Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity –  June 3/4
VENTUS –  June 7th
Solemnity of the Most Precious Body and Blood of Jesus (Corpus Christi)- June 10/11
Corpus Christi Holy Hour @ 1pm – June 11
Solemnity of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – June 16 @ 8:15am & 12pm
Father’s Day Blessing – June 17/18 @ All Masses
Juneteenth – June 19th @ 9am
Solemnity of the Nativity of John the Baptist – June 24 @ 8:15am
Special Disciple’s Mass – June 25 @ 3pm
Solemnity of Sts. Peter & Paul – June 29 @ 8:15am & 12pm

DATE CHANGE!
SAVE THE DATE! RSVP will come out in August Newsletter
August 26th, 2023 – Music Ministry Retreat and Fellowship Lunch 9am-1pm

 
MUSIC MINISTRY PRAYER REQUESTS
For the repose of souls of the Departed. May the Lord grant comfort for those who grieve them.
All our SMM Parishioners who have passed.
St. Margaret Mary, pray for us. 
St. Cecilia, pray for us. 
St. Hildegard, pray for us. 
All Holy Men and Women, pray for us.

MONTHLY PRAYER

Father, Creator of all, thank You for summer!
Thank you for the warmth of the sun
and the increased daylight.
Thank You for the beauty I see all around me
and for the opportunity to be outside and enjoy Your creation.
Thank You for the increased time I have to be with my friends and family,
and for the more casual pace of the summer season.
Draw me closer to You this summer.
Teach me how I can pray
no matter where I am or what I am doing.
Warm my soul with the awareness of Your presence
and light my path with Your Word and Counsel.
As I enjoy Your creation, create in me
a pure heart and a hunger and a thirst for You.

CANTORS & ACCOMPANISTS

CLICK HERE FOR CANTOR/ACCOMPANIST SCHEDULE MAY-JULY

CLICK HERE SUBMIT AUGUST-OCTOBER AVAILABILITY
Please submit but June 10th

LAROSA PSALMS

We will typically use the metered version of the LaRosa psalms, unless otherwise noted on the music plans. Also, some of her psalms have a sung “coda/ending”, which can be omitted…our practice will be to end the refrain as it is sung throughout the Responsorial Psalm, no extra phrases added. Many LaRosa psalms have been updated since last year, please download the most recent version from the shared folder.

HYMNAL RESOURCES

In the back room behind the organ I have the following resources available:
Keyboard Cabinet: Journeysongs; Gather 4; Gather 3; Green Gather; Choose Christ; Spirit & Song; Lead Me, Guide Me
Guitar/Instrumentalist Cabinet: Journeysongs Guitar; Journeysongs Instrumental; Gather 4 C Instrument; Choose Christ Guitar; Spirit & Song Guitar

I try my best to maintain a printed copy of any sheet music not in those resources in the binder in the piano bench.
There is always a copy of every song for the liturgy prepare in the cantor binder. I’m always willing to provide printed copies of music in advance, but I need at least 48 hours notice in the rare case I am not around when you ask. 

NEW MASS SETTING FOR ORDINARY TIME

I have written a new Mass Setting for the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Community and it will be introduced at the end of May as we prepare to enter into a new season of Ordinary Time this summer. Over the past year I’ve been trying to find the perfect Mass setting to switch to for Ordinary Time, and I haven’t found one that fit all my requirements for SMM.
Requirements included: 

– must sound good on the organ
– must sound good with piano/guitar/drums
– must sound good with both single cantor and vocal ensemble
– MUST be easily singable for the assembly
– not extra lengthy with an excess of repeated text – after all, it’s Ordinary Time, the Gloria does not need to be 5 minutes long…
So one day last summer, I started randomly singing the Mass parts to a familiar hymn tune, NICAEA, (Holy, Holy, Holy) and I pursued it, and voila, I wrote a Mass Setting (thank you Holy Spirit for the inspiration).
There hasn’t been one published for St Margaret Mary, so I’ve named it, dedicated it, and published it as the “Mass of St Margaret Mary” (for our Parish).
It’s been through many reviewers and edits to reach this point, including members of our parish musicians, Archdiocesan music directors, the USCCB music publication committee, and some of my national music composer friends.

 Click here to access recordings.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION VERSES: If you have any difficulty understanding how to read/sing the Gospel Acclamation Verses for each week, just let me know and I’ll be happy to explain it.  I will provide PDFs and recordings for each week here.

SATB parts are available now! 

HANDBELL MASSES
Off for the Summer

 

SMM SINGERS SCHEDULE

Off for the Summer

SuperNOVA SCHEDULE

Off for the Summer

To join the Resurrection Choir email list, contact Dr. Holly
hsmith@stmm.org 

Musicians who sing or accompany music during the funeral Mass. I can’t tell you how many times families have thanked me for the choir being present (even if only three of our choir members could attend! Your voice of support matters and sung prayers are needed during the liturgy).

WEEKEND MASS ENSEMBLE MASSES
June 18 @ 10am
July 9 @ 10am

MODERN MUSIC ENSEMBLE

VENTUS
June 7th
July 5th

Adoration begins @ 6:30pm
Benediction @ 7:45pm
Fellowship to follow in Hospitality Room

SAVE THE DATE!!!!! 

This Organ Program is a great way to attend and support our summer picnic, and I guarantee it will be entertaining and a way to beat the heat!

If you made it this far in the newsletter, send Holly a picture of your favorite summer activity to make her smile. She’ll stop whatever she is doing and offer a up a “Glory Be” in thanksgiving for all the wondrous things God has done.