SIX WEEK COURSE - Thursdays, 29 January – 12 March 2009, 7-8.30pm
(not half term 17 Feb)

LITURGY

Frances Novillo

Liturgy is the shape of communal worship.  It is at its best when everyone involved understands their role and plays their part: clergy, lay ministers and congregation.  It gathers God’s people together, informs and inspires prayer, and strengthens and resources participants for their mission to be Christ to the world.  This course will develop your understanding of liturgy, how it is crafted and shaped, and your role within it.  There will be a strong practical element in the course, helping you acquire skills to prepare and participate fully in liturgies, use liturgical books and tools, set up worship space, and encourage the involvement of others.  There will be scope for you to review and reflect on your own ideas experience of liturgy throughout the course.

Click here for Introductory Handout Sheet

29 Jan            Session 1:     Taking Shape: What is liturgy?    Click here for Session Notes

5 Feb              Session 2:     The Overall Shape:  Historical overview Click here for Session Notes

12 Feb           Session 3:     Source and Summit: The Mass Click here for Session Notes 

26 Feb           Session 4:     Extra Ordinary: Non-Eucharistic liturgies Click here for Session Notes

5 March         Session 5:     Shaping the Seasons: The liturgical year Click here for Session Notes

12 March       Session 6:     The Shape of Things to Come:  Liturgy Preparation

Frances Novillo has extensive experience preparing and leading liturgy in schools, churches, at conferences and within religious communities.  She is a member of the Westminster Diocesan Music Committee and is based in the parishes of Camden and Kentish Town.  She is a qualified teacher in adult and community education.