Date/Time: December 2, 2025
8-9:30 pm ET/5-6:30 pm PT
Cost: Free for NPM members;
$20 for non-members
For church musicians the month of December is a whirlwind of activity, making a busy time even busier. Christmas Day brings celebration and relief, pride and exhaustion. In the days after, the liturgy of the church provides an octave of celebration. What is its purpose? How are these days celebrated? When Christmas is over, do they provide octane for more activity? Or a detox from the stress of December? Before things get too crazy, treat yourself to a webinar about the Christmas Octave.
About the Presenter
Paul Turner is pastor of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri and director of the Office of Divine Worship for the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph. He holds a doctorate in sacred theology from Sant’ Anselmo in Rome. He is a consultor for the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
His publications include Sacred Times (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2024), Eucharistic Reservation (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2024), and Present for God’s Call: An Overview of the Rites of Institution and Ordination (Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 2022), and dozens of other titles.
He is a former president of the North American Academy of Liturgy, a member of Societas Liturgica, and the Catholic Academy of Liturgy. He is the recipient of the Jubilate Deo Award from the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, the Frederick McManus Award from the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions, and Author of the Year Award from the Catholic Media Association. He serves as a facilitator for the International Commission on English in the Liturgy.
As pastor of diverse parishes, he spent many years ministering in a state prison, serving a hispanic and multi-ethnic community, and providing assistance to the homeless. He plays harpsichord, piano and organ. He enjoys the Kansas City Symphony and the Kansas City Royals.
He answers questions about the liturgy daily on his blog.