W13    What is All the Singing About?  Liturgical Music and the Paschal Mystery
            Sr. Kathleen Harmon, SNDden, MM, Ph.D.

This session explores the Paschal Mystery as the core of both Christian living and liturgy, and then suggests in concrete and challenging ways how liturgical music – particularly liturgical singing – engages us in this mystery and enables us to surrender more fully to its transformative power.

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W14    The Future of the Lay Ecclesial Ministries: Are We Ready For Certified Pastoral Associates?
            Deacon Charlie Stump

After Vatican II, the Church moved very quickly into sacred ritual within liturgical worship without the parishioner in the pew truly being able to grasp consciously and spiritually what was happening.  Even today, the face of the Church is still changing.  A different perspective of liturgy has come with the evolution of lay ecclesial ministers.  What will be the next step in the formation and certification of pastoral associates specializing in liturgy?

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W15    Worship Space: Encounter with the Glory of God
            Msgr. Don Fischer, Msgr. Larry Pichard, Lyle Novinski and Joseph J. Patti

The four presenters are all members of the Diocese of Dallas Sub-commission on Environment and Art.  Three of them have reviewed each new and renovated sacred space in the diocese for the past thirty years.  Working from liturgical documents and years of experience, they will explore the many ways to create a worship space that enhances the worshippers’ sense of the beauty and the presence of God.

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W16    Hispanic Music:  A Language of Faith
            Mary Frances Reza

Music strengthens and nourishes the faith of a people, and forms an “attitude toward religion.”  It is important to develop a common repertoire that supports the vision of the liturgy.  A rich resource of Hispanic and bilingual music is available that nourishes our faith and unveils another dimension of meaning and feeling as we celebrate.

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W17    Not Created Equal:  Liturgical Documents and Interpretation
            Very Rev. John M. Foster, JCL

Liturgical documents come from different offices and in various forms.  Interpreting liturgical law depends on knowing the weight of a document, its form, and the very text used.  With more documents issued by the Holy See, the USCCB and by diocesan bishops, the skill and art of interpreting liturgical law is useful for priests, deacons and lay ministers.

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W18    Bless the Children, Teach the Adults: Jesus’ Plan for Faith Formation
            Dr. Daniel J. Luby

This workshop will include a look at some key principles for forming adult faith and a conversation about strategies for practical implementation in real-life parish circumstances.

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W19    Deacons and Priests: Partners in Ministry
            Rev. Stephen Bird and Deacon Max Schwarz

As the makeup of parishes around our country continues to change, we need to explore new ways of serving our people.  In some situations, deacons are not used to their fullest potential.  This workshop will look at various ways that priests and deacons can work together as they share in the liturgical and ministerial life of the parish.

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W20    Christ Behind Bars: Prison Ministry Today
            Deacon Richard Lopez

This workshop will explore how to develop and recommend program guidelines, policies and procedures, and monitor and evaluate chaplaincy programs to provide for the religious needs of offenders of all faiths in our prisons today.  We also will look at the art of communicating with agencies, civic groups, members of the clergy, working with volunteers and participating in outreach programs.

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W21    Wedding Liturgies: Pitfalls and Possibilities
            Rev. Ron Krisman

Nearly fifteen years have passed since the second typical edition of the Ordo Celebrandi Matrimonium was issued in Latin on March 19, 1990.  While we wait in joyful hope for the English and Spanish translations of that liturgical book in the United States, what can we do to improve the quality of wedding liturgies?  What are the (already operative) norms of the 1990 ritual?  How can parish ministers assist couples in preparing the liturgy for their marriage?  What needs to be avoided?

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W22    Mama Wants to be Cremated.  Now What?
            Chris Taylor and Deacon Arnold Picon

Our society and Church is now so mobile that the comforts of many of our family burial traditions have been forgotten.  How can we best facilitate liturgically appropriate funeral services that honor both personal and Church values?

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W23*  Liturgy Committees: Old Hat or New Age?
            Dr. Dolly Sokol

Since Vatican II, the organization known as the parish liturgy committee has arisen.  Forty years after the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, we need to ask ourselves, “Is the parish liturgy committee ‘old hat’?  Is it still needed?  If so, what should it do?  Does the parish liturgy committee need to re-invent itself for a ‘new age’?”  Come and explore these questions and others in an interactive workshop of sharing and discerning together!

* This session will not be taped.

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W24    What’s Behind the Rubrics?
            Sr. Joyce Ann Zimmerman, CPPS, Ph.D., STD

Much has been said about the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) and much has been implemented.  What is the strength of its life?

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