St. Cecilia Director of Sacred Music
Overview: The Director of Sacred Music works with the Pastor, parish staff and volunteers to provide quality sacred music for all parish and school liturgical services. The Director recruits, develops and promotes a music program in the parish composed of volunteer cantors, choirs and instrumentalists to enhance the musical accompaniment and song leadership on Sundays, Holy Days and other special liturgical services with reverence and fidelity to the sacred music traditions of the Catholic Church.
-Availability for all weekend Masses: Saturday 4:00 pm, Sunday 8:30 am and 11:00 am, weddings and funerals as needed (compensated separately), and other liturgical events, Feast Days/Holy Days, special Masses as needed.
-The ideal candidate will be proficient in playing organ and piano and will be able to sing while playing. A basic understanding of sound equipment and acoustics is helpful.
-The ideal candidate will be an active member of the Catholic Church and will be very familiar with the Liturgy. He or she will be able to plan and implement appropriate music for all the liturgical seasons.
Highlights of the position:
-3 Masses each weekend
-Established youth choir
-Rogers electric organ. A Yamaha keyboard is also available
-Parish utilizes the St. Michael hymnal and Breaking Bread hymnal
-Supportive Pastor in a reverent, growing parish with many young families
Interested candidates should send a letter of interest and a resume with three references to Fr. Harry Settle at hsettle@stcindependence.org
Position is available in mid-August