Block A
- Wednesday, 10:30 - 11:45 AM
A 01 Integrating Cultural Traditions
and Community Worship
Rawn Harbor
Explore how to respect both cultural traditions
and the practices of a worshiping community.
A 02 Feet Don't Fail Me Now: Organ for
Pianists, Part 1
Alan J. Hommerding
Organ basics for pianists and beginning organists.
A 03 Leading the Assembly from the Piano
Peter Kolar
Basic tools necessary for leading an assembly
from the piano.
A 04 Liturgy Forms the Whole Person
and the Whole Parish
Tom Kendzia
Discover how the liturgy is formative of and
informative for living the life of faith.
A 05 The Order of Christian Funerals:
Music That Comforts
David J. Anderson
Resources to help celebrate the Order of
Christian Funerals.
A 06 Choir Directing Basics
Frank Brownstead
Learn what is needed to serve your
community as a choir director.
A 07 V ocal Techniques for Cantors and
Singers, Part 1
Joanne C. Werner
Grow in your vocal technique in ways that will
empower you as a cantor or a choir member.
A 08a Celebrating Asian Devotions in
your Parish/Diocese
Rufino Zaragoza, OFM, Barbara Tracey,
Chris de Silva, Irma Isip, and Paul Nguyen
An overview to Asian devotional practices to
Mary and various feasts of the Asian-American
communities, to assist parish and diocesan
leaders in understanding and welcoming these
devotions in their parish or diocese.
A 08b Hispanic Wedding Traditions and
the Liturgy
Mary Frances Reza and Norma Garcia
Discover what the wedding traditions of the
Hispanic communities are and which ones can
be incorporated into the Catholic marriage rite.
A 08c African American Wedding
Traditions and the Liturgy
ValLimar Jansen
Discover what the wedding traditions of the
African American communities are and which
ones can be incorporated into the Catholic
marriage rite.
A 09 The Contemporary Ensemble, Part 1
Bobby Fisher and Gael Berberick
Explore what makes an ensemble
contemporary and how it can serve your
liturgical music ministry.
A 10 Young People Choosing Church: A
Sense of Belonging
Tony Alonso and Annette Welsh
For youth and youth leaders: Join us as we
uncover the deeper ways to help young people
know that they truly have a place
A 11 Presiding with New Spoken and
Sung Texts
Paul F. Ford
The new texts for The Roman Missal will offer
an opportunity and a challenge. Explore how
they can enhance your community's prayer.
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B - Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:15 PM
B 01 Preaching Unity in Diversity
Thomas Dragga
Change is a constant in the liturgy, the
Church, the political arena, and our land.
Explore how to preach in ways that can help
change be a positive force in life.
B 02 Feet Don't Fail Me Now: Organ for
Pianists, Part 2
Alan J. Hommerding
A continuation of A-2.
B 03 Piano Beyond Accompanying
Peter Kolar
Piano techniques for the more advanced pianist.
B 04 Sing to the Lord: New Music
Guidelines for the U.S.
J. Michael McMahon
An overview of the new music document
approved by the bishops in November 2007.
B 05 Music For the Rites: RCIA
Christopher Walker
Music that will help the RCIA take on new life
in your pastoral setting.
B 06 Resources for the Small or Rural
Choir
Mary Jo Quinn, SCL
Repertoire for the choir with small resources
but large commitment.
B 07 V ocal Techniques for Cantors and
Singers, Part 2
Joanne C. Werner
A continuation of A-07.
B 08a Celebrating Lunar New Year and the
Asian Martyrs in Your Parish/Diocese
Rufino Zaragoza, OFM, Paul Nguyen,
Regina Kim, and Liliana Hsueh-Gutierrez
An introduction to Lunar New Year as
celebrated within various Asian-American
communities; and an overview of the Asian
Martyrs and the ritual/musical expressions of
honoring the ancestors in faith.
B 08b Hispanic Wake/Funeral Traditions
and the Liturgy
Mary Frances Reza and Norma Garcia
Explore which devotions/traditions can be
incorporated into the Hispanic experience of
the Order of Christian Funerals.
B 08c African American Wake/Funeral
Traditions and the Liturgy
ValLimar Jansen
Explore which devotions/traditions can be
incorporated into the African American
experience of the Order of Christian Funerals.
B 09 The Contemporary Ensemble, Part 2
Bobby Fisher and Gael Berberick
A continuation of A-09.
B 10 Young People Choosing Church: A
Sense of Meaning
Tony Alonso and Annette Welsh
For youth and youth leaders: Join us as we
uncover deeper ways to help young people find
meaning in the life and liturgy of the Church.
B 11 What Theology Do the New Texts
and the New Missal Reveal?
Kevin W. Irwin
We are what we pray. What will the texts we
pray from the new Missal say about who we
are and what we believe?
B 12 Sight-Singing Techniques for Choirs
Kathleen DeJardin
Add sight-singing techniques that will benefit
your choir to your tool box.
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Block C -
Thursday, 10:30 - 11:45 AM
C 01 Explore How Eucharist and
Culture Intersect
Rawn Harbor
Celebrating the Liturgy of the Eucharist connects
us to the liturgy of life. Take some time to explore
what this means on a practical level.
C 02 Leading the Assembly from the Organ
Patricia M. Lamb
Tools that will help you lead the liturgy from
the organ console.
C 03 Guitar in the Liturgy, Part 1
Bobby Fisher
Tools to help the liturgical guitarist lead and serve.
C 04 Rooted in Sunday: The Many Ways a
Parish Prays
David J. Anderson
Discover the various ways a parish can pray from
Sunday to Sunday and every day in-between.
C 05 Music for the Rites: Weddings
Jerry Galipeau
Repertoire that will help your community
celebration of the Rite of Marriage.
C 06 The Liturgical Bookshelf
Paul F. Ford
Explore the resources with which Church
musicians need to be familiar to plan liturgy.
C 07 The Multilingual Cantor
Norma A. Garcia
Discover the elements that are unique to
serving a multilingual liturgy as cantor.
C 08a Asian Hymnody and Choral
Traditions
Rufino Zaragoza, OFM, Ricky Muyot,
Regina Kim, Soeriani Kheng, and
Liliana Hsueh-Gutierrez
An overview of musical styles and repertoire
from various Asian communities, to assist
parish and diocesan leaders in welcoming
and incorporating Asian-American choirs in
regional and diocesan celebrations.
C 08b Hispanic Marian Devotions and
Liturgy
Mary Frances Reza and Peter Kolar
Explore how to incorporate various Hispanic
Marian devotions into the liturgical and prayer
lives of the parish community.
C 08c African American Marian
Devotions and the Liturgy
ValLimar Jansen
Explore how to incorporate various African
American Marian devotions into the liturgical
and prayer lives of the parish community.
C 09 NPM Certifications
Kathleen DeJardin
Become familiar with the certifications NPM
offers and why they are important.
C 10 Young People Choosing Church:
Developing Musical Competency
Tony Alonso
For youth and youth leaders: Join us as
we uncover creative ways to develop and
encourage the musical and liturgical
competency of young people.
C 11 Put On Your Oxygen Mask First…
Collaboration Skills
Robert McCarty
Discuss the skills needed for collaboration,
including healthy self-care as a pre-requisite
for caring for others.
C 12 Lectionary Anthem Project Year B
Dominic MacAller
Choral music of various styles, periods and
publishers will be presented
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D - Friday, 9:00 - 10:45 AM
D 01 Repertoire for the Liturgical Year
Patricia M. Lamb
Organ repertoire that will serve the liturgy the
whole year through.
D 02 Guitar in the Liturgy, Part 2
Bobby Fisher
A continuation of C-03.
D 03 We Don't Sing At Mass, We Sing
the Mass
Paul F. Ford
How we approach the liturgy makes all the
difference.
D 04 The Challenge or Opportunity of
New Texts for the Mass
Jerry Galipeau
New texts in The Roman Missal will offer a
challenging opportunity to deepen our ability
to pray the Liturgy.
D 05 Repertoire for the Church Year
Christopher Walker
Practical resources that will help your
community pray the liturgical year.
D 06 The Cantor as Leader of Prayer
ValLimar Jansen
Skills to help a cantor deepen this important
part of ministerial identity.
D 07 The Challenge of Integrating
Classical Training with
Culturally Diverse Styles
John Flaherty, Eric Law, Peter Kolar,
and Mary Frances Reza
Explore how classical training and training
the various cultural styles of music can feed
one another and become opportunities for
musical growth.
D 08 How to Manage Multiple Musicians
David J. Anderson
Human management skills in the service of
your music ministry program.
D 09 Conducting and Managing
Children's Choir Programs
Patrick Flahive
Information, tried and true, that will help
your organization and continued growth.
D 10 An Update on Professional
Concerns
Robert McCaffery-Lent
Job descriptions, benefits, salaries, and more.
D 11 The Ins and Outs of Copyrights
Gael F. Berberick
We all face copyright issues. Discover the whats,
the hows, and the whys we need to consider.
D 12 Chant and Contemporary Music
Tom Kendzia
Various styles of music can complement one
another in our worship.
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