Event Details
When:
August 6-7, 2025
Where:
Rosemont College
1400 Montgomery Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Hotel Information:
Courtesy block hotel recommendations are offered below.
Please note that registrants will be responsible for transportation from their chosen accommodations and to the event itself.
Hotel/Accommodations
Hotel West & Main Conshohocken Philadelphia, Tapestry by Hilton
46 Fayette St, Conshohocken, PA 19428
Rate: $224-229/night + taxes and fees; one King bed, two-room suite available for $519/night + taxes and fees
Nights available: August 5-8, 2025
Holiday Inn Express & Suites King of Prussia, an IHG Hotel
260 N Gulph Rd, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Rate: $124/night + taxes and fees
(Note: This hotel has a complimentary breakfast)
Nights available: August 5-8, 2025
Click here to reserve the Holiday Inn Express & Suites King of Prussia by July 10, 2025
The Prussia Hotel (by Marriott)
131 S Gulph Rd. King of Prussia, PA 19406
Rate: $139/night + taxes and fees
(Note” This hotel has a complimentary breakfast)
Nights available: August 5-8, 2025
Please note: as of April 22, the Prussia Hotel website is under construction. To reserve a room under the NPM block, call (610) 265-4500 and ask for the sales department. Mention the National Association of Pastoral Musicians room block.
Additional notes: Accommodations at Rosemont may be available if at least 20 guests are interested. Please email npmsing@npm.org with your interest. If we have 20 names by May 15, we will proceed with the College accommodations, or, alert you to make other plans at one of our suggested hotels.
Southwest Airlines Flight Discount Code
Southwest Airlines is pleased to offer NPM On the Road Philadelphia attendees discounted fares. To utilize the discount, book via SWABIZ® using this link.
Discount valid for travel 8/1/2025 to 8/13/2025.
Eligible Arrival Airport: PHL
Pricing
The first 40 registrants in each city will receive a free gift!
Early Bird Pricing (through April 2, 2025)
NPM members: $100
non-NPM members: $125*
*Includes a 6-month NPM membership from the date of the event
Regular Pricing (after April 2, 2025)
NPM members: $125
non-NPM members: $150*
*Includes a 6-month NPM membership from the date of the event
On the Road - Philadelphia: Schedule of Events
As of January 30, 2025: Schedule is subject to change in the coming weeks, but should follow the structure as a whole:
August 6 – Day 1:
3:00 pm Registration
4:15 pm Welcome
4:30 pm Keynote, Part 1
5:45 pm Evening Prayer
6:30 pm Concert, followed by reception
August 7 – Day 2:
8:00 am Morning Prayer
8:30 am Breakfast (included)
9:00 am Welcome
9:15 am Keynote, Part 2
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Workshops
12:00 pm Lunch (included)
1:00 pm Reading Session
2:30 pm Workshops
4:00 pm Closing Mass with recommitment/blessing
The Extra Beat: A Tour of Philly's Finest
Early participants of NPM On the Road: Philadelphia are invited to join a walking tour on August 5, exploring some of Philadelphia’s beautiful churches, local food scene, and famous Philadelphia attractions.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a walking tour and will require registrants to be able to walk for 10-15 minutes at a time, ride public transportation, and possibly climb up to 20 steps.
Fee: $25
Keynote:
Travel in Search of the Sublime: The Pilgrimages of St. Augustine, J.S. Bach, and Margery Kempe
Presented by Christopher Daly
Workshops
Reflections on Funeral Ministry
(Fr. Mike Olivere)
Sound Systems and Pastoral Music
(Michael Bedics)
Body Mapping for Musicians
(Bridget Jankowski)
Handbells in Practice and Performance
(Kathy Ebling-Shaw)
Concert: The Philadelphia Gospel Mass Choir
This concert (directed by Tonya Taylor-Dorsey) will be a phenomenal evening of music and praise! Tonya is the director of the Philadelphia Gospel Mass Choir and God’s Men’s Choir, a 6-voice men’s chorus, in addition to being the Director of Music at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church (Philadelphia).