Director of Sacred Music/Organist, St. Patrick Catholic Church and School, Jacksonville, FL - Musica Sacra : Job Details

Director of Sacred Music/Organist, St. Patrick Catholic Church and School, Jacksonville, FL

This is a full-time position, available July 1, 2025. Duties include playing the organ at three weekend Masses (5 pm Saturday, 8 am and 10 am Sunday) and Holy Days (the organ is a 3-manual Johannus Ecclesia), directing the Adult and Children's scholas, and leading weekly rehearsals for each. The director will also be responsible for training cantors, facilitating the formation of singers in liturgy, sacred music, and traditional Latin (chant and choral), as well as planning sacred music for all liturgical celebrations in the parish and providing/arranging music for non-scheduled liturgies such as weddings and funerals.Applicants should be practicing Catholics who are self-motivated and knowledgeable of Catholic liturgy and Gregorian chant (both Latin and English). Previous choral conducting experience and requisite organ skills are required, along with the ability to effectively lead rehearsals and cultivate a love of authentic liturgical music. The director also serves as the music teacher in St. Patrick's K-8 parochial school. Contact Rev. Christopher Liguori at (904) ###-####, ext. 1, or [email protected].