Music Ministry Retreat Final

Music Ministry Music Ministry RetreatRetreat

Music Ministry Music Ministry RetreatRetreat

Church Of Our Lady Of LourdesChurch Of Our Lady Of LourdesSilibin, IpohSilibin, Ipoh

Church Of Our Lady Of LourdesChurch Of Our Lady Of LourdesSilibin, IpohSilibin, Ipoh

Session 1Session 1

Heaven on Earth

Help us to deepen our understanding of the reality of the

Mass & Liturgy

The Conversion Story The Conversion Story of Scott Hahnof Scott Hahn

1.1. Why did Scott Hahn Why did Scott Hahn become a Roman become a Roman Catholic?Catholic?

2.2. What do you think in What do you think in the Mass attracted the Mass attracted him make him say him make him say My My Lord & My God?Lord & My God?

Why did God create us ?Why did God create us ?

God created God created us to share in us to share in His divine His divine naturenature

What is our Destiny? - What is our Destiny? - HeavenHeaven

It was while It was while attending a Mass attending a Mass that Dr Scott Hahn that Dr Scott Hahn discovered discovered parallels between parallels between the Mass and the the Mass and the Book of RevelationBook of Revelation

Brought him to Brought him to the awareness the awareness of the Mass as of the Mass as Heaven on Heaven on EarthEarth

The Lamb’s Supper, The Holy The Lamb’s Supper, The Holy EucharistEucharist

Is the Is the actual actual presence of presence of GodGod

The Holy MassThe Holy Mass Is the single Is the single

greatest event on greatest event on this earththis earth

Heaven is united Heaven is united with earthwith earth

God is united with God is united with manman

Session 2Session 2

Discernment & The Role of Music Discernment & The Role of Music MinistersMinisters

Discernment & The Role of Music Discernment & The Role of Music MinistersMinisters

DISCOVERY OFDISCOVERY OFCOMMITMENTCOMMITMENT

What is CommitmentWhat is Commitment

Dictionary MeaningDictionary Meaning

state or quality of being dedicated to a cause or activity

The NewThe New Oxford Dictionary of EnglishOxford Dictionary of English

What is CommitmentWhat is Commitment

To be Dedicated means:

Give Your TimeGive Your Time

Give Your EffortGive Your Effort

Give Your Self: (Mind, Heart & Body)Give Your Self: (Mind, Heart & Body)

Discovery of CommitmentDiscovery of Commitment

Discovery of Commitment involvesDiscovery of Commitment involves

1. DISCERNMENT1. DISCERNMENT

2. THE WORD OF GOD2. THE WORD OF GOD

DiscernmentDiscernment

How good it is to center down! To sit quietly and How good it is to center down! To sit quietly and see one's self pass by! The streets of our mind see one's self pass by! The streets of our mind seethe with endless traffic; Our spirits resound with seethe with endless traffic; Our spirits resound with clashing, with noisy silences,clashing, with noisy silences,While something deep within hungers and thirsts While something deep within hungers and thirsts for the still moment and the resting lull.for the still moment and the resting lull.With full intensity we seek, ere the quiet passes a With full intensity we seek, ere the quiet passes a fresh sense of order in our living;fresh sense of order in our living;A direction, a strong sure purpose that will A direction, a strong sure purpose that will structure our confusion and bring meaning to our structure our confusion and bring meaning to our chaos. chaos. HOWARD THURMANHOWARD THURMAN

Discernment of SpiritsDiscernment of Spirits

Discernment of Spirit answers the Discernment of Spirit answers the question:question: Am I acting under God’s influence?Am I acting under God’s influence?

You could be acting under:You could be acting under: The influence of the Holy SpiritThe influence of the Holy Spirit The influence of the Evil SpiritThe influence of the Evil Spirit The influence of your own spirit The influence of your own spirit (conscious or (conscious or

subconscious mind)subconscious mind)

Discernment of SpiritsDiscernment of Spirits

4 types of functions in discernment:4 types of functions in discernment: Simple logic + tactful communication Simple logic + tactful communication

(common sense)(common sense) PrudencePrudence Gift of CounselGift of Counsel Gift of Discernment of SpiritGift of Discernment of Spirit

Ask & Seek for the Gift of DiscernmentAsk & Seek for the Gift of Discernment Always seek to do God’s perfect WillAlways seek to do God’s perfect Will

Simple Method of DiscernmentSimple Method of Discernment

Pray fervently for God to enlighten youPray fervently for God to enlighten you Mass Mass Holy HourHoly Hour RosaryRosary

Consult the specialistConsult the specialist

Make Prudential decisionsMake Prudential decisions

Prayer must be purposeful, Prayer must be purposeful, communicative with God communicative with God (listen) and desires to do (listen) and desires to do God’s perfect WillGod’s perfect Will

Authenticity of our DiscernmentAuthenticity of our Discernment

The The fruitsfruits of our action will show of our action will show whether our commitments based on whether our commitments based on discernment was inspired by God or notdiscernment was inspired by God or not A tree is known by its fruitA tree is known by its fruit

The actions & commitment will bring peace In Thy will O Lord is our peace (Dante)In Thy will O Lord is our peace (Dante)

The actions & commitment will The actions & commitment will buildbuild God’s KingdomGod’s Kingdom

Lectio Lectio DivinaDivinaLectio Lectio DivinaDivina

A Way of Praying the A Way of Praying the ScripturesScriptures

A Way of Praying the A Way of Praying the ScripturesScriptures

““We wish to see Jesus” We wish to see Jesus” Jn 12:21Jn 12:21

“ “The contemplation The contemplation of Christ’s face of Christ’s face cannot fail to be cannot fail to be inspired by all that inspired by all that we are told about we are told about him in Sacred him in Sacred Scripture.”Scripture.”

Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul IINovo Millennio Inuente, Novo Millennio Inuente,

1717

““We wish to see Jesus” We wish to see Jesus” Jn 12:21Jn 12:21

“ “It is especially necessary It is especially necessary that listening to the word of that listening to the word of God should become a life-God should become a life-giving encounter, in the giving encounter, in the ancient and ever valid ancient and ever valid tradition of tradition of lectio divinalectio divina, which , which draws from the biblical text draws from the biblical text the living Word which the living Word which questions,directs and shapes questions,directs and shapes our lives.”our lives.”

Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul IINovo Millennio Ineunte,39Novo Millennio Ineunte,39

“…“…I urge you to become familiar with the Bible, I urge you to become familiar with the Bible, and to have it at hand so that it can be your and to have it at hand so that it can be your compass pointing out the road to follow. By compass pointing out the road to follow. By reading it, you will learn to know Christ. Note reading it, you will learn to know Christ. Note what St. Jerome said in this regard, ‘Ignorance of what St. Jerome said in this regard, ‘Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.’”the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.’”

Pope Benedict XVIPope Benedict XVI World Youth Day XXIWorld Youth Day XXI

““We wish to see Jesus.” We wish to see Jesus.” Jn 12:21Jn 12:21

Five-Step Communal ProcessFive-Step Communal Process**

LectioLectioMeditatioMeditatioOratioOratioContemplatioContemplatioActioActio

*Adapted from YES! Youth Engaging Scripture Program, Saint Mary’s Press

LectioLectio A simple reading A simple reading

and listeningand listening Listen with the “ears Listen with the “ears

of your heart”of your heart” Be attentive to a Be attentive to a

particular word or particular word or phrasephrase

Write down and Write down and share word or share word or phrase without phrase without commentcomment

MeditatiMeditatioo

““This is a moment This is a moment of interior of interior reflection in which reflection in which the soul turns to the soul turns to God and tries to God and tries to understand what understand what his word is saying his word is saying to us today.”to us today.”

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI World Youth Day XXIWorld Youth Day XXI

MeditatioMeditatio

Scripture ContextScripture Context Scripture is read a second timeScripture is read a second time As you listen imagine yourself As you listen imagine yourself

in the storyin the story Who do you see?Who do you see? What do you hear?What do you hear? To whom do you most relate?To whom do you most relate?

How does this passage relate How does this passage relate to something in your life right to something in your life right now?now?

Journal and share this with the Journal and share this with the groupgroup

Oratio Oratio

““Only Only the experience of silence and the experience of silence and prayerprayer offers the proper setting for offers the proper setting for the growth and development of a the growth and development of a true, faithful and consistent true, faithful and consistent knowledge of that mystery… knowledge of that mystery… ‘And ‘And the Word became flesh and dwelt the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son of the Father’” (Jn 1:14).only Son of the Father’” (Jn 1:14).

Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul IINuevo Millennio Nuente, 20Nuevo Millennio Nuente, 20

OratioOratio

Take time to speak Take time to speak intimately with God intimately with God

What are you What are you feeling? Joy, grief, feeling? Joy, grief, fear, gratitude? fear, gratitude? What has the word What has the word inspired in you?inspired in you?

Take time for the Take time for the Lord to respond and Lord to respond and make his voice make his voice heard in your heartheard in your heart

Take time to speak Take time to speak intimately with God intimately with God

What are you What are you feeling? Joy, grief, feeling? Joy, grief, fear, gratitude? fear, gratitude? What has the word What has the word inspired in you?inspired in you?

Take time for the Take time for the Lord to respond and Lord to respond and make his voice make his voice heard in your heartheard in your heart

Contemplatio

“…“….we cannot come to .we cannot come to the fullness of the fullness of contemplation of the contemplation of the Lord’s face by our own Lord’s face by our own efforts alone, but by efforts alone, but by allowing grace to take allowing grace to take us by the hand.”us by the hand.”

Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul IINuevo Millennio Nuente, Nuevo Millennio Nuente,

2020

ContemplatioContemplatio

Simply rest in God’s Simply rest in God’s presencepresence

Just enjoy God and Just enjoy God and be at peacebe at peace

Feel free to journal Feel free to journal your experience your experience

ActioActio

““To build your life on To build your life on Christ, to accept his word Christ, to accept his word with joy and put its with joy and put its teachings into practice...”teachings into practice...”

Pope Benedict XVIPope Benedict XVI World Youth Day XXIWorld Youth Day XXI

ActioActio Third reading of Third reading of

passagepassage Listen and reflect on Listen and reflect on

what God is calling you what God is calling you to do or to beto do or to be

Journal your responseJournal your response Share with the groupShare with the group Listen attentively to the Listen attentively to the

work of the Spirit in work of the Spirit in each others’ liveseach others’ lives

Join hands and pray for Join hands and pray for each other in the words each other in the words that Jesus taught us… that Jesus taught us… Our FatherOur Father

Music ministry – Discovering Our role Music ministry – Discovering Our role through God’s Wordthrough God’s Word Our Scripture reading will be taken Our Scripture reading will be taken

from: from:

First Reflection: First Reflection: Joshua 6: 1-21Joshua 6: 1-21

Second Reflection: Second Reflection: 1 Samuel 16: 14-231 Samuel 16: 14-23

Third Reflection:Third Reflection:Apocalypse 5: 11-15Apocalypse 5: 11-15

Please write these passagesPlease write these passages

COMMIT YOURSELF TO THE CALL OF CHRISTCOMMIT YOURSELF TO THE CALL OF CHRIST

Reflection 1Reflection 1

Joshua 6; 1 - 21Joshua 6; 1 - 21Joshua 6; 1 - 21Joshua 6; 1 - 21

66Summoning the Summoning the priests, Joshua, priests, Joshua, son of Nun, then son of Nun, then ordered them to ordered them to take up the take up the ark of ark of the covenantthe covenant with with seven of the seven of the priests carrying priests carrying ram's horns in ram's horns in front of the ark of front of the ark of the LORD the LORD

Joshua and The Walls of JerichoJoshua and The Walls of Jericho

1616The seventh The seventh time around, the time around, the priests priests blew theblew the hornshorns and Joshua and Joshua said to the said to the people, "Now people, "Now shoutshout, for the , for the LORD has given LORD has given you the city you the city

Freedom From BondagesFreedom From Bondages

2020As the horns blew, the people began to As the horns blew, the people began to shout. When they heard the signal horn, shout. When they heard the signal horn, they raised a tremendous shout. they raised a tremendous shout. The wall The wall collapsedcollapsed

Key PointsKey Points

Ark of the covenantArk of the covenant - God’s presence- God’s presence Blew the horns and shoutedBlew the horns and shouted - Worship- Worship The wall collapsedThe wall collapsed - Removing - Removing

ObstructionObstruction In the presence God, worship helps to In the presence God, worship helps to

remove strongholds or bondages remove strongholds or bondages affecting the people, allowing God to affecting the people, allowing God to come into their livescome into their lives

Reflection 2Reflection 2

1 Samuel 16; 14 - 231 Samuel 16; 14 - 231 Samuel 16; 14 - 231 Samuel 16; 14 - 23

1414The spirit of the The spirit of the LORD had LORD had departed from departed from Saul, and he was Saul, and he was tormented by an tormented by an evil spirit sent by evil spirit sent by the LORD the LORD

King Saul and DavidKing Saul and David

1616When the evil spirit from God comes over When the evil spirit from God comes over you, he will play and you, he will play and you will feel better you will feel better

Peace of SoulPeace of Soul

2323Whenever the Whenever the spirit from God spirit from God seized Saul, seized Saul, David David would take the would take the harpharp and playand play, , and and Saul would be Saul would be relievedrelieved and feel and feel better, for better, for the evil the evil spirit would leave spirit would leave him him

Key PointsKey Points

David would take the harp andDavid would take the harp and playplay - Music- Music

Saul would be relievedSaul would be relieved - Peace- PeaceThe evil spirit would leave himThe evil spirit would leave him - -

FreedomFreedomBringing peace to the hearts of the Bringing peace to the hearts of the

people and freeing their minds, people and freeing their minds, enabling them to focus on Godenabling them to focus on God

Reflection 3Reflection 3

Revelations 5; 11 - 14Revelations 5; 11 - 14Revelations 5; 11 - 14Revelations 5; 11 - 14

Worship In HeavenWorship In Heaven

1111I looked again I looked again and heard the and heard the voices of many voices of many angels who angels who surrounded thesurrounded the thronethrone and the and the living creatures living creatures and the and the elders elders

As On EarthAs On Earth 1313Then I heard Then I heard every every

creature in heaven and creature in heaven and on earth and under the on earth and under the earthearth and in the sea, and in the sea, everything in the everything in the universe, universe, cry out: cry out: "To "To the one who sits on the the one who sits on the throne and to the Lamb throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor, be blessing and honor, glory and might, forever glory and might, forever and ever." and ever."

Key PointsKey Points

Angels who surrounded the throneAngels who surrounded the throne Every creature in heaven and on earth Every creature in heaven and on earth

and under the earthand under the earth Cry outCry out As one church, the Mystical Body of As one church, the Mystical Body of

Christ, we (Church Militant) worship God Christ, we (Church Militant) worship God in mind, body and spirit together with in mind, body and spirit together with the angels and saints in heaven (Church the angels and saints in heaven (Church Triumphant) and the souls in purgatory Triumphant) and the souls in purgatory (Church Suffering)(Church Suffering)

The Mass As Heaven On EarthThe Mass As Heaven On Earth

The Role of Music MinistersThe Role of Music Ministers

1.1. In the presence God, worship helps to remove In the presence God, worship helps to remove strongholds or bondages affecting the people, strongholds or bondages affecting the people, allowing God to come into their livesallowing God to come into their lives

2.2. Bringing peace to the hearts of the people and Bringing peace to the hearts of the people and freeing their minds, enabling them to focus on freeing their minds, enabling them to focus on GodGod

3.3. As one church, the Mystical Body of Christ, we As one church, the Mystical Body of Christ, we (Church Militant) worship God in mind, body (Church Militant) worship God in mind, body and spirit together with the angels and saints in and spirit together with the angels and saints in heaven (Church Triumphant) and the souls in heaven (Church Triumphant) and the souls in purgatory (Church Suffering)purgatory (Church Suffering)

The Goal of Music MinistryThe Goal of Music Ministry

This shouldn’t This shouldn’t be what the be what the congregation congregation looks like after looks like after massmass

Their expression and Their expression and behavior should reflect a behavior should reflect a divine encounterdivine encounter