The Impact of the RCIA: Stories, Reflections, Challenges – Jerry Galipeau

Dr. Jerry Galipeau – is the Executive Director of Mission Integration at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center and is the past Vice President and Chief Publishing Officer for the J.S. Paluch Company and its music and liturgy division, World Library Publications, in Franklin Park, Illinois. Before coming to WLP, he served for fifteen years as Director of Liturgy and Music at parishes in Florida and Illinois. He has presented keynotes and workshops throughout the United States and Canada on the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, liturgical spirituality, ritual music, evangelization and adult spiritual formation. Past chair of the Board of Directors of the North American Forum on the Catechumenate, Jerry was a frequent team member for Forum's institutes. A popular parish mission presenter and retreat leader, he earned the Doctor of Ministry with a concentration in liturgical studies from Catholic Theological Union at Chicago in 1999.