Announcing Talent Search
Choir Openings available for the Fall
Do you love music? Can you sing or play an instrument? We are the ministry for you!
Adult Choir:
Leads the music at either the 9:30 or 11:15 am Masses
Rehearses on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm
Early Mass Group:
Leads the music at the 8:00am Mass
Folk Group:
Leads the music at the 4:30 pm Mass
Rehearses on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm
Kids Choir:
Leads the music for 4 pm Christmas Eve and
11:15am Easter Masses
Rehearses on Thursdays from 7:00 – 8:00pm during Advent and Lent
Youth Band:
Currently on hiatus, but the Youth of the Parish are always welcome to participate with the Adult Choir or Folk Group
General Description of Ministry:
The Music Minister (cantor, choir member, instrumentalist or accompanist) leads and supports the music of the liturgy – the sung liturgical texts as well as the hymns, songs, and other musical pieces that support and enhance the liturgy. This Minister facilitates the unfolding of the liturgical action and helps the assembly enter into and respond to that action as the one body of Christ. The Minister musically prays the liturgy and helps the assembly enter more deeply into the liturgical prayer.
Requirements:
- Attend rehearsals and be present at scheduled Mass.
- Be willing to learn and experience possibly unfamiliar styles and forms of music.
- Learn the music as well as possible.
- Participate in each rehearsal with concentration and attentiveness.
- Provide good visual and aural leadership.
- Arrive well before the scheduled Mass time.
- Assist the assembly to pray together in song.
- Be prepared to deal with changes and spontaneity.
Skills: (Highly desirable, but not required)
- Ability to carry a tune. The voice must be strong, but not overpowering, steady, and on pitch.
- A good sense of rhythm and tempo.
- An ability to learn clear enunciations of texts.
- A general knowledge and basic reading ability in music.
- Knowledge of the official structure of the Order of Mass.
Contact:
Cindy Kindl, Coordinator of Sacred Music
301-663-0907 x3017 or email music@stjoesbuckeystown.org
