Publishers of 'Leaflet Missal' move to new offices

By Mary Claire Gart

FEATURES EDITOR____________

American Catholic Press (ACP),

publishers of the Leaflet Missal

and several hymnbooks, this

month moved to new offices  on

the campus of Seton Academy,

South Holland.

   The move was celebrated Dec.

1 with Vespers and an open house

at the new headquarters.  Joseph

Laughlin, director of the

archdiocesan Office of Radio and

Television, spoke at the celebra-

tion.  Seton Academy has a chapel,

used for Vespers on this occasion,

in the same part of the complex as

the new ACP facilities.  The former

convent at Seton is now used as a

retreat center and for the ACP.

   Formerly located in Oak Park,

the American Catholic Press is

known to thousands in the Chicago

Archdiocese and 19 other dioceses

for its large-print missalettes, which

are used in both parishes in the

homes.

   According to executive director,

Father Michael Gilligan, 13,000

shut-ins in the archdiocese use the

missalette to follow the "Mass for

Shut-Ins" which is telecast on Sundays

on WGN-TV (Ch. 9).  The missals,

which include the weekday readings,

are also used in several local parishes

and at the Midway Airport Chapel.

   Another 30,000 missalettes are sent

other dioceses around the country.

Printed in 12-point type, the Leaflet

Missal is especially helpful to those

with vision problems.  It is published

several times each year.

   In order to accommodate people who

are disabled, the Leaflet Missal is

designed to keep page turning to a

minimum.  For example, the opening

prayer for each Sunday Mass is

printed immediately before the first

reading.  Except when necessary, the

Scripture text is never interrupted by

a page turn.

   American Catholic Press also

publishes the American Catholic

Hymnbook under the direction of

Jeanette Dandurand, music editor.

   Dioceses using the Leaflet

Missal for their TV Masss also

receive Parish Liturgy, a  magazine

for those planning the weekly

liturgies.

   Shut-ins who live in the

Archdiocese of Chicago may be

put on the Leaflet Missal mailing

list by writing to the archdiocesan

Office of Radio and TV, P.O. Box

10925, Chicago, IL 60610.

   For more information, call the

American Catholic Press at (708)

331-5485.

[Reprinted  from The New World,

December 15, 1989, p. 19]