For Lovers of The Latin Liturgy and Sacred Music in the Louisiana Area -An Event to Put on Your Calendar

From the Diocese of Shreveport at St John Berchmans Cathedral

Workshop News
The Cathedral Schola Cantorum is sponsoring a two-day Sacred Music Workshop to be held at St. John Berchmans on November 30th- December 1st.
This workshop will be a fun, educational workshop on singing and learning about Sacred Music that will leave you inspired and spiritually uplifted. This workshop will provide a valuable introduction, as well as continued education and information for all who are active and interested in the sacred music of the Catholic Church.
Hosted by the Cathedral of St john Berchmans and under the direction of Dr. Kurt Poterack, the workshop will feature:
Singing sessions in sacred choral music and polyphony by various composers
Instruction in singing chant and reading Gregorian notation
Singing sessions on the essential Latin chants every Catholic should know
Reception on Friday evening and lunch on Saturday, as well as snacks
Sheet music as part of registration
Lectures dealing with pertinent topics related to sacred music in the liturgy
Fellowship with other musicians in the region
The workshop culminates with a closing Novus Ordo Latin Mass on Saturday at 4:00 pm at the Cathedral of St. John Berchmans, Rev. Peter Mangum presiding.
More information on registration and other details will be forthcoming. Please mark your calendars now for this great event!

What a wonderful event to come to if you are in Louisiana or the Ark-La-Tx region. For those out of town this would be a fun and productive overnight trip for a group in your Parish. I am a big believer in Catholics in the Louisiana area supporting each other as to events like this. Excitement in one Diocese flows over to another one. Plus, often we move to these various Diocese. Just ask all the New Orleans people in Shreveport still after hurricane Katrina. If out of towners come,a trip could be combined with the numerous Christimas light festivites or other fun activities that are in the area this time of year.

Father Mangum is a wonderful priest. Please take a good look at the whole Cathedral Schola Cantorum page for the Cathedral. I hope too see more of this wonderful pro active work through out Louisiana and the country. I am proud to see this happening in my Diocese. May God give people the grace to take advantage of it and duplicate it.

Update-

Yes, LSU fans I recognize that date is the same as the SEC Championship game in Atlanta. NO doubt we shall be playing. Rest assured, after the closing mass a party to watch our victory can be arranged .