The Grace Notes Children’s Choir (K-2nd grade children)
2019-2020 Season
Rehearsals are held the 1st and 3rd Thursday from September through May, from 5:30 – 6:00 pm, in the choir room at the main campus of the church. Attendance is mandatory so the children have the opportunity to thoroughly learn each song before it is shared with the congregation before mass.
| 2019-20 REHEARSAL DATES | 2019-20 SINGING DATES | |
| September 5, 2019
September 19, 2019 October 3, 2019 |
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| October 13 — 9 a.m. Mass
Prelude Songs Everybody’s Got a Place in the Choir
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| October 17, 2019
(No rehearsal November 7, 2019 – MACS out of school) November 21, 2019 December 5, 2019 |
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| December 7 — 11 a.m. to noon
Christmas Caroling Santa’s Craft Show at St. Matthew (annual holiday craft fair)
Little Children, Can You Tell? (Grace Notes)
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| December 12, 2019 (extra rehearsal for Christmas)
December 19, 2019 |
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| December 24 — 4 p.m. Mass,
Children’s Christmas Eve Mass ARRIVE AT 2:30 PM
Prelude Song #1: Little Children, Can You Tell? Prelude Song #2: In Bethlehem Tonight (click audio link below)
Youth Choir Prelude Song : Unto Us Opening Song: O Come All Ye Faithful
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| (No rehearsal January 2 — Christmas Break)
January 16, 2020 February 6, 2020 February 20, 2020 March 5, 2020 |
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| March 8 — 9 a.m. Mass
Prelude Song: More Precious Than Silver
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| March 19, 2020
April 2, 2020 (No rehearsal April 16, 2020 — May 7, 2020 |
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| May 10 — 9 a.m. Mass (Mother’s Day)
Prelude Songs: |
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| May 14, 2020
End of Year Ice Cream Party |
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Parent Involvement
Rehearsals are held in the choir room. Parents may wait in the rehearsal room (if space permits,) in the Sanctuary, or return to pick up your child by 6:00 p.m. Parent (or other adult) involvement is welcomed, so please feel free to volunteer. St. Matthew is committed to providing a safe environment for all members of our faith community, especially children and vulnerable adults. All parish volunteers must be in compliance with the Diocese of Charlotte Safe Environment policies listed on the St. Matthew website here.
Contact Information
Kathy Exler Davis, Children’s Choir Director
kedavis@stmatthewcatholic.org
St. Matthew Catholic Church
8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy.
P.O. Box 49349
Charlotte, NC 28277
(office phone) 704.543.7677