Morning Prayer
8:15 am
Our final gathering to pray one of the liturgical hours together before we return to our parishes.
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Breakout Sessions 9:30 - 10:45 am
F-02 Lectionary Anthem Project,
Year A, Part 2
Tim Dyksinski & Michael Wustrow
Choral anthems and motets for the Advent and Christmas seasons, based on the readings for Year A of the Lectionary. |
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F-03 Catechize Your Parish for the
Roman Missal
Robert Webster
For all involved in liturgy planning. Discover how to prepare your parish for the new translation of the Roman Missal. |
Liturgy |
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F-04 Sight Singing, Part 2
Jennifer Kerr Breedlove
A continuation of E-04. |
Musicians |
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F-05 One Young Age Group:
Many Styles
Kate Cuddy & John Angotti
A session for youth and those who work with youth that will explore the diversity of styles that express and deepen the faith of the youth members in our Church. |
Youth |
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F-06 The Choral World of Chant
Rob Strusinski
Explore classic and new choral repertoire inspired by chant. Discover how chant can improve the sound of your choir and how the choir can model chant for your assembly. |
Choir Directors |
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F-07 Recruiting and Maintaining
Your Choir
Rex Benjamin Rund
Vatican II insists that "choirs must be diligently developed." Great! So now what? How do you successfully invite folks, develop them, and keep them? |
Choir Directors |
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F-08 From Piano to Organ with
Hands and Feet, Part 2
Peter Kurdziel
Continuation of C-12. |
Keyboardists |
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F-09 Sound Enhancement to Serve
Liturgy
Kevin Keil
Musicians need to know about church sound systems: how and why they work, how to troubleshoot distortion, feedback and "dead" channels, and how they serve, rather than overpower, the liturgy. |
Ensemble |
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F-10 Buying, Maintaining, or Building an Organ
Paul Skevington & Edward O’Dell
Pipe, electronic, the organ committee, education, raising money, working with a builder, tonal considerations, restoration, acoustics, new churches, maintenance, and much, much, more. |
Organists |
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F-11 Organ Repertoire for the Church
Year
H. Ricardo Ramirez
Repertoire that reaches beyond the norm musically, technically, and stylistically. |
Advanced Organ |
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F-12 Writing and Arranging for the
Liturgical Pianist
Rick Modlin
Write and arrange for the piano in liturgy. Who me? Yes! |
Composers/Pianists |
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F-13 Developing a Common Repertoire in Spanish and English
Peter Kolar
Explore how to develop the Spanish and English repertoire that will help your community worship together. |
Intercultural |
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F-14 Cross-Cultural Competence for
Mainstream Musicians: Collaborating
with Hispanics
Rufino Zaragoza, OFM, & Pedro
Rubalcava
Explore the skills needed and challenges presented when mainstream musicians partner with Hispanic musicians in liturgical ministry and bilingual liturgies. How do we foster a relationship of mutual mentoring and cross-cultural understanding? |
Intercultural |
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F-15 Preparing for NPM Cantor
Certifications
Mary Lynn Pleczkowski
Everything you wanted to know about preparing for these important certificates, and more! |
Beginning Cantors |
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F-16 The Psalms Interpret Life
Kathleen Harmon, SND DE N
Cantors proclaim these ancient texts that continue to help us interpret life and live our faith. |
Advanced Cantors |
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F-17 The Art of Presiding
J-Glenn Murray, SJ
An opportunity for clergy to reflect on the skill and the art of leading God's people in worship. |
Clergy |
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F-18 Music and Text: Graphics
Normand Gouin
Explore techniques and resources to assist pastoral musicians and liturgists develop effective and aesthetically dynamic resources for worship. |
Serving Religious |
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F-19 Music for Weddings and
Funerals
David Anderson
Repertoire that will help you pray these rites so important in people's lives. |
Liturgy/Rites |
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F-20 A Career in Pastoral Music,
Part 2
Lena Gokelman & Kathryn Mumy
Two pastoral musicians offer resources to help you discern a career in pastoral music: benefits, staff dynamics, professional growth, grievances, and retirement planning. |
Music Directors |
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Institutes
9:30–10:45 am
DMMD, Chant and Handbell Institutes continue.
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11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Who Moved My Church?
Where Are We Going?
Melissa Musick Nussbaum
There’s no standing still in the Church, which Vatican II described as a “pilgrim people.” Author Melissa Musick Nussbaum considers the ways in which our journey of faith and ministry is helped or hindered by the cultures in which we live, by the constant changes we face, and by the divisions that challenge us.
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MUSICK NUSSBAUM |
Convention Closing
We go forth rededicated to ministry, singing in God’s Spirit, to preach Gospel hope by our presence in the world.
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