The OCP family of composers and authors includes many of the best-known, most beloved liturgical composers, contemporary songwriters, authors and event presenters in the Church today. Hailing from all parts of the world, from England, Canada and Spain to Australia, Latin America and the U.S., they combine decades of pastoral ministry experience with incredible artistic gifts.
Authors
Glenn CJ ByerGlenn CJ Byer has written widely on the liturgy, including articles on the meaning of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, on marriage preparation, on the renovation of churches and on the anointing of the sick. He has been a consultant on church construction and renovation projects. He speaks widely on the role of lay ministers in the Mass.
Service to you, the Church, the local and global community. A grant for that mission in rural Texas. Boxes of new missals stacked up at parishes around New Orleans -- on us.
Featured Composer
Grayson Warren Brown is an internationally known liturgical composer, author and recording artist. He began his liturgical ministry in the late 1960s in a small inner-city parish in New York City where he learned early how significant an authentic, spirit-filled experience of worship can be to people in need of hope.
Bob Hurd has served as a teacher, composer and liturgist in various pastoral and academic settings, including the Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley, California, the Graduate Pastoral Ministries Program at Santa Clara University and St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park, California.
Anna Betancourt has been a life long member of St. Linus Catholic Church in Norwalk, California, where she served as music director for many years. She has over 20 years of experience directing various choirs, ranging from Spanish and traditional choirs to handbell, children's and contemporary ensembles.
