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WAYS TO GIVE
Your contribution to our Church will be an enduring symbol of your faith and devotion, and will benefit the St. John Baptist Church now, at its inception, and for years to come.
Singing great artistic masterpieces to the glory of Almighty God is part of the music ministry. The parish choral groups' foremost purpose is to offer praise to God through the gift of music. Inherent in this goal is the uplifting of God's people in spirit and mind toward worship.
David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
--I Chronicles XV:16
Our Parish Choir sings at the 9:30 a.m. High Mass, September through June, Holy Days, and special concerts. This choir is made up of men and women of all ages, professional and amateur, singing a variety of choral music from Early Renaissance to recently composed works, accompanied by organ and a cappella. This group is open to all who have a love of music and an interest in choral singing. This choir rehearses on Thursday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Music Room of the Parish Hall. Anyone interested please contact the music office at 714 557 0761, your call will be returned promptly.
Our Latin Schola sings at the 12:30 p.m. Latin Mass, Holy Days, and special concerts. This choir is made up of men and women of all ages, professional and amateur, singing a variety of choral music from Early Renaissance to recently composed works, accompanied by organ and a cappella. This group is open to all who have a love of music and an interest in choral singing. This choir rehearses on Tuesday evenings at 7:15 p.m. and 12:00 Noon on Sundays in the choir loft of the church.
The Schola Cantorum is a group of professional, auditioned musicians who support the 9:30 a.m. mass with music including sacred polyphony and Gregorian chant using the Solesmes method.
Contact: Santiago Loera
714 751 4269
Contact: Vincent Vu at: vietdiem at hotmail.com
The Vietnamese choir sings at the 7:00 p.m. Saturday and 6:30 a.m. Sunday masses and other festive liturgies that are central to the Vietnamese community.
