Training and Formation Calendar

January 2011

01 January, Saturday – The Octave Day of Christmas; Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, not a day of obligation this year

02 January, Sunday – The Epiphany of the Lord, solemnity

09 January, Sunday – The Baptism of the Lord, feast

13 January 2011 – Choosing Music for the Liturgy, Mr. Jim Wickman

• National Pastoral Musicians [NPM] – 3rd of 7-Session Webinar Series, Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship – Seven respected liturgical music leaders address seven important themes from the U.S. Bishops' official guidelines on music in the Liturgy.

Remote preparation for these diocesan events:

• TBA – Regional [or diocesan] Music Rehearsals on Mass Setting for diocesan and stational liturgy.
• TBA – Chant Resource for Clergy
• 18 June 2011 – Music and Choir Directors Study Day on the Roman Missal
• TIME: 2 pm ET, 1pm CT, 12 noon MT, 11am PT
• PLACE: Wherever you are!
• INFO and FEE: http://www.npm.org/ 

14-16 January, Friday-Sunday – Deacon Class 2012, Liturgy Practicum I; Villa Maria

18 January, Tuesday, 9:00-11:00 am – Department of Catechetical Ministries Meeting; CPC, 2nd floor large meeting room

• On-going Roman Missal formation and catechesis planning for parishes and schools.

20 January, Thursday, 10:00 am-2:00 pm – CORE Meeting, "The Roman Missal and Parish Catechesis", Eliot Kapitan, Director, Office for Worship and the Catechumenate This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• CPC, 1st floor large meeting room
• Office for Catechesis, Christine Malmevik This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• http://www.dio.org/catechesis/diocesan-groups.html

23 January, Sunday, 1:00-6:00 pm – Through the Doorway, "Year-round Catechumenate: Vision, Duty, and Methods", Eliot Kapitan, Director, Office for Worship and the Catechumenate This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• King's House Retreat and Renewal Center, Belleville
• Fee $35.00
• Office of Worship, Diocese of Belleville, Sue Huett This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• http://www.officeofworship.catholicweb.com/
• Co-sponsored by the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
• Catechist certification: 5 hours in Methods

February 2011

17 February 2011 – Inculturation and Liturgical Music, Rev. Mark Francis, CSV

• National Pastoral Musicians [NPM] – 4th of 7-Session Webinar Series, Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship – Seven respected liturgical music leaders address seven important themes from the U.S. Bishops' official guidelines on music in the Liturgy.

Remote preparation for these diocesan events:

• TBA – Regional [or diocesan] Music Rehearsals on Mass Setting for diocesan and stational liturgy.
• TBA – Chant Resource for Clergy
• 18 June 2011 – Music and Choir Directors Study Day on the Roman Missal
• TIME: 2 pm ET, 1pm CT, 12 noon MT, 11am PT
• PLACE: Wherever you are!
• INFO and FEE: http://www.npm.org/

22-23 February, Tuesday-Wednesday, Noon to 5:00 pm – Priests Winter Gathering on the Roman Missal, Rev. Paul Turner, Pastor, Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph http://www.paulturner.org/

• Topics include: translation, structure of the new missal, what will this missal sound like, the art of celebration, parish small group resources, etc.
• Decatur Conference Center and Hotel, Decatur
• Fee $75.00; hotel room $82.00 plus tax
• Office of the Vicar for Clergy, Rev. Joseph Ring This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; Office for Worship and the Catechumenate, Eliot Kapitan This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; with the support of the Roman Missal Curia Core Team

24 February, Thursday, 10:00 am-12:00 noon – Department of Catechetical Ministries Meeting; CPC, 2nd floor large meeting room

• On-going Roman Missal formation and catechesis planning for parishes and schools.

26 February, Saturday – American Federation Pueri Cantores Regional Festival – for the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the Dioceses of Belleville, Jefferson City, Peoria, Springfield in Illinois, and Springfield-Cape Girardeau

• Rev. Peter Harman, celebrant, Dr. Christine Jordanoff, conductor
• Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield IL
• Contact: Nichol E. DelGiorno, Associate Director for Music, Office for Worship and the Catechumenate and Director of Liturgy and Music, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, (217) 522-3342 x 135 and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• http://www.cathedral.dio.org/

26 February, Saturday – Deacon Formation Day on the Roman Missal, 9:00 am-3:30 pm, Rev. Julian Peters, OSB, Director, Permanent Deacon Formation Program St. Meinrad School of Theology

• Christ the King Parish Center, Springfield
• Fee $75
• Office for the Diaconate, Rev. Msgr. David Lantz This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the support of the Roman Missal Curia Core Team

March 2011

04-05 March, Friday-Saturday – North American Forum on the Catechumenate – Evangelizing Parish Conference

• Lake Geauga District, Diocese of Cleveland (OH)
• Details TBA
• http://www.naforum.org

09 March, Wednesday – Ash Wednesday and the first beginning of Lent

13 March, First Sunday of Lent and the second beginning of Lent

• Parish Rite of Sending to the Bishop

17 March 2011 – Chant in Parish Worship, Rev. Anthony Ruff, OSB

• National Pastoral Musicians [NPM] – 5th of 7-Session Webinar Series, Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship – Seven respected liturgical music leaders address seven important themes from the U.S. Bishops' official guidelines on music in the Liturgy.

Remote preparation for these diocesan events:

• TBA – Regional [or diocesan] Music Rehearsals on Mass Setting for diocesan and stational liturgy.
• TBA – Chant Resource for Clergy
• 18 June 2011 – Music and Choir Directors Study Day on the Roman Missal
• TIME: 2 pm ET, 1pm CT, 12 noon MT, 11am PT
• PLACE: Wherever you are!
• INFO and FEE: http://www.npm.org/

13 January 2011 – Choosing Music for the Liturgy, Mr. Jim Wickman
17 February 2011 – Inculturation and Liturgical Music, Rev. Mark Francis, CSV

19 and 20 March, Saturday and Sunday – Diocesan Rite of Election of Catechumens and the Call to Continuing Conversion of Candidates

• NOTE weekend change to the Second Sunday of Lent this year only
• Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Conception

• Saturday, 7:00 pm for parishes within 50 miles of the cathedral church and other that choose to come
• Sunday, 2:30 pm for parishes beyond 50 miles
• Office for Worship and the Catechumenate, Eliot Kapitan This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• http://www.dio.org/worship

28 March, Monday, 10:00 am-12:00 noon – Department of Catechetical Ministries Meeting; CPC, 2nd floor large meeting room

• On-going Roman Missal formation and catechesis planning for parishes and schools.

TBA – Regional [or diocesan] Music Rehearsals on Mass Setting for diocesan and stational liturgy

TBA – Chant Resource for Clergy (teaching and rehearsing the new chant settings)

April 2011

05-06 April, Tuesday-Wednesday – Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions, Region 7 meeting, on-going revision of Roman Missal training and formation materials; Villa Maria, Springfield IL

07 April 2011 – Preparing Music for Sunday Mass, Dr. Patrick Gorman

• National Pastoral Musicians [NPM] – 6th of 7-Session Webinar Series, Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship – Seven respected liturgical music leaders address seven important themes from the U.S. Bishops' official guidelines on music in the Liturgy.

Remote preparation for these diocesan events:

• TBA – Regional [or diocesan] Music Rehearsals on Mass Setting for diocesan and stational liturgy.
• TBA – Chant Resource for Clergy
• 18 June 2011 – Music and Choir Directors Study Day on the Roman Missal
• TIME: 2 pm ET, 1pm CT, 12 noon MT, 11am PT
• PLACE: Wherever you are!
• INFO and FEE: http://www.npm.org/

14 April, Thursday, 8:30 am-4:00 pm– Catholic School Principals Meeting with some component on the Roman Missal, Eliot Kapitan 

• Chiara Center, Springfield
• Office for Catechesis, Jean Johnson This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and TBA with the support of the Roman Missal Curia Core Team

Agenda:

• 8:30 am - Humor in the Classroom
• 11:15 am - Mass
• 12:15 - Lunch
• 1:00 pm - Catholic Conference of Illinois Report
• 1:30-4:00 pm - Roman Missal and the Catholic Schools

18 April, Monday, 10:00 am-12:00 noon – Department of Catechetical Ministries Meeting; CPC, 2nd floor large meeting room

• On-going Roman Missal formation and catechesis planning for parishes and schools.

19 April, Tuesday, 6:30 pm – Chrism Mass with the distribution of the oils

• NOTE change to Tuesday of Holy Week this year only
• Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield

21-24 April, Thursday evening through Sunday – Easter Triduum

24 April, Sunday – Easter Sunday, The Resurrection of the Lord

24-30 April, Sunday-Saturday – Easter Week

30 April, Saturday, 10:30 am – Ordination of Deacons; Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield

May 2011

05 May, Thursday, 8:30 am-7:00 pm – Curia Day of Prayer and Evening Gathering; Villa Maria Catholic Life Center, Springfield

03 May, Tuesday – Priests' Jubilee Day

• Villa Maria
• Office of the Vicar for Clergy, Rev. Joseph Ring This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ;
• With a component on the Roman Missal; Office for Worship and the Catechumenate, Eliot Kapitan This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; with the support of the Roman Missal Curia Core Team: provide in print form only texts for Lent and the Easter Triduum as additional way to prepare for the 2012
  

12 May 2011 – Preparing Music for Sacraments and Other Liturgical Celebrations, Dr. Judy Bullock

• National Pastoral Musicians [NPM] – 7th of 7-Session Webinar Series, Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship – Seven respected liturgical music leaders address seven important themes from the U.S. Bishops' official guidelines on music in the Liturgy.

Remote preparation for these diocesan events:

• TBA – Regional [or diocesan] Music Rehearsals on Mass Setting for diocesan and stational liturgy.
• TBA – Chant Resource for Clergy
• 18 June 2011 – Music and Choir Directors Study Day on the Roman Missal
• TIME: 2 pm ET, 1pm CT, 12 noon MT, 11am PT
• PLACE: Wherever you are!
• INFO and FEE: http://www.npm.org/

16 May, Monday, 10:00 am-12:00 noon – Department of Catechetical Ministries Meeting; CPC, 2nd floor large meeting room

• On-going Roman Missal formation and catechesis planning for parishes and schools.

June 2011

05 June, Sunday – The Ascension of the Lord

05-10 June, Sunday-Friday – Priests Retreat,

• King's House Retreat and Renewal Center, Belleville

12 June, Sunday – Pentecost Sunday, solemnity

12 June, Sunday, 10:00 am – Confirmation of Catechized Catholic Adults, Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Conception

18 June, Saturday, 9:00 am-1:00 pm – Music and Choir Directors Study Day on the Roman Missal, Charles Gardner, Archdiocese of Indianapolis

• Cathedral Atrium, Springfield
• Fee TBA
• Office for Worship and the Catechumenate This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Nichol E. DelGiorno, Associate Director for Music, Office for Worship and the Catechumenate and Director of Liturgy and Music, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, (217) 522-3342 x 135 and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

22 June, Wednesday – Anniversary of the Reception of Bishop Paprocki (2010)

TBA within 26 June-02 July [or another time in consultation with the class] – Training and Formation on the Roman Missal for Deacon Candidates Class 2012 – within the scheduled Preaching Workshop Retreat, Rev. Julian Peters, OSB, Director, Permanent Deacon Formation Program St. Meinrad School of Theology and staff

• St. Meinrad School of Theology, St. Meinrad IN
• Office for the Diaconate, Rev. Msgr. David Lantz This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the support of the Roman Missal Curia Core Team

27 July, Monday, 10:00 am-12:00 noon – Department of Catechetical Ministries Meeting; CPC, 2nd floor large meeting room

• On-going Roman Missal formation and catechesis planning for parishes and schools.

July 2011

18-22 July, Monday-Friday – NPM Convention, "Sing a New Song"; Louisville KY

• http://www.npm.org/
• Keynote: Liturgical Renewal, Spiritual Renewal: Encountering Christ in the Liturgy, J-Glenn Murray, sj
• Address: A New Missal and a New Translation: How Did We Get Here?, Msgr. Kevin Irwin
• Address: Beyond Songs: Singing the Liturgy, Dr. Paul Ford
• Address: Pastoral Leadership for Managing Change, Dr. Dolly Sokol
• Address: Unfolding the Mystery: Catechesis and the New Missal, Dr. Jerry Galipeau

25 July, Monday, 10:00 am-12:00 noon – Department of Catechetical Ministries Meeting; CPC, 2nd floor large meeting room

• On-going Roman Missal formation and catechesis planning for parishes and schools.

TBA Summer - New Mass Settings for Diocesan Liturgy: Rehearsal and Music Review

• Usual Sites for the diocesan choir rehearsal
  • Cathedral, Springfield, TBA
  • Immaculate Conception, Mattoon, TBA
  • St. Boniface, Edwardsville, TBA
  • St. Peter, Quincy, TBA
• Small fee TBA

29-30 July, Friday-Saturday – Wading Deeper 2011, on the theology of initiation sacraments and reception into full Communion of the Catholic Church; on formation for sacraments accommodated to the liturgical year; Rev. Michael Clay, Diocese of Raleigh

• Holy Family Parish, Litchfield
• $50 for single, $45 each for 3 or more from same parish
• Office for Worship and the Catechumenate, Eliot Kapitan This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• http://www.dio.org/worship

August 2011

12-14 August, Friday-Sunday – Deacon Class 2012, Liturgy Practicum II; Villa Maria Catholic Life Center, Springfield

15 August, Monday – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, solemnity, not a day of obligation this year

TBA August, within the annual summer gathering – Seminarians Study Day(s) on the Roman Missal, Rev. Julian Peters, OSB, Director, Permanent Deacon Formation Program St. Meinrad School of Theology

• Villa Maria Catholic Life Center, Springfield
• Office for Vocations, Rev. Christopher House, Director This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the support of the Roman Missal Curia Core Team

26 August, Friday – ACSA Gift Society Gathering with Evening Prayer, dinner, and program

29 August, Monday, 10:00 am-12:00 noon – Department of Catechetical Ministries Meeting; CPC, 2nd floor large meeting room

• On-going Roman Missal formation and catechesis planning for parishes and schools.

August-September-October – Regionals for School Teachers, Parish Catechists, Parish Staff, Liturgy Committee, Liturgical Ministers, et al. on the Roman Missal

• Annual event in the non-DAEC year
• Places:  
  • 29 August, Monday – St. Ambrose, Godfrey
  • 30 August, Tuesday – Holy Family, Decatur
  • 31 August, Wednesday – Sacred Heart, Effingham
  • 26 September, Monday – St. Mary, Edwardsville
  • 29 September, Thursday – Little Flower, Springfield
  • 04 October, Tuesday – St. Peter, Quincny
• Times: either 1:00-4:00 pm or 6:00-9:00 pm at all sites
• Fee $10.00
• Office for Catechesis, Jonathan Sullivan This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Christine Malmevik This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

September 2011

August-September-October – Regionals for School Teachers, Parish Catechists, Parish Staff, Liturgy Committee, Liturgical Ministers, et al. on the Roman Missal

• Annual event in the non-DAEC year
• Places:  
  • 29 August, Monday – St. Ambrose, Godfrey
  • 30 August, Tuesday – Holy Family, Decatur
  • 31 August, Wednesday – Sacred Heart, Effingham
  • 26 September, Monday – St. Mary, Edwardsville
  • 29 September, Thursday – Little Flower, Springfield
  • 04 October, Tuesday – St. Peter, Quincny
• Times: either 1:00-4:00 pm or 6:00-9:00 pm at all sites
• Fee $10.00
• Office for Catechesis, Jonathan Sullivan This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Christine Malmevik This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

19-22 September, Monday-Thursday – Clergy Convocation, "Catholics in the Public Square" and a Roman Missal component

• Northfield Center, Springfield

18 September, Sunday – ACSA Appeal Weekend

18 September, Sunday – Catechetical Sunday

26 September, Monday, 10:00 am-12:00 noon – Department of Catechetical Ministries Meeting; CPC, 2nd floor large meeting room

• On-going Roman Missal formation and catechesis planning for parishes and schools.

For – Parish Staff Training on the Roman Missal
For – Laity Formation on the Roman Missal
SEE above: August-September-October - Regionals for School Teachers, Parish Catechists, Parish Staff, Liturgy Committee, Liturgical Ministers, et al. on the Roman Missal

October 2011

August-September-October – Regionals for School Teachers, Parish Catechists, Parish Staff, Liturgy Committee, Liturgical Ministers, et al. on the Roman Missal

• Annual event in the non-DAEC year
• Places:  
  • 29 August, Monday – St. Ambrose, Godfrey
  • 30 August, Tuesday – Holy Family, Decatur
  • 31 August, Wednesday – Sacred Heart, Effingham
  • 26 September, Monday – St. Mary, Edwardsville
  • 29 September, Thursday – Little Flower, Springfield
  • 04 October, Tuesday – St. Peter, Quincny
• Times: either 1:00-4:00 pm or 6:00-9:00 pm at all sites
• Fee $10.00
• Office for Catechesis, Jonathan Sullivan This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Christine Malmevik This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

11-15 October, Tuesday-Saturday – National Meeting FDLC & BCDW, on Multicultural Liturgy: "Strangers No Longer in the Household of God"; Portland OR

• http://www.fdlc.org/

24 October, Monday, 6:00 pm and 26 October, Wednesday, 6:00 pm – What Will the New Missal Sound Like?, Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Conception

• Demonstration of excerpts from new Mass texts, using the chosen Mass settings for diocesan liturgy
• Cathedral staff: Fr. Peter Harman and Nichol DelGiorno This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

31 October, Monday, 10:00 am-12:00 noon – Department of Catechetical Ministries Meeting; CPC, 2nd floor large meeting room

• On-going Roman Missal formation and catechesis planning for parishes and schools.

November 2011

01 November, Tuesday – All Saints, solemnity, holy day of obligation

09 November, Wednesday – The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, feast

15-16 November, Tuesday-Wednesday – Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions, Region 7 meeting, on-going revision of Roman Missal training and formation materials; Fatima Retreat House, Indianapolis IN

20 November, Sunday – The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King

22 November, Tuesday – Bishop's Major Superior Meeting

27 November, Sunday – First Sunday of Advent

• Mandatory Implementation of Roman Missal

28 November, Monday, 10:00 am-12:00 noon – Department of Catechetical Ministries Meeting; CPC, 2nd floor large meeting room

• On-going Roman Missal formation and catechesis planning for parishes and schools.

December 2011

02 December, Friday – Anniversary of Dedication of the Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Conception; solemnity in the cathedral church, feast throughout the diocese

08 December, Thursday – The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, solemnity, holy day of obligation, patronal feast of the diocese

12 December, Monday – Our Lady of Guadalupe, feast

17-23 December, Friday-Thursday – Advent Part II and "O Antiphon" Days

25 December, Sunday – The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas), solemnity, holy day of obligation

September 2010

14 September, Tuesday, 1:00-3:00 pm – Roman Missal Curia Core Team Meeting; CPC, room 123

16 September, Thursday, 10:00 am-2:00 pm – CORE Meeting, "Liturgical Catechesis", Todd Williamson, Director, Office for Divine Worship, Archdiocese of Chicago

• With an update on the Roman Missal, Eliot Kapitan This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• CPC, 2nd floor large meeting room
• Office for Catechesis, Christine Malmevik This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• http://www.dio.org/catechesis/diocesan-groups.html

19 September, Sunday – ACSA Appeal Weekend

19 September, Sunday – Catechetical Sunday

20-23 September, Monday-Thursday – Clergy Convocation

• Part I: Renewing Sunday Preaching, NOCERCC
• Part II: Preparing for the Roman Missal Implementation; 23 Sept., Thursday, 8:30 am-noon
• Decatur Conference Center and Hotel, Decatur
• Office of the Vicar for Clergy, Rev. Joseph Ring This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; Office for Worship and the Catechumenate, Eliot Kapitan This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; with the support of the Roman Missal Curia Core Team

24 September, Friday, 1:00 pm – Ecumenical Prayer / Walk to Planned Parenthood; Cathedral Church, Springfield

26 September, Sunday, 1:00 pm – Celebration for Couples Married 50 Years or More; Cathedral Church, Springfield

October 2010

04 October, Monday, 11:00 am – Mission Mass; Cathedral Church, Springfield

05-09 October, Tuesday-Saturday – National Meeting of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions and Worship Offices (FDLC & BCDW) "Implementing the Third Edition of the Roman Missal: A Gateway to Mystery"; Alexandria LA

• http://www.fdlc.org/

09 October, Saturday, 9:00 am – Respect Life Mass and Prayerful Walk to Abortion Clinic; Holy Family, Granite City

14-15 October, Thursday-Friday – NA Forum on the Catechumenate: Consultation on Initiation in Linked / Clustered Parishes; Albuquerque NM – by invitation

National Pastoral Musicians [NPM] – 7-Session Webinar Series, Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship – Seven respected liturgical music leaders address seven important themes from the U.S. Bishops' official guidelines on music in the Liturgy.

Remote preparation for these diocesan events:

• TBA – Regional [or diocesan] Music Rehearsals on Mass Setting for diocesan and stational liturgy.
• TBA – Chant Resource for Clergy
• 18 June 2011 – Music and Choir Directors Study Day on the Roman Missal

DATES, Topic, Presenter:
14 October 2010 – Why We Sing and What We Sing, Rev. Michael Driscoll
11 November 2010 – The People Who Make Music, Sr. Kathleen Harmon, SNDdeN
13 January 2011 – Choosing Music for the Liturgy, Mr. Jim Wickman
17 February 2011 – Inculturation and Liturgical Music, Rev. Mark Francis, CSV
17 March 2011 – Chant in Parish Worship, Rev. Anthony Ruff, OSB
07 April 2011 – Preparing Music for Sunday Mass, Dr. Patrick Gorman
12 May 2011 – Preparing Music for Sacraments and Other Liturgical Celebrations, Dr. Judy Bullock

• TIME: 2 pm ET, 1pm CT, 12 noon MT, 11am PT
• PLACE: Wherever you are!
• INFO and FEE: http://www.npm.org/

November 2010

01 November, Monday – All Saints, solemnity, not a day of obligation this year

07-08 November, Sunday-Monday – DAEC "Entering the Mystery, Renewing the People", many sessions on liturgy and the Roman Missal

• Decatur Conference Center and Hotel, Decatur
• Fee $50 conference; $40 one day
• Priest Day, Monday, gratis
• Office for Catechesis, Christine Malmevik This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• http://www.dio.org/catechesis/diocesan-adult-enrichment-conference.html

09 November, Tuesday – The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, feast

11 November 2010 – The People Who Make Music, Sr. Kathleen Harmon, SNDdeN

• National Pastoral Musicians [NPM] – 2nd of 7-Session Webinar Series, Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship – Seven respected liturgical music leaders address seven important themes from the U.S. Bishops' official guidelines on music in the Liturgy.

Remote preparation for these diocesan events:

• TBA – Regional [or diocesan] Music Rehearsals on Mass Setting for diocesan and stational liturgy.
• TBA – Chant Resource for Clergy
• 18 June 2011 – Music and Choir Directors Study Day on the Roman Missal
• TIME: 2 pm ET, 1pm CT, 12 noon MT, 11am PT
• PLACE: Wherever you are!
• INFO and FEE: http://www.npm.org/

16-17 November, Tuesday-Wednesday – Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions, Region 7 meeting, on-going revision of Roman Missal training and formation materials; Donaldson IN

21 November, Sunday – The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King

22 November, Monday, 10:00 am-12:00 noon – Department of Catechetical Ministries Meeting; CPC, 2nd floor large meeting room

• On-going Roman Missal formation and catechesis planning for parishes and schools.

28 November, Sunday – First Sunday of Advent; 12 month count down to the use of new Roman Missal – Sunday Year A, Weekday Year 1

December 2010

02 December, Thursday – Anniversary of Dedication of the Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Conception; solemnity in the cathedral church, feast throughout the diocese

08 December, Wednesday – The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, solemnity, holy day of obligation, patronal feast of the diocese

13 December, Monday – Bishop's Meeting with Major Superiors

• Agenda Item: diocesan planning to date; concerns of new missal for major religious houses within the diocese

15 December, Wednesday, 9:00-11:00 am – Department of Catechetical Ministries Meeting; CPC, 2nd floor large meeting room

• On-going Roman Missal formation and catechesis planning for parishes and schools.

17-23 December, Friday-Thursday – Advent Part II and "O Antiphon" Days