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Those wishing to offer music at the summer church services, please contact Holy Cross.
The Holy Cross music ministry is lead by Pastor J. Bert Carlson. Our top choirs tour locally
and have also performed at the 2003 Synod Assembly in Wildwood. Our groups span ages
from kindergarten through adults.
To join a choir attend a rehearsal
or call the church office at 732 255 4455.
We have four vocal choirs and two handbell choirs that use five
octaves of Schulmerich handbells and four octaves of Schulmerich Melody
Chimes. The choirs begin their season on Holy Cross Sunday, usually
the second Sunday in September, and complete the year the Sunday following
their annual Music for All Seasons concert the second Sunday in June.
Holy Cross Lutheran Church houses one of the largest pipe organs
in New Jersey. Built during a 20-year period, the instrument has
4,786 pipes (76 ranks) assigned to five divisions. Each division
reflects the influence of a particular historic organ style. The
great–German; swell–French; choir–English; antiphonal
and pedal–universal, thus making the instrument truly American.
The 16-foot principal and spitzflute are located in the contemporary-designed
oak façade. Played from a three-manual console containing
79 stops and 48 pistons, the organist can control 21 ranks of strings,
four complete principal choruses, 12 ranks of reeds, a variety of
flutes and mixtures or chimes and cymbelstern.
Rehearsal schedule
You will be
called if rehearsal is canceled because of the weather.
Vocal choirs
10:30 a.m. Sundays Cherub Choir (kindergarten through 2nd grade) 10:30 a.m. Sundays
in Room 2
Children’s Choir (3rd through 6th grade)
in Room 1
7:00 pm Mondays Teen Choir (high school students) in the sanctuary
7:30 pm Thursdays
Sanctuary Choir (high school seniors and adults) in the sanctuary
Augmented Choir (adults who join the Sanctuary Choir for holiday
services) as announced
The Children’s and Teen choirs sing once a month at the 9am
service. The Sanctuary Choir, our adult choir, sings at the 10:45am
service every week and once a month at the 9am service. This choir
is joined by the Augmented Choir, made up of members who cannot commit full time
to the Sanctuary Choir, for special seasons during the year.
Carillons
Young people in sixth grade
and up and adults by different levels of ability meet each Wednesday evening in the sanctuary:
6:00-6:45 pm First handbell group
6:45-7:30 pm 12 intermediate and advanced-level ringers
Each handbell choir rings about once a month at both Sunday services.
Rehearsals will end for the summer after the concert. Check in
August for the fall schedule.
Sacred Dance
Senior Group (high school students and adults) 6:00 pm Tuesdays
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