Winners chosen in musicians association's hymn-writing contest

Published: 2007-04-02

SILVER SPRING, Md. (CNS) -- The National Association of Pastoral Musicians has chosen two winners of its hymn completion, titled "That All May Be One," which is the theme of the association's national convention in Indianapolis in July. "Family of Faith," a new hymn text written by Steven Ottomanyi, director of liturgy and music at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Huntington Beach, Calif., will be sung at both the opening and closing events of the convention. With verses written to fit hymn tunes easily recognizable to English-speaking Christians, the song forms a prayer to Christ to bring about the change of heart required for genuine unity. "That All May Be One in Christ," a new Communion song written by Paulist Father Ricky Manalo, will be sung at Communion for the July 11 Mass at the convention. Father Manalo collaborated with Spanish and Vietnamese translators to create original verses that maintain the song's theme yet reflect each group's cultural perspective.

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