Michael Prendergast

Michael R. Prendergast has nearly fifty years’ experience as a musician and liturgist at the parish, cathedral, and diocesan levels. He is the former Liturgy Specialist and editor of Today’s Liturgy at Oregon Catholic Press. A native of the diocese of Helena, Montana, Michael is an adjunct instructor in the Departments of Theology and Music at the University of Portland, serves as the coordinator of liturgy and music at St. Andrew Parish in Portland, OR and is the founder of Sacred Liturgy Ministries, a liturgical consulting firm. Michael has written on topics related to music and liturgy in several liturgical and pastoral journals. He is one of the compilers of LTP’s Pronunciation Guide for the Lectionary: A Comprehensive Resource for Proclaimers of the Word, Second Edition. He holds a master’s in theological studies from Mount Angel Seminary, St. Benedict, Oregon, and a master's in liturgical studies from St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota.