# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Singing for Our Lives: Echoes of the Psalms in Social Movements
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: “We are a gentle, angry people — and we are singing for our lives.” 

Join us for a hymn festival that reimagines the fierce justice-cries of the Psalms as a call to courage, compassion, and community resilience. Through scripture, poetry, sung prayer, and protest song, we move together from lament to hope.

Led by Andrew Donaldson, Wendy Donaldson, Hilary Donaldson

Drawing on voices ancient and modern — from the Psalms to contemporary poets and songs from social movements — this gathering invites us to sing honestly about oppression and possibility, grief and renewal.

All are welcome to listen and to sing.

Featuring
Benjamin Stein (piano)
John Dell (percussion)
Sarah Hallikas (voice)
Andrew Hodwitz (voice, reading)

This event is shared through partnership with the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship's year of Dwelling in the Psalms

https://tinyurl.com/CICWpsalms
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/singing-for-our-lives-echoes-of-the-psalms-in-social-movements/200029741585241
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals, music, fine-arts, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 45

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Toronto
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 117 Bloor Street East, Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M4W 1A9
- **lat**: 43.67016
- **long**: -79.384
- **full address**: 117 Bloor Street East, Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M4W 1A9

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Singing for Our Lives: Echoes of the Psalms in Social Movements being held?
  - **A:** Singing for Our Lives: Echoes of the Psalms in Social Movements takes place on Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm at 117 Bloor Street East, Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M4W 1A9.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Singing for Our Lives: Echoes of the Psalms in Social Movements?
  - **A:** Singing for Our Lives: Echoes of the Psalms in Social Movements is organized by St Andrew's United Church, Toronto.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Singing for Our Lives: Echoes of the Psalms in Social Movements is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Toronto, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Singing for Our Lives: Echoes of the Psalms in Social Movements sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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