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. 2161.
REGISTRATION: To sign up for any choir, please click on the appropriate Choir Registration link located in the left-hand column of this webpage.
Living Nativity Choir Grades K-4. Our youngest choir sings for Christmas Eve and performs Living Nativity with costumes and music on December 14, 2024.
Rehearsals are Wednesdays 5:00pm - 5:35pm starting October 16
Boys & Girls Choir - Grades 4-8. Our intermediate choir sings for the 9:30am 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. Prayer, teamwork, music reading, and games that help students learn music are important parts of our rehearsals.
Rehearsals Wednesdays 3:45pm - 4:45pm starting September 18
God Unplugged Choir - Grades 7-12 and young adults. Our lively ensemble of instrumentalists and vocalists plays for the Sunday 5:00pm 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 3:45pm in the church prior to the mass. God UnPlugged - be a GUPPY!
Rehearsals Sundays 3:45pm - 5:00pm starting September 15
St. Patrick Choir - SATB adults and high school. Our choir family of approximately thirty-five members sings September through Pentecost. Members choose to sing for the Saturday 5pm mass or Sunday 11:30am liturgy. The groups sings a wide variety of styles and levels of difficulty. Previous choral or music experience is helpful but not required. Rehearsals are held in the church.
Rehearsals Wednesdays 7:00pm-8:45pm starting September 11
Youth Instrumentalists. Instrumentalists in 7th through 12th 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.