This ministry performs music during weekday and weekend Masses, holy days, funerals, and weddings. Parishioners are invited to share their musical talents to serve God and His people. Together, the assembly lifts up their hearts to the Lord in sung prayer. The music ministry leads and supports the assembly’s sung prayer with a variety of musical styles, instrumentations, and choral fullness.
The St. Albert Saturday Choir sings both gospel and contemporary styles and serves at the 5:00 p.m. Saturday Mass and at all major parish celebrations. Rehearsals are Saturdays, 3:30 p.m. and one hour before the mass in the music room. Children and youth through adult, all are welcome to join this choir. Requirements include a love of God, music, a desire to sing, a desire to serve and the ability to make a commitment to the group and God.
This choir sings a variety of choral literature and serves at the 9:00 a.m. Sunday Mass and at all major parish celebrations. Members do not need to read music, but need to have a strong emphasis on leading congregations to sing and praise God. Audition is not required.
The choir meets for rehearsals on Sunday mornings in the music room at 10:30 a.m., and for about 45 minutes following mass, to prepare for the following week. Most of our song selections derive from Contemporary Christian artists; however, we do include a variety of other styles as well. Our band employs an assortment of musical instruments, and we encourage youth members who play to participate. Our mission is to teach the youth to be prayerful and respectful during mass and to assist the congregation in praise and worship of God through music!
We gather every Saturday for practice in the Parish Center from 6 to 8 pm. The choir is open for all ages. It is specially formed by families, and together we work to form unity among other families in and out of church. We sing gospel and meditative songs according to the occasion or the pastor requires. Through our music we help people by letting them know Christ and invite them to participate in mass. We have around 60 members in our ministry but we always invite people to join us.
Contact: Alma, Claudia, and Jose Grimaldo
Phone: 713-771-7667
Email: dusty1216_07@yahoo.com
Cantors provide the most visible musical leadership at each celebration. Cantors serve as the psalmist, and lead the sung prayer of the assembly throughout each mass with or without a choir present. Cantors are a vital part of the music ministry and are called upon to serve in many aspects of liturgical life such as funerals, weddings, and other liturgical celebrations throughout the year, as well as Healing and Anointing services, Stations of the Cross and other prayer services.
Cantors need to have an active and positive attitude to assist and lead the congregations to worship God. Cantors are highly encouraged to serve as members of a choir in order to be fully engaged in the music ministry. Cantors are encouraged to be able to learn music on their own.
Cantors primarily lead the assembly in the singing of the psalms during Mass. When a choir is not present, the cantor leads the assembly during all songs. Auditions are required and training is on an individual basis.
Instrumentalists are invited to enhance the worship at Mass through their talents and gifts with or without the presence of a choir.