Session 1 - Celebrating the Hispanic Presence in Our Midst
Session 2 - To Build with Living Stones:
1. The Parish Building and Renovation Project part 1
Session 3 - First Communion/Reconciliation in the Life of the Church
Session 4 - Liturgy of the Hours
Session 5 - Mentoring "Untrained" Music Ministers
Session 6 - Rural Parish Ministry
Session 7 - The Liturgical Year Begins with the Triduum
Session 8 - The New and Life Changing Sacrament of Reconciliation
Session 9 - The Role of Children & Youth in Multi-Generational Worship

Session 1 - Assembly Action Sign of Church Unity
Session 2 - Holy Church of God, Stretch Out Your Hand: Forming Children in Faith
Session 3 - Who are We and What are We Doing?
Session 4 - To Build with Living Stones:
1. The Parish Building and Renovation Project part 2
Session 5 - Liturgical Role of Music: Cantor and Choir
Session 6 - Can Liturgy Be Intergenerational?...Does One Size Fit All?
Session 7 - Forming Leaders for the Future:
5. Shaping Ministerial Gifts in a Vital Catholic Spirituality
Session 8 - Sacramental Celebrations Within the Sunday Eucharistic Assembly
Session 9 - Music for Rites of Passage in the Hispanic Church

1. Celebrating the Hispanic Presence in Our Midst
1. Bishop Arthur N. Tafoya
     Hispanic Spirituality in culture, in family, in community, in symbols.
     Bishop Tafoya of the Diocese of Pueblo is currently chairman of the Hispanic Affairs Committee; a member of the Administrative Committee/Board; Bishop’ Welfare Emergency Relief Committee; Economic Concerns of the Holy See; Priestly Life and Ministry Committee and World Missions Committee.  [Top]

2. To Build with Living Stones:
1. The Parish Building and Renovation Project part 1
1. Robert Habiger & Ken Griesemer
     Part I: Your parish is considering a building or renovation project, large or small. Where do we begin? Who do we call? What resources are available? Participants will be asked to surface the important questions typically faced when a project is getting under way. The workshop will then focus on a structure and principles for an orderly and successful building process.
     Starting in August of 1996, Robert Habiger and Ken Griesemer worked together at RD Habiger and Associates Inc. in Albuquerque, NM as liturgical architects and design consultants. In October, 1999, they established independent liturgical design consulting practices and continue to collaborate on church buildings and renovation projects.  [Top]

3. First Communion/Reconciliation in the Life of the Church
1. Nick Wagner
     First Communion celebrations can be pageants or they can be prayers. The difference depends upon the preparation and reflection as well as the celebration. If we do First Communion well, that affects how we prepare for and celebrate reconciliation. This workshop will look at the liturgical and catechetical principles involved in preparing young children to celebrate their first communion and first confession. Come prepared to rethink and renew the way children your parish come to the table.
     Nick is editor of Ministry & Liturgy and the new Liturgical Catechesis magazine. He is also the author of Meaningful First Communion Liturgies: The Complete Planning Guide for Catechists and Teachers.  [Top]

4. Liturgy of the Hours
1. Dan Girardot
     The Liturgy of the Hours in the parish is a powerful experience of prayer and liturgical spirituality. This session will explore many ways of implementing the Liturgy of the Hours in parish life. Participants will receive a brief history of the prayer with liturgical and musical examples to help a parish get started or expand their worship.
     Dan is Director of Liturgy and Music at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Austin, TX. He served the Office of Worship for the Diocese of Austin for three years and is a clinician, presenter, and Chairman of the Music Committee of the Liturgical Commission. He holds a master in liturgical studies from University of Notre Dame and is an associate member of the SWLC Board of Directors.
     Session is repeated in Session VI Number 5.  [Top]

5. Mentoring "Untrained" Music Ministers
1. Rev. Stephen Duyka
     Music in Catholic Worship 101--The music ministers in local parishes are often generous but "untrained" ministers in need of additional formation and liturgical training. While musically competent, they often lack an understanding of liturgical norms and tradition. The pastor and/or parish liturgy committee must be able to locate and share resources with these ministers so that liturgical celebrations may be enhanced. This workshop will review the liturgy documents with special emphasis on the role of music in Catholic worship and is intended for pastors, parochial vicars, music ministers and anyone interested in the "care and feeding" of the music minister.
     Father Duyka is a presbyter of the Diocese of Tyler, TX. He currently serves as administrator of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Lufkin, TX. He is also the chair of the Liturgical Commission for the diocese and a member of the Southwest Liturgical Council Board.  [Top]

6. Rural Parish Ministry
1. Michael R. Prendergast
     Celebrating the Rituals of the Church Fully, Consciously and Actively in Rural Parish Ministry--How can the rites of the Church be celebrated to their fullest in Rural Parishes with limited resources? Examine models for "the people of the land" who celebrate the rituals of the Church fully, consciously and actively.  [Top]

7. The Liturgical Year Begins with the Triduum
1. Dolores Martinez
     The Triduum, at the heart of the liturgical year, forms us in faith. The entire liturgical year leads to and flows from the Pascal Triduum. It is at the core of our identity as Catholics--the paradigm of death and resurrection which we must identify in our own lives.
     Dolores is presently Director of Office of Worship for the Archdiocese of San Antonio, TX. She has a Ph.D. in Fine Arts (piano) from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.  [Top]

8. The New and Life Changing Sacrament of Reconciliation
1. Rev. Karl T.C. Millis
     An in-depth look at the new rite of reconciliation promulgated in the 1970’s in the U.S., and how it differs radically from the old form. We begin with a brief history of the sacrament of reconciliation and how it has evolved, and how our understanding of sin over the centuries has affected one approach to this sacrament. We then examine how the new rite of reconciliation sees sin not as a private act but rather within a social context, how it emphasizes God’s mercy and restores this sacrament to an approach that is more personal, celebrated with-in a communal context, and is truly life-changing.
     Father Millis is associate pastor to St. Matthew’s Church in Gillette, WY.  [Top]

9. The Role of Children & Youth in Multi-Generational Worship
    Peter Rubalcava (WLP)
     Faith is passed on through the sharing of our stories, songs, traditions, memories, values and visions.  Worship is a central place for faith formation.   Children and youth belong in our gatherings, even more, they should be included and involved in our songs, actions and ministries.  How can we develop liturgies that celebrate every generation and welcome, include, engage and inspire the youngest to the oldest?  [Top]

1. Assembly Action Sign of Church Unity
1. Rev. Cliff Jackobson
     We pray in the Eucharistic prayer that the Holy Spirit will "gather all who share this one bread and one cup into the one body of Christ, a living sacrifice of praise" . We celebrate our great sacrament of unity when we celebrate Eucharist. What does this unity look like, how do we get there, and what does this mean for the world around us?
     Father Jackobson is currently pastor of St. James Catholic Church, Douglas, WY.  [Top]

2. Holy Church of God, Stretch Out Your Hand: Forming Children in Faith
1. Melissa Musick Nussbaum
     Children are formed not by what we say, but by what we do. What do we do – in our homes, in our parishes –to welcome baptized children into the household of faith? From wakefulness to sleep, from Sunday to Sunday, season after season, our children are formed. This workshop will focus on ways to help parents, pastors and catechists form children in welcome and in wonder.
     Melissa is the campus minister for the Catholic Community at Colorado College. She is the author of five books on prayer and scripture, and numerous articles. Her latest book, My First Holy Communion, was released in October 2001 by Liturgy Training Publications.  [Top]

3. Who are We and What are We Doing?
1. Rev. Don A. Neumann
     A workshop on the images of "The Church" contained in the rituals of "Dedication of a Church," Sunday Eucharist and Initiation.
     Father Neumann is chaplain at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX and former SWLC board member.  [Top]

4. To Build with Living Stones:
1. The Parish Building and Renovation Project part 2
1. Robert Habiger & Ken Griesemer
     Part II: Starting with participant questions surfaced in part I, this workshop will address some of the practical details of organizing a building process. How do we organized a building committee? How do we build support for the project among parishioners? Do we need a liturgical design consultant? How do we select an architect? Do we need an acoustical consultant? How do we select a contractor? How long will all this take?  [Top]

5. Liturgical Role of Music: Cantor and Choir
1. Edwin Day
     This workshop will explore the role of the Cantor and Choir in leading the assembly in prayer and worship. Attention will be given to various resources available to aid in the selection of appropriate music and various ways to implement music in order to enable the assembly to enter into full, conscious participation during the liturgical celebration.
     Edwin is presently Organist-Director of Music at Christ the King Church, Oklahoma City, OK. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Central Arkansas and the Master of Music degree from the University of Oklahoma both in organ performance. He has served in the Office of Worship of the Diocese of Tulsa, OK and continues to serve on the diocese’s Liturgical Commission.  [Top]

6. Can Liturgy Be Intergenerational?...Does One Size Fit All?
1. Sister Anthony Poerio, IBVM
     Can liturgy respond to the needs of all? In this workshop we will explore the elements of good liturgy that speak to all. Today in our worshipping communities efforts have been made with such directions as Liturgy for Children, Life Teen Mass, the Young Adult Mass, the Traditional Mass for Seniors, or Contemporary Masses or the Spanish Mass. Hoe does liturgy best serve the needs of the diverse communities in our pews?
     Sister Anthony has been Director for the Office of Worship in the Diocese of Phoenix, AZ for 25 years. She has served on the FDLC Board several years as chair and on the executive committee of SWLC.
     Session is repeated in Session VI Number 3.  [Top]

7. Forming Leaders for the Future:
5. Shaping Ministerial Gifts in a Vital Catholic Spirituality
1. Eileen Burke-Sullivan
     Service on behalf of believers, throughout the Church’s history has been understood to be grounded in charisms of the Holy Spirit. But charisms require the cooperation of the gifted and the acceptance of the community to be effectively implemented. Formation in discipleship of Jesus as witnessed in the Gospels, prayer, knowledge of historical tradition, and a thorough grasp of the culture of the local community are all necessary elements in the formation of Spirit-directed leadership. In this workshop each of these elements will be discussed and practical suggestions for helping communities identify and form future ministers will be proposed.  [Top]

8. Sacramental Celebrations Within the Sunday Eucharistic Assembly
1. Pat Kerwin
     The Church gathers on the Lord’s Day to remember and make present God’s saving deeds in Christ. This workshop will explore the "what, when, how and why" of celebrating other sacraments at the Sunday eucharistic celebration.
     Pat is Director of Spirituality in Ministry, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, (Houston and San Antonio, TX).  [Top]

9. Music for the Initiation Rites in the Hispanic Church
Peter Rubalcava (WLP)
      Baptisms, First communions, Confirmations and the RCIA are graced moments for the Hispanic family and the Church.  We will explore the rituals, the challenges presented within a cultural context and offer suggestions for building a strong parish repertoire to help communites celebrate these important moments in the life of the Hispanic Church.
      Pedro Rubalcava is a nationally known clinician, pastoral musician, composer and recording artist, currently serving as director of Liturgy at Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in San Diego.  He is also a founding member of the Liturgical formation Team to the Spanish-Speaking in the Diocese of San Diego.  [Top]