Maggie Hanson
Music Minister, Choir Director, Organist and Pianist; Maggie leads the music ministry at St. Patrick Church. Please email or call any time: [email protected] / 973-635-0625, ext. 161.

REGISTRATION:  To sign up for any choir, please click on the appropriate Choir Registration link located in the left-hand column of this webpage. For Choir Schedules, please see links below in the Documents Section.

Living Nativity Choir – Grades K-4. Our youngest sings on Christmas Even, and performs the Living Nativity with costumes and music. Click below to print the schedule and to register for this group. 

                                    Rehearsals are Wednesdays 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm  beginning October 25, 2023.
                                                                 

 Boys & Girls Choir - Grades 4-8.  Our intermediate choir sings for the 9:30 am masses twice a month and also sings for the Christmas Eve and Easter masses. They travel to sing in New York and perform in the annual Christmas concert. Rehearsals begin Wednesday, September 20. Prayer, teamwork, music reading, and games that help students learn music are important parts of our rehearsals.

                               Rehearsals Wednesdays 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM beginning September 20, 2023

                                                                                             

God Unplugged Choir - Grades 7-12 and young adults. Our lively ensemble of instrumentalists and vocalists plays for the Sunday 5:00 pm mass each week during the academic year. The group also plays hand bells for the Christmas concert, and performs music for the high school Action and Antioch retreat masses. Rehearsals are at 3:45 pm in the church prior to the mass, beginning September 17. God UnPlugged - be a GUPPY!

                                        Rehearsals Sundays 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM beginning September 17, 2023
                                           
                                                                 
St. Patrick Choir - SATB adults and high school. Our choir family of approximately thirty-five members sings Septemer through Pentecost. Members choose to sing for the Saturday 5 pm mass or Sunday 11:30 am liturgy. The groups sings a wide variety of styles and levels of difficulty. Previous choral or music experience is helpful but not required. Rehearsals asre held in the church starting September 6.

                                Rehearsals Wednesdays 7:00 PM-8:30 PM beginning September 6

Youth Instrumentalists.   Instrumentalists in 7^th through 12^th grade are encouraged to register for our teenage ensemble “God Unplugged” (see above).
                              
Freelance Adult Instrumentalists. Accomplished adult instrumentalists schedule with the music minister independently as desired for any mass.

Cantors. All cantors are volunteers and sing with one of our choirs.