News & Events
2025 Retreat
We are excited to announce our 2025 Retreat: Sacred Space - Lessons from Museum Architecture Save the Dates: Thursday, June 12, through Sunday, June 15, 2025 What can secular architecture teach the church about telling our story? It has become a commonplace...
10.10.2023 Board Minutes
10.10.2023 Board Minutes
8.18.23 Member Meeting at Mt. Angel
8.18.23 Member Meeting at Mt. Angel
ACLS May 17 Webinar: Michele vandenHeuval
“Sculpture and the Coming Together of Community” The May ACLS Webinar is Tuesday May 17. It is broadcast live at 1:00 pm ET (12 pm CT, 11:00 am MT, 10:00 am PT). The registration link is below. What role does sculpture play in...
ACLS March 15 Webinar:
"Church Restoration and Renovation in our Age of Natural Disasters" The March ACLS Webinar is Tuesday March 15. It is broadcast live at 1:00 pm ET (12 pm CT, 11:00 am MT, 10:00 am PT). The registration link is below. A whole different array of issues arises when not...
February ACLS Webinar: Ricky Manalo on Intercultural Competence for Liturgical Consultants
Please join us for the February ACLS Webinar on Tuesday February 22nd. The Webinar is broadcast live at the following times: 1:00 pm EDT 12:00 pm CDT 11:00 am MDT 10:00 am PDT The registration link to the webinar is below. This...
February 16, 2021 Webinar: Linda McCray – “Abstract Art in Sacred Space”
Linda McCray, liturgical artist, will share her abstract spiritual original paintings to illustrate how abstract art can work in sacred space and ways to help your congregation connect with abstract art. Linda will also present a case study and experience Linda’s creative process through her abstract Stations of the Cross project.
January 19, 2021 Webinar: Roberto Chiotti – “The Architecture of Eco-Theology: Beyond Sustainable Liturgical Design”
Roberto Chiotti will present on the Architecture of Eco-Theology: More than just applying sustainable design strategies to sacred space, Roberto’s church architecture and liturgical designs attempt to tangibly, realistically, and meaningfully embody the tenets of eco-theology such that the architecture itself becomes a form of catechesis.
SWLC Conference Information
Dear ACLS Member, On behalf of the Southwest Liturgical Conference (SWLC) Board of Directors, it is my pleasure to invite you to be an Exhibitor or Sponsor for our annual Study Week 2021. This event, to be held February 2-4, 2021, will be hosted by the SWLC Board of...
November 17, 2020 Webinar: Heather Craig – “Confronting Your Collection”
Heather Craig, a professional archivist, will provide an overview of the kinds of information she has found to be helpful to preserve your collection; as well as, provide suggestions for retention, organization and documentation of a personal collection of research.