Music Minister

Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital; Bristol (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Anne Catholic Church in Bristol, Virginia, seeks a Director of Music and Coordinator of Liturgy to lead the sacred music program for parish and school communities.

You will direct the parish choir, form cantors and instrumentalists, lead the school Mass choir, and plan music for weddings and funerals, shaping major liturgies throughout the year. The role is full-time (35 hours per week) with diocesan salary and benefits, requiring a musician devoted to liturgy and service, with ability to

Qualifications

• Proficiency in keyboard accompaniment to personally accompany Sunday Masses and school Masses
• Experience directing choral ensembles and recruiting volunteers of all ages
• Experience planning liturgical music across the liturgical year
• Ability to sight-read and transpose music from parish resources
• Strong organizational skills including volunteer scheduling and budgeting

Responsibilities

• Direct the parish choir at Sunday Mass and school Mass
• Form cantors and instrumentalists and lead student choir
• Prepare music for weddings and funerals
• Help shape major liturgies from Christmas through the Sacred Paschal Triduum
• Collaborate with pastor and staff; manage budget and livestream operations

Skills

Keyboard accompaniment

Choral direction

Vocal coaching

Liturgical planning

Budget management

Livestream tech

Education

Bachelor's degree in sacred music

Tools

Organ

Piano

Job description

• Location 316 Euclid Avenue,Bristol, VA, 24201,United States
• Job Category Western
• Employee Type FT Salary
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree
• Manage Others No

Contact information

• Name Fr. Tom Lawrence

St. Anne Catholic Church in Bristol, Virginia, seeks a Director of Music and Coordinator of Liturgy to lead the sacred music of a parish and school community in the mountains of Southwest Virginia. Serving on the senior staff and working in close collaboration with the pastor, the director plans and carries out a comprehensive music program rooted in the Church's tradition of sacred music: directing the parish choir at Sunday Mass, forming cantors and instrumentalists, leading the student choir at the weekly school Mass, preparing music for weddings and funerals, and helping to shape the great liturgies of the year from Christmas through the Sacred Paschal Triduum. The position is full-time (35 hours per week) with diocesan salary and benefits, and it suits a musician who loves the liturgy, works generously with volunteers of every age, and wants a life's craft placed at the service of the worship of God.

Full description: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b0xn_JzhP17qU0JoYOmjS1pE5Tdru_xAarLeMKp_b0Q/edit?usp=sharing

Requirements

• Proficiency in keyboard accompaniment (piano and organ) sufficient to personally accompany Sunday Masses, the weekly school Mass, and choral rehearsals
• Demonstrated skill in choral direction and vocal coaching, including the ability to recruit, train, and retain volunteer singers of all ages
• Experience planning liturgical music across the full liturgical year
• Ability to sight-read, transpose, and prepare repertoire from the parish's licensed resources
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills: scheduling volunteers, meeting with wedding couples and bereaved families, managing a departmental budget, and collaborating with parish and school staff
• Comfort with basic technology for the role, including livestream operation and standard office software

Preferred

• Roman Catholic in Good Standing
• Bachelor's degree or higher in sacred music, music, organ performance, or a related field
• Three or more years of parish music leadership or comparable liturgical music experience
• Familiarity with the documents governing sacred music (Sacrosanctum Concilium, Musicam Sacram, Sing to the Lord) and with the Diocese of Richmond's liturgical guidelines
• Experience working with children's choirs in a school setting
• Cantor formation experience and comfort singing psalmody when needed
• Conversational Spanish or willingness to support bilingual liturgies