music ministry

Office Assistant, Renaissance and Traditional Choirs

Amelia has been a member of St. Patrick Parish her entire life, taking more personal ownership of her faith during her college years. She received her BA in Sacred Music from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. In the liturgy she loves chant and Renaissance music, though as a participant she also loves contemporary worship. Outside of the liturgy, she enjoys alternative rock and writing original songs.

Assistant Director for Saturday Worship Teams

Drea has performed her entire life since she was three years old. She is a cradle Catholic but was "lost" during her early 20's. Drea gently found her way back to the Church while teaching at a Catholic school in Minnesota and then was more involved in the faith after baptizing her children, joining the choir and becoming a leader at her parish in North Dakota. She holds BS degrees in Theatre and Speech, a minor in English, and years of experience as a school teacher. Her favorite types of music are whatever makes her heart sing! Her playlist is all over the place!

Assistant Choral Director for 9:30 Traditional Choral Mass

Deb has been involved with church music all her life, from her early years as a Baptist and her current commitment as a Catholic. She and her husband have been married 50 years with grandchildren. Deb has a MA in Choral Conducting and has conducted four choral organizations and directed over 200 musical, operatic, and choral events. Her favorite music include Puccini and Mozart operas, Dvorak’s New World Symphony and Copland’s Appalachian Spring.

Director of Student Choirs, Project Assistant

Jenni was blessed with parents that pointed her to a relationship with Jesus from her early Pentecostal upbringing. However, In 2019 God began to speak clearly to her and her husband about the Truth of the one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, and they were received into the Church in 2022. Jenni has served in music ministries for 50 years, directing children’s choirs, leading worship and music ensembles, and serving as Director of Livingston County Christian musicians for 13 years. She enjoys exploring eclectic styles of music, while songwriter Andrew Peterson continues to be the most influential, informing her thoughts on the arts in the Church.

Sound Tech Leader

John is a cradle Catholic and has been at St Pat's since 2019. He was a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Detroit from 2010-2012, and has been involved with Church music since grade school. He has been a Sound Tech since 2020, and became the Lead Sound Tech in 2023. During the week he works as a software developer. He is partial to traditional and choral church music.

Librarian, Traditional Choir

June says that faith has been the rock of her life. She has been blessed with family and friends who hold the Catholic faith sacred and who have shown it by example and perseverance through troubled times. She is a compassionate supporter of all parish musicians. June grew up in a family that "jammed " with all kinds of instruments. She loves singing in the choir. June worked as a company lead secretary, in home estate sales, and is currently on the parish finance committee.. Her favorite music is anything that has a melody, harmonies, and love!

Sound Tech Team, Saturday Worship Teams

Kerry is a "cradle Catholic” who, after being disillusioned with the changes of Vatican II, came back to the Church 20 years ago. He says that being a guitarist on the Saturday worship team allows him to expand in worship and delve deeper into the faith. Kerry worked in the auto industry for 40 years and has an MA in Mechanical and Acoustical Engineering. He has been a professional musician for over 50 years as an arranger, producer and a touring guitarist for a number of acts and artists. He owns and operates Lagoon Records in Brighton Michigan, a full service recording studio. His favorite music is Blues, R&B and Rock.

Worship Leader for 11:30 Contemporary Mass Team

Martin was born in a large Catholic family of 10 children in Philadelphia, and is now married to Charlene with 6 children, some of whom sing and/or play with him. Martin has been leading worship for over 25 years, including worship for Steubenville Youth Conferences, national events, a Papal visit in 2015, and has also directed large parish music programs. While at Steubenville, he was mentored by Worship Leader, Jim Cowen, and has since made a number of recordings. He currently loves woodworking and crafts, and he works as a marketing and branding consultant and graphics designer. His favorite music is praise and worship music, as well instrumentals from movie soundtracks.

Renaissance and Traditional Choirs

Mary Catherine was raised in a devout Catholic family and privileged to be educated in a classical Catholic school which impressed upon her the great truths of the Church. She has consistently encountered Christ through music and the Liturgy and desires to inspire others to follow Christ through the beauty which attracted her to Him. She is a great lover of chant and polyphony, especially the compositions of St. Hildegard von Bingen, as well as contemporary polyphony and popular country music. She has degrees in Literature and Political Science and a M.A. in Medieval Studies.

Assistant Director of Handbells, Other Choirs, Librarian

Mary was raised Catholic, and has attended many retreats, seminars, small groups, and Bible studies. Her love of singing caused her to join the St. Patrick Folk Choir in 1975 and she has been singing with St. Patrick choirs and playing bells ever since. Mary graduated from the Center for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit and has worked in 3-dimensional, interior and graphic design for the automotive and other industries. Her favorite music is eclectic, from classical to jazz, show tunes, rock and some contemporary music.

Guitarist/Vocalist/Assistant for 11:30 Contemporary Team

The spark that renewed Michael’s pursuit and understanding in his faith started while an undergraduate at Purdue University. There, through the witness and example of his fellow music ministry peers, he learned the role as a worship leader, a person who guides the congregation to worship and focus on God alone. Through 30 years of ministry, God has continued to push him out of his comfort zone with a dynamic plan. Michael has led LifeTeen and various praise and worship groups, and participated as an instrumentalist/vocalist at several Catholic parishes. Michael enjoys many genres, including pop, alternative, and rock with a special interest in complex composition, layered vocals, and harmonies.

Parish Director of Music

While in college, Stephen took a risk to believe in Jesus Christ in an organ studio while living as an atheist and materialist. He was soon shocked by an encounter with a living God, who desired to love and guide him into holiness. After a few years playing in a praise and worship team during the “Jesus Revolution,” God called Steve back to classical organ, which then began a journey to Roman Catholicism and a 40 year career in Church Music. Steve studied organ and choral directing at the Cathedral of St. Augustine and Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, while continuing to follow the evolution of contemporary praise and worship music. He has degrees in Music, Worship Arts, Social Work, World Religions, and a MA Catholic Theology. He prefers prophetic worship music (IHOP), and also enjoys classical, jazz, electronica, ritual, and roots music.