Celebrant Singers To Perform At St Rose

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Oct 16, 2001 12:00 am

St Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Newtown will host the Celebrant Singers, an internationally-known Christian music ministry, in a community-wide concert at 2:30 pm Sunday, November 4. Concert attendees will be treated to contemporary Christian music, praise and worship, personal testimony and ministry. Featuring ten singers and a 12-piece orchestra, Celebrants will inspire and bless as they share the Gospel through a musical celebration.

In its 24-year history, Celebrants have ministered in all 50 states, throughout Canada and in more than 90 nations around the world. The group has sung to more than 6 million people in live concerts and countless more via broadcast media. Other recent international outreaches have included the Middle Eastern nations of Turkey, Armenia, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, as well as Korea, Australia, India, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia.

This year, seven teams of Celebrant Singers will present over 1,400 concerts in 15 nations, seven Canadian provinces and all the United States. The group is ecumenical in nature. Teams are composed of dedicated and talented young adults representing 38 states, six Canadian provinces and several additional nations.

While similar groups traditionally have had an exclusively Protestant audience, Celebrants is the first full-time contemporary Christian singing group to also have a widespread ministry among Americaâs 60 million Catholics. Since 1977, the group has sung in more than 4,000 parishes throughout North America.

In 1984, Celebrants ministered in St Peterâs Square before an Easter-week crowd of over 120,000 people. The group was also honored by a private audience with Pope John Paul II. The group participated in Denverâs World Youth Day, and more recently, has been invited to participate in Torontoâs World Youth Day 2002.

Founder/Director Jon Stemkowski is the driving force behind the dynamic ministry from Visalia, Calif. Mr Stemkowski has more than 25 years experience in music ministry and is a highly respected minister of the Gospel. In addition to live appearances, Celebrant Singers have released 13 recordings to date, including cassettes and CDs in Spanish and French. The group is an outreach of Stone Ministries, Inc, a non-profit Christian corporation ministering to the needs of people through music and the Arts.

The Celebrant Singers will be participating in St Roseâs 4 and 5 pm Masses on Saturday, November 3, and the Sunday, November 4 Masses at 9 am, 10:30 am noon, as well as the 2:30 concert. The concert will be held at St Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 46 Church Hill Road in Newtown, and is free of charge.

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