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Part-time Music Minister
San Jose Catholic Church • sjcatholic.org
3619 Toledo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32217 • Phone 904-733-1630

San Jose Catholic Church, Jacksonville, FL, seeks part-time Music Minister. Duties include providing music for weekend masses and other liturgies. Candidates must have excellent keyboard skills. Knowledge of Catholic liturgy desirable. English/Spanish fluency a plus. Submit resume and demo to admin@sjcatholic.org, fax 904-731-4335, or mail to Michael Knight, San Jose Catholic Church, 3619 Toledo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32217 by December 15.

Director, Music Ministries and Organist
Christ Episcopal Church • www.christepiscopalchurch.org
400 San Juan Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL • Phone 904-285-6127

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Facilitates all musical offerings - traditional, contemporary, children, adult and youth for a multi-campus church.
• Plans and coordinates the operation and evaluation of a comprehensive Music Ministry. Participates actively in advising, arranging and providing music for special projects, ministries, and other church activities in cooperation with ministry leaders and clergy.
• Provides special music on Festival/Holy Days that reflects their sacred nature.
• Directs multiple choirs/music groups and congregational singing.
• Supervises the work of paid and volunteer music leaders.
• Understands the opportunities and challenges of a large, resource-sized parish.
• Offers creative vision and encourages growth.
• Recruits and works with soloists and musicians who share their musical gifts in worship.
• Reaches out to the Jacksonville music community, including the Jacksonville Symphony.
• Provides a variety of music styles such as contemporary, traditional, gospel/spiritual, and appropriate music for Celtic and Taize reflective services. · Administers the business affairs of the music ministry including the annual budget, overseeing expenditures, projecting music purchases as well as the maintenance and care of all music supplies, equipment, and instruments.
• Complies with all established church policies and procedures as well as applicable federal and state laws.
• Coordinates and conducts classical musical training for children.
• Understands and uses the technology available at Christ Church.
• Participates in training and understands and complies with “Safeguarding God’s People” and “Safeguarding God’s Children”.
• Serves as staff advisor for church committees as determined by the clergy.
• Oversees the church’s Fine Arts Program.

Requirements: Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• At least 5 years of experience in a full time music related position in a church.
• Experience with the Episcopal Church liturgy is a plus.
• Ability to play organ and piano; other instruments are a plus.
• Ability to collaborate and foster team spirit.
• Administrative skills to manage the daily operations of the music program.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and organization skills.
• Commitment to Biblical Christian principles and teachings both professionally and personally.
• Knowledge and skills in a full range of musical styles - classical, traditional, contemporary, jazz, folk, gospel, reflective.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to provide vision, energy, inspiration and experience.
• Understanding of, or desire to quickly learn, the Episcopal liturgy and how to integrate music to accentuate its meaning in worship.

Our deadline for the position is January 15, 2010.  Responses can be emailed to:

Choir Director/Organist
Geneva Presbyterian Church • www.genevapresbyterian.org
1755 State Road 13, Switzerland, FL 32259 • Phone 904-287-4865

Growing presbyterian church in Northwest St. Johns is in need of a choir director/organist. Duties include selecting music, accompanying and directing a small choir and a bell choir, leading rehearsals, and providing music in the traditional worship service. Please inquire for more information and a more complete job description.

Please contact or send resume to:
        Pastor Jesse Alexander
        pastorjessalexander@gmail.com

Female Voices needed for Schola Cantorae

The St. Augustine Schola Cantorae is looking for women singers interested in exploring Gregorian chant and polyphony. The schola rehearses weekly on Monday evenings in St. Augustine and sings Vespers regularly at the Shrine of La Leche. Other appearances have included the St. Augustine Founders’ Day and the Cathedral-Basilica. No prior experience with chant or Latin is required. To learn more, contact director Mary Jane Ballou at 904-347-6544 or email info@cantorae.com.