Please join us on Sunday, December 8 at 2pm in the Church for traditional and contemporary Christmas music performed by St. John’s adult and youth choirs, instruments, and soloists. Admission is free. St. John’s is located at the corner of Washington St. and Glen Rd. Parking is available in the school lot on Ledyard Street and the Church is wheelchair accessible.
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Interested singers are invited to join with the Parish Choir as we prepare for our Thanksgiving Day Mass, Parish Christmas Concert and/or our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses. Due to time constraints, you are to choose which of those events you would like to participate in. Holiday Music rehearsals are held each Sunday evening, 6:15-8:15pm in the Music Office, downstairs in the Church.
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Calling all musicians, instrumentalists and vocalists alike! SAINT JOHN’S MUSIC is in need of your talents, and we have something of interest to everyone. Musicians of all ability levels, from novice to expert, are most welcome in any group.
If you attend the 9:00 a.m. Family Mass and enjoy the upbeat, children-friendly, hand-clapping hymns we sing each week, we are always seeking new singers and instrumentalists to join our ranks. All ages are welcome! Please contact Chris Holownia (617-513-0823 or christopher.holownia@gmail.com) for more information about how to get involved. Our first rehearsal will be Sunday, September 8, 2013. During the school year, we rehearse each Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. to prepare for that day’s 9:00 a.m. Mass, and we also prepare special liturgies for Grade Level Masses, Advent, Christmas, Lent, Palm Sunday, Easter, and Pentecost. The Christmas and Easter Youth Choirs, directed by Maria Wardwell (781-237-2148 or Maria.Wardwell@stjohnwellesley.org), also join forces with the Family Mass Musicians at those special times of year and have a separate rehearsal schedule.
For you who attend the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday mornings and prefer the time-tested traditional choir, we encourage you to join with our Parish Choir. Please contact Laurence Carson (781-235-0034 or Laurence.Carson@stjohnwellesley.org) for more information on how to become involved. Our first rehearsal will be Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Our First Sunday Choir will resume on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. for those who have just a little extra time to devote to choir singing on a once a month, one time rehearsal basis.
If you attend the 5:00 p.m. Mass on Sunday evenings, we are in the process of developing the music programming for that service and would love to hear your ideas.
The genre tends to be more contemporary, appealing to the young adults/teens and their families, and we seek both vocalists and instrumentalists to rehearse at 4:15 p.m. each Sunday before the Mass that same night. We occasionally plan programming to coincide with the teen Masses and other special events. Please contact Chris Holownia (617-513-0823 or christopher.holownia@gmail.com) if you are interested in getting involved! Our first rehearsal will be Sunday, September 8, 2013.
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Choir rehearsals for Holy Week and Easter will begin on Sunday, March 3. The Parish Choir meets at 10am (except on the first Sunday of the month when it meets with the FIRST SUNDAY CHOIR at 9am) to prepare hymns and responses for the 11am Mass.
FIRST SUNDAY CHOIR (FSC) meets on the first Sunday of every month October- June at 9am to prepare a special choral piece to be sung that day at the 11am Mass. Children, grownups, families and former choir members are invited as we meet at 9am in the Music Office downstairs to learn a simple anthem to be sung at Mass. No prior music experience is necessary, there are no auditions. Children under 12 must bring a singing adult with them!! We’ll have a good time together and offer some very accessible music. This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone who wants to sing, but cannot commit to a regular rehearsal schedule. Please speak with Larry Carson or any choir member with your questions or to express your interest in becoming part of this exciting ministry. Our next FSC will be Sunday, March 3.
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FIRST SUNDAY CHOIR meets, as the name suggests, on the first Sunday of every month from October to June at 9am to prepare a special choral piece(s) to be sung that same day at the 11am Mass. Children, grownups, families are encouraged to gather with other singers in the Music Office downstairs to learn an anthem (song) to be sung at Mass. At 10am we take a 10 minute break after which we resume rehearsal. No prior music/singing experience is necessary and there are no auditions. Children under 12 must bring a singing adult with them!! We’ll have a good time together learning about healthful vocal technique, music theory basics as we sing some very accessible, enjoyable music. This is the perfect opportunity for anyone who wants to participate in choir singing but cannot commit to a regular, weekly rehearsal schedule.
Songs (anthems) planned for our next two FSC include:
Sunday, Feb 3 : The familiar “Make me a channel of your peace” (St. Francis prayer) arranged by Jane Holstein and “Lord, Lead Me, Lord” arranged by Gilbert Martin.
Sunday, March 3: Two beloved and moving spirituals – “Steal Away to Jesus” arranged by John Barnard and “We are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder” arranged by Horace Clarence Boyer. You won’t want to miss being in the middle of the group singing these songs.
For more information, please visit the Parish Choir page on the website.
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Please join us on Sunday, December 9 at 2pm in the Church for traditional and contemporary Christmas music performed by St. John’s adult and youth choirs, instruments, soloists – and our audience! Featuring the “Puppet Nativity” from the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, sharing a wonderful telling of the Christmas story. Admission is free. St. John’s is located at the corner of Washington St. and Glen Rd. Parking is available in the school lot on Ledyard Street and the Church is wheelchair accessible.
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Some of the most cherished melodies in our memories reappear at this time of year. You are cordially invited to sing with the Parish Choir to prepare music for the holidays. Rehearsals are held Sunday evenings from 6:15 – 8:30pm in the Music Office (lower level of church). This season much of our focus is on the beautifully crafted music of John Rutter. His widely acclaimed music is loved by both choirs and audiences alike. Won’t you join with us? For more information contact any choir member or stop by after Mass and speak with Larry Carson or email Laurence.Carson@Comments Off on Parish Choir Preparing Holiday Music
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Back in October 1999 we ordered 35 brand new RitualSong – Choir Edition hymnals. Now we have only 11 of those hymnals. It would be of great help to the Parish Choir and Family Mass Music Group if missing hymnals could be returned. The choir edition of the hymnal is marked as such on the book spine, the book is thicker than the hymnal in the pews. The 2012 cost of the hymnal is $24.50 each. If you have one of these hymnals you can return it anonymously to the organ/choir seating area in the church. Many thanks!!
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Parish Choir rehearsals for Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Easter are in progress. This is a marvelous opportunity to blend your voice in song with other choir voices during some of the most important, moving and solemn days of the year. Rehearsals take place on Sunday evenings (March 18, 25 and April 1), 6:15-8pm in the Music Office. You should consider joining the Sunday morning rehearsals at 10am in the Music Office for extra help. Please join us.
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On Saturday, March 17th, members of St. John’s music (the various music groups) will be present to assist with the music at the 5pm Mass. There will be traditional Irish hymns, one hymn “related” to Ireland and the singing of An Irish Blessing. (Rehearsal for this Mass is at 3:45pm on Saturday prior to the Mass.)
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