Catholic Diocese Tucson

CATHOLIC OUTLOOK 3 DECEMBER 2019 D CEMBER 2018 CATHOLIC OUTLOOK 3 Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores/Donation Centers Give it up for Good 520-622-282 1 - inbox@svdptucson.org - www.svdptucson.org By MICHAEL BROWN Managing Editor The 58th Annual Study Week for the Southwest Liturgical Conference (SWLC), with the theme “Go in Peace, Glorifying the Lord by your Life,” will be held Jan. 15-18 at the DoubleTree Hotel at Reid Park. It’s where the Mass ends and the work of the Mass begins. Although the SWLC comprises 28 dioceses in eight states, “it’s for everyone in the pews,” said Do- minican Sister Lois Paha, Diocese of Tucson director of Pastoral Services. “The whole event is an opportunity for formation for our local people.” She encouraged anyone interested in attending from the Diocese of Tucson to submit their registration before the early bird rates expire Dec. 31. Otherwise, the $150 con- ference fee increases to $200 for registrations submitted by Jan. 1-14 and to $250 onsite. Although hundreds of diocesan liturgical leaders attend from Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah, Arizona parish leaders will be able to hear the same national liturgical leaders in six general sessions and more than 30 workshops. “The majority of the conference registrants would be expected to come from the hosting diocese,” Sis- ter Paha said. “The opportunities for quality liturgical prayer, study and reflection and interaction with other persons in liturgical ministry can be a source of renewed enthusiasm for the work of liturgical ministers within the Diocese.” Following are the general session speakers and their topics: - Father Paul Turner, “Meet Your- self: Coming and Going,” - Robert Feduccia, “Liturgy in a Missionary Key,” - Rita Thiron, “Christ’s Message is Made Known by Word and Deed,” - Deacon Owen Cummings, “Worship and the Catholic Imagi- nation: The Church as Sacred Space,” - Dolly Sokol, “Litur- gical Ministry: Call, a Gift, a Responsibility,” - Hosffman Ospino, “Sent to Accompany through Witness and Solidarity.” Each speaker offers national expertise in their areas of ministry. Father Turner is the Worship director in the Diocese of Kan- sas City-St. Joseph, Missouri and serves as a facilitator for the International Commis- sion on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). Feduccia will appeal to youth and young adult ministers, and is a founding member of the Youth Liturgical Leadership Program at St. Meinrad School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Indiana, which sponsors the “One Bread, One Body” program for young people. Thiron is the executive direc- tor of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions (FDLC) and a seven-time book author, specializing in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Deacon Cum- mings holds the Regents’ Chair in Theology at Mount Angel Seminary in St. Benedict, Oregon, and previ- ously served as director of educa- tion and formation at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sokol specializes in liturgical ministry, serving on the SWLC and FDLC boards. Ospino, an associate professor of Theology and Religious Education at Boston College, Chest- nut Hill, Massachusetts, has written extensively on Hispanic Catholics. Sister Paha also noted that some of the workshops provide a means to highlight local talent. For example, Salvatorian Brother Silas Hender- son and Peggy Guerrero of Jordan Ministry are leading workshops on Discipleship and the Call to Minis- try, and Lectio Divina, respectively. There are also other national speak- ers and musicians, such as Pedro Rubalcava, Tom Booth and Michael Prendergast, leading workshops. Keynote speakers will also be leading workshops in their areas of expertise. For more information or to regis- ter for the SWLC study week, visit swlc.org/tucson-2020. Regional liturgy conference offers January study week Father Paul Turner