Liturgy Commission
Contact via: RE and Pastoral Centre, 40 Lloyds, Coffee Hall, Milton Keynes, MK6 5EB
Tel: 01908 233121 Fax: 01908 233131 Email: mcginnell.nores@btconnect.com
President: Bishop of Northampton
Chair: Rev Mgr Kevin McGinnell
The role of the Commission is to be :
§ advisory to the Bishop
§ active in necessary formation
§ instrumental in diocesan liturgies
The Commission is formed of five departments, the members of which co-opt others as the need arises. The Chairs of the department meet with the Bishop and the whole Commission meets for ongoing formation yearly.
1. Pastoral Rites: Rev Canon John Udris (Chair), Revv Gerard Byrne, Jonathan Hill, Phillip Swingler
2. Music: Alex Heath (Chair), Helen Murphy, Anne Holt, Avril Baigent, Rev Canon John Udris
3. Liturgical Formation: Rev Mgr Kevin McGinnell (Chair), Liz Clark, Kieran McKeown, Alex Heath, Celia Sparkes, Rev Andy Richardson
4. Art and Architecture: Rev J McArdle (Chair)
5. Diocesan Office for RCIA: Rev Mgr Kevin McGinnell (Co-ordinator), Alex Heath, Rev Simon Penhalagan
Cathedral Liturgies celebrated by the Bishop
Rite of Election - First Sunday of Lent
Chrism Mass, Maundy Thursday
The Easter Triduum
Mystagogia Mass
Bishop's 40th Anniversary Mass of Ordination to the Priesthood - in June