Director of Liturgy and Music Job at The Archdiocese of Milwaukee in Milwaukee

• Plan and execute parish liturgical music program for Old St. Mary parish.
• Plan hymns, psalm setting and service music with 6-week lead time.
• Communicate planning sheets as well as other information promptly with musicians that assist in regular weekend parish Masses.
• Check in and communicate liturgical music information with cantors and other ministers on a regular basis.
• Schedule liturgical ministers
• Cantors (primarily volunteers)
• Organists-pianists (professional and occasionally volunteers)
• Additional professional musicians hired for more significant and well-attended liturgies (Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil, Easter Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day).
• Organizes parish announcements, petitions & Mass intentions for each Sunday/ Special liturgy/ Holy Day.
• Build and maintain parish choirs of volunteers, singing between September and May.
• Plan and distribute choral music used as anthems (post-communion or offertory).
• Run weekly rehearsals
• Direct choirs at Masses
• Design orders of worship for every liturgy.
• Oversee and develop program for liturgical ministers (Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Altar-servers, hospitality).
• Maintain current pool.
• Recruit and form new members (in collaboration with priests and sacristan).
• Oversee scheduling of ministers.
• Planning of funeral liturgies for Old St. Mary Parish.
• serve as a key parish contact for the planning of music and the Liturgy of the Word in collaboration with the deceased’s family and the presider.
• Serve as the principal organist/pianist or arrange a substitute.
• Arrange a cantor (professional or semi-professional) and other musicians as requested by the family.
• Distribute music to all musicians involved.
• Share other information with sacristan and presider.
• Planning of wedding liturgies for Old St. Mary Parish.
• serve as a key parish contact for the planning of the music and the Liturgy of the Word in collaboration with the couple to be married and the presider.
• Serve as the principal organist/pianist or arrange a substitute.
• Arrange a cantor (professional or semi-professional) and other musicians as requested by the couple.
• Design and share with the couple order of worship based on the planning decisions.
• Distribute music to all musicians involved.
• Share other information with sacristan and presider.
• Collaboration with the fellow Directors of Music and Liturgy serving in the “Family of Five Parishes” on special occasions such as:
• Combined multi-parish services such as Taize Prayer, All-Souls Day Vespers, Reconciliation services, Triduum.
• Submit payroll on a timely basis for all outside professional musicians such as organists, cantors, section-leaders, instrumentalists that are hired for liturgies.
• Oversee and prepare a yearly budget given for various area expenses such as professional services-musicians, environment, sacristy supplies, volunteer recognition etc.
• Evaluate and approve invoices.
• Submit reimbursement forms for items purchased without the parish credit card.
• Oversee the maintenance of parish owned instruments (organs and pianos).
• Maintain a routine service schedule with local organ and piano technicians (at least twice a year or as often the budget allows).
• Continuously evaluate the condition of instruments and prepare proposals for more substantial service projects as needed.
• Attend monthly staff, directors’ and department meetings.
• Pursue continue professional development opportunities.
• Maintain good working relationships with professional musicians in the area.
• Other duties as assigned by Pastor.

Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
• Knowledge
• Bachelor’s degree in music or bachelor’s degree on another field with graduate work in music or significant undergraduate coursework in music or sacred music.
• Understanding and knowledge of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal and other documents related to liturgical music.
• Organ and piano skills for leading the congregation, as well as knowledge of solo and collaborative repertoire suitable for providing music as a prelude and postlude.
• Choral conducting skills: knowledge of appropriate repertoire, the ability to teach and lead a group of volunteer and semi-professional singers, including the ability to direct from the bench.
• Vocal coaching skills: the ability to form and utilize the abilities of volunteer and semi-professional cantors.
• Skill
• Musicianship skills (directing, organ, piano, and singing).
• Computer skills (especially MS Word, Excel).
• Strong written and verbal skills (maintain effective communication between fellow staff members, parishioners, volunteers, members of the greater community).
• Abilities
• Flexibility and collaboration, given that high number of different priests presiding at the weekend Masses (4-8 different priests).
• Long-term vision for the planning and the development of the program.
• Decision making and implementation.
• Leadership and Supervision.

Compensation

Type

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Additional Information

Start Date

Location

Old St. Mary - Milwaukee (D16)

Department

County

Job Category

Parishes - Music/Liturgy

Employment Type

Full Time

Notes

This is a full-time position. It requires weekend and evening availability.

Archdiocese of Milwaukee
P.O. Box 070912
Milwaukee, WI 53207

Phone:414-769-3300
Toll-Free: 800-769-9373
Fax:414-769-3408

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