"God has bestowed upon his people the gift of song.  God dwells within each human person, in the place where music takes its source.  Indeed, God, the giver of song, is present whenever his people sing his praises."  -Sing to the Lord :  Music in Divine Worship
 

The Music Ministry enhances our liturgies and celebrations with the Church's rich tradition of music, both vocally and instrumentally. Participants in this ministry enjoy that special sense of community that comes from making something beautiful together, for God, and for his people.  For more information please contact our Director of Music, Kelly Rizzo-McLain, at the Parish Office (313) 278-5555 extension 106 or by email at musicdirector@shparish.org.
 

CHOIR
The Adult Choir of Sacred Heart is a group of dedicated parishioners who lead the community in song at our liturgies. The choir sings every weekend at 9:30 am Mass from the first weekend after Labor Day through Pentecost. They rehearse on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. The Sacred Heart Adult Choir welcomes anyone who wishes to participate.  You do not need to have previous experiecne singing in a choir.  Please join us!  All are welcome!
 

CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE
The Contemporary Ensemble at Sacred Heart is a group of vocalists and instrumentalists that lead our community in song every other weekend at the 11:30am Mass on Sundays.  They rehearse at 10:45am before Mass.  This ensemble focuses primarily on music written in the contemporary and praise & worship style.  If you are a singer or instrumentalist, please consider joining us!  No previous experience in a Contemporary Group is necessary.

CHAMBER CHOIR
The Chamber Choir at Sacred Heart will meet once a month, typically the second Saturday of the month at 2:30pm to rehearse and then perform at the 4:30pm Mass the same day.  Members of the Chamber Choir are expected to come prepared, having learned their music at home, with rehearsal being a time to polish the music to be sung at Mass.  Previous experience singing in a choir is required.

HAND BELL CHOIR
The Adult Handbell Choir utilizes our 4-octave set of Malmark Handbells as well as our choir chimes and Whitechapel English Handbells.  Although the ability to read music is a helpful skill, it is not required to ring bells.  The bell choir will rehearse on Thursday evenings from 6:00pm - 7:15pm, and they will ring at several Masses throughout the year. Please contact the music director if you are interested in joining the handbell choir.

 

INSTRUMENTALISTS
Instrumentalists are a long-standing tradition at Sacred Heart Parish. Their contribution to sacred liturgy adds a special musical dimension to the use of the organ and the piano. We especially love having instrumentalists play during the Christmas and Easter seasons.  If you have ability in this area, please consider sharing your talent.
 

Youth Choir
The youth choir welcomes children from 2nd grade through 8th grade.  We sing will begin sing October through April.  Rehearsals will be from 5-5:45pm on Thursday evenings and will sing approximately once a month at Mass during the choir season.  Please contact the music director if you are interested in joining the Youth choir.