LITURGY MATTERS: You are invited to come rest a while
Last year, the Christian Initiation Forum held its first reflection day, Come Rest a While, for those ministering in Christian Initiation in their parishes and for all parishioners.
LITURGY MATTERS: The Collect
Praying at Mass isn’t just something that the presiding priest undertakes. It is something we are all called to do.
LITURGY MATTERS: A winter wonderland of formation and initiation opportunities
There’s a lot of liturgical opportunities bubbling away as we embark on winter. Here’s a few that might interest you.
LITURGY MATTERS: "Go forth, the Mass is ended"
Or is it? Sure, the liturgy has ended but there is more to it. We don’t ‘leave’ the Mass, we are ‘sent forth’. So why does this matter?
LITURGY MATTERS: What We Sing Matters
One of the common comments I have heard in the time after the recent Coronation of King Charles III concerned the musical beauty that was part of this momentous event.
LITURGY MATTERS: Living Confirmation daily
With Easter comes the start of the ‘Confirmation season’ with kick off this week at Raymond Terrace.
LITURGY MATTERS: ‘One Mission, One Body, Many Parts’ in the liturgical life of the diocese
Yes, I’ve inverted the diocesan ‘catch cry’. God’s mission comes first. The one body (church) exists to serve that mission. The many parts strengthen the one body, serving in collaborative, loving relationships that respect different skills, gifts, competencies, offices, and ministries, and are focused on forming and empowering the Body of Christ for mission.
LITURGY MATTERS: Christian Initiation Update
Where are we heading as a Christian community whose reason for existence is to proclaim the love of God and make disciples?