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\"\"<\/a>If you were fortunate enough to be at the 4:30 Mass on Saturday, March 14th, you were blessed to hear our newly-formed Men’s Schola.\u00a0 This ensemble’s inception came about at the Saturday morning men’s gatherings.\u00a0 The men were studying the psalms and then they would sing them together.\u00a0 It was clear that many enjoyed singing, were already in choirs, and made a worthy song of praise together.<\/p>\n

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The men asked if they might sing for a Mass at some point and the wheels began to turn.\u00a0 After Saturday morning gatherings periodically, the men began to rehearse for a Mass.\u00a0 Organ Scholar, Nathen Shea, was willing to lead their efforts.\u00a0 A date was chosen, the proper psalm, gospel verse and entrance and communion antiphons were learned and prepared for the Saturday Mass for the 4th Sunday of Lent.<\/div>\n
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The men were both nervous, excited and very much enjoyed the entire project.\u00a0 The result was beautiful music raised in worship and prayer.\u00a0 The Men’s Schola plans to continue to pick a Saturday 6-8 weeks out, practice after Saturday morning Men’s Group bi-weekly, or whatever works for folks, and then offer their singing to the parish and the glory of God.\u00a0 You do not need to be a member of the Saturday morning men’s gatherings, but any men who would like to sing in this capacity can reach out to our Director of Sacred Music, Sharon Silleck, or Organ Scholar, Nathen Shea.\u00a0 It is not a firm commitment, but an opportunity to participate when able.\u00a0 Thank you for your willing spirits ~ and welcome, Men’s Schola!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you were fortunate enough to be at the 4:30 Mass on Saturday, March 14th, you were blessed to hear our newly-formed Men’s Schola.\u00a0 This ensemble’s inception came about at the Saturday morning men’s gatherings.\u00a0 The men were studying the psalms and then they would sing them together.\u00a0 It was clear that many enjoyed singing, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,2,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-liturgical-music","category-parish-news","category-things-catholic"],"yoast_head":"\nNewly-Formed Men's Schola - The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Assumption | Lancaster, Ohio<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stmarylancaster.org\/2018\/newly-formed-mens-schola\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Newly-Formed Men's Schola - 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