#213: Seen and Be Welcomed: The Presence of Christ in All-Ability Inclusion

Our first episode of 2023 starts with a question that I believe is truly pastoral. Our work in ministry is so unique because we seek to bring the highest music as praise to God, while making sure that all who is called to share these gifts uses them well, with all levels of ability. Maybe it’s a choir member who can’t read music or someone who struggles with the aging voice, or it’s a young guitarist who is still learning but is so eager to participate, our role is to guide those who are offered to us by Christ for praise, using the gifts that were given to them.

 

Today I speak to flutist, composer, writer, and mother Kathleen M. Basi, or Kate for short. Kate shares the ways that the COVID-19 pandemic brought an opportunity for her family to minister together in her parish, and how important it is for all people of God to be recognized, valued, and included in our ministerial efforts.

#212: Copyright Licensing 101 for Pastoral Musicians (with Katie Deaver) (REPLAY)

This episode of Ministry Monday is sponsored by NPM and Liturgy Training Publications. Together, we offer the Essentials of Catholic Liturgy—a series of three foundational courses perfect for music directors and music ministers.

Track 2 of The Essentials of Catholic Liturgy begins on November 7, 2022. This six-week virtual course focuses on the sacramental rites, Holy Week and Triduum, and other parish liturgies. Participants will gain a greater understanding of these important liturgies that will help them carry out their role as a pastoral musician. All levels of liturgical experience benefit from participating! The Essentials courses are also ideal and foundational for anyone pursuing a certification through NPM.

For more information and how to register, visit teocl.org.

Before we start today’s episode, I need to share that Ministry Monday will be taking a break from providing episodes on a regular basis. I don’t typically speak of personal things on the podcast, but I’m happy to share that I’ve recently given birth to my first baby! I will be enjoying the first weeks of parenthood though the remainder of the Ordinary Time and Advent season. If you are a member of NPM, you will receive regular recommendations of our favorite episodes via the weekly Sunday Word emails sent to members. These are some of our favorite Ministry Monday episodes, and we encourage you to listen or watch them this fall! Not a member of NPM? Weekly reflection emails are just one of many benefits you receive by being a member, and we invite you to join us as a member. It’s another way to stay tuned to Ministry Monday, even with our small break in new episodes. You can learn more about joining NPM by visiting npm.org/join.

Today we replay an episode from last summer, featuring Katie Deaver from ONE LICENSE. Katie breaks down the many ways that we can use copyright licensing to our advantage, and helps us realize that reporting our usage supports the composers who wrote the beautiful music we use every week. In more ways than one, copyright licensing is more important than ever.

#211: A Parish’s Ministry to Miscarriage and Infant Loss (with Leeanne Schweiger)

This episode discusses topics of infertility, miscarriage and child loss, and could be triggering for some.
Today’s episode faces the indescribable pain of miscarriage, stillbirth and the loss of a child. October 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, and offers a chance for parishes to minister to families who carry a grief that no one ever should. We speak to Leeanne Schweiger, a woman who has started the St. Gerard Ministry in her parish.

This episode discusses the St. Gerard ministry- with St. Gerard being the patron saint of expectant mothers, mothers, women in childbirth and unborn children - and celebrating a Mass to honor those who long to be parents but have experienced a tragic loss that no one should endure.

For more information about Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day as well as resources that could aid in creating a service to support those suffering in your parish, check out the show notes of this episode.

SHOW NOTES

Bio: Leeanne Schweiger

Leeanne Schweiger is a member of Regina Coeli Parish (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). She has helped to create and lead the St. Gerard Ministry, an organization that ministers to women and men who have lost children through miscarriage, stillbirth or early infancy, and to couples who are struggling with infertility.


For more information about Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, visit the following links:
Star Legacy Foundation: Awareness Month

Pregnancy After Loss Support

Baby Loss Awareness Week

Ministry Monday Episode #052: Of Womb and Tomb (with Kate Williams)

Of Womb and Tomb: Prayer in Time of Infertility, Miscarriage, and Stillbirth (Ed. Kate Williams, GIA Publications G-9816)

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