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cultures and races? Or, on the contrary, do we isolate ourselves within our own communities, sharing only the church building as a common denominator?
Tese questions challenged me and the NPM Austin leadership team to think about ways to bring our local community of pastoral musicians together, connect through dialogue, and explore ways through which we could be more supportive of each other in our ministry.
Inspiration
With a large Hispanic population (almost 50% of our Diocese) and a desire to encourage dialogue and understanding, our chapter was looking for an opportunity to bring both Hispanic and Anglo communities together for a day of formation. Te
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main purpose for “Many Rhythms, One Prayer/ Diversos Ritmos, Una Oración” was to bring people around the table to talk, learn, and make music together. Although many pastoral musicians (Hispanic and non-Hispanic) share the same parish, it is very common for them not to be acquainted with each other, much less collaborate. Tis can lead to divisions among the community of pastoral musicians, and even false judgements or a misunderstanding of the “other” culture. Because the goal was to bring communities together, this workshop had to be bilingual, without separating into groups. Our speaker had to be someone who could relate to both Hispanics and Anglos and had a deep understanding of both cultures and music ministries. Hence, the right candidate to craft and deliver this workshop for us was Mr. Peter Kolar.
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