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.
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.
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 
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 
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.
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.
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 
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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