Music of God

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Music of God

Welcome to Word of God: the Music Ministry of Word of God Parish in Swissvale & Rankin, PA (near Pittsburgh)

Please spend some time looking around. We hope you find this page useful and that you will be inspired to join the more than 90 volunteer musicians currently involved in Music of God. At the top of this page, you will find links to the various choirs and ensembles, pages about our instruments and directors, a handy calendar and links to other ministries at Word of God Parish. Be sure to check out the What's New page for the latest information about the Music of God. If you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact us using the links provided. Enjoy!

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Word of God Parish was founded in 1994, the result of a Diocesan reorganization that combined the former St. Anselm & St. Barnabas Parishes in Swissvale with the former Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish (St. Mary's) in Rankin. All three of our churches are still open and host daily and weekend Masses. Our Parish welcomes more than 1200 worshipers to our 6 weekend liturgies. To link to the Word of God Parish Web Site, Please click Here! (NOTE: THE WORD OF GOD SITE IS CURRENTLY UNDER RECONSTRUCTION!) There you will find more useful information about all of the other worthwhile ministries associated with Word of God Parish.

Word of God Catholic Elementary School boasts an enrollment of more than 300 students in Nursery school thru grade 8. To link to the Word of God School page, please click here!

Because of this consolidation, Word of God is culturally diverse. St. Anselm has an Irish heritage, St. Barnabas was originally a Slovak Parish, and St. Mary's was a Croatian Parish. We maintain our strong heritage in each church - St. Anselm hosts an annual Irish Mass - in Gaelic, and St. Barnabas and St. Mary's both sing hymns in their ethnic languages each week.

Needless to say, this makes for a very diverse Music Ministry. Our choirs sing a wide variety of music in a variety of languages.

Our Music Ministry is blessed by the continued support of our Pastoral Staff, led by our Pastor, Father Frank Drabiska.

Enjoy looking around! Links to the various Music Ministries are found at the top of each page. Be sure to check out everything - this site is full of surprises.

If you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact us using the links provided.

Most importantly, if you find a Ministry that suits you, join us!!!

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Christmas Concert

Music Ministry Rehearsal Schedule

Children's Choir Grades 3-8

Sundays @ 6:00 St. Anselm

Children's Bell Choir Grades 5+

Sundays @ 7:15 St. Anselm

Cantors (by audition only please)

Sundays @ 7:30 St. Anselm (as scheduled)

Adult Bell Choir

Mondays @ 7:30 St. Anselm

St. Barnabas Choir (Slovak)

Tuesdays @ 6:45 St. Barnabas

Contemporary Ensemble (all ages)

Tuesdays @ 7:30 St. Anselm

St. Anselm Choir (age 16 +)

Wednesdays @ 7:00 St. Anselm

Visitation BVM Choir (Croatian)

Thursdays @7:00 VBVM

Contact Us for More Details!

PARISH WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday 6:30pm @ St. Anselm

Sunday 7:00am @ St. Anselm

Sunday 8:30am @ St. Barnabas

Sunday 9:30am @ St. Anselm

Sunday 10:00am @ Visitation BVM

Sunday 11:30am @ St. Anselm

Parish Daily Mass Schedule

Monday - Saturday 7:00am & Noon @ St. Anselm

The Music Ministry of Word of God Parish

Swissvale / Rankin, Pennsylvania

Norman E. Chapman, Director of Music Ministries