Pastoral Musicians

The Music Committee of the Diocese of Superior presents our
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2022 Music Ministry Retreat and Workshop
 
Friday - February  4, 2022 – St. Joseph Church, Amery
5:00 p.m. Social Time
6:30 p.m. Welcome, Prayer, Dinner
Presentations
8:15 p.m. Q & A Discussion, Social Time
$35.00


Saturday - February 5, 2022 – St. Joseph Church, Amery
8:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer
9:30 a.m. Presentations
12:00 p.m. Lunch, Presentations
3:15 p.m. Conclusion
$35.00

Attendees will be guided toward learning more about the liturgical musician’s role of joyful servant as their part of the worshipping assembly.  Through presentation and group discussion additional topics such as the mechanics of singing, practical advice on reading musical scores, the importance of preparation as well as being open to the Holy Spirit throughout will be drawn from as well.

Bonnie Faber started her career as a music teacher, and to this day she maintains the clear, methodical manner of an educator. She has worked in music ministry in the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul for more than five decades, including teaching at the School of Divinity at the University of St. Thomas. In addition to her work in ministry, her voice may be heard on over 150 recorded liturgical music albums, most of them published by GIA Music. She currently serves as Music Director at the Church of the Nativity in Burnsville, MN. She maintains a music studio in her home, with a teaching roster of 30 students. She travels all over the country giving clinics and workshops, including NPM Institutes and Conferences. She has served on the faculty of Summer Institutes for High School students for 22 years. She is energetic, funny, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and has the enormous heart of someone sincerely dedicated to serving Christ and his people. She is the mother of two adult children and loves her vocation as a Grandmother. She lives with her husband in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Roger Stratton encourages unique musical gifts through congregational singing, choirs, and other ensembles.  He has always enjoyed taking deep dives into many different musical traditions, from tangos and sambas to Russian choral music, and from plainchant to Gospel. In recent years he’s become obsessed with jazz improvisation, including sacred jazz. Roger grew up in Richmond, Indiana, in the Quaker community surrounding Earlham College. He received his B.S in East Asian Studies from Oberlin College and his M.M. in Choral conducting from New England Conservatory and has more than 30 years' experience leading church choirs. His wife Monica works as a librarian and is also a highly accomplished singer and violinist. They live in Maplewood with their two sons, two dogs and two cats.  Roger gets great pleasure from creating eclectic concerts, especially with his world music quintet, Ensemble Aventura. 


Venue:
St. Joseph Church
1050 Keller Avenue, North
Amery, WI 54001
715-268-7717
http://stjosephamery.org/


Overnight lodging – blocks of rooms have been reserved at:
Forrest Inn – Amery
1045 Riverplace Drive
(715) 268-4100

(9)
single rooms with one queen bed                   
84.00 plus tax

(7)           
double rooms with two double beds                
89.00 plus tax

(2)           
jacuzzi rooms with one king bed                     
135.00 plus tax

(1)           
kitchenette suite--two rooms, each with one double bed      
160.00 plus tax

To qualify for this reserved block mention “Diocese of Superior” – rooms will be set aside for us until Tuesday, January 4, 2022.  You must call the Forest Inn directly—this offer is not available online.

St. Croix Casino Hotel – Turtle Lake (15 mi NW of Amery)
777 Highway 8/63
(715) 986-4000

(60)
rooms with two queen beds                          
103.48 with tax

To qualify for this reserved block mention “Diocese of Superior”— rooms will be set aside for us until Tuesday, January 18, 2022.  You must call the Casino Hotel directly—this offer is not available online.

Other options for lodging:
Camelot Motel – Amery                                                  
359 Keller Ave. S.                                                                               
(715) 268-8194                                                                                   

Holiday Inn Exp. – St. Croix Falls (14 miles W of Amery)
2190 U.S. Highway 8                                                                          .
(715) 483-5775                                                                                   

Americinn – New Richmond (16 mi SW of Amery)
1020 South Knowles Ave.
(715) 246-3993

Amerivu Inn and Suites – New Richmond (15 mi SW of Amery)
814 N. Knowles Ave
(715) 246-4606


If hazardous driving conditions threaten:  
Call 715-392-2937 for information concerning possible cancellation of the event.  If calling after business hours, follow prompts for “event cancellation.”  Registrants are asked to include all of the information below for each individual, as this will facilitate our ability to contact people directly should the need to cancel occur.

For more information: 
please call Paul Birch (Superior):  715-394-0233

Other Diocesan Music Committee members:  
Mary Ament (Merrill),
Jan Huseby (Tomahawk),
Barbara Johnson (Ashland),
Holly Spiegelhoff (Woodruff),
Gary Hecimovich (Wayerhaeuser)

“SWAP SHOP”--Bring along your unused liturgical music, or feel welcome to avail yourself of music that you can use in your parish, at no cost.

Please mail your completed registration(s) to:          
Office of Worship
1201 Hughitt Ave.
PO Box 969
Superior, WI 54880
or e-mail them to:  alittle@catholicdos.org        

REGISTRATION FORMS NEED TO BE IN SOON: 
Sally, our parish chef in Amery, needs a head count for the food order two weeks before the event.
To insure enough food is ordered, please mail or e-mail your completed registration form(s)
to arrive at the chancery on or before Friday, January 21, 2022. 

FEE PAYMENT:
Funds will not be accepted on-site. 
It is preferred that all individual or group payments are mailed
[along with completed registration form(s) for each attendee]
so the funds arrive at the chancery prior to the event
—HOWEVER—
if you’re registering via e-mail,
or if the time it will take to arrange for a check to be cut will delay our receipt of your registration(s)
– especially past January 21 –

• get your registration forms(s) into the chancery as soon as you can FIRST,
• and then mail your payment to arrive there at a later date. Checks should be made payable to “Diocese of Superior.”

REGISTRATION—PRINT, DETACH COMPLETE AND MAIL -OR- PRINT, DETACH COMPLETE SCAN AND E-MAIL:

Send via e-mail by attaching scans of individual forms or by including all the necessary info for each registrant in the body of your message.

_____  Fee(s) included         

_____  Fee(s) should arrive at chancery prior to event         

_____  Fee(s) will be mailed later to the chancery and may arrive there after the event

Name of attendee:*  _____________________________________________________________ 
As it will appear on the name badge—please print clearly

Parish Name/City:*       ______________________________________________________________
As it will appear on the name badge—please print clearly

E-mail address of attendee:*         _______________________­­______________________________________       

Registering to attend:* 
           
_____    Friday evening     $35.00   

&/or
           
_____    Saturday     $35.00
                                                                                                                           
Part of a larger group of    _____   people (total) registering together from our parish (cluster).                            

Home address of attendee:*   ________________________________________________________       

City, State, Zip:*           ________________________________________________________

Home or Mobile Phone:*     ________________________________________________________

Dietary requests:*   ________________________________________________________

* Please include this information for each registrant, duplicating the form as necessary.

Help us serve you better by providing the info below:

I serve my parish as… (Please check all that apply.)

___ cantor             
___ choir/vocal ensemble member          
___ organist          
___ pianist                              
___ other instrumentalist
___ guitarist          
___ paid parish music coord.                  
___ pastor              
___ parish life coordinator   
___ parish director

Paul Birch (Superior) 715-394-0233     
Barbara Johnson (Ashland) 715-682-7620
Jan Huseby (Tomahawk) 715-453-2878
Mary Ament (Merrill) 715-302-8214    
Holly Spiegelhoff (Rhinelander) 715-362-3169