Bill Huebsch

Meet Mary Birmingham

Mary Birmingham is the director of music, liturgy
and Christian Initiation at Ascension Catholic
Community in Melbourne, FL. Mary is a graduate
of St. John University’s School of Theology,
Collegeville, MN with a Master of Arts degree in
Theology and Liturgy. She was the recipient of
the Diocese of Orlando’s annual “Sower Award”
for excellence in the area of evangelization on a
local and national level.

Mary Birmingham’s ministry also extends to the
wider church.

She is a team member and institute
coordinator for the North American Forum
on the Catechumenate, offering ministerial
formation to initiation ministers in
dioceses throughout the United States and
Canada.
She is a presenter at national and diocesan
workshops in the area of initiation,
sacramental and liturgical catechesis and
whole community catechesis across the
United States and Canada.
She has been a presenter for the
Georgetown Center for Liturgy,
Spirituality, and the Arts (Georgetown
University, Washington, D.C.).

Mary Birmingham is the author of four books:

Word and Worship Workbook for Year A
(Paulist Press, 1999)
Word and Worship Workbook for Year B
(Paulist Press, 2000)
Word and Worship Workbook for Year C
(Paulist Press, 1998)
Year Round Catechumenate (LTP, 2002)

She has published articles in the following
periodicals:

Rite Magazine
Catechumenate
The Catechist
Christian Initiation
Pastoralink’s Catholic Practice
Today’s Parish
Pastoral Music (published by the National
Association of Pastoral Musicians)
Religion Teachers Journal
Today’s Parish Minister

Mary is also a contributing author for:

Harcourt Religion Publishers
Prayer Time: Cycle C (Renew
International).
AIM, Sunday biblical commentaries (WLP

Mary is
available to
work with you
and your parish
team or staff,
whether paid or
volunteer.
Her advice and
counsel is based
on her own
first-hand
experience in
the parish.

To schedule a
phone call,
simply send an
e-mail to Mary
suggesting
several good
times when you
are free to talk.
If you want to
work with her
as a staff,
request a time
which works for
a conference
call.

She is also
available to visit
your parish or
diocese to help
train and
prepare your
leaders for the
work of lifelong
formation.

Meet Mary Birmingham!
She can help you and your parish get started with
Pastoral Planning for Lifelong Faith Formation

Resources offered
on this site

Pastoral Planning
A step-by-step guide:
Dreams & Visions:
Pastoral Planning
for Lifelong Faith Formation
A new book which includes a
chapter outlining those
all-important Planning Team
Meetings.

Training
How to teach your parish
about lifelong formation
including excellent PowerPoint
presentations to download and
use, complete with presentation
notes.

Implementation
How to state and sustain faith
sharing throughout the parish using
the
Question of the Week
With free prayer sheets.

Prayer Services
to accompany faith sharing.
You can download and use these
in 5 minutes!

Outlines for adult
or intergenerational
Faith Gatherings
linked to your children's textbook
series.

Outlines for adult
B ible Studies
which are in plain English!
Download each session and get all
you need in one item.

Complete plans for
Parish Based Retreats
in several practical scheduling
formats.

Background Material
All the current books
you need to better understand
lifelong formation, plus free articles
you can download, copy, and use.

Vatican II
Lots of strong resources
to help you teach about the
Council.
We are approaching the 50th
Anniversary of the date on which
John XXIII called Vatican II: Jan
25, 1959.

Take me:
to the
H ome P age

to the
Resource
Center

to
"Getting
Started"

How to reach Mary

Mary Birmingham
137 West Osceola Lane
Cocoa Beach, Fla. 32931

Office: 321-254-1595 x3068
Personal: 321-799-2864
e-mail:
mbirmingham@cfl.rr.com