Saint William Parish
601 Seagate Dr.
Naples, FL 34108

Confessions:
Saturday
10:00am

Parish Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30am - 4:30pm

Mailing Address:
Saint William Parish
Office & Ministry Center
750 Seagate Dr.
Naples, FL 34103

Parish Office
239-261-4883

Parish Fax
239-261-8729

Ministry Center Fax
239-403-4435

Music Ministry

Contact:
Gary Robertson
Director of Music Ministry
Grobert649@aol.com
(239)263-5429

We are hosting our first Advent Tea, on Sunday, December 6 at 2:30 p.m. The Advent Tea is for women 18 and up that are parishioners and friends of parishioners. It is an afternoon of quiet and reflection at a time of year we are preparing our homes and families for the Advent and Christmas celebrations. Stories will be told, scripture will be read and music will be provided by our Music Ministry. This will be a time for sharing with other women in our parish, making new friends and getting re-acquainted with friends we have not seen in a long while.

We hope to get 20 women who would invite seven friends or family members (or we may have women that would like to attend, but cannot host a table and we could seat them at your table, if you have room). The host would decorate the round table with table cloth and service for 8 people, provide a dessert for your table, and tea, of course. The table decorations can be as lavish with silver tea sets and fine china, or you can dress your table with paper and plastic ware, or any way that you would like.

This is a way of women coming together, to be with each other, and support each other in a hectic and chaotic time of year. St. William provides a round table for 8 people and chairs, hot water for the tea, coffee and afternoon of reflection.

For more information, please call our Music Ministry Office at 597-7411.

All Music Ministries at St. William are looking for returning and new members to help fill out our ranks. Some members will not be returning, so we will need people of all gift and talent levels to continue the wonderful musical contributions we have been so fortunate to provide at our Liturgies.

Children and Youth Choirs will begin the first Saturday after Labor Day, September 12. Children’s Choir, grades 1—3 will practice from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., and Youth Choir, grades 4—high school practice from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. All young people are encouraged participate. Mrs. Jeanne Blajian will be directing the Children’s and Youth Choirs again this year. If you have any questions, please call the music ministry office at 597-7411.

Remnant is the new name for our Contemporary Choir. Remnant is looking for singers and instrumentalist that are musically qualified to join Remnant. Remnant does not discriminate on age or skill level; young people, through grandparents are welcome to participate. Practices take place every Thursday evening from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. We are trying to achieve a new sound for our contemporary Liturgy, so if you know of anyone that plays guitar, bass, percussion, woodwinds, brass or stringed instruments, please encourage them to contact the music office, 597-7411 for more information.

St. William Chorale is our traditional four-part choir. We use musical styles from medieval to contemporary composers to our Liturgies at St. William. The St. William Chorale does not discriminate on age or music level and we are looking for new and returning members. You do not have to be able to read music, or have had extensive vocal training. Just a love of our Liturgy, and a caring sense of people is all that is required. The St. William Chorale is under the direction of Gary Robertson, and he can be reached at 597-7411 for more information. Rehearsals begin Wednesday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. go to 9:00 p.m.

The Arimathean Choir provides beautiful music and helps to support music at funeral Liturgies. All ages are encouraged to participate. If you would like to participate in this group, please call Gary Robertson at 597-7411 for more information.

If you have ever given any thought at all about joining one of the music ministries here at St. William, now is the time! People from the community sharing their musical gifts are what make this Music Ministry so effective. Each music ministry experiences a great deal of camaraderie and fun!

Top Reasons For Joining The Church Choir

You're running out of clean clothes and the robe saves on laundry.

The church is usually crowded and you want to make sure you always have a seat.

You've just been selected for jury duty and you want to get use to sitting with a large group of people.

The collection plate is never passed to the choir.

There's a clock in the back of the church and you want to know when one hour has passed.

For years you have wanted to know who sits in the back of the church but were afraid to turn around and look.

You've been known to nod off during the Mass and don't want the priest to catch you.

The chairs for the choir are padded and are the most comfortable chairs in the church.