Organ Crawl
8:00 am - 12:00 noon, Monday
Church of the Immaculate Conception,
Somerville: 2002 Randall Dyer &
Associates. III/30
St. Aloysius Church, Caldwell: 2007
Peragallo. III/TBD Includes digital
division.
Church of the Immaculate Conception,
Montclair: 1916 Austin Organ Company.
Rebuilt in 2007 Peragallo Organ Company.
III/35.
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart,
Newark: 1954-1990 Schantz Organ
Company. IV/154.
Fee: $30 Pre-Registration Required
(includes box lunch)
Music Education
Morning
9:00 am—Noon, Monday
Songs for School and
Religious Education/Formation
Alison Adam
Adam
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A workshop for elementary
school teachers to help build
up their confidence to lead new
music in their schools. Resources will include
short songs for classroom worship, school
assemblies, celebrations of the Eucharist,
and all occasions when song and prayer are
required in a school year. Material will also be
presented from the Iona Community and the
global church, which enables all ages to sing
together with integrity in worship.
Pre-registration required. Fee: $50 MusEd
members; $75 non-members |
Liturgical Space Tour
8:00 am - 12:00 noon, Monday
St. Bartholomew Church, East Brunswick
(2001). Features a beautiful setting for
worship, hand-carved Italian crucifix and
statues, fine acoustics, and good placement of
music ministers.
St. Cecilia Church, Old Bridge (1990). Utilizes
stained glass from the original mission church in
the sanctuary.
Our Lady of Peace Church, Monmouth
Junction (1992). Incorporates Romanesque
and Gothic elements that lead the community
to focus on the altar. Altar, baptismal font, ambo
and tabernacle tower are constructed of green
Verde Issorie marble with hand-carved bands of
white Carrara marble.
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Skillman
(2005). Built in a monastic style and appointed
with antiques, its setting reflects the theme, “A
city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” Features 13
icons by Peter Pearson in the Eucharistic chapel.
Fee: $25 Pre-Registration Required
Music Ministry Leadership Retreat
9:00 am—Noon, Monday
Cyprian Consiglio, OSB CAM
Consiglio
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Before the convention begins take some time to gather with full-time, parttime,
and volunteer music directors, all leaders responsible for music ministry,
under the guidance of a spiritual director, composer, and musician. The
morning provides time to feed your spiritual hunger, connect with others, and
reflect on your vocation and ministry.
Pre-registration required. Fee: $50 |
Waiting for Love: An Advent/Christmas Cantata
10:30 am—Noon, Monday
Gerard
Chiusano
and Mary
Hochman
Chiusano
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Hochman |
An exciting
new Advent/Christmas Cantata for all ages.
Sponsored by OCP. |
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