To related conferences and organizations.
USCCB
- The United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops, is an assembly of the
hierarchy of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands who jointly exercise
certain pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of the United
States. The purpose of the Conference is to promote the greater good which the
Church offers humankind, especially through forms and programs of the apostolate
fittingly adapted to the circumstances of time and place. This purpose is drawn
from the universal law of the Church and applies to the Episcopal conferences
which are established all over the world for the same purpose. Contact info:
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), 3211 Fourth Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20017, Telephone: (202) 541-3000
SWLC
- The primary mission of the South
West Liturgical Conference is directed toward the local Church at the
parish and diocesan level. The SWLC is committed to educational programs
and regional workshops which will stimulate the people of God to that
"full, conscious, and active participation in liturgical celebrations
called for by the very nature of the liturgy." (CSL, 14) One of the
principal ways in which SWLC has achieved this end is through the sponsorship of
an Annual Study Week. This four-day study week is held in January each
year; dioceses of the region take their turn in hosting the study week.
In its forty-three year history, the study week has been hosted in almost every
diocese of the region and has addressed a wide range of topics. SWLC has
made a particular commitment to reach out to smaller dioceses with limited
resources. Contact Info: http://www.swlc.org/
FDLC
- The Federation of
Diocesan Liturgical Commissions is a national organization composed
primarily of members of diocesan liturgical commissions, worship offices and/or
the equivalent diocesan liturgical structures. These diocesan liturgical
personnel, appointed by their bishops, have responsibility for the promotion of
the liturgical life of their dioceses. The FDLC serves as an official
collaborating agent between the local churches through diocesan worship offices
and liturgical commissions and the USCCB Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy. Contact
Info: Federation
of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions,
415 Michigan Avenue, N.E., Suite 70, Washington, D.C. 20017, Telephone:
(202) 635-6990.
MACC
- The
Mexican
American Cultural Center is
a center of research, based on lived experience, on multiculturalism, with
expertise in the unique and beautiful culture and language of the Hispanic,
particularly the Mexican-American. MACC remains focused on that reality. It
understands the Mexican American culture, and from that foundation, reaches out
to others. Contact Info: MACC, 3115
West Ashby Place, P.O. Box 28185, San Antonio, Texas 78228-5104, Telephone: (210)
732-2156 . Fax (210) 732-9072.
NPM
- The National Association of Pastoral Musicians is
a membership organization primarily composed of musicians, musician-liturgists,
clergy, and other leaders of prayer devoted to serving the life and mission of
the Church through fostering the art of musical liturgy in Catholic worshiping
communities in the United States of America. Contact
Info: NPM, 962 Wayne Avenue, Suite 210 Silver Spring, MD 20910-446, Telephone:
(240) 247-3000 Fax: (240) 247-300.
AGO
- The purpose of the American Guild of
Organists is to promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles, to
encourage excellence in the performance of organ and choral music, and to
provide a forum for mutual support, inspiration, education, and certification of
Guild members. Contact Info:
AGO, 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1260, New York, NY 10115, Telephone: (212)
870-2310, Fax: (212) 870-2163.
NAFORUM
The North
American Forum on the Catechumanate
is an International Network of
Pastoral Ministers, Liturgists, Catechists, and Theologians. Since 1981 the
Forum has united and supported pastoral ministers in the U.S., Canada, and
beyond. Contact Info: NAFORUM, 3033 Fourth Street, NE, Washington,
DC 20017-1102, Telephone: (202) 529-9493 Fax: (202) 529-9497
