Choir and Schola of Saint Mary's Church, Auburn

04/22/2025

On the eve of the funeral for our Holy Father Pope Francis in Rome on Saturday, April 26th, Evening Prayer (Vespers) will be sung in Auburn for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis at Saint Mary’s Church this coming Friday, April 25th at 7:00 pm. Vespers consists of a hymn, three psalms, a scripture reading, the Canticle of Mary, and intercessory prayers. This Service is open to the public and all are invited.

08/14/2023

St. Mary's Choir is gearing up for the fall season, and we are eager for new members! We have members of all ages and levels of experience, and it is a friendly and welcoming group. If you enjoy singing and have the time to commit, please consider coming to our first rehearsal, Tuesday, September 5, at 7pm, up in the choir loft. Our subsequent rehearsals will be held on Monday evenings at 7pm. The choir sings at the 10:45 Mass each Sunday morning, with a warm-up beginning at 10am. We hope you can join us! (Please contact Chelsea Bosnar—[email protected] more details.)

03/08/2022

St. Mary's choir is seeking new members, especially sopranos and altos! We typically rehearse on Wednesday evenings from 7pm-8:30 and convene at 10am on Sunday mornings to warm up for the 10:45 Mass. If you join now, you would be just in time to sing with us for our Triduum celebrations! Or you could join us right after Easter for Easter season. If interested, please contact Chelsea Bosnar at [email protected].

01/25/2022

Following a beautiful Midnight Mass, St. Mary's Choir is in full swing again for its Winter/Spring 2022 season and is seeking new members. We are looking especially for sopranos and altos, although all voice parts will be warmly welcomed. The choir is comprised of members of all ages, from high school to retirement. Being Catholic is not a requirement to join. We rehearse on Wednesday evenings from 7pm-8:30 and sing weekly at the 10:45 Sunday morning Mass. We sing two anthems each week, and among the composers on our Spring schedule are Tallis, Bruckner, and Rheinberger. If interested, please contact Music Director Chelsea Bosnar at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!

08/04/2021

For the first time in 18 months, choristers are excited to be back together again, preparing for the Solemnity of the Assumption, the 10:45 Mass on Sunday, August 15. With Arcadelt's much-loved setting of the Ave Maria and Christoph Dalitz's new setting of the Magnificat, as well as the Missa de Angelis Mass Ordinary and sung Psalm and Propers, we will celebrate Mary's glorious Assumption into Heaven.

04/04/2020

https://youtu.be/jT0mmNLiKP0

St Mary's Catholic Church, Auburn, New York, Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Mass 2020

03/29/2020

The very end of the Solemn Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption, the patronal feast of St. Mary's Church. Celebrant: His Excellency the Most Rev. Salvatore Matano, Bishop of Rochester. Assisting: T

03/21/2020

This Sunday evening, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Philip Fillion will stream an organ recital live from St. Mary’s, at 7:30 pm. We so regret that we cannot sing together this Sunday, and we hope this little bit of the sound of St. Mary’s will be a comfort and encouragement to you. Click this link to watch live Sunday night, or to watch again later.

Organ recital for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Laetare, on the 1890 Barckhoff Organ; St. Mary's Church, Auburn, NY. stmaryauburn.org/music

03/17/2020

The Diocese of Rochester has suspended all public liturgies due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This includes all Masses, Compline, Stations of the Cross, and any other liturgy we planned to celebrate together. The church remains open for private prayer, and funerals and weddings may still be celebrated with less than 50 people in attendance. Our priests continue to offer Holy Masses privately, for the scheduled intentions. Please pray for those who are sick, for all healthcare providers, and for those who have died.

03/16/2020

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Video: At Compline, members of the Schola sing Philip Fillion’s setting of Pope Francis’s prayer for help in the Covid-19 Pandemic, written late last night. PDF at:https://forum.musicasacra.com/forum/uploads/FileUpload/2e/1b39e0ddefaa1b734b34b480de4ac5.pdf