Music at St. John's

Music Ministry

Music is a critical part of community life at St. John’s.  Through our hymns, service music and anthems, we seek a closer relationship with Almighty God. 

St. John’s worships with music in the mainstream of the Anglican tradition.  Hymns and service music are drawn primarily from The Hymnal 1982, and the anthems of the choir represent the best of the Anglican parish and cathedral traditions.  Singing is supported by our recently renovated Casavant pipe organ as well as many guest instrumentalists throughout the year including frequent contributions from musicians within the parish.

The Choir of St. John’s is a multi-generational group of people who gather weekly for community, learning, formation and singing.  Membership in the choir is open to anyone in grade 6 and older.  The ministry of our volunteers is supported by several Choral Scholars who are music students at local universities.  The students help to support the singing and are learning the ins-and-outs of choral direction and music ministry.  The choir sings Choral Evensong several times a year and also presents major works in the context of worship.  Recent works have included Eleanor Daley’s Missa Brevis No. 4, the Glorias of Antonio Vivaldi and Luigi Boccherini and the Missa Brevis in D Major of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.  For information about joining the choir, contact Kevin Simons, Director of Music and Organist at Kevin@stjohns-saginaw.org. 

In addition to Sunday mornings, St. John’s has developed an innovative program called “First Sundays at St. John’s”.  This is a series of worship services and concerts that take place on the first Sunday of each month at 4:00 from October-May.  These events are always followed by a reception, usually featuring sherry and cheese.  For more information about our series, click:  First Sundays at St. John's