Office of Worship

The Office of Worship's primary purpose is to serve the Bishop of the Diocese, "the priestly leader of the diocese, ...he serves as presider at worship, as the moderator-promoter-custodian of the liturgical life of the diocese, and as a colleague with his fellow bishops".¹

In serving the Bishop, the Office's functions are basically two-fold:

1. Preparing and implementing all Diocesan liturgies; responsibly modeling liturgical practices called for in Vatican II's renewal of the liturgy; and,
   
2. Serving as resource to all parishes, schools, and religious communities on matters of liturgy, prayer, sacraments and the RCIA, providing ongoing, comprehensive educational and spiritual formation programs in these areas.

Services provided by the Office of Worship:

Workshops on the Diocesan, Cluster and parish level on liturgical and sacramental matters. Topics include planning for the liturgical seasons, liturgical document series, liturgical ministry training and enrichment (lectors, cantors, hospitality, ministers of care, eucharistic ministers extraordinary ministers of holy Communion, presiders), liturgy team training, RCIA team formation, sacramental programs, catechist formation, etc.

The Office of Worship
9292 Broadway
Merrillville, IN  46410
219.769.9292
Director, ext. 227
Associate, ext. 226

Director 
Rev. Martin J. Dobrzynski 
E-Mail

Associate Director
Kristopher Seaman 
E-Mail

Office of Worship Resources

• Memo on Swine Flu (PDF)
• Feasts & Holy Days 2008-2010 (PDF)
• Eucharist Bread Recipe (PDF)
• Gary Diocesan Choir (PDF)

Upcoming Events

• Four memos
1. Transfer of the Memorial of St. Theodora Guerin for Diocese of Gary (PDF)
2. Transfer of the Solemnity of the Guardian Angels for the Diocese of Gary (PDF)
3. Transfer of the Memorial of Our Lady of Guadalupe for the Diocese of Gary (PDF)
4. Holy Day of Obligations for 2010 (PDF)
• 2011 LTP Lector Workbook Sale (PDF)
• Workshop: An Overview to the RCIA for New Coordinators and New Team Members (PDF)
• Workshop Online Registration: An Overview to the RCIA - Online Registration
  

Guidelines/Policies

• Bishop Melczek's Remarks on the 1962 Missal (PDF)
• A Hospitable Table: Resources for Welcoming Persons with Celiac Sprue Disease (PDF)
• Celiac-Sprue Bulletin Inserts (PDF)
• Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship (PDF)
• Marriage Policy (PDF)

Ministry of Initiation Certification

• Workshop: An Overview to the RCIA (PDF)
• Workshop: An Overview to the RCIA (Online Form)
• Brochure (PDF)
• Requirements Check List (PDF)
• Requirements Check List (Online Form)
• Emmaus Program Brochure (PDF)
• From Membership to Discipleship (PDF)

Liturgy Notes

• Liturgy Notes, Vol. 2, No. 1 (January-February 2010) (PDF)
• Liturgy Notes, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Sept-Oct 2009) (PDF)
• August 2009 (PDF)

Forms for Christian Initiation

• Reception of an Orthodox Christian into the Catholic Church (PDF)
• Catechumen Information Form (PDF)
• Catechumen Information Form - Child (PDF)
• Christian Candidate Information Form (PDF)
  
• Christian Candidate Information Form - Child (PDF)
• Inquirer Information Form (PDF)
• Affidavit of Baptism Form (PDF)

Liturgy Links

• Liturgical Resources of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions
  
• Bishops' Committee on Divine Worship
• Year for Priests Resources
• Pastoral Liturgy (LTP)
• MACC - Mexican American Cultural Centre
• Team RCIA
• North American Forum on the Catechumenate
  
• Notre Dame Center for Liturgy
• Georgetown Center for Liturgy
• GIA Publications
  
• Liturgical Press
• Liturgy Training Publications (LTP)
• National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM)
• Oregon Catholic Press
• World Library Publications
  
  Catholic Universities Offering Graduate Degrees/Courses in Liturgy

• Catholic Theological Union
• Catholic University of America
  
• Saint John's University * School of Theology
  
• Saint Joseph's College (Renseleer, IN)
  
• Santa Clara University
  
• University of Notre Dame