Music News from St. Joseph’s

High School Students Invited to Join Young Adult Music Group

The St. Joseph Parish, Medford Music Ministry would like to extend an invitation to Confirmation students and to ALL high school students who like to sing or play an instrument, to consider participating in our Young Adult Music Group, “The Messengers”, at the 10AM Mass on Sunday mornings.

Rehearsals are on Thursday afternoons from 4PM to 5:30PM. in the upper church. The group also meets for a warm-up/rehearsal at 9:30AM on Sunday mornings, prior to Mass (for those who are interested, there is a light breakfast in the outer room of the choir loft from 9AM to 9:30AM!).

Students receive Community Service and/or Confirmation Service hours in consideration of their participation in the music ministry.

A number of students who joined us in previous years enjoyed their experience so much that they decided to become regular members of the group!

If you would like to take part, or if you should have any questions, please contact Betsy Pesce, Music Director, at 781-391-1457 (office) or 617-335-8155 (cell) or send an e-mail to stjosephmusic@msn.com.

Come give us a try!!

St. Joseph Youth Choir Seeking Members

If…you love to sing, you are a student in Grade Two or above, and you’d like to meet others who love to sing…

Then…you should consider joining the St. Joseph Youth Choir.

Our Youth Choir offers a wide range of liturgical music experience for all and welcomes new members. The weekly RE-“CHOIR”-MENTS of membership in the group are as follows:

Youth Choir:

Weekly Rehearsals: Thursday Afternoons from 2:30 to 4:00 P.M. (*Upper Church)

Sunday Breakfast: 9:00 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. (Outer Room, Choir Loft)

Sunday Warm-up: 9:30 A.M.

Sunday Mass: 10:00 A.M. Family Mass (*Upper Church)

Please consider joining this wonderful ministry which contributes so much to our parish and community.

For further information, or to join, please call Betsy Pesce at 781-391-1457 or send an e-mail to stjosephmusic@msn.com.

St. Joseph Annual Parish Concert October 18

The St. Joseph Parish Music Ministry invites you to join us on Sunday afternoon, October 18th, 2015, at 2PM in the upper church, for our St. Joseph Parish Annual Concert. Both our Adult and Youth Choirs and The Messengers (our young adult music group) will perform, accompanied by organ and instrumentalists, with vocal and instrumental solos, as well as an opportunity for the audience to join with us in singing!

This year’s program is being presented in loving memory of choir members, Frederick W. (Fred) Abbott and W. Warren Ramirez.

There will be a luncheon in the social center following the concert, catered by Carroll’s Restaurant in Medford (once again, through the kindness of parishioner, Attorney Victor Garo).

We urge you to take this opportunity to come and join our choirs and instrumentalists in a prayerful and playful musical celebration! For more information, please e-mail Betsy Pesce, Music Director, at stjosephmusic@msn.com or call 781-391-1457 (office) or 617-335-8155 (cell).

– Submitted by Betsy Pesce, Music and liturgy director, St. Joseph Parish, Medford