My name is Miranda Farmer and I am the new Director of Music Ministry at St. Mary of Vernon!

I was born, baptized, and raised in this community, so I am delighted to be serving this church again through music. I look forward to working alongside my friends here and also meeting new people every day! We are truly blessed here at SMV to have so many dedicated musicians of all ages. Having grown up in this ministry myself, I understand just how active and hard-working they are. It is an absolute privelege to be making music here!

Adult choir is ongoing and meets every other week during the summer. Both teen and youth choirs will start up in the fall, so look out for more information coming soon! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at mrfarmer@maryofvernon.org. 

The adult choir sings 5-part arrangments - basses, tenors, altos, sopranos, and descant sopranos. We are accompanied by guitar, bass, and piano. We encourage those age 19 or older who want to share ther gift of music with the parish to come join our adult choir!

We sing as small groups for each of the weekend Masses.  You can pick the Mass at which you want to sing. For Christmas and Easter we sing as a full choir for Midnight Mass, Holy Week and the Easter Vigil Mass.  Perhaps you have wanted a chance to sing with choir, but cannot commit to singing year-round. This is your opportunity to give it a try!

Rehearsals Wednesdays 7:30pm-9pm.  We are always in need of additional singers, especially at this time tenors and basses.

Are you a teen, 8th grade through high school senior? Singers in all voices are welcome. Guys, whether your voice has changed or not, we have a spot for you! If you sing at chorus in school, or in a show choir, why not share all you have learned by singing here at church? 

Instrumentalists who play in band or orchestra at school, no matter what your instrument, you can also be a part of what we do here at church. We have drummers, keyboardists, flutists, clarinetists, string players of all kinds, trumpeters and horn players of every shape and size. No matter how you make music, there is a place for you here.  You have the chance to be part of a smaller ensemble where you might have a chance to really show the talent God gave you!

We rehearse during the school year on Sunday afternoons from 2 pm to 3:30 pm. There is a definite schedule, but you can come in and out of the choir as your own activities require! 

The updated registration form for the fall season is coming soon! If you have questions in the meantime, please email Miranda Farmer at mrfarmer@maryofvernon.org.

Youth choir is for any boys and girls in 3rd though 7th grade! You are the future of our church, so come and share the musical gifts that God has given you!

Once the fall session begins, Youth Choir meets on Wednesday evenings from 6pm-7pm. We usually have three to four rehearsals before singing at a mass. During the Christmas season, the Youth Choir gets to join with the Teen Choir to sing all those awesome Christmas tunes that we know and love!

Updated registration forms for the fall session are coming soon! For Youth Choir, we also welcome parent volunteers to assist with rehearsals and liturgies. All volunteers at SMV are required to have a background check on file and attend VIRTUS training.