Welcome to the web pages of the Office of Worship. This site is designed to reinforce, affirm and expand upon the offerings of the Office of Worship. We invite you to partake of the rich and varied resources you will find here in the sincere hope that your liturgical experience on Sunday will continue to live in every moment of your daily life. May your spirit be nurtured and your questions answered.
NEWS AND EVENTS
LENT - February 19 - April 1, 2010
Lent & Easter Guidelines 2010
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WORKSHOPS & RETREATS
Diocesan
Liturgical Ministries Formation:
EMHC The
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion - $10
East:
4/24 Resurrection Church, Portsmouth
Central: 4/24 St. Michael, Richmond
South: 5/1
Good shepherd, South Hill
West: 6/25 St.
Andrew, Roanoke
Lector Formation II:
Proclaiming God's Word - $10
East: 6/19
Basilica of St. Mary, Norfolk
Central: 5/1 Church of the
Epiphany, Richmond
West: 4/24 Church
of St. Patrick, Lexington
SCAP:
Presiding at Sunday Celebrations in the
Absence of a Priest
East:
6/19 Our Lady of the
Blessed Sacrament, West Point
Registration will soon be available online; for
information call Worship Office: 804.622.5235
Sullivan Conference - Source & Summit: The Mass as
Catechesis
Main Conference (Richmond) &
Satellite Conference (Salem)
Keynote:
Fr. Paul Turner,
liturgical theologian, author, and musician
When:
May 18-19, 2010
By whom:
Offices of Worship and Christian
Formation
For:
Pastoral, Liturgical & Catechetical leaders
Where:
EAST - Church of the Redeemer,
Mechanicsville
East
Brochure
WEST - Our Lady of Perpetual
Help, Salem
West
Brochure
Click here to register online:
Sullivan
Conference Registration
Roman Missal III
RM-III
Foundations Let Us Pray: New Words to
Old Prayers
West
4/30 St. Mary's Church,
Blacksburg
East 5/5
Church of the Resurrection, Portsmouth
Central 5/15 Church of St.
Ann, Colonial Heights
Cost: free See
Flyer for more
detail.
USCCB/FDLC Roman Missal Workshop
April 20-21 Click here for a description:
St. Mary, Richmond
The United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops' Committee on Divine Worship and the Federation of
Diocesan Liturgical Commissions in consultation with the
National Organization for Continuing Education of Roman Catholic
Clergy (NOCERC) and the National Association of Pastoral
Musicians (NPM) are offering a training workshop for
priests and diocesan leadership on the implementation
of the Third Edition of the Roman Missal.
Registration now open:
Online registration
Roman Missal Resources
As we prepare for the
implementation of the 3rd Roman Missal, here are some
materials to assist in understanding what will be new and why
there will be changes in the way we pray the liturgy.
Click on the image above for the USCCB Committee for Divine Worship Roman Missal Resources.
New official site!
NEW RESOURCES
Need help preparing Sundays and Seasons? Here are two new
exciting resources:
Sourcebook
For Sundays, Seasons and Weekdays 2010: The Almanac for Pastoral
Liturgy
All the information you need to
know about every day of the litur
gical year, with pastoral
suggestions and ideas for the whole year. This begins with
November 28, 2009 and continues through November 27, 2010.
Catherine Combier-Donovan (primary author). Published by
Liturgy Training Publications.
2010 Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons and Weekdays
The Office of Worship has copies of this valuable resource
available for the discounted price of $10.00 plus postage!
E-mail
worshipoffice@richmonddiocese.org if you would like to take
advantage of this special offer!
N.B. See author's note regarding venerating the
Cross on Good Friday.
Liturgy with Children
Here are some new
resources for celebrating
liturgy with children.
SCAP - Sunday Celebrations in the
Absence of a Priest
¡EN ESPANOL!
Recursos de CDAP:
Estructura;
Rito de CDAP (Word);
Politica
Recursos de Liturgia
Reflexiones;
Homilias;
Homilias 2
Rite of Recognition for Lay Leaders
of Prayer (SCAP)
The
Diocese now has a parish rite to officially recognize those
trained to preside at Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of
a Priest (SCAP).
Celebration of Recognition. For additional information
about the implementation of SCAP in the Diocese,
click
here.
Parishes should contact the Office of Worship to obtain
Certificates of Recognition.
NEW! RCIA Calendar of Appropriate Dates for the Celebration of Liturgical Rites - Year C You have inquirers, candidates, or catechumens ready for the next stage of their journey, but you're not sure when to celebrate the rites.
National
Pastoral Musicians (NPM) - Diocese of Richmond Chapter News
Contact Sylvia
Chapa at 757-469-8957 or
whatkey@aol.com.
NPM Calendar
of events NPM
Newsletter
H1N1 FLU AND
LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS
Along with the recommendations of
the CDC and
USCCB, the
Diocese of Richmond once again recommends the following precautionary measures
to be taken at liturgical celebrations.
These have been updated 10/12/09.
Liturgical Precautions
New Product: There's a
new non-toxic water-based sanitizer (made here in the Diocese)
that you might wish to try, so safe it can be used on hands,
vessels, in the baptismal font and holy water stoups, even in
and around food. For a free sample and more information,
see SafeHolyWater.
