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  • The National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) “fosters the art of musical liturgy.” The members of NPM serve the Catholic Church in the United States as musicians, clergy, liturgists, and other leaders of prayer.  NPM is national organization with local (diocesan) chapters that help fulfill its mission.
    • NPM is an association affiliated with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and has an episcopal moderator.
    • NPM assists dioceses and worshiping communities in ongoing liturgical renewal through the promotion of excellence in pastoral music.
    • NPM provides education, formation, and mutual support for pastoral musicians and clergy and is a forum for advocating musical excellence in liturgical celebrations. These efforts involve clergy and musicians working together.
    • NPM enables pastoral musicians to network with their colleagues throughout the country.
    • NPM also welcomes and encourages the membership of pastoral musicians from outside the U.S., or who serve other denominations, so long as they possess a desire to be professionally associated with their Roman Catholic colleagues in the U.S.

   

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