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The Liturgy Office
- is a resource for clarifying and fostering fidelity to
Liturgical Norms and ensuring best practice
- provides consultation to parishes and Diocesan Agencies
concerning all matters relating to liturgical and para-liturgical
celebrations
- coordinates all liturgical aspects of major diocesan events
The Office sponsors Diocesan Liturgical Minister Training Workshops
and Formation Days for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC),
Lectors, Ushers and High School Extraordinary Ministers of Holy
Communion and Lectors. Training workshops are offered four times a
year in a bilingual English/Spanish format, and plans are underway
to offer training workshops in Kreyol.
Days of recollection are offered twice a year for liturgical
ministers in both the English and Spanish languages. Speakers can be
provided for Days of Recollection/formation for EMHC’s, Lectors, and
Ushers on the parish level.
The Liturgy office assists in the liturgical formation and updating
of Priests, Deacons, Religious, Catholic School Teachers, and
Catechists in Faith Formation in English, Spanish and Kreyol.
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio is the Chief Liturgist of the Diocese of
Brooklyn. Father Frank C. Tumino, as Director of the Liturgy Office,
assists him in this task. He oversees the activities of the
Liturgical Commission, the
Art and Architecture Commission and the
Music Commission.
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