Our worship teams

Music plays a great part in St Joseph's liturgy. There is a choir for the 11.00am Mass and two lively music groups for the 6.30pm Mass. Occasionally, we are invited to provide people for the Arundel Cathedral Choir for Rites of Election, Chrism Masses and Choir Festivals.

ADVERT: CHORAL SCHOLARSHIPS -
£500 PER ANNUM ST JOSEPH’S CHURCH, GUILDFORD

The Catholic Church of St Joseph, Guildford, is seeking applications for choral scholarships from students in years 12 and 13 to run from September to June in each year. Applicants will need to demonstrate a strong commitment to attending weekly rehearsals and to assisting with the sung liturgy at Sunday Mass and at Christmas and Easter. An ideal candidate may already be thinking of applying for a choral scholarship at university.
Applicants will be auditioned and will need to demonstrate musicality, but will also be offered training and experience in a friendly and encouraging environment. It is not necessary for candidates to be Roman Catholic but they must respect the Christian ethos and liturgy.
For further information click here, please complete an application form and testimonial form. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible to St Joseph's parish office and auditions will be held in April.

11.00am Mass Choir

The choir is an is an active liturgical choir of men and women (SATB), with full membership of about 20 singers. The choir leads the music at the 11.00 mass on Sundays except generally the first Sunday of each month and during academic holidays. The choir also sings at important feasts (e.g. Christmas and Easter).

The choir's ministry is to assist our parish's worship by leading the congregation in the singing of responses, acclamations and hymns of the liturgy, enhancing congregational music by way of harmonising, providing descants and singing choral music from the treasury of sacred music.

Youth Orchestra

There is also a youth orchestra that leads the music once a month.

6.30pm Mass Band

The 6.30pm Mass band consist of two main worship leaders and a group of some 20 musicians (including drummers, bass players, guitarists, a celloist, flutist, pianist and singers) and sound engineers.

The music ministry at the 6.30pm Mass is a unique mix of traditional and contemporary music. People travel from beyond Guildford to experience the dynamic 6.30pm Mass, enhanced by the 6.30pm Mass music.

The KEY

The KEY are GYM's youth band. They lead the music at 6.30pm Mass once a month. They also lead a praise and worship event called Soul on Fire, that happens termly. They also lead the Worship at our summer camp DAMASCUS.