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March 4, 2008
Hymn contest held for 2008 Multicultural Conference
Winning entry will be event theme song, earn composer $500
LOUISVILLE — The 2008 Multicultural Conference of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) needs a theme song.
So organizers of next month’s ninth annual gathering, April 10-13 in San Antonio, TX, are holding a contest to find the best original hymn with $500 going to the winning entry.
All submissions are to be based on the official conference theme — Gather All Nations and Tongues: Good News for All Congregations — and/or conference scripture from Isaiah 66:18: “For I know their works and their thoughts, and I am coming to gather all nations and tongues; and they shall see my glory.”
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Sheet music with lyrics must be received by March 14. Each composer may submit up to three compositions.
“We would like to have a theme song for the conference and this is one of the best ways to do it,” said the Rev. Raafat Girgis, a conference planner and the PC(USA)’s associate for Multicultural Ministries. “If you really want responses then you need to make it in the form of a contest. If the hymn is inspiring enough, it can continue to be used in the future.”
The winning hymn and its composer will be announced during the four-day event where the song will be sung. Entries can come from those who do not attend the conference.
In addition to the $500 first prize, $300 will be awarded for second place and $200 for third place.
This year’s multicultural conference is being sponsored by the PC(USA)’s office of Multicultural Ministries in cooperation with Mission Presbytery, the Synod of the Sun, the Presbyterian Multicultural Network, and the Cross Cultural Alliance of Ministries.
Entries must be submitted by the March 14 deadline to Anna McQuere, Multicultural Ministries intern, by email, or by U.S. mail at Anna McQuere, Office of Multicultural Ministries, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY 40202. |
