Homiletics Masterclass and Workshop
Presented by Deacon Jay Cormier, D. Min.,
This summer, Saint John’s Abbey, the School of Theology, and the Liturgical Press will host two programs for homilists and preachers.
A masterclass designed for deacons and novice preachers will be offered Tuesday, June 10. Each participant will preach a five-minute homily, followed by a group evaluation of the homilist’s skills and suggestions for improving and developing new skills. This session is limited to 20 participants (spouses and friends of participants are welcome).
A two-day homiletics workshop will be presented Wednesday and Thursday, June 11 and 12. Conferences will focus on the homily as communications, ministry and liturgy (Wednesday afternoon); five strategies for preaching the Sunday homily (Wednesday evening); and challenges in contemporary preaching (Thursday morning). Deacons, seminarians and religious who preach to their communities, as well as experienced homilists, are welcomed.
The program
You may register for one Masterclass session and/or the Workshop's three sessions. THe following is a tentative schedule for the three-day event:
Masterclass, Tuesday, June 10
Workshop, Wednesday and Thursday, June 11 and 12
Overnight accommodations are provided by Saint John's Abbey Guesthouse. Meals are included with your room registration. For each night requested, lunch and supper are provided on day of arrival and breakfast is provided on day of departure.
Registration Information
To register for the masterclass and/or workshop, contact the Spiritual Life Office at 320-363-3929, email us at spirlife@osb.org, or register online.
Deacon Jay Cormier, D. Min.
Deacon Jay Cormier, D. Min., is Adjunct Professor of Homiletics at Pope Saint John XXIII National Seminary in Weston, Mass., and Adjunct Professor of Humanities and Communications at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. He also writes and edits Connections, a monthly newsletter of ideas, images and resources for homilists, preachers and teachers.
Jay is the author of The Deacon's Ministry of the Word; “Lord, Hear Our Prayer”: The Prayer of the Faithful for Sundays, Holy Days, and Ritual Masses; The Season of Light: Daily Prayer for the Lighting of the Advent Wreath (all published by Liturgical Press). He is a regular contributor to the monthly prayer journal Give Us This Day. His articles and essays have appeared in America, Worship, and U.S. Catholic. Jay has also been a writer and editor of the Liturgical Press’ Advent series Waiting in Joyful Hope and the Lenten series Not By Bread Alone.
Jay facilitates retreats, workshops and seminars around the country in homiletics, liturgy and communications.
Ordained to the Diaconate in 2014 for the Diocese of Manchester, N.H., Jay serves at Saint Jude the Apostle Parish in Londonderry, N.H.,where he and his wife, Ann, make their home.