survey of liturgical music in the english language parishes of canada

Introduction:SURVEY OF LITURGICAL MUSICIN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PARISHES OF CANADAJanuary 2007The Episcopal Commission for Liturgy (English Sector) established the National Council for LiturgicalMusic in January 2006. The purpose of this advisory body is to assist the Bishops in their oversight ofmusic used during liturgical celebrations, as required by the General Instruction of the third edition ofthe Roman Missal.Monsignor Murray J. Kroetsch (Diocese of Hamilton) was appointed as the chairman of this advisorybody. The following persons are presently members of the Council: Sister Donna Kelly, CND(Diocese of St. George’s), Miss Christina Ronzio (Diocese of London), Mrs. Leslie Steele(Archdiocese of Edmonton), and Mr. John Dawson (Archdiocese of Toronto).Part of the mandate of the National Council for Liturgical Music is to conduct an on-going review ofthe use of music in liturgical celebrations across Canada. To this end, Latin Church dioceses are kindlyrequested to ask their English-language parishes to complete the following questionnaire and return itto the National Liturgy Office before March 30, 2007.According to the direction of each diocese, the questionnaire may be sent directly by parishes to theNational Liturgy Office or may be sent to the Diocesan Bishop, Liturgical Office, or LiturgicalCommission of the diocese which will forward “the responses in bulk” to the National Liturgy Office.It is important that the National Liturgy Office receive the individual surveys of each parish and not acollated response from the respective dioceses.Parish Data:Name of Parish Community: ______________________________________________________Diocese: ______________________________________________________________________Type of Parish: City Town RuralSize:less than 200 families200 - 500 families500 -1000 families1000-2000 families2000-3000 families3000-4000 familiesover 4000 families

2. List the settings of the Eucharistic Acclamations (Holy, Memorial Acclamation and Amen)which are well known in your parish community.Acclamation (setting/composer)Name of Hymnal/Resource3

5. Do you sing the Responsorial Psalm on Sundays? If so, what resources do you use for thepsalm settings?Mass times: Hymnals/resources used:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. Sacraments and Rites: What music do you use?(a) Sacrament/RiteMusicResourcesBaptism yes no___________________________________________Confirmation yes no_______________________________________Reconciliation yes no______________________________________Anointing of Sick yes no____________________________________Marriage yes no___________________________________________Funeral Rites yes no________________________________________Liturgy of the Hours yes no__________________________________(b) Rites belonging to the CatechumenateRite of Acceptance into theOrder of Catechumens yes no_________________________________The Sunday Dismissal yes no___________________________________Rite of Election (Diocesan) yes no_______________________________Rites belonging to the period of Purification and Illumination:The Three Scrutinies yes no___________________________________5

7. In what capacity are young people involved in music ministry in your community? Pleaseindicate the hymnals/resources which are used with young people in music ministry. Check asapplicable:Children’s choirResources used: __________________________________________________Youth bandResources used: __________________________________________________Youth choirResources used: __________________________________________________CantorResources used: __________________________________________________InstrumentalistResources used: __________________________________________________Integrated into adult choirResources used: __________________________________________________Other (specify)Resources used: __________________________________________________6

8. Is there music which you have used successfully in the liturgy which is not currently availablein the hymnal/resources you use for the assembly? If so, please list the name of the piece, theauthor/composer, and the name of the hymnal/resource where the piece can be found.Name of piece Author/Composer Hymnal/resource7

9. Do you use a copyright license service? If so, please identify which one:CCLI Onelicense LicenSing Other (specify) ________________________10. What are the limitations of your present hymnal/resource for the assembly’s song?Name of Hymnal/Resource Limitations for Assembly Singing____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________11. Other Comments you wish to share:Deadline for responses: March 30, 2007Send by mail:National Liturgy Office2500 Don Reid DriveOttawa, Ontario K1H 2J2 CanadaSend by E-mail: liturgy@cccb.ca.Send by Fax: (613) 241-90488