Liturgical Music Groups

Adult singers of any ability are welcome to participate in this group, which is a laid-back workshop where singing skills are developed and applied to the three main components of sacred music: Gregorian chant, Renaissance polyphony and contemporary song. 

The group offers music at various liturgies throughout the year, but not on a weekly basis, and not at the same weekend liturgy each time. Weekly rehearsal times are scheduled according to the availability of the participants. 

For more information or to get involved with any of the below choirs, contact: Rob Abbott, Director of Liturgical Music, (248) 541-4122 ext. 442, or rabbott@shrinechurch.com. 

Resurrection Choir ministers through prayer and music at parish funerals. Members are notified by telephone when they are needed to offer prayer and song at a parish funeral Mass. 

For more information or to get involved with any of the below choirs, contact: Rob Abbott, Director of Liturgical Music, (248) 541-4122 ext. 442, or rabbott@shrinechurch.com. 

This choir appears at the 10:45 am Sunday Mass and at other principal liturgies of the year, offering Gregorian chant, Psalms, and choral repertoire focusing on the Church’s historical treasury of sacred music. Participation in this group will be easiest for those with musicianship skills such as sight-reading and versatile vocal production. Rehearsals are held at 7 pm on Thursdays and at 10 am on Sundays. 

For more information or to get involved with any of the below choirs, contact: Rob Abbott, Director of Liturgical Music, (248) 541-4122 ext. 442, or rabbott@shrinechurch.com. 

One of the most important musical offering in the liturgy is the singing of all the gathered faithful together. The Parish Choir of the Shrine sings whenever our community gathers and the people in the assembly offer their voices in song. 

For more information or to get involved with any of the below choirs, contact: Rob Abbott, Director of Liturgical Music, (248) 541-4122 ext. 442, or rabbott@shrinechurch.com. 

Singers of all ages and abilities are invited to meet at 10 am in the Undercroft Choir Room (accessible through the southeast Heritage Hall vestibule) from the Sunday after Corpus Christi to Labor Day weekend to rehearse the music to be offered at the 10:45 am Sunday Mass. 

Participation in the Summer Choir is an excellent way to “try out” the experience of choral singing at the Shrine, and often leads to an interest in participation in one of our other choirs.

For more information or to get involved with any of the below choirs, contact: Rob Abbott, Director of Liturgical Music, (248) 541-4122 ext. 442, or rabbott@shrinechurch.com. 

Children grades 3 and up are welcome to train as liturgical music ministers in the Shrine Treble Choir. This choir appears in the liturgy on various Sundays and holy days throughout the year. To ensure this choir is appropriately prepared, choir members are asked to attend two of four regularly scheduled weekly rehearsal opportunities. Rehearsals are scheduled according to the availability of the participants. 

For more information or to get involved with any of the below choirs, contact: Rob Abbott, Director of Liturgical Music, (248) 541-4122 ext. 442, or rabbott@shrinechurch.com.