This episode of Ministry Monday is sponsored by NPM and Liturgy Training Publications. Together, we offer the Essentials of Catholic Liturgy—a foundational course perfect for music directors and music ministers.
The Essentials of Catholic Liturgy begins on October 2, 2023. In this introductory session, participants will explore the structure of the Mass, the liturgical calendar, sacramental celebrations, and popular devotions of the Church. Participants will gain a greater understanding that will help them carry out their role as a pastoral musician.
Registration closes next Friday, September 22. For more information or to register, visit www.TEOCL.org.
Ministry Monday is happy to offer a 2-part series on Lessons and Carols! Today's episode features NPM member Timothy Lewicki, Director of Music at All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas, Virginia. Timothy shares his best practices for Lessons and Carols at his parish and provides some takeaways for recruitment, engagement, and musicality, whether it's your parish's tenth Lessons and Carols or your first time offering the service. It's a great conversation to round out our discussion on Lessons and Carols.
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Bio: Timothy Lewicki
Timothy Lewicki is a graduate of the Catholic University of America, earning a master’s degree in sacred music in October 2013. As a student at Westminster Choir College, he had the opportunity to perform with major conductors and orchestras, including Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony and Daniel Harding and the Dresden Staatskapelle. As a member of the Westminster Concert Bell Choir, Mr. Lewicki performed with Josh Groban at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting and toured with the choir through the mid-Western United States. He studied organ with Ken Cowan and Alan Morrison. After receiving his Bachelor of Music in Sacred Music, magna cum laude, in May 2011 from Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Mr. Lewicki began graduate studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. As a graduate student, he studied choral and sacred music with Dr. Leo Nestor and pursued liturgical and theological studies with Rev. Dominic Serra and Rev. Michael Witczak.
An active member of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM), Mr. Lewicki current serves as Chatper Director of the Arlington Chapter Board, and has served on the Advisory Board of the Trenton, NJ, local chapter. He is a member of the American Guild of Organists (AGO), Northern Virginia Chapter.
Mr. Lewicki is the recipient of scholarship awards from academic and professional organizations, including the MAGI Foundation at the Catholic University of America (2011), the National Association of Pastoral Musicians’ Koinonia Scholarship (2010) and the Steven Warner Scholarship (2012). He has held church music positions in New Jersey and Virginia. Tim currently serves as Director of Music and Coordinator of Liturgical Ministries at All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas, VA, where he oversees a vibrant music program including several singing ensembles and one handbell choir involving parishioners of all ages. He and his wife live in Manassas with their two young children.
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