Mass Schedule:
May 26, 2013
| 7 a.m. | |
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| 8 a.m. | |
| 9:30 a.m. | |
| 11:15 a.m. | |
| 12:45 p.m. | |
| 5 p.m. |
*Presiders are added Thursday afternoons.
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Music
Contact
Bill Fraher, Music Director, Old St. Patrick’s Church
312.831.9353
billf@oldstpats.org
Old St. Patrick’s is known for its joyful musical liturgies and concert choirs. We have a choir for you or an opportunity for you to join us on your musical instrument on Sunday mornings, or Sunday afternoon. If weekends too are busy for you, we have a number of choirs that rehearse for only 2 – 3 months at a time and sing for special occasions. Please see below for the various music ministry opportunities.
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Sundays at Old St. Pat’s
Contact
Bill Fraher, Music Director, Old St. Patrick’s Church
312.831.9353
billf@oldstpats.org
Sunday worship at Old St. Patrick’s is blessed with a very talented and dedicated group of singers and musicians who lead us in song prayer. We are truly blessed by their ministry. We have choirs and instruments at the 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Masses under the direction of Bill Fraher. We invite you to be a part of one or more of those groups.
If you would like to be part of our 5 p.m. Music Ministry group, please contact Laura Higgins at laurah@oldstpats.org, or 708.606.8498.
Singers from our Children’s Choir and Teen Ensemble lead us on one Sunday a month at the 9:30 a.m. Mass. The Teen Ensemble ministers on the first Sunday at our teen-hosted Liturgy. The Children’s Choir ministers on the third Sunday at our Family Masses. If you would like more information about these groups, please contact Dominic Trumfio at dominict@oldstpats.org
The Music Ministry creates numerous opportunities throughout the year for you to become involved. Based on your time commitment, you may wish to volunteer for our weekly Sunday Choir, or perhaps consider one of our seasonal choirs such as Deck The Hall. We will be glad to work with you to accommodate your busy schedule. For further information about the various choirs and instrumental groups, please contact Bill Fraher at billf@oldstpats.org, or 312.831.9353.
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Teen Ensemble
Teen Ensemble
Contact Dominic Trumfio,
Director of Children’s Choir and Teen Ensemble,
Old St. Patrick’s Church
dominict@oldstpats.org
The Teen Ensemble invites students in grades 8-12 to share their gifts by either singing or playing their instruments at the first Sunday of the month teen-hosted Mass at 9:30 a.m. Rehearsals take place on the Sunday prior to the performance after the 9:30 a.m. Mass, and before Mass on the day of performance at 8:30 a.m. on the Sundays that the Teen Ensemble sings. The Teen Ensemble also ministers at the 5 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass in the Church Hall and the 9:30 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass in the FXW Gym.
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Singers of any ability are most welcome at anytime during the year! If you would like to play your instrument, a short playing evaluation is needed in order to access where best to use your gifts. For more information about joining the Teen Ensemble or setting up a instrumental playing evaluation, contact Dominic Trumfio at dominict@oldstpats.org.
Children's Choir
Children’s Choir
Contact Dominic Trumfio,
Director of Children’s Choir and Teen Ensemble,
Old St. Patrick’s Church
dominict@oldstpats.org
The Children’s Choir leads us in song at the monthly Family Mass that takes place on the third Sunday of the month October – May. Rehearsals take place on the second Sunday of the month after the 9:30 a.m. Mass; and before Mass at 8:30am, on the Sundays that the Children’s Choir performs.
The Children’s Choir also sings on Christmas Eve at the 3 p.m.
Mass in the church and on Palm Sunday at the 9:30 a.m. Mass in the FXW Gym. Children in grades 2 – 7 are welcome to join at anytime throughout the year! For more information, contact Dominic Trumfio at dominict@oldstpats.org.
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Harmony, Hope and Healing Choir
Harmony, Hope and Healing Choir
website: www.harmonyhopeandhealing.org.
Harmony, Hope and Healing Choir is a creative music program offering dignity and spiritual healing to the homeless and the underserved in the Chicago area. Its founder and director is Marge Nykaza. We welcome the choir at the 11:15 a.m. Mass on selected dates throughout the year. For more information about the choir and their programs, please visit their website at http://www.harmonyhopeandhealing.org.
If you are interested in helping to cook, serve, or underwrite the cost of the Choir’s lunch, please contact Bill Fraher at 312.831.9353, or billf@oldstpats.org. Any help would be greatly appreciated. We hope you will be able to join us for these joyous occasions.
Deck The Hall Christmas Choir
Deck The Hall Christmas Choir
Come and join with other like-minded people and voices. Come and be energized! Come and enjoy the rehearsal process and create something that has never been heard before.
To schedule an appointment for an audition, please contact Bill Fraher at 312.831.9353 or BillF@oldstpats.org. The choir meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Too Hot Choir
Too Hot Choir
Contact
Bill Fraher, Director of Music,
Old St. Patrick’s Church
312.831.9353
billf@oldstpats.org
Tickets:
Ticket Master
312.902.1500
Auditorium Theatre Ticket Office at
50 E. Congress Parkway, Chicago.
Group Sales: 312.431.2357 www.auditoriumtheatre.org.
In 1992, Marin Alsop, the conductor of the Baltimore Symphony, commissioned two New York jazz musicians Gary Anderson and Bob Christiansen to create a jazz, gospel, blues, funk, and classical recreation of Handel’s oratorio “The Messiah.” The result was, while still maintaining Handel’s original intent, a swinging performance of “Too Hot To Handel.” It has since been performed in many cities throughout the United States and most recently has been brought to Chicago audiences by the Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt University.
Tenor Rodrick Dixon, alto Karen Marie Richardson, and soprano Alfreda Burke are the soloists along with a jazz ensemble, full orchestra and a 125-voice Too Hot Choir. The choir is under the direction of Bill Fraher and is composed of volunteers from the Chicago metropolitan area. Auditions and rehearsals usually begin in September; the concert is schedule in January around the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. No need to prepare anything for the audition. As the choir learns 14 choruses in 12 rehearsals, participation in all rehearsals is necessary.
Siamsa na nGael Concert Choir
Siamsa na nGael Concert Choir
Contact
Bill Fraher,
Music Director,
Old St. Patrick’s Church
312.831.9353
billf@oldstpats.org
We are in the midst of planning our 16th annual Siamsa na nGael St. Patrick’s Day program at Symphony Center. Once again, we feature a narrator, Irish Trad band, vocal soloists, Metropolis Symphony Orchestra, Old St. Patrick’s Concert Choir, dance and story. We hope to have a choir of 150 strong. We extend an invitation to all singers to come and be part of this wonderful musical event. Mark your calendars now. Rehearsals are scheduled every Thursday and most Tuesdays until the concert.
For further information or to set up an audition time, please contact
Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Easter Choirs
Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Easter Choirs
Contact
Bill Fraher,
Music Director,
Old St. Patrick’s Church
312.831.9353
billf@oldstpats.org
Join us as we prepare for our Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil, and Easter Sunday services.
Wedding Music Fairs
Wedding Music Fairs
Contact
Bill Fraher,
Music Director,
Old St. Patrick’s Church
312.831.9353
billf@oldstpats.org
Old St. Patrick’s Music Ministry offers three wedding music fairs a year on the first Monday of February, May, and October from 7 – 8:45 p.m. at Old St. Patrick’s Church. Check the online calendar for specific dates at http://oldstpats.org/events/. Brides, grooms and extended family hear all kinds of music appropriate for a wedding performed by many instrumentalists and singers. The program features strings, piano, trumpet, oboe, Irish trad players, and six to eight singers. Instrumentalists such as bagpipers and flutists also are available. There is a $5 donation per person at the door.
Whether you are a bride or groom planning a wedding at Old St. Pat’s or elsewhere; or a mother or father planning your son or daughter’s wedding or your own wedding anniversary; or if you want to hear some good music, please join us for our next wedding music fair for what some people call “the cheapest and best concert on a Monday night in downtown Chicago.”
