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Director of Worship & Liturgy

St. Thomas Aquinas Parish – Madison, WI

Full-Time

Reports To: Pastor

Job Summary: The Director of Worship and Liturgy oversees the planning, coordination, and execution of all liturgical celebrations at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, in accordance with Catholic Church teachings and traditions.

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

Liturgical Planning & Coordination

• Plan and coordinate all weekend Masses, holy days, and seasonal liturgies (Advent, Christmas, Lent, Triduum, Easter, etc.) and music needs for religious education and other parish events.
• Prepare liturgies for sacraments (Baptisms, First Communion, Confirmation, Weddings, Quinceañeras, Funerals).
• Collaborate with clergy, staff, and ministry leaders to ensure all celebrations align with the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, diocesan guidelines, and the parish’s mission.
• Prepare worship aids, intercessions, and priest scripts in both English and Spanish.
  Manage the use and maintenance of all audio-visual needs to ensure seamless liturgical celebrations.
• In collaboration with parish volunteers, oversee the liturgical environment, ensuring seasonal décor respects and reflects both liturgical and cultural traditions where appropriate, while also managing scheduling, budgets, and supply inventory.

Music Ministry Leadership

• Direct and develop the parish music program, including parish adult and children’s choir, cantors, small ensembles and instrumentalists
• Recruit, train, and schedule musicians and vocalists for all liturgies.
• Lead weekly rehearsals and provide spiritual and musical formation for music ministers.
• Select and lead appropriate hymns, psalms, and sacred music.
• Assist families in planning music for weddings and funerals, preparing worship aids, and arranging musicians for these liturgies.
• Manage use and maintenance of musical instruments, sheet music, and liturgical resources, and coordinate use of and care for hymnals and seasonal missalettes as appropriate.

Volunteer Formation & Training

• Provide ongoing formation for all liturgical volunteers, including annual Safe Environment training (100% compliance).

Bilingual & Multicultural Ministry

• Plan and coordinate bilingual Masses when scheduled and our weekly Spanish Masses.
• Ensure worship aids, hymns, and liturgical texts for bilingual Masses are prepared in both English and Spanish, respecting both traditions.
• Collaborate with the Hispanic Ministry Team to integrate cultural expressions of faith (Posadas, Quinceañeras, etc.).

Administrative & Budget Oversight

• Manage the hiring of paid singers and instrumentalists.
• Ensure 100% copyright compliance for all published and projected materials.
• Attend staff meetings, professional conferences, and diocesan liturgical training.
• Supervise the Liturgy Coordinator to ensure seamless execution of liturgical functions, with clear division of responsibilities (e.g., Coordinator handles sacristy, ushers, and liturgical ministers; Director focuses on music, environment, and overall vision).

Job Qualifications and Skills:

Experience

• Minimum 3–5+ years in liturgical or music ministry, preferably in a multicultural parish of similar size.
• Choral conducting experience preferred.
• Experience supervising staff

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church.
• Deep commitment to the liturgical life of the Church.
• Strong working knowledge of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, Sing to the Lord, Sacrosanctum Concilium, and other key liturgical documents.
• Fluency in English and Spanish is preferred. At a minimum, candidates must be comfortable leading liturgical celebrations in both languages, including familiarity with liturgical vocabulary (e.g., Ordinary/Proper, antiphons, psalms, acclamations, etc.) in both English and Spanish.
• Proven ability to lead congregational singing from organ or piano.

Compensation: $65,000 – $73,000 annually (commensurate with experience). Benefits include medical, dental and vision insurance, retirement program offerings, bonus opportunity, paid time off and professional development

To Apply: Submit cover letter, resume, 3 professional references and additional resources such as video / audio recording of previous work, one page reflection on your philosophy of liturgical worship, and any portfolio / photos to business@stamadison.org Additional information regarding the role and application information can be found at https://online.flippingbook.com/view/24124756/ . Application deadline is October 15^th, 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but priority will be given to those received by the deadline.