Adult Choir -

• This choir meets for rehearsal and loads of laughter on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:00 PM in the choir loft to prepare for Masses and upcoming liturgical celebrations, including Easter and Christmas, and occasional off-site concerts to lift the spirits of those living in nursing homes.

• Ageless Spirit rehearsals are Fridays from 7:00–8:30 PM.
• Ageless Spirit combines instruments and voices with members being any adult, especially those with young children, who would like a part-time commitment but want to lend their voices or talent in uplifting contemporary-style song. This ensemble meets every other Friday of the month in the church at the piano ensemble area from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. For moms and dads with pre-K or Kindergarten students, take advantage of the religious education available for your child during the 10:00 AM liturgy while you sing "unencumbered" unto the Lord. The adult ensemble plays and sings on a rotation of Sunday 12:00 Noon Mass and the Sunday 10:00 AM Mass, sometimes in combination with the youth ensemble, Breath of Life *preK and Kindergarten religious education is available during the 10am liturgy.  Take advantage of this time for your child to learn about God while you  freely sing "unemcumbered" unto the Lord.

• Meets every Monday from 5:15 - 6:30pm in the the church at the piano ensemble area to prepare for mass, sharing God's love for one another in song and spirit.
• The Children's Choir sings every 1st and 3rd Sunday's of the month at the 10am mass and other special liturgies such as Christmas and Easter and other special events such as concerts and nursing home "sings". 

Children/Youth Choir Mission Statement

Our calling is to use our musical gifts to tell about God's abundant love. We believe that we are each uniquely gifted by God to do the work of music ministry. We acknowledge that our gifts come from God and that our joy in music also comes from God. When we, as a young person in St. Mark’s community accept the privilege and the responsibility of leading in worship through music, we are showing our desire to serve and be a part of our church life. We believe that Christian truths are expressed in great hymns and songs, and carefully taught as to text as well as music, will be a fertile source of Christian education. By singing this text from our hearts we add a quality of joy and enthusiasm to community worship, which cannot be gained in any other way. We promise to develop our musical skills, and have a goal of sharing this gift through self-expression and spiritual growth. We know that we must serve out of a sense of gratitude to God for what he has done for us and this requires a certain level of commitment from all our members. Most importantly, we believe that our ministry as children choir members or youth choir members, exists to minister to and bless the Church of St. Mark’s the very best we can, so that we may all worship more completely by praising God in song with all we do being dedicated to the glory of God.

CHOIR MOTHER’S GUILD MISSION STATEMENT

To encourage all, in both the children and youth choir, through enthusiasm, dependability, tact, patience and love, the ability to bring to fruition the goal of their mission statement… “so that we may all worship more completely by praising God in song with all we do being dedicated to the glory of God.”

A note from the director…

Choir mothers represent the Church to the children, as all parents do. We must all have a commitment to the choir and appreciate it as a real opportunity for the spiritual needs of our children to be met and more importantly, the spiritual education of our children to grow and be successful.

Dawne B. Mechlinski W - 732-449-6364 X121