JOB OPPORTUNITY: LITURGY COORDINATOR - Call To Action National Conference

LITURGY COORDINATOR - Call To Action National Conference

The Liturgy Coordinator position reports to CTA's Conference Manager and is responsible for coordinating and providing quality liturgical experiences that celebrate and strengthen the CTA community as we gather for our annual conference.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities include the planning, training, recruiting and scheduling of ministers and liturgical artists (including environmental designer, musicians, liturgical dancers), coordinating and execution of the Friday opening Liturgy, Sunday closing Eucharist, and a brief opening prayer at the Saturday plenary session. Also responsible for preparing, caring for, and ordering all liturgical articles and supplies, including bread and wine. The Liturgy Coordinator will also be responsible for working with the Conference Manager to ensure the overall flow of all plenary sessions. This includes providing times for mic checks for anyone speaking from the stage and providing outlines and scripts to the sound/light technicians & camera technicians. This will also include communicating all equipment needs to the technical crew and Conference Manager.

This is a contract position, requiring attendance at the CTA National Conference Wednesday-Sunday of the week of conference each year. Other time requirements throughout the year (especially March - November) include planning and preparation, recruiting (with the assistance of the Conference Manager) a Liturgy Committee to represent the many constituencies of Call To Action as well as liturgical artists who will be involved in the liturgies, working within the budget set for liturgy, coordinating and facilitating regular conference calls and communication with the Liturgy Committee, providing text and music to be included in the conference program book, and regular communication with the Conference Manager. The Liturgy Coordinator will also work with the Conference Manager to recruit a homilist and prayer leaders to participate in the liturgy and will communicate with them their roles, time allotment, and provide time for rehearsal.

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

* Familiarity with Call To Action mission and recent attendance of at least one Call To Action conference.
* Three-plus years experience in liturgy coordinating.
* Bachelor's Degree, preferably in theology, liturgy or religious studies.
* Organized; able to work collaboratively with staff and committee members; computer literate (Microsoft Office and Powerpoint), regular access to e-mail.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested candidates should electronically submit their resume and cover letter detailing relative experience and skills relating to this position. The application and any questions about the information described above should be submitted electronically to Tom Honore at thonore@sbcglobal.net with the subject heading "CTA Liturgy Coordinator Search." Applications should be submitted by October 14, 2009.

CTA is an Equal Opportunity employer. CTA makes decisions affecting employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual or effectual orientation, gender identity or orientation, martial status, national origin, age, handicap or disability, veteran's status and other factors not related to job performance.