Music Ministry
Share your God-Given talents with the St Teresa of Avila Music Ministry!
The Music Ministry Team at Saint Teresa of Avila is alive and active, and we want you to know about the many ways you can get involved! Through the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the ministry of music empowers worship and facilitates prayer in the liturgical celebration.
Whether you sing or play an instrument, we invite you to contact Joseph Legaspi, our Director of Music & Liturgy, to learn how you can share your talents with the community.
Adult Choir
Rehearsals
Thursday Evenings
7:00 pm
Joining the adult choir promises to be an enriching experience of fun and fellowship with other singers who share a love of sacred choral music. The choir welcomes new voices throughout the choral season, from September to the end of May.
Children's Choir
Rehearsals
Sunday Mornings
8:30 am
Participation in this exciting, fun and educational program will enable children to grow in their faith, expand their musical horizons and share the gift of song with the parish. Our "Come-As-You-Are Children’s Choir" is perfect for any child, rehearsals take place 30 minutes before the Family Mass each Sunday.
Instrumentalists
Instrumentalists enhance the musical offering at all of our weekend liturgies
If you play an instrument such as guitar, flute, violin, or trumpet, consider sharing your talents with us. They rehearse with our team of Music Directors with a flexible schedule and focus on confidence, sight-reading, rhythm, intonation, and musicality with the added benefit of exploring their faith and their role in the Church.
Our music ministry seeks to foster the full, conscious, and active participation of the faithful through sung prayer. Drawing from the Church’s rich musical tradition while embracing new expressions of faith, we strive to glorify God, sanctify the faithful, and help our community joyfully sing to the Lord a new song.
Joseph Legaspi, Director of Liturgy & Music
To SING is to pray, TWICE!
We are all familiar with the phrase, 'Singing is praying, twice'! To encourage worship participation with the congregation, in addition to the GATHER hymnals in the pews, we are providing weekly music supplements to include familiar favorites that are not included in the hymnal books.
A PDF that is viewer friendly and sized for mobile phones will be available to include any additional songs for each Sunday.
2025 -2026 Concerts
Save the Dates for these special musical experiences throughout the year presented by the St Teresa of Avila Music Ministry!
Veterans Day Memorial Concert
SUN
NOV 9
A Gala Christmas Concert
SUN
DEC 14
SUN
MAY 31
Spring
Choral
Concert
Concert Gallery
St Teresa of Avila
Veterans Day Memorial Concert
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Sacramental Soundtrack
Sopranos: Sarah Lucero & Abby Brodnick
Altos: Kristen Hoyt & Zoë Schumann
Tenor: Kevin Arnold
Bass: Matthew Still
Guitar: Robin Lee
Bass: Gabe Valle
Flute & Alto Saxophone: Giuseppe Fusco
Percussion: Emmanuel Solano
Piano: Matthew Still
Recorded April 1, 2025
Big and Tall Recording Studio - Wood Ridge, NJ
Live Studio Album,
Echoes of Grace
Members of the St Teresa of Avila Music Ministry have created a studio recording titled Echoes of Grace featuring some of the favorite songs used at our First Communion and Confirmation liturgies.
We pray that this collection of sacramental music for young people will touch the hearts of those receiving Jesus in the Eucharist and the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Listen to our album on all major platforms...