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Liturgy and Prayer
Thomas Groom states that the Christian community is always to fulfil the liturgical function of publicly worshiping God, of expressing its faith in Jesus, and of renewing its members by symbolic encounter through the Holy Spirit with the Risen Christ in their efforts for God's reign.
Maria Harris identifies four tasks that are critical for contemporary parishes:
  • Affirm and deepen an awareness of our spirituality
  • Integrating prayer with justice
  • Including as many people as possible in liturgical celebrations
  • Being a centre of resources for prayer.


Tom Sweetser and Peg Bishop suggest four things to think about in planning weekend liturgies:
  • Become welcoming celebrations
  • Invite active participation
  • Attend to the diversity of community
  • Create a hunger to return
This area of parish ministry has formed the focus of our own work in the archdiocese in the present year. Our training programme, Celebrating Sunday: Creating Participative Parish Sunday Liturgies has been held successfully in five centres in the diocese between September and December and we are willing to offer the course again at parish level. Monica Brown and Hilary Musgrave RSC of Emmaus Productions (www.emmausproductions.com) presented a tremendously enriching day on liturgy and Lent on January 15, 2005. Then in April/May 2005 we will be offering training on including children in liturgical assemblies.

I participated in the Sunday liturgy at the Church of the Star of the Sea in Portstewart at the start of last summer. There was much attention given to welcoming holidaymakers and after the last Mass on Sunday during the summer they provide tea and refreshments on the front lawn for parishioners and visitors.

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