary Garden at Holy Martyrs (weather permitting)
SESSION 2 - Fall Extension
Advent - Christmas Season 2022
Fridays, 10:30 AM (Nov 18 - Dec 16; no class Thanksgiving week)
Holy Martyrs Green Room
January Recess
SESSION 3
SHAKY EGG SHAKEUP (Winter- Ordinary Time 2023)
Fridays, 10:30 AM (January 20th - February 10th)
Holy Martyrs Green Room
SESSION 4 - Lent Winter Extension 2023
Fridays, 10:15 AM (March 10- Friday, March 31)
Holy Martyrs Green Room
Spring Recess
SESSION 5
MUSIC and MOVEMENT IN MAY (Easter-Pentecost 2023)
Fridays, May 5-26 & Friday, June 2 (tentatively)
Mary Garden at Holy Martyrs (weather permitting)
SUMMER CAMP WEEK 2023
TBD
Mary Garden at Holy Martyrs
(4 or 5 daily one-hour classes)
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The Nativity Hour free!
"Lessons & Carols for Littles" (formerly Christmas Music Day)Usually in December
Looking for an Advent/Christmas activity you can do with the whole family from home? Join veteran Making Music, Praying Twice teacher and POTHE's Director of Sacred Music Ministries Jennifer Runge and friends for "The Nativity Hour"!
The Nativity Hour weaves short vignettes about the Birth of Jesus together with song, puppet shows, dancing, instrument play and more through a fun, interactive, hands-on parent/child Christmas Making Music, Praying Twice class perfect for the youngest parishioners (0-5 years of age) but open to entire families! Join with even the littlest babes to celebrate the birth of our Savior along with other young families from our Parish and beyond!
Register online at pothe.org/makingmusic or call 1-207-847-6884.
You are invited to gather at-home instruments. Think of things you already have in the house: shakers, rattles, drums, scarves. See the AT-HOME INSTRUMENT GUIDE (below) for more ideas on how to make your own. And don't forget to have a special lovey on hand for our lullaby to Jesus!
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