Chanters
Participating in the Divine Liturgy through the gift of voice is a sacred responsibility. In fact, in the Orthodox Church, our hymns and responses are “prayed” by our chanters rather than “sung.” We encourage our faithful to come study with our chanters and to consider joining.
If interested, contact Philip Yamalis at pyamalis@comcast.net and 412-343-8355, or contact the parish office (412-833-3355) or holycrosspittburgh@gmail.com.
Choir
The Holy Cross Choir welcomes new members. Adults, high school and middle school students may join at any time. No auditions are necessary, just the desire to “sing praises to the Lord!” The choir sings from early September – late May, and rehearses before holidays. Choir members must be committed to arriving at 9:20 a.m. to be ready to sing at the beginning of the Divine Liturgy. Sunday School students and teachers are dismissed after the Communion Hymn. Older elementary school children may sing in the choir if they are accompanied by an adult and have the following readiness skills: ability to read English/English phonetics (no reading of the Greek alphabet needed,) and a basic understanding of musical notation and singing in 4-part harmony. An auxiliary choir is also being formed.
If interested, contact choir director Thespina Christulides: thespinac@gmail.com
