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National Convention

July 6-10, 2009
Chicago, Illinois

“Sing to the Lord!”

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Come to Chicago!
The 2009 NPM National Convention in Chicago offers a wealth of opportunities — practical hands-on learning, stimulating ideas, vibrant sung prayer, spiritual reflection, and much more. Come and gather with colleagues and friends, new and old. Musicians, clergy, liturgists, and other leaders of worship — anyone who loves the liturgy and its music — won’t want to miss this exciting event!

Conveniently Located
The NPM National Convention will be held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, just a short distance east of O’Hare International Airport. Convenient shuttle service is available from the airport to the convention hotels, and CTA’s Blue Line provides easy access to downtown Chicago. Participants who are driving to the convention will find the convention site located near major highways.

Arrive Early, Stay After!
There’s so much to do and see in Chicago! Visit Navy Pier and Millennium Park, take in the breathtaking view from the Sears Tower Skydeck, and stroll the beautiful lakeshore. Chicago is world famous for its fine museums, amazing architecture, thriving neighborhoods, and magnificent churches. Celebrate the Independence Day weekend by attending the annual Taste of Chicago and the city’s thrilling fireworks display.

Learn!
More than150 practical and inspiring workshops, m
Master classes and clinics
Hovda Lectures on Sing to the Lord

Reflect!
Dynamic major speakers
Music Ministry Leadership Retreat

Sing and Pray!
Morning Prayer
Convention Eucharist
Taizé Prayer

Enjoy!
Performances and musical events to delight and inspire

Discover!
Dozens of new music showcases
Products and services for your ministry at the Exhibit Hall

Gather!
Connect with colleagues, make new friends


Convention

“The Church never ceases to find new ways to sing her love for God each day.” So say the U.S. Catholic bishops in their most recent document on liturgical music, Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship.

In that spirit we gather in Chicago to reflect on the dynamic interplay of ordained and lay ministries in the church, the role of liturgical leaders in preparing communities for a new translation, and the challenge of serving richly diverse communities. Above all, we come together to “sing to the Lord” and to proclaim Christ at the center of our life and ministry!


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RONALD ROLHEISER, OMI
Spirituality and Creativity:
The Struggles of the Artist
PAUL TURNER
The Roman Missal:
Preparation and Reception
CARDINAL DANIEL N. DiNARDO
A View from the
Cathedra
 
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devries
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KATE CUDDY and KATHERINE DeVRIES
“Blest” Are They…But “Where” Are They?
Insights on Ministering to Teens and Young Adults
RAYMOND G. EAST
Appreciating the Gift to be Given in Cultural Diversity:
Setting Ablaze the Fire in Our Bones

Schedule at a Glance

Saturday, July 4
10:00 am–5:00 pm Handbell Festival

Sunday, July 5
9:30 am–4:30 pm Handbell Festival Continues
2:00 pm–5:00 pm Children’s Choir Festival
2:00 pm–8:00 pm Youth Intensive
7:00 pm–10:00 pm Organist Master Classes

Monday, July 6
8:00 am Liturgical Space Tour
8:00 am Organ Crawl
9:00 am Exhibits Open
9:00 am–noon Master Classes, Clinics and Intensives
9:00 am–noon Music Education Morning
9:00 am–noon Music Ministry Leadership Retreat
9:30 am–10:30 Publishers Showcase I
11:00 am–noon Publishers Showcase II
11:00 am–noon Orientation for First Time Convention Participants
~Opening of the Convention~
1:30 pm Welcome and Annual Members’ Meeting
Keynote: Rolheiser

4:00 pm NPM Section Meetings
5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Re-opens
Ethnic Food and Music Festival
5:30 pm Youth Gathering I
7:30 pm Evening Prayer
9:00 pm Evening Events
10:00 pm Late Night Expo I

Tuesday, July 7
7:00 am Daily Eucharist
8:15 am Morning Prayer
9:00 am Plenum: Turner
10:30 am–11:45 pm Breakout A
noon Chapter Directors’ Chew & Chat
1:30 pm–2:45 pm Industry Showcase I
3:15 pm–4:30 pm Breakout B
5:00 pm Taizé Prayer
7:00 pm Evening Events I
9:00 pm Evening Events II
10:30 pm Rockin’ the Runway

Wednesday, July 8
8:15 am–9:30 am Pastoral Musicians’ Breakfast
10:00 am Morning Prayer
10:45 am Plenum: DiNardo
1:30 pm–2:45 pm Industry Showcase II
3:15 pm–4:30 pm Breakout C
4:45 pm–6:00 pm Industry Showcase III
8:00 pm Eucharist
10:00 pm–midnight Late Night Expo II

Thursday, July 9
7:00 am Daily Eucharist
8:15 am Morning Prayer
9:00 am Plenum: Cuddy/DeVries
10:30 am–11:45 am Breakout D
12:30 pm–2:00 pm Buses To Downtown Chicago
2:30 pm Afternoon Events I
4:00 pm Afternoon Events II
8:00 pm–9:30 pm Sacred Sounds of Chicago at Auditorium Theatre
10:00 pm Buses Return to Rosemont
10:30 pm Youth Gathering II

Friday, July 10
8:15 am Morning Prayer
9:15 am–10:30 am Breakout E
11:00 am–noon Plenum: East
noon–12:30 pm Closing & Re-commissioning

Registration Hours
Sunday 4:00 pm–8:00 pm
Monday 7:30 am–1:30 pm
3:30 pm–7:30 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am–1:30 pm
Wednesday 9:30 am–noon
Thursday 8:00 am–noon
Friday 8:00 am–9:00 am

Exhibit Hours
Monday 9:00 am–1:00 pm, 5:00 pm–7:00 pm, 10:00 pm–midnight
Tuesday 10:00 am–6:00 pm
Wednesday 11:45 am–6:00 pm, 10:00 pm–midnight
Thursday 10:00 am–noon

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