The Liturgy Office

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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