2012 National Meeting of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions

Don't miss this national conference on multicultural liturgy
Did you know that the United States Church understands that the issues of multicultural liturgy include liturgy for and with youth, teens, and young adults? Young people have a culture all their own, and the Church wants to be attentive to that when it gathers with them to pray and celebrate the sacraments. This October, the Diocese of San Jose will serve as the host for a national annual conference of the liturgy. Participants will come from all over the United States to study the liturgy and advance Vatican II's vision of full, conscious, and active participation by all the faithful in the liturgy. The conference, held this October 9 to 12 at the Doubletree by Hilton in San Jose, will examine the practical issues of multicultural worship on the parish and diocesan levels.

Study Days
Study sessions on Wednesday and Thursday are especially geared for professional parish staffs and liturgical coordinators. You won’t want to miss one of the keynote speakers, Rev. Brett Hoover, CSP, a young adult himself, who will be talking about how different generations express their culture in worship. He will give us a possible “toolbox” for building communion among the many generations and cultures in our parishes.
 
Go here for a full description of Study Day sessions and speakers and to register for these Wednesday and Thursday sessions: http://fdlc.org/2012-Clergy.htm
 
Liturgy Day
The Friday Liturgy Day is prepared especially for clergy, parish liturgical ministers, music coordinators, and liturgy committees. Here are some highlights from the 16 workshops that might interest you:

• When the Spirit Says Sing: Forming Vibrant Assemblies and Music Ministers through the Spirit of Gospel Music, with Rawn Harbor
• The Community as Contemplative: Integrating Monasticism into New Expressions of Community and Worship, with Jocelyn Sideco
• Praise and Worship and Mass: Can They Work Together? with Jon Edward Manongdo
• And the Word Became Projected: Use of Media in Worship, with Rev. Christopher Bennett and the Diocese of San Jose Environment and Art Committee
• From Eggs to Art: The Ukrainian Experience of Pysanky, with Amy Howry Yamamura
• Cross-Cultural Competence for Liturgical Musicians, with Br. Rufino Zaragoza, OFM
• Young Adult Catholics: What They Seek in the Liturgy, the Church, and their Daily Lives, with Jocelyn A. Sideco

Go here for a full description of Liturgy Day workshops and speakers and to register to Liturgy Day (Friday only):
http://fdlc.org/2012-LiturgyDay.htm

All persons, lay or ordained, from the Diocese of San Jose are able to register at the discounted "Region XI Clergy Formation" rate. Register by September 15 to get the biggest discount.

• Study day registration (Wednesday and Thursday only): $95 before September 15; $110 after September 15
• Local Liturgy Day registration (Friday only): $45 before September 15; $65 after September 15