Music Ministry

HOLY FAMILY RINGERS happily ring our 3-octave set of Schulmerich handbells as rehearsals are filled with laughter and the beautiful sound of bells. Regular rehearsals begin in September for this intergenerational bell choir.  If you rang choir chimes or played an instrument or piano, you can easily learn to ring bells!  If you don't read music at all, you'll get some coaching to learn.  Not a singer but love music?  Give bells a try!   It's also a fun family activity for parents or grandparents with older children.   
Starting in September, attend rehearsals Thursdays at 5:30 pm and ring at mass on All Saints Day and other weekends as well as at our Festival of Carols and Christmas Eve 4 pm Mass.  Contact Sylvia Chapa for more information or click the button below to sign up through Flocknote:

PARISH CHOIR loves to sing in harmony!  If you enjoy singing Soprano, Alto, Tenor, or Bass parts, this is the place for you. You do not have to read music, although we are happy if you can!  This Choir strives to support and encourage the active participation of the assembly by raising our hearts and voices to God, celebrating our faith through sung prayer with the assembly.   We also enjoy one another’s company in a summer picnic, occasional wine & cheese evenings, and “field trips” to concerts and workshops to enjoy one another’s company and to improve our skills.  Rehearsals are at 7 pm Wednesdays September - May.  

Email Sylvia Chapa, Director of Music Ministries for more information.

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Children’s Choir (grades 2-5) provides young parishioners a fun atmosphere where they learn to sing and share their faith through music. Mrs. Anne will again be leading this fall, and with her experience as a VB Schools music teacher, it will be a fun environment as  the children learn to sing well.  They will sing at mass about every 5-6 weeks during the school year, in our December Festival of Carols that includes all of our Music Ministry, and on Christmas Eve at the 4 pm Mass with the Teen Singers and Holy Family Ringers (Handbells). 
Join in the fun in fall 2024!  
Email Sylvia Chapa for more information or click below to sign up through Flocknote. 

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TEEN SINGERS (Middle & High School) sing once a month in the summer (rehearsal is one hour before mass), and Sep - May at mass once a month and for our Festival of Carols with all of our Music Ministry. Teen Singers join with Holy Family Ringers and the Children's Choir at the 4 pm Christmas Eve Mass - that's really festive!  

 If you sing in a school choir, you’ll enjoy singing a variety of music for liturgy.   If you cannot get choir into your school schedule this year, join Teen Singers instead!  Keep the music going in your life and inspire everyone in church to sing with you!

Rehearsals are most Sundays at 5:30 p.m. When we sing at a Sunday mass, we practice 45 minutes before the mass begins.

Schools may give service hours for your participation in rehearsals and mass, but the real reward is in the difference your voices and music make in our parish worship. 

  Contact Ms. Sylvia for more information:
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INSTRUMENTALISTS enhance the worship experience by adding other colors, sounds, and musical lines to assembly singing by playing flute, oboe, clarinet, harp, violin, viola, cello, clarinet, trumpet, guitar, or percussion in ensembles or as soloists. Music for these instruments is available to practice at home. You will need to play about a Grade 3 music level.  
 

Email Sylvia Chapa, Director of Music Ministries to see how you can share your gifts!  

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Chirstmas Choir Join our Parish Choir to prepare and sing for our Christmas Masses & our Festival of Carols. This is a short-term commitment in which you attend 6 Wednesday rehearsals from 8-9 pm to learn a slightly more advanced repertoire, and sing some of our most favorite carols, hymns, and choral pieces for Advent and Christmas.  

HOLY WEEK CHOIRS prepare and sing for our holiest days of the year.  This is a short-term commitment in which you attend 6  rehearsals prior to the Holy Week, learn a slightly more advanced repertoire, and sing some of our most favorite sacred music that only appears once a year.  Rehearsals are Wednesdays from 8-9 pm with specific dates and music content.  

Email Sylvia Chapa, Director of Music Ministries for more information.

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CANTORS are the leaders of sung prayer at our liturgies.  Cantors must have a strong singing voice, preferably read music, and be confident singing in front of the assembly.  Cantors assume the responsibility to learn music thoroughly, prepare the psalm spiritually and musically, and provide prayerful leadership to the assembly to encourage their full, conscious, and active participation in the liturgy.  Cantors participate in seasonal training sessions for ongoing formation and continuing education in the art of liturgy.  Cantors are encouraged to sing in one choir to include Parish Choir, Summer Schola, Teen Singers, Holy Week or Christmas Choirs in order to learn parish repertoire. Most of our Cantors have completed the National Pastoral Musicians Basic Cantor Certification. Training.  If you are interested in sharing your gifts as a Cantor,  click the blue button below or Email Sylvia Chapa, Director of Music Ministries.
 

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SUMMER SCHOLA   Singing our last Summer Mass on Aug 18 at the 10:30 Mass!   We resume in June 2025.  If you are interested in singing in a group of singers who enjoy singing in harmony and you can come one hour before mass to review and prepare music for one liturgy a week between June and August.  You’ll sing a wide variety of musical styles.  There are NO week night rehearsals and you don't have to sing every week.  Missed it in 2024?  Consider the other musical opportunities Sep - May listed in the left column! 

Email Sylvia Chapa, Director of Music Ministries to sing!