Webinar: The Search for Sacred Synergy: A Clergy/Musician Panel Discussion | National Association of Parish Musicians (NPM) Youngstown Chapter

 

Please keep an eye out for two Dinner and Dialogue events coming near to you!  These are dinners where we share in fellowship and get a chance to catch up! We have these events in the fall and spring.  We are also planning activites such as Advent Taize prayer service, Tenebrae service, and new music reading sessions.  Many exciting things are on the horizon! However, we need YOU to come and participate! We want to promote and support the musicians of this diocese as much as possible and we need your musical talents to help with that mission.  We look forward to making music with you!

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NPM is offering an upcoming clergy/musician panel webinar including clergy and sacred musicians from across the United States. Clergy and directors of music are invited to join and be a part of this conversation on this free webinar. Feel free to contact Amanda Bruce if you have any questions: amanda@npm.org.

Webinar: The Search for Sacred Synergy: A Clergy/Musician Panel Discussion

Date/Time: February 2, 2026 – 1:00-2:00 pm ET

Panelists:

-Jennifer Behnke (Diocese of Paterson)
-Meyer Chambers (Archdiocese of Boston)
-Fr. Cesar Jaramillo, JCL (Diocese of Paterson)
-Fr. Oscar Pratt (Archdiocese of Boston)
-Fr. Sergio Rivas (Archdiocese of Chicago)
-Michael Ruzicki (Archdiocese of Chicago)
-Fr. Rob Spaulding (Diocese of Cheyenne)

Description: This engaging panel brings together clergy and pastoral musicians across the United States to explore the real challenges, tensions, and differing perspectives that often arise in liturgical ministry. Through honest conversation, shared experience, and pastoral wisdom, panelists will reflect on how to build trust, communicate effectively, and cultivate mutual respect. Join us as we seek practical pathways toward genuine common ground—where ministry becomes partnership, and the liturgy becomes a place of deepened unity and shared mission for the People of God.

Cost: Registration is free, and all are welcome. Click here to register.

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The National Association of Pastoral Musicians (Website: www.npm.org) has recently released a hiring document as a guide for pastors (and equivalent clergy leaders) and search committees for hiring a Director of Music Ministries. This resource goes step by step through the process, providing helpful information on forming a search committee, drafting a position description, advertising the position, interviewing and auditioning candidates, and making the final selection for a Director of Music Ministries. The document can be found at npm.org and by clicking here.