Music Director

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Music Director- (English Masses)
RATE: Competitive

Description:
The Music Director will lead the English-speaking congregations in the worship of God in the Sacred Liturgy of the Catholic Church.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
The Director of Music will arrange and perform liturgical music for the following services:

• Weekend Masses at Saturday 4:00pm, Sunday 8:00am, and Sunday 10:00am
• Holy Days of Obligation
• Christmas Liturgies
• Holy Week Liturgies
• First Eucharist and Confirmation Liturgies
• Funeral Masses
• Wedding Masses

• Ability to play the Pipe Organ is required. Our Parish has a beautiful, 100 year old Cassavant Pipe Organ which is the principal instrument for English-speaking liturgies.
• Ability to Sing and Play is required.
• Ability to play additional instruments (piano, guitar) is desirable
• Use the CREDO hymnal as primary music resource
• Recruit, build, and conduct a parish Choir for the Sunday 10am Mass. Preside over weekly choir rehearsals.
• Must be willing to coordinate with our Spanish liturgy musicians for bi-lingual services during Holy Week and other times throughout the year (English/Spanish)
• Must possess good organizational skills and the ability to work effectively with others
• Train, prepare, and schedule other singers, organists, and/or other members of the Music Ministry
• Provide music for other spiritual events in the life of the parish as needed
• Order liturgical supplies for Music Ministry in accordance with the annual budget
• Reports and consults directly with the Pastor

Other Qualifications
• Must be a practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church
• Must be able to sign Catholic Morality clause for personal conduct in ministry
• Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs
• Must be physically capable of ascending/descending the church Choir Loft.

For immediate consideration, please email a cover letter and resume to Fr. Christopher Wallace at pastor@allsaintshaverhill.org

About the Employer

All Saints is a spiritual home for all to have a personal encounter with Christ and actively live out the universal call to holiness. Our parish motto is "We are All Saints . . . Holiness is possible!"