Women Deacons, Music Choices and Lent

LITURGY EDUCATION NEWS

Women Deacons,

Hymn Choices and Lent

January, 2019

We must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, spread love. Be poor among the poor. We need to include the excluded and preach peace.

Pope Francis: The Mission of Ordinary Time

Welcome to this special edition of LITed: Liturgical Education News.
The Liturgy Brisbane team hopes you have a had a restful break and have returned to work full of energy! In this edition, we explore where the conversation is with women deacons, resources for choosing music and looking ahead to Lent. Keep scrolling down for great resources and offers. Have a great month everyone!

Farewell Christy
Our friend and colleague Christy is moving to a new position within the Archdiocese of Brisbane. While we here at Liturgy Brisbane are sad that Christy is leaving us, we are also excited for her as she begins this next chapter.

James Robinson
Education Officer, Liturgy Brisbane
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Women Deacons, Hymn Choices and Lent

Waiting for an answer on women deacons

A report has been published on PrayTell about the Fordham’s Centre’s symposium on the future of women deacons. The symposium gathered some members from the Pope’s recent commission. It is worth a read!

Resources for choosing hymns

The Melbourne Archdiocese provides an excellent free resource for music suggestions by liturgical season and Sunday. Click the link below to visit 'The Summit' music suggestions resource page. A recommended bookmark!

Looking ahead to Lent

Have you used the search feature on the Liturgy Brisbane website? It has a multitude of helpful documents from Elizabeth Harrington's Liturgy Lines to Church liturgical documents and links. Check it out!

Value Pack Offer

Purchase Liturgia and Kids' Liturgy together for $300 for 12 months. Already purchased Liturgia and would like Kids' Liturgy for $50? No problem! Email liturgia@liturgybrisbane.net.au and we can provide you with a discount code.

Find out more

Updates:

Lenten Music Suggestions (shared by Brian Moffet) from Parish of Wentworthville

Professional Development Opportunities:

In the News:

Translation Wars Running Out of Steam? (NZ Catholic)
One Third of America Bishops Believe Church should Ordain Women as Catholic Deacons (America Magazine)

Previous Editions:

Should Australia Day be celebrated in Church?

Musicians, we need your help!

Our team is preparing the annual Liturgy Brisbane Music Workshop with the remarkable Maroochydoore Music Ministry Group. We would like to hear your suggestions for the day. What are your concerns? Where do you need formation? Go to the Liturgy Brisbane Music Forum to record your ideas!

Go to Liturgy Brisbane Music Forum

Lenten Program

Evagelisation Brisbane are delighted that Fr John Chalmers has written and presented the Gospel reflections for Compassion, the 2019 Lenten resource. Fr John is Director of Mission and Formation Centacare Brisbane. He has extensive experience in parish ministry, hospital chaplaincy, teaching at a number of universities for over 20 years and giving presentations across Australia. Sophy Morley (Coordinator, Liturgy and Pastoral Ministry – Diocese of Sale) has written the beautiful opening and closing prayers. In the production of the resource, six people were asked these questions: ‘How have you experienced compassion? How have you been compassionate to others?’ Their stories, ‘Lives of Compassion’, are on the DVD and CDs.

Order from Evangelisation Brisbane

The new online liturgy preparation tool from Liturgy Brisbane.