Director of Music and Liturgy Search

Greeting

Aloha and thank you for your interest in the position of Director of Music and Liturgy at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu. My name is Randy Castello. I have been a chorister at the church for over 35 years and have experienced first-hand the deeply inspiring way that music and liturgy have been woven together here to create meaningful, reverent, and exciting worship. As the chairperson of the Director of Music and Liturgy Call Committee, it is my task, along with my colleagues, to find that special person qualified and willing to take up this important role in the community of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu.

We have created a formal detailed job description (PDF) for the Cantor position. We invite you to review it and if you feel called to this postion, to submit an application (PDF).

If you have any questions you’d like to ask us or if you would like to submit a letter of interest/resume please contact us at <musicdirectorsearch@lchwelcome.org>

The Lutheran Church of Honolulu has been engaged in ministry for over 110 years. It has an extremely colorful and diverse history and we invite you to browse our website to learn more about us. We have selected some sections below that might be especially pertinent to the work of the Director of Music and Liturgy.

Randy Castello, Director of Music and Liturgy Call Committee Chair

About Our Congregation

From German beer and the Bible to J.S. Bach and Peter Hallock, the 110-plus-year-old story of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu is colorful and diverse. Here are some of the highlights:

• A brief history of LCH
• Our mission statement beings “Welcoming to all,” and we try to live that out in many ways, including as a Reconciling in Christ congregation.
• The Congregational Life page describes various events in the current quarter. Past pages are archived back to March 2006.
• Our Children page describes our vibrant Sunday School and other activities for children.
• The Adult Education and Small Groups page describes various ongoing groups.
• The Social Ministries pages describes involvement locally and around the world.
• The Social Networking page has links to our Facebook page and blogs about our music program and spirituality for children.
• Our Online Calendar will show you scheduled events.

About Our Worship

The Lutheran Church of Honolulu is well known for faithful worship. There are three different opportunities to worship each Sunday along with various seasonal services.

• The Worship page describes all three worship services.
  • 8:00 AM Contemporary Worship. Take a tour of this service in the 8:00 AM Worship slideshow.
  • 10:30 AM Choral Eucharist. Take a tour of this service in the 10:30 AM Worship slideshow.
  • 9:00 PM Compline. Read about the 30th anniversary celebration in 2006.
• Get a taste of our special worship services in the Holy Week and Easter 2011 and the Christmas 2010 slideshows.
• We value good preaching. Listen to recent sermons and children’s conversations.

About Our Music Program

Ancient chant, an anthem fresh from the composer’s creative hand, and everything in between make for a robust experience of music at LCH.

• Our three choirs are described on the Music page.
• The Instruments page describes our two organs, piano, and harpsichord and has links to video and audio of the organ.
• Our children have regular music education as part of Sunday School curriculum, and each year the present their own concert to benefit Heifer International.
• Each year, we present the Abendmusiken Concerts as well as a number of concerted worship services. 2010–2011 Schedule 2009–2010 Schedule 2008–2009 Schedule
• Readings, Hymns, and Special Music for this month. Archive of music lists since July 2006.

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