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In this edition:
26 July, 2019

What do deacons do?

Welcome to this fortnight's edition of LITed: Liturgical Education News. 
In this edition we explore the role of deacon. We wonder why we don't have women deacons when we have a history of appointing them to role previously. We look at how a deacon's role is different to the role of parish priest. We also have our regular curated list of professional learning and resources.
​James Robinson
Education Officer, Liturgy Brisbane
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What's the problem with women deacons? 

Pope Francis has a commission currently working on this question. The Catholic Church has a history of appointing women to the deaconate, and could reasonably do so again.
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How are deacons different to priests?

Both clergy members wear vestments at Mass and in some dioceses, both even wear Roman collars. How are the roles different? What are the particular virtues of the deacon's role?
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A servant's heart

A most surprising article that explores why so many European bishops pushed for the permanent diaconate at Vatican II. The writer traces the conversation to a concentration camp.
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The role of deacon

​In the Roman Catholic Church, deacons may perform some duties of priests, such as presiding at baptisms, marriages and funerals. Currently, only men are allowed to be Catholic deacons. Pope Francis recently said he would establish a commission to study whether the diaconate should be opened to women as well. Judy Valente from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly reports on the role of deacons and efforts to see women included in that role.

The permanent diaconate in the Australian Church

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National Association of Deacons

NAD: The National Association of Deacons has a regular newsletter, web links and resources. Helpful to anyone considering working in or with the ministry of deacon. 
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Norms and Guidelines for deacons

The Australian Bishops officially launched new norms and guidelines for the permanent diaconate during their plenary meeting in Sydney on May 8, 2017.
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Becoming a permanent deacon

Visit the Catholic Vocations Ministry Australia web page for information about the role of permanent deacon, or contact your local parish priest or Vocations office.  
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"...Christianity spreads through the joy of disciples who know that they are loved and saved..."

Pope Francis

Plenary Council Song, Listen

Peter Pelicaan has written a very catchy tune for the Plenary Council called, "Listen". The song was launched at the Proclaim Conference, along with  a video. Peter is currently in the process of registering the song with OneLicence. He will release the score shortly but the guitar chords are available on the Plenary website. 
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Have your say

You can make your very own submission to the Plenary Council 2020. Take the short 20 minute survey to contribute to the conversation. You might like to consider mentioning liturgy and liturgical formation as a priority for the Australian Church as we plan for the future. Remember, the very first session at Vatican II was about the liturgy: the source and summit of who we are as Catholics. I wonder if that will hold true for the Plenary as well?
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Other Publications

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National Office for Liturgy Newsletter

The National Office for Liturgy has just released a newsletter. It contains important updates including news that our own Clare Schwantes has been appointed to the National Liturgical Council.
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Communion Guidelines

Also contained in the National Office for Liturgy's Newsletter are a set of guidelines based on the Church's liturgical norms for reverent reception of Holy Communion in the Latin rite.
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FREE Gaillardetz lectures

In August, the Archdiocese of Brisbane, in collaboration with ACU, IFE and Evangelisation Brisbane will be host to Dr. Richard R. Gaillardetz, a Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology at Boston College. 
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Liturgy News JUNE ISSUE

In this issue:
> Pope Francis' Catechesis on the Mass
> Sacred Spaces: Uluru
> Celebrating musician Richard Connolly
> Five Weeks of John Six: Bread of Life Sequence
> The Year of Youth: Evangelisation and the Liturgy
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New website + shop
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The team​ at Liturgy Brisbane are very proud to announce that our new website and online shop will be launched in July. We are mindful that people from across the world access our website for lots of different reasons. Our improved design and navigation will assist users in getting where they need to go quickly and easily! If you are accessing our site to LEARN about liturgy, you will find all of our support resources curated with increased search functionality. Find videos, documents and articles with ease! If you are coming to SHOP, our new system will recommend associated products and support materials. And, if you are coming to PREPARE liturgy, you will find calendars, templates, and our new online planning tool, LITURGIA to support your work. We are very excited about this next chapter at Liturgy Brisbane. We look forward to sharing more with you next month!

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  • Mystery and Mission
  • Archive
    • Conversion, Healing, Penance
    • Desiderio Desideravi
    • In Search of Peace
    • Word of God Sunday
    • Living Lent >
      • Forty Lenten Ideas
      • Lent is a time to grow in the faith
      • Walking the Stations of the Cross this Lent
    • Saints and Souls >
      • Saintly Endeavours
      • Let the Dead Have November
      • Why We Pray for the Faithful Departed
    • Lay Liturgical Ministry >
      • Talents for Ministry
      • Nine Steps to Becoming a Better Lector
      • Ministers of Communion​
    • Music Matters >
      • Repertoire and Renewal
      • Liturgical Song and Evangelisation ​
      • 5 tips for effective music ministry
    • 50 Days of Easter >
      • Celebrating Easter's 50 Days
      • Aspects of the Ascension
      • Reflections for Pentecost Sunday
    • Saint Joseph >
      • Patris corde (With a Father's Heart)
      • Celebrating St Joseph in the Liturgy
      • St Joseph in Scripture
    • Christmas 2020 >
      • On the Meaning and Importance of the Nativity Scene
      • Botticelli - The Mystical Nativity
      • The Season of Christmas
    • Planning for Christmas 2020 >
      • Planning Christmas Masses 2020
      • Re-emerging With Purpose
      • Beyond Welcome: Show, Don't Tell
    • Signs and Symbols >
      • Sacramental Signs and Symbols
      • The cross reminds us of the sacrifices of the Christian life
      • Signs & Symbols: A Reflection
    • Looking Forward >
      • Solemnities on Saturdays
      • Our Family at Mass in the Age of Technology
      • Is your RCIA open all year-round? - Embracing 'Pyjama Catechesis'
    • Eucharist as Living Memory >
      • Memory is not Something Private
      • So what's wrong with a Virtual Mass?
      • The Middle of Nowhere
    • What have we learned from lockdown? >
      • Church After Coronavirus - New Understandings of Social MIssion
      • Virus and Vocation
      • Real Presence and Virtual Liturgies
    • Celebrating Holy Week in COVID times​ >
      • Coronavirus and the Eucharist
      • How to celebrate the liturgy when there is no Mass
      • Holy Week At Home
    • Solidarity and Unity >
      • Taking Communion to those who Self-Isolate
      • Peace and Solidarity
      • United to Christ We Are Never Alone
    • Preparing for Lent >
      • The Weeks of Lent in the Australian Imagination
      • How to Prepare for Lent
      • It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Lent
    • Liturgy with Children >
      • Using the Lectionary for Masses with Children
      • Praying Morning Prayer with Primary School Children
      • Directory for Masses with Children
    • Praying For Rain >
      • National Drought Prayer Campaign
      • Praying for Rain - Prayer Resources
      • A Ritual of Lament
    • Christian Initiation >
      • CATECHUMENATE - Rolling Year Round
      • Inculturating Christian Life in the Digital World
      • Tweens and Teens in the RCIA
    • Season of Creation >
      • Season of Creation September 1 - October 4
      • The Cosmic Song of 'Laudato Si'
    • Ordinary Time >
      • The Season of Ordinary Time
      • Sunday - The Original Feast
      • Luke's Gospel
    • Saints and Feasts >
      • Mary and the Saints
      • Saints and Martyrs
      • Who Are the Saints?
    • Eucharist >
      • The Centrality of the Eucharist
      • Space Matters
      • Can you drink the cup?
    • Altar Servers
    • Ministers of the Word
    • Children's Liturgy of the Word on Sundays
    • Advent Issues >
      • Advent Resources >
        • Advent
        • Music in Advent
        • Advent BOB
      • The Season of Advent
    • Liturgy Preparation
    • Communion
    • A pastoral map to baptism
    • The Role of the Deacon
    • Music Ministry
    • Reconciliation
    • Women Deacons, Music Choices and Lent
    • Data Projectors
    • The Christmas Season >
      • The Book of Blessings
      • Formation in Liturgy
    • The Year of Youth
    • Should we celebrate Australia Day?
    • Marriage
    • Easter Triduum
    • ANZAC Day
    • Funerals
    • The problem of translation
    • Advent resources for families
  • Subscribe