Where words fail, MUSIC speaks!

How wonderful it is to share your God given gift of music, vocal or instrumental, with our God and our parish!  We are extremely blessed to have amazing acoustics inside our beautiful church.  It is simply a wonderful place to sing or perform on any instrument.  

I am humbled and honored to be the director of music at St. Mary parish.  In addition to directed the Adult and Children's choirs, I am also responsible for the music planning and scheduling for our weekend Masses.  We are always looking for more talented singers, accompianist and instrumentalist.  Do you have a musical talent you would like to share with us?

I look forward to many more magnificent musical performances for the glory of the Lord, please never hesitate to give me a call, e-mail or text.

The following are the different music ministry groups and roles at St. Mary:  

ACCOMPANIST

Playing a musical instrument and accompanying the hymns and responses for weekend Masses.
Required to practice with cantor.  There is a pipe organ and brand new Yamaha Hybrid piano in the choir loft, also an additional electric piano and organ are available in the parish center for practice.  Schedules are sent out quarterly, the cantor is required to contact the accompianist to set up a time to practice during the week before the Mass where they play/sing.  Accompaniment books are arranged before Mass each weekend, although instrumentalist may find it helpful to purchase their own set for practicing from: Oregon Catholic Press

Cantor and Accompianist Schedules

CANTOR

To encourage the congregation’s sung prayer at weekend Masses and special liturgies by leading the singing of hymns and responses.  Required to practice with accompanist.  Schedules are sent out quarterly, the cantor is required to contact the accompianist to set up a time to practice during the week before the Mass where they play/sing.  Cantor book is arranged before Mass each weekend.

ADULT CHOIR

Open to all in high school or older. To support, lead, and encourage the congregation in singing at weekend Masses and special liturgies. In addition to our regular weekly rehearsals we have several weeks of extra rehearsals on Sunday afternoons from 2:30 - 4:00pm to prepare for Christmas and Easter seasons.  Does not perform in the summer months, from September - May the choir sings for the 10:30 Mass every 1st & 3rd Sundays of the month.

*Weekly rehearsals are at 6:45pm on Wednesdays in the Choir Loft.

CHILDREN’S CHOIR

Open to all children in the 3rd - 5th grades. To support, lead, and encourage the congregation in singing at weekend Masses and special liturgies. Choir sings once a month at either parish plus several special performances throughout the year.

*Weekly rehearsals are from 6:00pm on Wednesdays during the school year.

PRAISE BAND

Open to high school or older, be familiar with this genre of music, and play an instrument or sing in the contemporary style. The band does NOT play for Mass, instead performs for special events and Eucharistic Adoration Events throughout the year. 

*Rehearsals based on the needs of upcoming events

O Come let us Adore HIM!

The Adoration Chapel is at Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at 421 S. Ash st. The chapel is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All are welcome, anytime.  

We ask parishioners to make a commitment to spend one specific hour each week at an assigned time before the Blessed Sacrament.  Children may attend with their parents for all or part of an hour.

To find out what open hours are available contact adoration coordinators below: 

"Perpetual Adoration extends its influence far beyond the individual adorers, touching their homes and families and reaching out to the parish community and beyond.” - Pope Paul VI 

ADORATION EVENTS

Special Holy Hours of Adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament are held before Christmas and Easter offering a time for silent prayer as well as time with soft inspirational music to lift your prayers.  

Each year we have an outdoor Eucharistic Procession for the feast of Corpus Christi.  In addition several other adoration events have been offered for young children and teens. For more information about Adoration events, please contact Laurie Kimere. 

To assist the priest at Mass and other liturgies.Boys & Girls are welcome to attend Altar Server training at the end of their 4th grade year. Older children may also join.

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Is for all members of the Newton Church family - no matter your vocation in life. That means it is for singles age 0-103, families with 2 to 22 members, priests, deacons, sisters...everyone! We invite you to pray with us each Friday evening, a nice way to end the week. The rosary devotion begins promptly at seven; arrive as early as six-thirty. Fellowship and refreshments to follow, if you so desire.

Every Friday evening at the homes of families willing to host in the group.

Greeters are a smiling face and a handshake from our greeters produces a warm welcome for our visitors and fellow parishioners. You are the first face that many will see when entering the weekend Mass. Greeters will also come back to present the gifts after the offertory during Mass.

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To assist in the liturgy by proclaiming the first and second readings and leading the congregation in the Prayers of the Faithful at weekend Masses and special liturgies.

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Men and women united under the powerful leadership of Mary Immaculate. The object of the Legion of Mary is the sanctification of its members by prayer and the performance of apostolic works. Evening meetings in the Sacristy.

For more information, visit the national website.

Organized telephone tree to pray the Rosary for the special needs of parishioners.

Prepare altar bread, wine and sacred vessels for weekend, weekday and special Masses.

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An extraordinary minister of Holy Communion in the Catholic Church is, under the Code of Canon Law, "an acolyte, or another of Christ's faithful deputed", in certain circumstances, to distribute Holy Communion.

Extraordinary Ministers are invited by Father to serve in this very important service.  Extraordinary ministers will help with the distribution of the Holy Communion and the Precious Blood at Mass or bring Holy Communion to nursing homes or hospitals.

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