Join us for our Lenten Retreat on March 3! Wintertime - 2012 Welcome to our website, especially if you are a first-time visitor. As a pastoral musician, you are probably hoping for a few calm weeks now that the 3rd Edition of the Roman Missal is in place, and the hectic days of Christmastide are over. We wish you peaceful days, and also a few free minutes where you might ... Take some time to peruse this website. Read some of the posted newsletters to see what our local chapter of NPM is all about. Consider joining us (or having your cantor associates join us) on January 21 for the Cantor Workshop with the delightful Janet Natale.* Join us for the Annual Gathering on Breton Bay on January 28 (for folks from the three counties of Southern Maryland).*       *  Details for both events can be found on the Calendar page. And finally – commercial alert – consider joining our Chapter. There is no way to overemphasize the value of sharing experiences with fellow church musicians. Details can be found on the Join Us page. Charlene Dorrian, Director, NPM/DC Mission Statement: NPM/DC is the chapter of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) that serves the Archdiocese of Washington. 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.