Director of Music Ministries

Job Description

Director of Music Ministries
The goals for the Director of Music Ministries will be:
to develop a prayerful, singing assembly through celebration, preparation, and
evaluation and through education and personal ministry;
with the cooperation and assistance of all the parish ministers, the Director of Music
Ministries will support the gospel message through song and challenge the assembly to
live it more fully
2. The goals for the Program of the Music Ministries will be:
to build and sustain congregational song at the 8:30 and 11:00 Sunday
liturgies utilizing existing choral ensembles in place at both liturgies;
to deepen the liturgical understanding and prayer of these assemblies
through weekly education, publications, and other imaginative offerings;
to help to increase regular attendance at these liturgies through the
quality of music;
to develop a plan to expand choir membership at all masses this year;
to recruit, train, and sustain the Shrine cantors ministry
3. Duties and Responsibilities
The Director of Music Ministries will be responsible for all music associated
with worship, religious education, social ministry, and evangelization in the
parish
Ordinarily, the Director of Music Ministries will be responsible for performing
two liturgies as accompanist (organ or piano), cantor, or choir director per
Sunday or major feast
In addition, the Director of Music Ministries will be responsible for coordinating
and staffing all other liturgies with competent musicians
The Director of Music Ministries will be responsible for participating in planning
the liturgies with the Parish Liturgy Committee and will be primarily responsible
for the music selection of all regular and special celebrations (listed below)
The regular liturgical celebrations this year include:
a. weekly Eucharistic celebrations, Easter Vigil, Holy Thursday, Good Friday; the holy
days of obligation, and All Souls Day
b. Communal sacramental celebrations of confirmation
c. Weddings; funerals
4. In addition to the general duties and responsibilities, the Director of Music Ministries
shall be responsible for building and sustaining a parish children's choir, bell choir, and
working with the Atlanta Homeward Choir team. The Director of Music Ministries will
collaborate with our neighboring church, Central Presbyterian, to coordinate our annual
Palm Sunday interfaith procession as well as our annual Christmas on the Hill concert.
5. The Director of Music Ministries reports directly to the Pastor.
6. The Director of Music Ministries will be responsible to attend the following meetings
The Weekly meetings with the pastor;
Monthly staff meetings and other meetings as assigned
7. The Director of Music Ministries shall obtain continuing education in musical-liturgical
education, particularly in the area of preparation/planning.
8. The performance of the Director of Music Ministries shall be evaluated by the Pastor
yearly.
The Director of Music Ministries position at the Catholic Shrine is a full time, exempt
position with access to full archdiocesan benefits. All candidates must pass a level II
background screening. Please forward a letter of interest, resume, and online
performance samples (YouTube, Google Drive, DropBox or other streaming platform) to
joe@catholicshrineatlanta.org marked "Attn: Director of Music Ministries Search
Committee"

About the Employer

The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is an parish in downtown Atlanta whose outreach activities are focused primarily on food insecurity. The parish operates a daily sandwich ministry, a Saturday soup kitchen and a weekly food pantry. In addition, the premises of the church hall are used for daily 12-step programs, and a winter night shelter for homeless men.