To share God's Gospel through music, lead the congregation in worship and provide a path through which fellow parishioners may share their gifts. Honoring and encouraging the call to participate as music is an integral part of our faith journey.
We support and lead the congregations call to active participation within the Mass as well as provide music for other celebrations and events.
We have singers and instrumentalists of varying levels of training and experience who join together to make music. The ministry currently involves about 25 people including cantors, choir members and instrumentalists.
The goal of our choir is to not only grow in numbers, but offer the opportunity to sing and lead praises to God and grow within the art of choral singing. To provide opportunities outside of liturgy for our music ministry to serve.
Come sing with US! Come and join our choir and help to lead our congregation through song. No experience necessary, just be able to carry a tune! The usual commitment is from September to June with rehearsals on Thursday nights and Sunday mornings. If that commitment is too much, we also have some singers who come for certain seasons - reach out, we can make it work for you!
Instrumentalists are encouraged to reach out and we can see if we can find a place for you in one of our groups.
Rehearsals for the choir is on Thursday evenings from 7-8:30. We would love to have you join us. The choir also meets at 8:30 in the morning on Sundays.
In our adult choir we have some members with much experience and some who are very new to choral singing. Everyone is welcome and very supportive
We annually sponsor an Open Mic night. It is a wonderful night of music and fellowship featuring many musicians from our parish.
Patty Lepak & Mary Walsh ([email protected])
All gifts and those who feel called are welcome! Some gifts which are particularly helpful in growing and running this ministry include:
Proclamation
Apostleship
Evangelism
Nurturing
Leadership
Servanthood
Faith
From one of our new choir members after his first week singing with us:
“It’s a powerful and moving experience to sit in the midst of the choir hearing all that talent swirling around me all . . . And then there’s the supporting instrumentalists !!!! In short I had a blast Thank you!!
Questions?
Looking for more information?
Contact the Parish Office
860-658-7627
musicministry@StMarySimsbury.org
for more information on any of our music groups