Greetings & Links

The Office of Worship directs, coordinates, and implements the development of liturgy in the parishes of the diocese. It promotes the understanding and implementation of the Church’s rites, sacraments, liturgical feasts, and seasons. It promulgates national and diocesan guidelines and policies which affect the quality of worship in the Church of Lansing.

To accomplish these goals, it acts as a resource to pastors, liturgists, musicians, and others; it coordinates diocesan liturgies; it recruits and maintains a diocesan choir; it consults on matters of environment and art; reviews the renovation and construction of worship spaces; maintains a resource library; and affiliates with national and regional organizations. The Diocesan Worship Commission acts as an advisory body to the bishop and the office.

For more information on the Office of Worship, please contact: Rita Thiron or call 517-342-2480.

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Office of Worship Links

www.envisionchurch.org is a new online resource concerned with liturgy, spirituality, and sacred art and architecture. Sponsored by the Georgetown Center for Liturgy, Washington, D.C., the site creates a forum for learning and networking for anyone who is interested in the construction, renovation and/or design of worship spaces, the creation of artwork, the enhancing of spaces for the liturgical seasons and other occasions, the celebration of liturgical rites, the interrelationship between art, architecture, liturgy and spirituality and much more! Join us! Membership is free and registering takes less than one minute. Supporting memberships are also available for professionals who offer services/products in church construction, religious artwork, worship space design, liturgical celebrations, etc.

American Guild of Organist gives region and chapter contracts, job listings, salary guidelines, AGO Code of Ethics, and other professional material. A Very complete site for all the important information pertaining to this organization, its activities and administration.

Bishops Committee on the Liturgy The Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy is a standing committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The Center for Liturgy at St. Louis University offers commentary on the readings, reflections, prayers, and music suggestions for Sunday liturgies throughout the year. 

Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions Order Publications, Bulletin Inserts, FDLC Membership Plans, Mailing List, and Newsletter from the online catalog.

FORM/REFORM: The National Conference on Environment and Art for Catholic Worship

FaithCatholic - Daily and Sunday commentaries with General Intercessions, Daily and Sunday homilies, books, sacramental certificates.

GIA Publications In addition to an intensely large portfolio of sacred music, chants, and hymns, GIA offers a liturgical music journal, GIA Quarterly, that shares new releases, informative articles, preparation resources, calendar of events and ordering information.

Lector Preparation/ Lector's Notes

Liturgical Press

Liturgy Training Publications

Liturgical Year Calendar

National Association of Pastoral Musicians is a dedicated web site for Musicians and Clergy. They share informative articles, commentary, calendar events, and offer Pastoral Music, an excellent periodical.

North American Forum on the Catechumenate

Notre Dame Center for Liturgy

Notre Dame Center for Pastoral Liturgy The Center for Pastoral Liturgy, a national resource for worship at the University of Notre Dame, helps church leaders and parishes to celebrate God's presence in church and world and to connect liturgy and life.

Oregon Catholic Press

Rite: The Liturgy Magazine for the Whole Parish

World Library Publications/ J.S. Paluch Co, Inc.

www.music-scores.com is a page which has free classical sheet music for over 70 composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and Mozart. Some all-time favorites include Canon in D (Pachelbel) and Für Elise(Beethoven). The site also has some easy versions for beginners and often arrangements for a variety of instruments. You can search by composer, instrument, group of instruments and other limited categories.

www.sheetmusic1.com contains numerous links to classical, Christmas, Christian, and original composition music pages. The classical links offer editions of Mozart, Patestrina and other classical sacred (and secular) composers and gives free music for downloading.