Office of Worship to sponsor Missal workshops for music, liturgy leaders

Criterion staff report

The archdiocesan Office of Worship is sponsoring a series of one-day workshops that will serve as an introduction to the revised Roman Missal for pastoral musicians and parish liturgical leaders.

The revised Roman Missal, which includes a new English translation of the Mass, will be implemented on Nov. 26-27, the first Sunday of Advent later this year.

Charles Gardner, the executive director of the archdiocesan Secretariat for Spiritual Life and Worship; Father Patrick Beidelman, the archdiocesan director of liturgy; Father Eric Augenstein, the pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in New Albany; and members of the archdiocesan Liturgical Music Commission will give presentations at the workshops.

They are intended for parish liturgical and pastoral music leaders, liturgy directors or coordinators, members of parish liturgy committees or parish spiritual life commissions, and any interested parish staff members.

The workshops are free of charge. There is a $10 charge for an optional lunch.

The workshops begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m. Topics include the background and reasons for the revised translation of the Mass; pastoral challenges and opportunities in implementing the changes; recommendations from pastoral music publishers for new and revised Mass settings; and developing an implementation plan and timeline for parishes.

The workshops will take place on the following dates and at the following locations:

• March 12—St. Luke the Evangelist Parish, 7575 Holiday Drive E., in Indianapolis. Register by March 7.
• March 26—St. Margaret Mary Parish, 2405 S. Seventh St. in Terre Haute. Register by March 21.
• April 2—St. Joseph Parish, 7536 Church Lane, in St. Leon. Register by March 28.
• April 9—St. Bartholomew Parish, 1306 27th St., in Columbus. Register by April 4.
• April 30—St. Joseph Parish, 312 E. High St., in Corydon. Register by April 25. 
• May 14—St. Jude Parish, 5353 McFarland Road, in Indianapolis. Register by May 9.

To register or for more information on these workshops, send an e-mail to Christina Tuley at ctuley@archindy.org or call her at 800-382-9836, ext. 1483, or 317-236-1483. †