Christopher Ferraro

#121: The Landscape of Our Association (with Meg Matuska and Christopher Ferraro)

#121: The Landscape of Our Association (with Meg Matuska and Christopher Ferraro)

Today on the episode I speak to Meg Matuska. Meg is the Vice Chair for the NPM Board of Directors as well as Director of Music Ministries at Communion of Saints Parish in Cleveland, Ohio. After our first episode with Joe Bazyouros regarding NPM 2.0, we’ve had a lot of questions about the process. “What about chapters?” “Is this already set in stone?” “When can I expect changes to take place?” Meg and I sit down and dig a little deeper intohe process that NPM is undergoing for our future as an association.

After speaking with Meg, I wanted to know more about the regions that she mentioned. How were they crafted for NPM? What was the logic behind them? Why are they important? And so I called Christopher Ferraro to discuss them. Chris sits on the Board of Directors for the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions, or FDLC. He shed some light on the regions and their origins.

#065: Pastoral Liturgy Interest Section Spotlight (with Chris Ferraro)

Chris Ferraro

Chris Ferraro

Today we are pleased to bring you the first in a series of episodes meant to highlight the various interest sections of NPM. There are eighteen of these groups, gathering together pastoral musicians around a common area of interest, such as chant, music education, campus ministry, technology, and more. 

I’m joined today by Chris Ferraro, chair of the pastoral liturgy interest section. Chris will share information about what the pastoral liturgy interest section does, who should join, and why the work of the interest section is so important. Chris will also share information about the Liturgical Music Institute, a summer formation program he directs in New York State. 

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To learn more about Chris by visiting his biography page on his parish's website. You can find out more about the Liturgical Music Institute by visiting the program website.

Many of the Liturgical Music Institute’s program faculty have appeared on the Ministry Monday podcast! You can listen to those episodes here:

The recordings of “Alleluia! Sing to Jesus” (arr. Tony Alonso) and “Go to the World!” (text by Sylvia Dunstan, arr. James Chepponis) are produced by GIA Publications.

Visit NPM's digital resource library, referenced at the end of the episode. 

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