Great music and liturgy are at the heart of the worship life at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church Community. The assembly is encouraged to take a "full, conscious, and active" part in both the spoken and sung portions of the Eucharistic Liturgy. Visitors often comment on the strong singing of the hymns and service music by our assembly.
Choir
The Parish Choir sings at the Sunday 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist and rehearses on Thursday evening from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Choir members come from a wide range of choir experiences but all make a significant contribution to our music-making. There are no auditions – all are welcome.
Cantors
Cantors for each liturgy come from the Choir membership. Their responsibility is to help lead the assembly's song in the singing of hymns, service music, and psalmody. All cantors receive training and coaching in preparation for their assigned liturgy which is about once every six weeks.
Concert Series
More details coming
Rodger's 958 Trilllium Masterpiece Pipe/Digital Organ
St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish is one of only three churches in the Diocese of Oakland to have the Organ as the principal instrument for all liturgies. Thanks to the very generous gift by a parishioner, we are blessed with a three-manual and pedal Rodger's 958 Trilllium Masterpiece Pipe/Digital Organ. There are 16 ranks of windblown premium pipes totaling 1, 196 pipes and 58 digital voices that enable the organist to enhance the music of either worship or concert with solo or ensemble voices and to perform the music of any period or style. The Heissler Positiv Organ
In 2015, the Episcopal Mission of St. Luke at Rossmor invited us to receive the Heissler Positiv Organ of one manual, mechanical action, and seven ranks of pipes as it was no longer being used. It also had suffered major damage from vermin and needed to rebuilt. We accepted the instrument and had it rebuilt by the Hupalo and Repasky Organ Builders of San Leandro. It was rebuilt completely reconditioned and is now in service to enrich our Liturgies here at St. Ignatius of Antioch. It consists of the following seven ranks: 8' Gedeckt, 2' Gemshorn, 1' Octave Mixtur, 4' Rohrflute for a total of 464 pipes.
The Beth Dowdall Memorial Grand Piano