We’re starting a new series on the podcast to feature you- yes you! NPM Spotlight is a new series for Ministry Monday that allows you to nominate yourself or others to be featured on the podcast. Are you or somebody you know ministering in a unique way? Maybe it’s a limitation due to budgetary constraints, or creative ways to engage a parish in light of the current pandemic. Or maybe you recently merged parishes and your ensemble director is engaging music ministers from both parishes in a very unique way. Or maybe you’ve heard of a local church that is live streaming their liturgies in a way that’s just inspiring!
Whatever it is, we want to hear from you. NPM Spotlight will feature pastoral musicians across our country- and our world. Email us to nominate a fellow pastoral musician to be interviewed. Our email address is ministrymonday@npm.org.
Today on the podcast I chat with Joe Bazyouros. Joe is on the core team for NPM 2.0, and is also the Director of Music at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, California. It’s been a year since NPM 2.0 was introduced to us at the 2019 National Convention in Raleigh. What has changed? What can we expect?
Expect more updates about NPM 2.0 on the podcast in the coming weeks and months, starting with this one today. Joe joins us from his office in Los Angeles.
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For more information on NPM 2.0, visit npm.org/vision.
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BIO- Joe Bazyouros
Joe Bazyouros has been working in music and liturgical ministry since the age of 15. He began as a pianist for Sunday Mass, and then worked his way into other ministry roles, including cantor and choir director. Joe served as Director of Liturgy and Music at St. Frances of Rome Church in Azusa for two years and as Director of Music at St. Martin de Porres Church in Yorba Linda for seven years. During his tenure at St. Martin de Porres, he served on the Music Advisory Board for the Office for Worship for the Diocese of Orange, and on the Diocesan Liturgical Commission, where he also served as chair for three years. He returned to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to serve on the campus ministry team at the USC Caruso Catholic Center, working as their Director of Music for over four and a half years. In 2018, he was appointed as the new Director of Music at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Joe is on the Liturgical Commission for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, where he currently serves as Chairperson, and is also the Chapter Director for the Los Angeles chapter of NPM.
A native of Los Angeles, Joe received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Loyola Marymount University, specializing in Voice and Choral Conducting, and then went on to receive his Masters in Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Southern California. Joe and his wife, Marie, live in La Mirada with their four children.