Music Ministry
Mrs. Linda Younkin, Music Director Contact: singctk@gmail.com
The Christ the King music ministry’s role is to bring people closer to God through music. Our purpose is to add beauty to the liturgy and to encourage and enhance congregational singing, thereby uniting us as one in sung prayer. Through a cooperative spirit and a willingness to learn, our singers and instrumentalists strive for excellence in order to bring themselves and our community to a closer union with God. The CTK music ministry welcomes anyone who has a charism, talent or interest in the area of music in service to liturgy.
The various musical groups are as follows:
List of Services
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CTK Adult ChoirList Item 1
The Christ the King adult choir is composed of CTK members who have a talent or interest in sung prayer. The adult choir rehearses on Thursday evenings in the church from 7:00-8:30 p.m. During the Christmas and Easter season, they rehearse until 9:00 pm
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CTK Millennial ChoirList Item 2
The Christ the King Millennials are a group of vocalists and instrumentalists who provide music at the 5:00 pm mass on Sunday evenings. Most group members are of the "Millennial generation". Ages range from college students to young adults. The Millennials provide sung prayer for mass by blending contemporary Catholic music with traditional favorites in a wide range of musical styles. The CTK Millennials are under the direction of Cory Brown.
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CTK Cantor GroupList Item 3
The cantor group consists of choir members who have a trained solo voice of any range. These members of the choir lead the responsorial psalms and acclamations. As a small sub-group, they often provide music at one of our weekend Masses. They also join the choir members for our major church celebrations.
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CTK InstrumentalistsList Item 4
Keyboardists, pianists, organists, woodwind players, percussionists and guitarists are among our CTK instrumental players. The CTK instrumentalists are the backbone of all of our musical groups. They rehearse with the other musicians and provide a solid foundation for our singers, as well as provide their own type of prayer through instrumental arrangements of musical works.
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CTK Junior Choir and Senior Choir
These two separate groups consist of junior high and high school students who demonstrate a willingness and ability to be active in a parish ministry. Their leadership role prepares them for the future position they will hold as leaders of our church. These two groups rehearse separately and weekly. They are often combined into one group for a weekend Mass, or sing at two different Masses, depending on the monthly schedule.
Jr. High Choir (4th through 8th grade) – Rehearsal on Monday evenings from 5:30pm-6:30pm
Sr. High Choir (9th through 12th grade) – Rehearsal on Monday evenings from 6:30pm-7:30pm
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CTK Funeral Choir
This generous group of ministers is “on call” to provide music for our Funeral liturgies, usually with a day or two notice. The majority of our funerals are during the day, so members of this group need to be available during daytime hours. This group sings a weekend Mass once a year at our November Mass of Remembrance. They rehearse 30 minutes prior to each funeral.
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CTK Children’s Choirs
The 3rd through 8th grade school choir known as the Cougar Chorus, along with the “class of the week” provide support for the assembly singing for the Wednesday morning school Masses during the school year. They also sing one weekend Mass per month. They are under the direction of Mrs. Elizabeth Donathan.
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Handbell Choir
The Handbell Choir is composed of dedicated individuals who enjoy the unique sound and playing techniques of the handbell. The bells provide an added musical accompaniment to the liturgical music at mass. Most often, the Handbell Choir plays at the special masses on The Feast of Christ the King, Christmas, Easter and Pentecost. Practices are held on Tuesdays at 6:30p.m. in the Sacred Heart Room. New members are welcomed. Contact: Peg McDermott
