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Music Ministry at Holy Rosary Paul G. Dolejsi, Pastoral Assistant for Music
Music
ministers lead and support the singing of the assembly at mass.
8am Sunday Morning Mass Our first Sunday morning music ministry is led by cantor and organist/pianist. The music is welcoming and familiar, with both traditional and contemporary hymns. These fine music ministers will help you begin the Lord's Day with a heart full of praise!
9:30am Sunday Choir & Ensemble; 5pm
Saturday Vigilites Our large ensemble & choir leads the singing at the 9:30am Sunday morning mass, and the 'Vigilites' lead the music at the 5:00pm Saturday Vigil Mass. All of our music ministers strive to lead and support the voice of the assembly. Our choir includes a number of excellent cantors and our ensembles feature piano, guitar, bass guitar, pedal steel, flute, drums, and percussion. There are many opportunities for singers and instrumentalists at all of our parish masses. A prayerful attitude, a joyful heart and a willingness to serve are all you need to participate in music ministry. As Elaine Rendler, a prominent Catholic musician has stated so well: "Our mission in music ministry is to serve the people of God through the gift of music and thus to further the mission of Christ in the world." Music Ministry at Holy Rosary is a great way for you to share your musical gifts with your parish community!
Children's Choir The Holy Rosary Children's Choir is comprised of 20-30 grade school students of Holy Rosary and other neighborhood schools. Their most common trait is that they love to sing! The choir sings at Mass to lead and support the singing of the assembly, the same as our adult choirs. In doing so, our children are learning to become music ministers--our future leaders of song and prayer! They also learn that their talents are gifts from God to be given back in service to the parish community. We practice on Tuesday afternoons in the church from 3-4pm (cantors also practice from 4-4:30). We sing for Sunday Mass about once a month, including Christmas Eve and Easter Sunday. The Children's Choir is a great way for your child to learn how to be a music minister and to be actively involved at mass!
Teen Music Group Our parish teens provide music ministry for the First Saturday Youth Mass at Holy Rosary. The Teen Music Group is a contemporary music ensemble with piano, guitar, drums, bass guitar and flute. Our junior and senior high teens lead the singing, minister as cantors and even play some of the instruments. Our music comes from the best contemporary composers, with familiar Catholic songs to make all feel welcome. The Teen Mass is on the First Saturday of each month, October through June at 5pm. Music practice is Thursday after school from 3-4pm and prior to the First Saturday mass from 4-4:30. Teens and the young-at-heart who like Spirit-filled music are invited to participate. Come and be a part of this exciting new music ministry!
11:15am Choir The 11:15 am choir is a group of singers from the parish that specializes in four-part choral literature spanning five centuries, from the Renaissance to the present day. This Holy Rosary Church choir is considered to be one of the finest Catholic Church choirs in all of western Washington. We currently have twenty singers, some of whom have been part of the choir for over thirty years. Members of the traditional choir are ministers in every sense of the term. Our mission is to support the voice of the assembly at mass and to provide music to reinforce the messages contained in the readings and the Gospel. We rehearse from 7:15 -9:00 PM on Tuesday Evenings in the church sanctuary. On Sunday mornings we meet at 10:15 AM in the convent chapel to prepare for singing at the 11:15 mass.
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