Choir

Dear parents and children, St. Edwin church is pleased to begin a parish children’s choir. We are blessed to have a professional choir teacher with us, Molly W., who is licensed to teach the K-12 grades. The program has two levels of participation: LEVEL ONE Practices take place within the context of the religious education program, three Wednesdays each month, from at 5:30-6:00pm. For those in our elementary or middle school program, choir forms the last half hour of the class. The children will be learning liturgical hymns and Mass parts. St. Augustine of Hippo once said, “The one who sings prays twice.” The children’s choir will sing monthly at one of the weekend Masses. All those who show up early enough to rehearse may participate. Check down below for our choir calendar, updates and other information. LEVEL TWO At 6:00pm (after the regular catechism classes have ended), those who are interested in being part of our performance choir may remain to receive an additional twenty minutes of instruction. During this second half, the students will be introduced to various forms of popular music, looking ahead to performning on our big stage at festivals and other events. Frankly, it is a fantastic opportunity for children in a small parish. Those imagining a musical career involving singing will find a great first start right here at their local church. What about those who have already received First Holy Communion and are not in the Religious Education program? The short answer is, children not in our religious education program may absolutely participate! They arrive specifically for the choir programa little before 5:30pm, and stay through 6:20pm. They will be trained to sing at the monthly Sunday Mass and perform at our two parish festivals. For more information, you can visit the office or ask the pastor. CURRENT CHOIR INFORMATION AND CALENDAR