Ann Przybilla

Director

Office of Worship

Office Description:
The Office of Worship provides consultation and resources to parishes for developing vibrant liturgical worship and educational opportunities for parish liturgy committees and parish leaders.

Diocesan Worship Committee Members:

Sr. Joanne Backes, OSB, Marge Martin, Leslie Brinkman, Sr. Elizabeth Gruenes, OSB, Fr. Anthony Hesse, Jean Schueller, Sarah Jirak, and Mary Bolek, Ann Przybilla, staff.

"Worship pleasing to God thus becomes a new way of living our whole life, each particular moment of which is lifted up, since it is lived as part of a relatioship with Christ and as an offering to God." (Pope Benedict XVI, Sacramentum Caritatis, 71)

Latin Mass offered in Diocese: Sunday Mass times for the Latin Mass celebrated two times a month at the Church of St. Michael in Morgan are: 2nd Sunday of the month 11:30 a.m. (celebrant Msgr. Robert Wyffels); 4th Sunday of the month, 11:30 a.m. (celebrant Fr. Mark Steffl).

SCHEDULE OF DIOCESAN EVENTS:

2011

Advent Prayer Service - Dec. 11, at the Church of St. Aloysius, Olivia at 4 p.m.

2012

Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion, - Feb. 26

at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New Ulm at 3 p.m.

Chrism Mass - March 29 at the Church of St. Anastasia, Hutchinson

at 7 p.m.

Divine Mercy Sunday - April 15 at the Church of the Holy Family, Silver Lake, 2-4 p.m. with Chaplet at 3 p.m.

Ordination of Permanent Deacons - April 21 at the Church of St. Mary, Sleepy Eye, at 10 a.m.

Jr. High Rally - April 22. Location yet to be determined.

White Mass for those serving in the medical profession - April 28 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New Ulm. Time yet to be determined.

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Roman Missal Formation

Changes in the Mass texts will be coming in Advent 2011.  See what to expect at: http://www.usccb.org/romanmissal/

Manual for Musicians

INFORMATION AND RESOURCES:

10 Pointers for Prayer (especially married couples)

http://www.foryourmarriage.org/interior_template.asp?id=20399049

Guidelines for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Liturgical Ministers: Norms and Guidelines for Formation and Training

www.usccb.org/liturgy

National Association of Pastoral Musicians: www.npm.org

Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions: www.fdlc.org

Institute for Liturgical Ministry: http://ilmdayton.org/

Christ the King Retreat Center: http://www.kingshouse.com/

PRAIRIE PRAISE

(a newsletter produced by the diocesan Office of Worship)

Fall 2011

Spring 2010
Winter 2009

Fall 2009

Lent 2008

Winter 2007-2008
Spring 2007

Winter 2006
Fall 2006