Posted July 1, 2021
Assistant Director of Music, Part-time
St. Mary, Hyde Park, OH
St. Mary, Hyde Park, is seeking a part-time Assistant Director of Music starting August 1, 2021. St. Mary, Hyde Park has a growing and thriving music ministry, including adult and children’s choirs, a cantor program, a Steinway baby grand piano, and a newly rebuilt 3-manual, Schantz pipe organ (December 2019). Primary responsibilities are to play piano/organ at the 4:00 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass as well as the Wednesday and Friday morning Masses (9:00 a.m.) with and without the school children, the Tuesday 5:45 p.m. Mass and Benediction (first Tuesday of the month), work with and train cantors from the school and parish, assist when needed for Holy Days, weddings, and funerals. The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree (or higher) in music and/or experience in a parish liturgical music program, proficiency in piano, organ, and voice, a knowledge of liturgy and good pastoral skills. The successful candidate is a team person, working with all the staff members of the parish. Salary and benefits commensurate with qualifications and experience. A full job description is available. Candidates may submit a letter of interest, resume, and references to kbarton@smshp.com or by mail to Katie Barton, Director of Music and Liturgy, St. Mary, Hyde Park, 2853 Erie Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45208.
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Posted June 7, 2021
Coordinator of Music, Full-time
Immaculate Conception, Dayton, OH
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church has an opening for a full time Coordinator of Music Ministry to lead the music program for the parish helping the worshipping community to pray by supporting liturgies with vibrant and inspirational music.
Candidate for this position should be proficient in organ and piano, be able to sight read music and have suitable vocal skills. Candidate should be passionate about the church’s liturgical tradition as well as today’s current practice. This candidate will be a staff member, attend staff meetings and work collaboratively with pastoral staff.
The Coordinator of Music Ministry plans and leads music at two weekend Masses, Saturday 4:30pm and Sunday 11:00am with choirs, Thursday morning school Mass, funeral Masses, all Holy Day Masses and special liturgies and events as needed. Providing music at weddings is additional compensation.
Responsibilities include directing and rehearsing choirs and volunteer musicians, creating power point presentations for Masses, file and maintain music records, coordinate music ministry bulletin communications, care for musical equipment and the operation of sound equipment.
This candidate should have the ability to cultivate and recruit volunteers for participation in the Music Ministry program both choir and musicians.
We are located at 2300 South Smithville Road in Dayton, Ohio conveniently off State Route 35.
Please send your cover letter and resume to Fr. Satish Joseph at satishjoseph@icparishdayton.org by Wednesday, June 30, 2021.
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Posted May 13, 2021
Pastoral Musician
St. Peter in Chains, Hamilton, OH
St. Peter in Chains located just moments from the heart of Hamilton, Ohio is in need of a part-time pastoral musician to lead the music ministry of the parish. Duties include leading music at weekend Masses (solo, with cantor, with choir), leading music at the Tuesday morning school Mass, leading music at occasional evening Praise and Worship events, planning liturgical music, directing the parish choir, maintaining music files, communications about music ministry in the parish bulletin, and other similar duties as deemed necessary by the pastor. The candidate must be able to play accompaniment on both piano and organ and be able to sight read music. The ideal candidate is passionate about the church’s liturgical tradition as well as current liturgical practice. The ideal candidate may also be outgoing, creative, and an experienced choral conductor who is able to relate to people from all walks of life.
This position is regularly scheduled for 15 hours/week, not including funerals and weddings.
Applications will be accepted through June 15, 2021.
Employment contingent upon ability to pass background check.
Please send resume and cover letter to Elizabeth Moran, morane@stpeterinchains.org
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Posted May 5, 2021
Director of Liturgical Music
St. Clement, St. Bernard, OH
St. Clement Catholic Parish – in the Village of St. Bernard (Cincinnati), Ohio, is seeking a (part-time?) Director of Liturgical Music. This position serves the Parish’s approximately 800 families in an urban area surrounded by the City of Cincinnati. This position serves the parish community as principal musician, organist/keyboardist and choir director according to the highest professional standards of this profession. He/She aims to help the worshipping community to pray by supporting liturgies with inspirational and quality music. He/She must have a good knowledge of quality repertoire available for liturgical music programs for adult choir, organ, and congregation.
Qualified candidates should submit a resume with a cover letter to Rev. E. John Stein, OFM at ejstein@stclementcincinnati.org or 4536 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45217.
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Posted May 4, 2020
Director of Liturgical Music
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Botkins OH
Immaculate Conception Church in Botkins, OH is seeking a part time director of Liturgical Music. The Director of Liturgical Music serves the parish as the principal musician, organist, and choir director aiming at praising the Blessed Trinity through the Sacred Liturgy.
Skills, Knowledges, and Abilities
• Must have a high degree of proficiency in the use of the organ as attested to by formal credentials and a personal performance audition.
• Should have a working knowledge of other instruments which might be used in liturgical music
• Must have skill as an effective choral conductor as demonstrated by formal credentials and/or a choral audition (rehearsal).
• Must have a knowledge and appreciation of the Church’s liturgical tradition as well as current liturgical practice.
• Must have a desire to promote the Church’s understanding of a sung/chanted liturgy.
• Must have the ability and desire to lead and sustain a program of quality congregational singing.
• Must have a good knowledge of quality repertoire available for liturgical music programs for adult and children’s choirs, organ, and congregation.
The applicant should have experience in preparing and accompanying Catholic Liturgical music and at a minimum able to pass The Archdiocesan Organ Proficiency Exam, or the Service Playing Certificate in the American Guild of Organists.
The position reports to the Pastor of the Pastoral Region and is paid hourly and per liturgy. Qualified candidates should submit a resume with a cover letter to Cindy Quellhorst at cquellhorst@petersburgparishes.org or 309 Perry St. Wapakoneta, OH 45895. Application deadline is November 15, 2020.
Assistant Director of Music, Part-time
St. Mary, Hyde Park, OH
St. Mary, Hyde Park, is seeking a part-time Assistant Director of Music starting August 1, 2021. St. Mary, Hyde Park has a growing and thriving music ministry, including adult and children’s choirs, a cantor program, a Steinway baby grand piano, and a newly rebuilt 3-manual, Schantz pipe organ (December 2019). Primary responsibilities are to play piano/organ at the 4:00 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass as well as the Wednesday and Friday morning Masses (9:00 a.m.) with and without the school children, the Tuesday 5:45 p.m. Mass and Benediction (first Tuesday of the month), work with and train cantors from the school and parish, assist when needed for Holy Days, weddings, and funerals. The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree (or higher) in music and/or experience in a parish liturgical music program, proficiency in piano, organ, and voice, a knowledge of liturgy and good pastoral skills. The successful candidate is a team person, working with all the staff members of the parish. Salary and benefits commensurate with qualifications and experience. A full job description is available. Candidates may submit a letter of interest, resume, and references to kbarton@smshp.com or by mail to Katie Barton, Director of Music and Liturgy, St. Mary, Hyde Park, 2853 Erie Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45208.
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Posted June 7, 2021
Coordinator of Music, Full-time
Immaculate Conception, Dayton, OH
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church has an opening for a full time Coordinator of Music Ministry to lead the music program for the parish helping the worshipping community to pray by supporting liturgies with vibrant and inspirational music.
Candidate for this position should be proficient in organ and piano, be able to sight read music and have suitable vocal skills. Candidate should be passionate about the church’s liturgical tradition as well as today’s current practice. This candidate will be a staff member, attend staff meetings and work collaboratively with pastoral staff.
The Coordinator of Music Ministry plans and leads music at two weekend Masses, Saturday 4:30pm and Sunday 11:00am with choirs, Thursday morning school Mass, funeral Masses, all Holy Day Masses and special liturgies and events as needed. Providing music at weddings is additional compensation.
Responsibilities include directing and rehearsing choirs and volunteer musicians, creating power point presentations for Masses, file and maintain music records, coordinate music ministry bulletin communications, care for musical equipment and the operation of sound equipment.
This candidate should have the ability to cultivate and recruit volunteers for participation in the Music Ministry program both choir and musicians.
We are located at 2300 South Smithville Road in Dayton, Ohio conveniently off State Route 35.
Please send your cover letter and resume to Fr. Satish Joseph at satishjoseph@icparishdayton.org by Wednesday, June 30, 2021.
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Posted May 13, 2021
Pastoral Musician
St. Peter in Chains, Hamilton, OH
St. Peter in Chains located just moments from the heart of Hamilton, Ohio is in need of a part-time pastoral musician to lead the music ministry of the parish. Duties include leading music at weekend Masses (solo, with cantor, with choir), leading music at the Tuesday morning school Mass, leading music at occasional evening Praise and Worship events, planning liturgical music, directing the parish choir, maintaining music files, communications about music ministry in the parish bulletin, and other similar duties as deemed necessary by the pastor. The candidate must be able to play accompaniment on both piano and organ and be able to sight read music. The ideal candidate is passionate about the church’s liturgical tradition as well as current liturgical practice. The ideal candidate may also be outgoing, creative, and an experienced choral conductor who is able to relate to people from all walks of life.
This position is regularly scheduled for 15 hours/week, not including funerals and weddings.
Applications will be accepted through June 15, 2021.
Employment contingent upon ability to pass background check.
Please send resume and cover letter to Elizabeth Moran, morane@stpeterinchains.org
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Posted May 5, 2021
Director of Liturgical Music
St. Clement, St. Bernard, OH
St. Clement Catholic Parish – in the Village of St. Bernard (Cincinnati), Ohio, is seeking a (part-time?) Director of Liturgical Music. This position serves the Parish’s approximately 800 families in an urban area surrounded by the City of Cincinnati. This position serves the parish community as principal musician, organist/keyboardist and choir director according to the highest professional standards of this profession. He/She aims to help the worshipping community to pray by supporting liturgies with inspirational and quality music. He/She must have a good knowledge of quality repertoire available for liturgical music programs for adult choir, organ, and congregation.
Qualified candidates should submit a resume with a cover letter to Rev. E. John Stein, OFM at ejstein@stclementcincinnati.org or 4536 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH 45217.
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Posted May 4, 2020
Director of Liturgical Music
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Botkins OH
Immaculate Conception Church in Botkins, OH is seeking a part time director of Liturgical Music. The Director of Liturgical Music serves the parish as the principal musician, organist, and choir director aiming at praising the Blessed Trinity through the Sacred Liturgy.
Skills, Knowledges, and Abilities
• Must have a high degree of proficiency in the use of the organ as attested to by formal credentials and a personal performance audition.
• Should have a working knowledge of other instruments which might be used in liturgical music
• Must have skill as an effective choral conductor as demonstrated by formal credentials and/or a choral audition (rehearsal).
• Must have a knowledge and appreciation of the Church’s liturgical tradition as well as current liturgical practice.
• Must have a desire to promote the Church’s understanding of a sung/chanted liturgy.
• Must have the ability and desire to lead and sustain a program of quality congregational singing.
• Must have a good knowledge of quality repertoire available for liturgical music programs for adult and children’s choirs, organ, and congregation.
The applicant should have experience in preparing and accompanying Catholic Liturgical music and at a minimum able to pass The Archdiocesan Organ Proficiency Exam, or the Service Playing Certificate in the American Guild of Organists.
The position reports to the Pastor of the Pastoral Region and is paid hourly and per liturgy. Qualified candidates should submit a resume with a cover letter to Cindy Quellhorst at cquellhorst@petersburgparishes.org or 309 Perry St. Wapakoneta, OH 45895. Application deadline is November 15, 2020.