E RECEIVE SO MANY notifications of church job openings, I’ve decided to launch a DEDICATED NEXUS where choirmasters, choral scholars, and organists can explore prospective employment. Please note: I neither endorse nor denigrate specific job opportunities; I merely bring them to your attention. Needless to say, you must contact each entity directly … don’t write me asking for employment!
M Know of additional
M job opportunities?
M Email: seekenchantaspire@gmail.com
M Once you share them,
M I’ll append them below:
21 March 2023:
* PDF Download • Saint Paul Choir School (Massachusetts)
—Associate Director of Music (salary circa $70,000) • Located in the bustling heart of Harvard Square, Saint Paul’s Church has been a beacon of traditional Catholic liturgy and worship for over a century … ETC.
2 March 2023:
* PDF Download • Saint Michael in Ohio
—A CCW reader sent us this message: “Saint Michael’s (Findlay, Ohio) is looking to re-envision their music ministry. I know both priests well. They both love chant (Fr. Peter Grodi has a background in music prior to the priesthood and learned chant from the Benedictines at St. Meinrad in Indiana). Fr. Adam is currently authorized by our diocese to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass. The Parish is the largest in our diocese and our bishop is holy and faithful, very Eucharisticly-centered. The Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist have a convent on the grounds of the parish and serve the school. This would be a DREAM job. Do you know anyone you could pass this along to?”
31 January 2023:
* PDF Download • Archdiocese of Denver
—Saint John XXIII Catholic Church in Colorado … ETC.
7 January 2023:
* PDF Download • Diocese of Cleveland
—Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, in Cleveland, Ohio … ETC.
3 January 2023:
Saint Anthony of Padua, a vibrant parish community of 7000+ families in the Woodlands, Texas, Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, with a pastoral staff of 35, is seeking a practicing Roman Catholic with qualifications in music and liturgy, for the position of full-time Director of Music. This position requires an energetic person of faith possessing strong administrative and musical skills with an understanding of Roman Catholic liturgy, and experience as a pastoral musician in a Roman Catholic parish, as well as organ, piano and directing skills. The Director of Music works in collaboration with the Associate Coordinator for Music to engage the assembly in full, active and conscience participation. The director supervises the full-time associate Coordinator of Music, accompanists and all music ministers. Responsibilities include participation in the liturgy planning process, formation/scheduling/supervision of music ministers, playing for and choral direction at several weekend liturgies and parish funeral and wedding liturgies, developing/directing adult choirs and cantors, and instrumental ensembles. Pastoral experience, a degree in music (or equivalent), and proficiency in music software are required. Please submit a cover letter and resume to employment@ap.church
26 October 2022:
* PDF Download • Oklahoma City
—Schoenstein and Co. has been selected to build a pipe organ for the shrine pending a successful fundraiser … ETC.
24 October 2022:
* PDF Download • Cloquet, Minnesota
As of 19 December 2022, we are told this position has been filled.
—The Director of Sacred Music is a full-time position and is supervised by the pastor of Queen of Peace; We are building an authentic Catholic Community and culture … ETC.
24 October 2022:
* PDF Download • North Augusta, South Carolina
—Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church & School in North Augusta seeking a Director of Sacred Music … ETC.
24 October 2022:
* PDF Download • Ponchatoula, Louisiana
—Full-time position of Director of Sacred Music at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Ponchatoula. Preference will be given to an organist/choir director. A Novus Ordo parish, the propers (Introit, Offertory, and Communion) are always sung during the celebration of Sunday Mass … ETC.
24 October 2022:
* PDF Download • Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
—The historic St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish located in downtown Staunton, Virginia is looking for an enthusiastic director to build our music program for the glory of God and for the edification of the faithful … ETC.
24 October 2022:
* PDF Download • Fort Wayne, Indiana
—Director of Sacred Music and Liturgy, Queen of Angels, Fort Wayne, Indiana; We believe that, in the words of the Second Vatican Council: “the musical tradition of the universal Church is a treasure of inestimable value, greater even than that of any other art…” … ETC.
21 September 2022:
* PDF Download • New Hampshire
—Currently, the music program at St. Denis is in a rebuilding phase, focusing on solemnity and reverence in liturgical music, incorporating traditional Catholic chant (English and Latin), polyphony, and hymnody using both ancient and modern resources … ETC.
22 September 2022:
* PDF Download • Minneapolis, Minnesota
—Saint Helena Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis seeks a dynamic individual to serve as the Director of Sacred Music. The director will strive to glorify God through music with a pastoral approach and is responsible for the overall execution of the church’s sacred music program … ETC.
9 August 2022:
* PDF Download • “Old Mission” in Santa Barbara, California
—Director of Liturgy and Music • Saint Barbara Parish at Old Mission Santa Barbara • 2201 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 • For the 11:00am Family Mass … ETC.
4 August 2022:
* PDF Download • Saint Frances Cabrini Parish (West Bend, Wisconsin)
—We are expanding this position to full-time from its current part-time status • This Coordinator of Liturgy and Music works with the pastor to support and foster parish worship that is prayerful, beautiful, and engaging in accord with the Church’s liturgical tradition … ETC.
4 August 2022:
* PDF Download • SS Simon and Jude Parish (West Chester, PA)
—Adult Choir Director (Part-time) • SS Simon and Jude Parish, West Chester, PA • Develop, coordinate, and lead a vibrant adult choir of both professional/volunteer musicians and singers • Recruit, train and sustain choir members, cantors, and musicians • Prepare choir repertoire consisting of traditional and contemporary hymns … ETC.
1 August 2022:
* PDF Download • Church of the Assumption (Nashville, TN)
Traditional Latin Mass apostolate; Diocese of Nashville • Looking for an enthusiastic director to build our music program from the ground up • $1.5M endowment has been established for this program to become, over the next ten years, one of the premier sacred music programs in the entire country • The gothic church (1859) the second oldest church in the city is in the process of being fully restored, and our 1895 organ has been substantially rebuilt. This restoration has been an $8M project.
1 August 2022:
* PDF Download • National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe
—Director of Sacred Music • Full Time Position • 1600 W. Park Avenue, Libertyville, IL.
27 July 2022:
Part-time choir director position for a single Sunday morning Mass at Saint Victor Catholic Church in West Hollywood, California. Father John Paul Gonzalez is the point of contact. Phone: (310) 652-6477 saintvictorparish@saintvictor.org.
27 July 2022:
Re: The Latin Mass music realm. I am writing to say that my pastor, Fr. Kevin O’Neill, is seeking an organist/choir director for our FSSP parish, Immaculate Conception, in El Paso, Texas. This is a salaried position and Father can give the details on benefits. If you are aware of any person who may be interested in the position now or in the future, please write to Fr. O’Neill at ic.ecclesia@gmail.com or call on the telephone at: 915-533-3427. Thank you for all the work you do! We rely heavily on it.
27 July 2022:
* PDF Download • Church of All Saints (FSSP)
Church of All Saints, a vibrant and growing parish of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (since 2013) located in Northeast Minneapolis, seeks a Director of Liturgy and Music. The parish celebrates the full spectrum of the traditional Roman Rite, including Matins at Triduum and Christmas, occasional Sunday Vespers, and much more … ETC.
