The liturgy committee provides shape and vision for liturgies and liturgical formation for members of the assembly. You'll want every member of your liturgy committee or worship team to read this new guide.   Effective for training those new to the committee and for rejuvenating the work of veterans, this book can be used by the entire group or by individual members.   It gives members of the committee the tools they need to pray, study, and prepare the liturgy.  This book will be a valuable resource to help all pray fully, actively, and consciously.

Inside you'll find a pastoral, inviting format and style, including:

• Scriptural reflection
• Pastoral theology of liturgy, Eucharist, and Sunday Mass
• Basic understanding of liturgical law and liturgical roles
• Historical roots of the liturgy committee
• Guided spiritual reflections
• Ways to deepen your prayer life
• Questions for discussion and reflection
• Detailed instructions for how to serve on a liturgy committee
• Instructive photos and text boxes
• Generous quotations from Church documents and scripture
• Liturgical evaluation form
• Frequently asked questions with answers
• Annotated resources
• Glossary of terms
• Prayers of preparation

The appendix to this book includes a form which can be photocopied and used by members of the committee to evaluate their parish liturgy.