“O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.” – Isaiah 64:8
At New Song Church, we believe that Beauty points us to the Beautiful One. So we endeavour to cultivate beauty, especially through visual arts and music.
New Song Church has two galleries: our Sanctuary Gallery features art reflecting on themes of the Christian faith, and our Lower Hall Gallery features artists in our neighbourhood. If you would like to explore our galleries, come by on a Sunday morning or email the office at admin@newsongportperry.ca to confirm a viewing time on a Tuesday or a Thursday between 9:30 am and 2:30 pm. Purchases can be made through the church office.
Sanctuary Gallery: “Beauty through Ashes” by Patty Bowman Kingsley.
As an art show, Beauty Through Ashes is both literal and metaphoric in reflection and expression. Traditionally painted works are juxtaposed alongside artwork created from charcoal, ground objects, or ash from varying aspects of life. You will experience novel techniques and forms amidst traditional paintings, as Patty Bowman Kingsley explores conviction, prayer, and community, collected within her Kyros reflections of Chronos moments in time. The viewer is invited into a journey where Divinity meets humanity through the artist’s heart, mind, and hands.
Holding Space
Mother of two, and Christ follower, Patty Bowman Kingsley is a cross-disciplinary artist experienced in transformational arts practice, serving diverse industries encompassing studio, collaborative, and live projects for over four decades. Patty believes connection and creativity transform culture. A full-time missional artist, she seeks to foster growth within individuals and communities through visual culture. Patty believes art has a job to do, which is why it is called artwork.
Lower Hall Gallery
We are proud to partner with the Port Perry Artists’ Association whose works beautify our Lower Hall. The display changes regularly, come by and see.
Chancel Choir
The seed kernel of New Song Chancel Choir was planted in late 2011 when 6 singers decided that a Lessons and Carols service that Christmas needed to include at least one choral piece. The choir grew from that original seed and soon began a regular ministry, singing every 3 to 4 weeks during Sunday Services at New Song Anglican Church in Port Perry and much more frequently during the Advent, Christmas and Easter seasons.
An annual highlight is the Bach Cantata Sunday, in which a Bach Cantata is presented, with chamber orchestra, during a Sunday morning service – the purpose for which Bach originally intended his sacred cantatas.
New Song Chancel Choir regularly presents community outreach concerts to raise money for a charitable cause such as Operation Scugog and Oakridges Hospice. The choir readily accepts a challenge and enjoys a broad variety of sacred repertoire ranging from medieval to contemporary.
Anyone interested in joining this welcoming group who thrives on singing sacred repertoire to the glory of God and each other’s company is encouraged to contact Jonathan Liebich, the choir’s director.
Sunday Morning Music
We’re a singing church – our name, after all, is New Song. Our music is a well-rounded variety of renewed traditional hymns and contemporary praise, led by a skillful band of New Song members.