Saint John Neumann Music

Welcome from the Director of Music

Welcome to our website. We maintain this site for the new church member who wants to know more about musical opportunities as well as members who want to know more about what is coming up for music at Mass.

The traditional music of the Mass is coming back, just before those who studied it, sang and played it, and have not forgotten their love for it have left the earth.  And St. John Neumann is helping bring back and preserve that music.

Please pray for our musicians and consider becoming a Friends of St, John Neumann member - scroll down on the right to sign up for email notices of events.

If you love good music, we have one of the best Catholic Church choirs in America....

Music at Mass offers you a chance to sing, listen and meditate over the Sacred Mysteries of our Faith, as Catholics have done for centuries.

If you want friendship and fellowship, consider joining one of our choirs.  You will be able to find a choir that sings music that you like...and friends as well.

And you do not need to speak English to join the choir.  We welcome all.  The tones of voices from different countries make a beautiful sound together.

And as one church puts it so politely -  if God has blessed you with worldly goods, a donation will be greatly appreciated. It will go to maintain our musical work here.  There is a link for donations above.

May God bless you and keep you in his care.

NOEL JONES, AAGO

Saint John Neumann Catholic Church

Knoxville, Tenneessee

Saint John Neumann Catholic Church musicians strive year round at Saturday Vigil and Sunday Morning Masses to come closer and closer to the goal of creating music at Holy Mass that focuses on preparing us to receive the Blessed Sacrament and in giving thanks for this Divine Gift.

To do this we seek out music that is truly Catholic...in theology and in style.  

Microphones are not used for singing, only the voice as given by God is heard.  Singing is unaccompanied or accompanied by organ.  The organ is the primary instrument of the church, after the voice.

We recommend very highly the Chabanel Psalms for churches who are striving to find a better way to sing the psalms in the Mass.  We have been evaluating many forms of singing the psalms over the past two years, and as you may see, we are currently trying yet another to evaluate them.  The Chabanel Psalms have been the most effective ones we have found so far that follow closely the lectionary of the USCCB.

SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE CHANGING JULY 1, 2008

• Saturday Evening 

Vigil Mass - 6:00
Cantor - Hans Vanderveldt
Organist- Mary Lewis

Entrance Hymn

Glory to God 

Responsorial Psalm - Breaking Bread or  Chabanel Psalms or Psalm Tone

Alleluia

Offertory Hymn

Sanctus - Gregorian Chant - Latin

Acclamation - By Flowing Waters

Amen - By Flowing Waters

Agnus Dei - Gregorian Chant

Communion - By Flowing Waters Psalm

Evening Hymn

• Sunday Morning 

Mass - 8:30
Cantor - Karen Balo - Bill Wicke
Organist - Mary Lewis

Entrance Hymn

Glory to God 

Responsorial Psalm -  Breaking Bread or  Chabanel Psalms or Psalm Tone

Alleluia

Offertory Hymn

Sanctus - Gregorian Chant - Latin

Acclamation - By Flowing Waters

Amen - By Flowing Waters

Agnus Dei - Gregorian Chant - Latin

Communion - By Flowing Waters Psalm

Hymn After Mass

Mass - 10:30
Choir - Choeur Liturgique

Organist - Mary Lewis

Entrance Hymn

Glory to God 

Responsorial Psalm -  Breaking Bread or  Chabanel Psalms or Psalm Tone

Alleluia

Offertory Anthem - Choir

Sanctus - Gregorian Chant - Latin

Acclamation - By Flowing Waters

Amen - By Flowing Waters

Agnus Dei - Gregorian Chant - Latin

Communion - Communio

                      By Flowing Waters Psalm

Hymn After Mass

• There is a Guitar Mass Sundays at 6:00 PM, music directed by Stephen Anderson.

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Many of these musicians come together for major feasts.  Choirs sing at all Holy Day Vigil Masses.

Harmonia Vocal Quartet, a professional ensemble, sings at Masses as well.  We are pleased to have them creating music at this church and cannot thank them enough for bringing Music of the Catholic Church out of the concert hall and back into the church where it originated.