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PRACTICAL SKILLS-BUILDING

Breakout for Lectors

image: McKinsey.com

PROCLAMATION: NECESSARY SKILLS

„understanding of passages and their scriptural

context

„ Lector

Workbook

„ http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings-audio.cfm „ Give Us

This Day from Liturgical Press (complete prayer resource)

„ Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation – scripture

courses online through University of Dayton

PROCLAMATION: NECESSARY SKILLS

„ability to relay this understanding

„ vocal variety: melody, rate, pauses, volume (projection),

articulation, emphasis

„ microphone control: appropriate volume, distance

(sometimes varying), curbing hard consonants and preventing plosives

„ eye contact: not too little, not too much (don’t forget

the LS camera)

„ dramatic skill: emotional connection, visible conviction,

sincerity

6/3/20 2 LECTOR DEMONSTRATIONS

from the Lector team at Immaculate Conception Parish, Columbus

HOW CAN I IMPROVE?

„ Assessment „ film yourself proclaiming (at home, before/after Mass, watch live-stream) „ watch and analyze (note strengths AND weaknesses) „ mentoring „ Evaluation tool, adapted from Aelred Rosser’s A Well-Trained Tongue „ Experience „ Creative Skills-building activities „ read or tell a story to a very young child – hold their attention! „ read aloud to an elderly friend „ listen to podcasts, broadcasts, etc. – note strengths and weaknesses „ Avoiding trip-ups „ suggested warm up activity: Dr. Suess’ Fox In Socks

WHAT WORKS FOR YOU?

Sharing our own tips, tricks and ideas for attaining excellence

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PROCLAMATION AS ART

humility, respect dedication, responsibility

• ngoing formation, renewal

hospitality, evangelization

“The Church evangelizes and is herself evangelized through the beauty of the liturgy, which is both a celebration of the task of evangelization and the source of her renewed self-giving.” (24) “…an evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral!” (10) − Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium