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Rev. Msgr. Donald M. Hanson
(Fr. Don) and friends
 
   
Curriculum Vitae Reverend Monsignor Donald M. Hanson
   
Present Position Pastor, Most Holy Trinity Church, East Hampton, NY
   
Birth   19 September 1945, San Rafael, California, USA
Ordination Deacon 12 April 1970
Priest 29 May 1971
Diocese of Rockville Centre
   
Clergy Assignments/Appointments
2007 Pastor, Most Holy Trinity Church, East Hampton, NY
2005 Papal Honors (Chaplain to His Holiness, “Reverend Monsignor”)
2003-2007 Dean (Vicar Forane) of Hicksville
1999-2007 Pastor, Our Lady of Hope Church
1997-1999 Parochial Vicar, St. Margaret of Scotland, Selden, NY
1992-1997 Vice Rector/Director of Liturgy and Homiletics,
The American College, Louvain, Belgium
1990-1992  Pastor, St. Joseph Church, Babylon, NY
1990 Study Sabbatical, Leuven, Belgium
1986-1990 Vice Chancellor, Diocese of Rockville Centre
1985-1990 Bishop's Master of Ceremonies
1984-1986  Associate Pastor, Saint Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Centre, NY
1976-1984 Associate Director, Office of Catechesis and Worship
(Diocesan Liturgy Coordinator)
1973-1979  Director of Music, Adjunct Faculty,
Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, NY
1971-1976  Associate Pastor, Our Lady of Loretto Church, Hempstead, NY
   
Education  
1992-1997 Vrije Opzoeker Godgeleerdheid, (Free Researcher in Theology)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
1980 M.A. (Theology, Liturgical Studies),
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
1974 M.Div., Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington,  NY
1967 B.A. (Philosophy), Cathedral College, Brooklyn, NY
   
Continuing education
2009 Leadership Excellence: Strengths Based Leadership III A & B Gallup University, Omaha, NE and East Hampton, NY
2008 Leadership Excellence: Strengths Based Leadership II A & B Gallup University, Omaha, NE and East Hampton, NY
2007 Leadership Excellence I A & B. Gallup University, Omaha, NE
2006 ME25 Training, Gallup University, Omaha, NE
1993 Certificaat Nederlands als Vreemde Taal, niveau 1 en 2, (Dutch as a foreign language)
Instituut Voor Levende Talen,
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
1992 Associates Institute  “Ritual”
Notre Dame Center for Pastoral Liturgy, Notre Dame, IN
1992 Novell Network Administrator's Course
1990 Semester Sabbatical, Louvain, Belgium
1984 German, Fordham University
1983 Summer Institute, The American College, Louvain, Belgium
1963-1968 Church Music, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY (summers)
   
Languages Read, write, speak: English, Dutch
  Read: French, German; Latin, Biblical Greek
   
Teaching Experience
2004 M.Div. 5103 The Ministry of Healing; (Spring 2004), Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, NY
1997 Workshop to U.S. Army Chaplains’ Retention Conference
"What I Learned about Preaching from Teaching It"
The American College, Leuven, Belgium
1995 Conference to U.S. Military Chaplains  
"The Image of Priesthood in the Context of Changing Ordination Rites"
USAREUR Catholic Chapel, Heidelberg, Germany
1993 Workshop taught  “Parish Liturgy”
Catholic Chapel, US Army, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
  Workshop taught  “Holy Week”  
Catholic Chapel, USAFB, Bitburg, Germany
1992-1997 Courses taught at The American College, Louvain, Belgium
   “Introduction to Liturgical Practice”;
   “Introduction to Homiletics”;
   “Ritual Practicum  Diaconal Ministry”;
   “Ritual Practicum  Presbyteral Ministry”;
   “Pastoral Management”
1990 Workshop taught  “Presiding at Liturgy” for presbyterate,
Diocese of Rochester (NY) Liturgy Congress
1989 Course taught  “Reflecting on the Experience of Worship”
a short course in liturgical theology (Diocesan Liturgy Office)
1987-1989   training for Permanent Deacon candidates on Chancery and canonical procedures
1985 Elected to membership in Societas Liturgica, an international, ecumenical learned society for liturgical study and renewal
1985-1989   Course lectures for Diocesan Liturgy Office --
   “History of Hymnody”;
   “Psalmody in the Liturgy”;
   “Liturgy of the Eucharist”
1984 Workshop taught  “Parish Liturgy”  
Continuing Education of Priests, Archdiocese of New York
1983 Workshop taught  “Liturgy and Devotions”  
Brooklyn Diocesan Pastoral Congress
  Workshop taught  “Presiding at Liturgy” Continuing Education of Priests, Diocese of Providence, RI
1982 Major speaker  “Liturgical Year”  
National Association of Pastoral Musicians Regional Convention, Providence, RI
  Workshops taught  “Liturgy of the Hours”  
New York School of Liturgical Music; and
Brooklyn Diocesan Pastoral Congress
  Lecture given  “Sacramentality of Time”  
Advent series of Pastoral Institute, Douglaston, NY
  Conducted the choir of St. Mary's Parish, Roslyn, NY in a cultural exchange, Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium
1981 Keynote speaker/chaplain for
University of Notre Dame Chapel Choir Tour
(“Symbol, the Language of Liturgy”)
1980 Major speaker  “Models of Church Music”
National Association of Pastoral Musicians Regional Convention, Baton Rouge, LA
  Courses taught  
   “Celebrating the Eucharist”
Pastoral Institute (Diocese of Brooklyn) and
Religious Studies Program (Diocese of Rockville Centre)
1979 Papal visit to New York  Cantor for Morning Prayer;
composed and arranged music
1978-1982  Courses taught  
“Sacramental Practice”  
Permanent Diaconate candidates and seminarians
Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, NY
1973-1979 Courses taught at Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, NY
   “The Music of Worship”  
      survey of the history of Western church music, with concentration on theological relationships;
   “Pastoral Church Music”  
      musical skills and liturgical principles for the parish priest
1969-1990 Lectures and workshops on liturgy and church music for the Diocese of Rockville Centre
   
Diocesan Committee Work
2008 Appointed Pastors’ Advisory Committee for the Catholic Ministries Appeal
2006-2009 Elected to Priest Personnel Assignment Board
2005-2007 Facilities and Real Estate Committee
2005 Diocesan Liturgy  Commission
   member 1972-1974, 1978-1992, 2006-2007
   chairman 1978-1985
1988 chairman  Liturgy Committee for the Ordination of Bishops Wcela and Dunne
1987-1988 Convocation of Priests Committee 
1986 chairman  Liturgy Committee
Ordination of Bishop Markiewicz
1982-1984 Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue
(Diocese of Rockville Centre / Diocese of Long Island)
1980-1984 Education Cluster / Diocesan Pastoral Center
member; cluster representative (chairman) 1982-1984
1982-1984 Program Evaluation and Development Committee 
1982-1984 Age of Confirmation Committee 
1981-1982 Diocesan Holy Year Committee 
1983-1984 Diocesan Jubilee (Holy Year) Committee   (chairman)
  Readiness for Sacraments Committee
   
Professional  
  Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions
   Board of Directors 1980-1985
   Vice-Chairman 1984-1985
Prayer Committee member 1980-1981, chairman 1981-1984
   
Memberships  
  Societas Liturgica
Associates of the Notre Dame Center for Pastoral Liturgy
The Alcuin Club
   
   
Publications  
2007 “Four Elevations: A (Re-)Interpretation” Summit & Source (Fall, 2007)
1996-2000 Webmaster for The American College  www.acl.be
1995-1997 Editor of Sodales, the newsletter of The American College of Louvain
1994 Review Infant Baptism Basics by Christopher Heller in “Resources”/ Associates Newsletter, Notre Dame Center for Pastoral Liturgy (Summer 1994)
  Article “Visiting Father Damien” The Long Island Catholic Vol. 33, No. 4 (May 4, 1994)
1992 Prepared the worship materials for 1993 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Graymoor Ecumenical Institute)
1990 Book: From the Weaver's Loom: Reflections on the Sundays and Feasts (Mineola:  Resurrection Press, 1990)
homilies for the lectionary B cycle
  “Sacramentary” and “The Font” in
Our Liturgy  Your Guide to the Basics [RVC Liturgical Series 1] ed. Nancy Benvenga (Mineola  Resurrection Press, 1990)
“The Easter Vigil” in
The Great Seasons  Your Guide to Celebrating [RVC Liturgical Series 2] ed. Nancy Benvenga (Mineola  Resurrection Press, 1990)
1984 “The Holiness of Beauty”  
At Prayer and Celebration (liturgy bulletin of the Diocese of San Diego) Vol. 14, No. 2-3 (April-May 1984) p. 23 [Reprinted from Summit and Source]
  “Praenotanda!! Why Read Them?”
FDLC Newsletter Vol. 11, No. 2 (March-April 1984) p. 9 [Reprinted from Summit and Source]
1982 “Baptismal (Dis)Order at the Easter Vigil”
Sadlier: Christian Initiation Resources [CIR] Vol. 3, No. 2
  Primary drafter of Liturgical Music Today
a statement of the (U.S.) Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy
  “The Church is Holy in Her Worship” 
The Long Island Catholic Vol. 20, No. 45 (March 11, 1982) Supplement p. 2
1981 “What Kind of Church Music Should There Be?”
Pastoral Music Vol. 6, No. 1 (October-November 1981) pp. 25-30
1980 “From Pilgrim Food to Saving Gaze  A Study in Eucharistic Piety”
Huntington Abstracts Vol. 3, No. 2 (Fall 1980) pp. 13-19
  “Meditating the Great O's” 
Assembly Vol. 7, No. 1 (September 1980) pp. 102-103
  “Introduction to the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults”  
Christian Initiation Resources [CIR] Vol. 1, No. 1 (June 1980) pp. 7-9
1979-1980  Founder-editor of Summit and Source,  the Liturgy Newsletter of the Diocese of Rockville Centre
1970-1992  Contributed music and liturgy articles to diocesan guidelines and publications