St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church
SUMMARY
Under the direct supervision of the Pastor and in accordance with established policies, procedures and Church
liturgical documents, assists in providing musical accompaniment and direction for St. Luke the Evangelist liturgies
including Sunday Masses, Saturday evening Vigil Mass, holy days, funerals, and other Masses as assigned. It is
understood that this position requires evening and weekend work, and core office hours will be determined by the
pastor as well as maintained and advertised to the benefit of both the parish family and the parish staff. The Part-
Time Music Director must be a practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church and able to partake in the full
sacramental life of the church.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Collaborate with Pastor in determining the repertoire for all liturgies.
- Assists with the selection of appropriate music based on scripture readings on a weekly basis.
- Responsible for providing musical accompaniment at liturgies and rehearsals.
- Responsible for leading the choir, instrumentalists and the assembly at liturgies.
- Responsible for recruiting, training, directing and supervising vocalists and instrumentalists.
- Able to arrange music for instruments.
- Keep current on Church documents regarding liturgy, current liturgical music and hymnals.
- Lead choir rehearsals.
- Keep the pastor informed of Archdiocesan Office of Worship direction in liturgical music ministry.
- Assure that the parish use of music conforms to Church and pastor’s directives.
- Maintain professional skills through personal practice and continuing educational opportunities.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Pastor to serve the people of God at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic
Church.
SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Advanced knowledge of Catholic music literature.
- Possess full knowledge of Catholic liturgical services.
- Able to work well with volunteers to lead a choir.
- Must have an understanding of and ability to use collaborative management skills.
- Knowledge and ability to form group cohesion and consensus as opposed to fragmentation and disunity.
• Must have good leadership skills.
• Skills in reading music are required to successfully accomplish the essential duties of this position.
• Ability to read, analyze, write and effectively present information and respond to questions from
parishioners.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Professional training and experience preparing liturgically correct Catholic music by following the requirements of
the pastor and the Archbishop.
A Bachelor’s Degree in Music or equivalent is preferred.
