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Contact: Lynette Basta
Pastoral Assistant for Music
425-747-4450 x5467
lynette@stlouise.orgThe St. Louise Music Ministries lead the assembly in song, enriching our worship experience. Choirs, ensembles and instrumentalists enhance our liturgies and special Masses throughout the year. If you are called to share your talents, please contact Lynette Basta or any of the contacts associated with the choirs listed below.
How to Serve:
St. Louise is blessed with a variety of choirs. Please contact Lynette Basta or see below a listing of all our choirs.
Our monthly music ministry meetings our on the first Saturday of the month at 10AM in the Parish Center.
See the Music Ministry Calendar
Below is a sampling of the Choirs and Ensembles that minister at St. Louise.
Music Ministry Brochure. View
The BELLISSIMA bell choir is St. Louise’s first English handbell choir, established in 1994 as an opportunity for non-singing parish members to learn and promote the art of handbell ringing during the Catholic liturgy. We range in age from high school student to adult; we are not professional musicians, but simply people who love music, wish to develop their musical skills, and desire to use their hands to express their gift of song to the assembly. No previous ringing experience is necessary, but basic music reading skills is essential, and a willingness to wear white gloves in public is desired.Mass: Every four to six weeks or special services during the year.
Practice: Every Tuesday 7-9PM in the Church
Contact: Jane Curtas
The CHRISTMAS choir sings at the last evening Mass on Christmas Eve. This choir is a four part SATB choir focusing on traditional Christmas music.
Mass: Christmas Eve, last Mass of the evening
Practice: Times vary
Contact: Jean Mishler
The COUPLES FOR CHRIST (CFC) choir is composed of couples and single women who belong to the Couples for Christ renewal community. We sing joyfully to the Lord in one voice. We strive to improve our singing by learning to read sheet music and stay in rhythm. We are also learning to listen to each other. We encourage any member to cantor and we are open to new members.
Mass: 4th Sunday of the month, 11AM Mass
Practice: 3rd Tuesday of the month; 7-9PM, in the St. Cecilia room
Director: Luisa Orejana
Accompanist: Philippe Siruno
Contact: Jenny Petisme, Desi Lazaro, Dennis Bibanco
The COVENANT choir enjoys playing a range of music—from traditional hymns to contemporary Christian selections with a variety of tempos. They do part singing, both accompanied by piano and guitar and also a cappella. New members always welcome!
Masses: 2nd Sunday 11AM Mass and 4th Sunday 9AM Mass
Practice: Thursday before the week we minister; 7PM in the Church
Contact: Amado Garcia
CRISTO LIBERTADOR choir
Masses: 1st, and 3rd Sunday of the month, 1PM Mass
Practice: Every Wednesday; 7-9PM in the Guadalupe room
Contact: Luis Vallejos and Edgar Santiago
EMAUS choir
Plays for the Friday 7PM prayer service in the Church
Practice: Every Thursday; 8PM in the Guadalupe room
Contact: Mariano Cruz
ESPIRITU choir
Masses: 4th Sunday of the Month, 1PM Mass
Practice: Every Thursday; 5-8PM in the Guadalupe room
Contact: Moises Enriqueno-Galindo
The GLORY AND PRAISE choir seeks to enhance the prayer of the St. Louise community through the use of contemporary church music at Eucharistic and other liturgies. Glory and Praise has ministered continuously at St. Louise since 1979. Additional singers and instrumentalists are welcome.
Mass: Third Sunday of the month, 11AM Mass
Practice: Thurs of the week before we minister; 7:00-9:00 PM in the Church.
Contact: Walt Havens
The HARMONY choir is small group of dedicated musicians who enjoy contemporary and traditional music.
Masses: First Sunday of the month, 9AM Mass
Practice: Monday of the week before we minister at the Schneider home.
Contact: Bernadette Schneider
The INDIAN choir
Masses: Fifth Sundays of the month, 11AM Mass
Practice: Thursday the week before we minister, 7PM in the St. Cecilia room.
Contact: Cecilia Margaret
The JAM (Jesus and Me) choir is a children's choir
Masses: 1st Sundays of the month, 11AM Mass
Practice: Every Saturday, 10AM in the St. Cecilia Room
Contact: Ina Camino
The MENS choir is a choir made up of all ages of men.
New Members Welcome!
Masses: 2nd Sunday of the month, 5PM Mass and Fifth Sunday of the month, 6PM Mass
Practice: Every Monday, 7PM in the St. Cecilia room.
: Director Philippe Siruno
Contact: Greg Lesnar
The POWER OF ONE choir enjoys expressing our faith through music and feel a sense of ministry in "giving something back" to the church community. The group strives to professionally present their music and to put energy into every song--upbeat or mellow.
Mass: 1st and 3rd Sundays, 6PM Life Teen Mass
Practice: Tuesdays before we minister 7-9PM in the Church
Directors: Maureen Still, Joe Rojo
Accompanists: Joe Rojo (piano), Eric Orejana (bass/guitar), Amado Garcia (guitar)
Contact: Luisa Orejana
The REJOICE choir is a 4-part choir comprised of sopranos, altos, tenors and basses. Our repertoire consists of both traditional church hymns and contemporary compositions, spanning a wide variety of styles, rhythms and sounds. In our roster, we have members that were part of the original church choir at St. Louise—over 50 years ago! But over the years, we have continued to expand, always welcoming new members. While many of us are veteran singers, we are a “young” choir in our approach and attitude. New members welcome!
Mass: First and third Sundays, 9AM Mass
Practice: Wednesdays; 7-9PM in the Church
Contact: Jean Mishler
The ROCK ‘N THE CROSS choir is a choir made up of youth and adults who minister together at the Life Teen Mass.
Mass: 2nd and 4th Sundays, 6 PM Mass
Practice: Sundays 4PM in the Church on the weekends that we sing and in the St. Cecilia room for 1st and 3rd Sunday.
Contact: Lewis Liaw
The TRIDUUM/EASTER choir sings at the Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Vigil services.
Mass: Holy Thursday, Good Friday (English), and Easter Vigil
Practice: Varies
Contact: Jean Mishler
The UNION choir is designed to build connections among the different cultures that make up St. Louise Parish. This choir ministers at our parish Union Liturgies, multicultural events which happen about 6 times a year at important religious or cultural holidays (such as Our Lady of Vailankanni in September, Our Lady of Guadalupe in December, St. Louise Day in March). Our repertoire consists of music from all over the world, in a variety of languages and styles. New members are always welcome!
Mass: Varies seasonally
Practice: Varies
Contact: Lynette Basta