Ecclesia Contemporary Ensemble

If you like contemporary and upbeat music to celebrate liturgy, then you will enjoy celebrating Mass with this new music ministry group of adults and youth at the Cathedral.

They will lead liturgically and theologically sound music at the 6pm Mass and will enliven our celebration one Sunday every month. The ensemble is comprised of voices, guitars, synthesizers, piano, strings, and woodwinds. Membership is by audition and invitation only.

THE NAME OF THE GROUP IS ECCLESIA [which means "Church"]

Ecclesia (latin) is a term derived from the Greek root ekklesia [εκκλησία], which literally means a "gathering" of citizens, in an ancient Greek city-state, or a "called-out assembly"; usually defined as "gathering of the called-out ones" or “gathering of those summoned”.

Theologically it has been equated from the New Testament passages, originally written in Greek language, as the Church (though the origin of the term "Church" is the Greek root kyriakon [from kyriake, kyriakos; kyrios; kyros])and also as the Body of Christ, a view which reflects a deeper Spiritual and invisible dimension into the use of the term Ecclesia.

ECCLESIA schedule 2010-2011 at the 6pm Mass.

October 3, 2010

November 7, 2010

December 25, 2010 [11AM MASS]

April 3, 2011

May 1, 2011

June 5, 2011

Ecclesia Members
Mario Pearson	Director, Piano
Ed Blasco	Tyros Synthesizer, Synth Programming
James Currans	Vocals, guitar
Cynthia Ammerman	Vocals
Vince Woods	Vocals
Theresa Ruperd	Flute, vocals
Debbie Tangen	Clarinet
Richard Alexander	Violin
Mike Crump	Guitar,Vocals

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