LITURGICAL CHOIR

The Roncalli Newman LITURGICAL CHOIR is open to anyone who can carry a tune and wishes to add their voice (however unique that might be) to the ranks of those who lead music for worship at Newman. Music ministers gather for an hour on Wednesday evenings (5:00-6:00pm) for practice and self-select the liturgy time they most prefer. Generally, high school students sing at the 5:00 mass on Saturday evenings, stationary members provide leadership at the morning masses (9:00 and 11:15am) and college students sing at the 7:00pm Sunday evening liturgy.

Our ranks swell during the Advent/Lent seasons when we add an extra practice for our Christmas/TRIDUUM choirs (5:30-7:00pm on Wednesdays). Please contact Mary Ellen Haupert at maryellen@charterinternet.com if you have any questions about the music ministry program at Roncalli Newman or would like to join the program.

Children's Choir

Children's Choir is comprised of grade school children from the parish, primarily from grades 3-6. The program is designed to educate young music ministers in liturgical music and runs from mid-September through mid-November. CC practices [4:15-5:00pm on Mondays] in preparation for the Sunday 9:00am masses on September 20st, October 18th, and November 15th. Parents are invited to participate in the SNACK ROTATION (TBA). CC members are also encouraged to participate in our FAMILY 5:00pm Christmas Eve liturgy.

Readings and Commentary

St. Louis University's Center for Liturgy: http://liturgy.slu.edu/

Wedding Music

Please contact Mary Ellen (maryellen@charterinternet.com) if you are planning a wedding at Roncalli Newman. She would be happy to set up a time to meet with you and your future spouse to plan all aspects of music for your wedding. If you'd like to do some pre-planning, please scroll down for a copy of her Wedding Music Worksheet. You might also be interested in St. Clement's Church's guide to planning wedding music: http://www.stclementchurch.org/weddings/music.html