Ministry Monday

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Ministry Monday episodes

September 21, 2020 #122: Coffee Talk with Kathleen Haley
Today on the podcast I am honored to sit down with Kathleen Haley. Kathleen is NPM’s Director of Membership Services and has served our association in the National Office for twenty years. She is one of the very few NPM staff members that has worked for all 4 NPM presidents in their time here. I am so pleased to look back at Kathleen’s 20 years of service to the association with her. I get the chance to have a cup of coffee with her and let her share some stories from the many conventions, phone calls, emails, and all the other ways she has interacted with all of our membership for 20 years.
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September 14, 2020 #121: The Landscape of Our Association (with Meg Matuska and Christopher Ferraro)
Today on the episode I speak to Meg Matuska. Meg is the Vice Chair for the NPM Board of Directors as well as Director of Music Ministries at Communion of Saints Parish in Cleveland, Ohio. After our first episode with Joe Bazyouros regarding NPM 2.0, we’ve had a lot of questions about the process. “What about chapters?” “Is this already set in stone?” “When can I expect changes to take place?” Meg and I sit down and dig a little deeper intohe process that NPM is undergoing for our future as an association.
After speaking with Meg, I wanted to know more about the regions that she mentioned. How were they crafted for NPM? What was the logic behind them? Why are they important? And so I called Christopher Ferraro to discuss them. Chris sits on the Board of Directors for the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions, or FDLC. He shed some light on the regions and their origins.
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September 07, 2020 #120: Black Lives Matter- the Pandemic of Racism Before the Pandemic
Today I’m honored to share one of the recorded sessions from the 2020
Virtual Convention. The following session was one of four sessions in NPM’s
“Black Lives Matter” series during the convention, led by an incredible
team across the span of the week. Today’s topic is “Black Lives Matter: The
Pandemic of Racism Before the Pandemic”.
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August 31, 2020 #119: The Nuts and Bolts of Ministry (with Patrick Nisbet and Patti Such)
Today on the podcast we discuss The Nuts and Bolts of Ministry. All of us
are encountering our ministerial responsibilities through a different lens
at this time. Many of us are working from home, and have limited access to
the liturgy planning committees- and physical resources- that we normally
have. What’s more, our parishioners are experiencing our parish differently
at this time as well. With our numbers drastically reduced in many places
due to COVID-19, our parishioners are not experiencing ministry from the
pews. And the ministers that are usually our anchors for ministry are
unable to attend.
What do we do? How do we plan? Are there opportunities for growth at this
time?
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August 24, 2020 #118: The Ministry of Community (with Damaris Thillet)
Today on the podcast I speak to Damaris Thillet. Damaris is the Director for the Office of Worship for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
Today Damaris and I talk about the pastoral needs she tends to in her Diocese, both before and during this time of special ministerial circumstances due to COVID-19. She helps us all consider the needs of those we cannot reach with technology. How do they feel included in a parish community when our access to one another is limited?
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August 17, 2020 #117: Exploring NPM 2.0 Updates (with Joe Bazyouros)
Today on the podcast I chat with Joe Bazyouros. Joe is on the core team for NPM 2.0, and is also the Director of Music at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, California. It’s been a year since NPM 2.0 was introduced to us at the 2019 National Convention in Raleigh. What has changed? What can we expect?
Expect more updates about NPM 2.0 on the podcast in the coming weeks and months, starting with this one today. Joe joins us from his office in Los Angeles.
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August 10, 2020 #116: Prayerful Alternatives to Singing in Music Ministry (with Kathy Ebling-Shaw and Mark Lawson)
Today on the podcast we explore the question so many of you have been asking: how do we minister in the liturgy with music, without singing? So many of us listening are pastoral musicians or clergy serving the church, and it seems as if each Diocese is addressing the risk of public singing a little differently. But as we settle into whatever this new “normal” is, we’re discovering that there are ways to safely incorporate musical elements back into your music ministry that don’t involve singing.
Our two guests are Kathy Ebling-Shaw (Malmark Inc.) and Mark Lawson (ECS Publishing).
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August 03, 2020 #115: Black Lives Matter- Lift Every Voice and Sing (by M. Roger Holland II)
Today I’m proud to share one of the recorded sessions from the 2020 Virtual
Convention. M. Roger Holland II is a Composer and Teaching Assistant
Professor in Music and Religion and Director of The Spirituals Project at
the Lamont School of Music, University of Denver. His session today helps
us learn about the theological roots of black Catholic music in the Church,
both culturally and in light of the Church documents. He also provides
several suggestions in ways you can introduce multicultural music in your
parish’s repertoire, and shares the historical roots and cultural
significance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”.
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July 27, 2020 #114: Changing the Method but Keeping the Message (with Michael Ruzicki)
Today I have the pleasure of sitting down with Michael Ruzicki, Training and Events Manager for Liturgy Training Publications. Michael has been a member of NPM for many years and this year we were honored to have him as one of our MEGA breakout presenters and one of our Plenum Address speakers.
Michael’s MEGA breakout and Plenum addressed focused on the Sacrament of Baptism and our baptismal call. Even more so, his MEGA breakout presented participants with a practical tool they can use to assess their parish's infant baptisms, first communion Masses, and the celebration of Confirmation through the lens of full, active, and conscious participation.
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July 20, 2020 #113: Recruiting and Retaining Volunteer Ministers (with Patti Such) (REPLAY)
Our next episode from the archives comes from Patti Such. This episode was originally released in May of last year and was produced by former Ministry Monday host Matt Reichert. Patti discusses how to recruit and manage volunteers for your ministry. While we understand that many parishes’ music ministry looks different, we know that new ministries are popping up and need volunteers at this time! For example: is your parish providing hospitality at the doors in the form of a “safety ministry”, assuring all have left their contact information who have attended a Mass? What about a cleaning ministry to clean & disinfect your church space after each liturgy?
Even in the midst of a pandemic, volunteers in ministry are certainly still needed, and we’re happy to bring you this episode today.
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