#166: Fall Formation: Liturgical Formation (with Michael Ruzicki)

It continues to be a unique time for music ministry, and that conversation continues here on Ministry Monday. As a fellow pastoral musician, I’ve noticed that the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed for a re-evaluation of many of the things we use and depend upon in music ministry. Why not take this moment of pause and re-evaluation to grow and strengthen our musical and liturgical skills?

That is our focus today. Today you will hear about two learning and formation opportunities led by or partnered with NPM.

 Last week we heard from Teresa Cobarrubia Yoder about the importance of music theory knowledge, even at its most foundational level. Today we talk to Michael Ruzicki about the importance of liturgical formation in our lives. Michael is the director of music ministry at St. John Berchmans Parish in Chicago and serves as the Training and Events Manager at Liturgy Training Publications.

Michael’s reflections today are really aimed at the working pastoral musician, and I mean all pastoral musicians; cantors, choir members, ensemble members, and of course, directors of music. Those who actively engage and help to facilitate the sacred Liturgy so benefit from a consistent dedication to learning why we do, what we do, in the Mass. Michael joins us from his office at LTP in Chicago, Illinois.

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Bio: Michael Ruzicki

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Michael Ruzicki serves as the Training and Events Manager for Liturgy Training Publications and the Director of Music Ministry for St. John Berchmans Parish in Chicago. Before arriving at LTP, Michael served as a team member of the North American Forum on the Catechumenate and as a parish Pastoral Associate for Liturgy and at the Archdiocese of Baltimore as Coordinator of Adult and Sacramental Formation and the Director of the Archdiocesan Music Ministry. Michael is a graduate of The Catholic University of America (religion, art and theatre) and the Washington Theological Union (theological and pastoral studies) in Washington, DC and is the author of “Guide for Training Initiation Ministers: An Introduction to the RCIA” (LTP, 2018) and “A Light for My Path: Praying the Psalms on the Way of the Cross” (LTP, 2015).

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