Hosting the Folk Choir

If your parish is interested in hosting the folk choir, please contact the group as soon as possible. The following timeline is a sketch of suggested preparations for the group's visit to your community.

• 6 months prior
• Contact the president of your local Notre Dame Alumni Club to discuss publicity and housing for the choir's visit
• Contact diocesan offices, area youth ministry programs, and liturgical committees about publicity; be in touch with other local church communities to publicize visit
• Enlist housing planners at your parish to coordinate host families

 
• 3 months prior
• Choir sends publicity posters to your parish
• Discuss specific musical services with choir's director (see below)
• Finalize itinerary and check for meals hosted by families, parishioners, and/or alumni

 
• 6 weeks prior
• Begin appeal in parish bulletin for host families
• Explore possibility of coverage by local television and/or radio stations

 
• 1 month prior
• Choir sends finalized housing list to your parish
• Finalize your local host families
• Choir's director finalizes repertoire with your parish's music director

 
• 2 weeks prior
• Check for last minute changes
• Confirm details on meals and scheduled events

 
• A few days prior
• Check weather reports for possible problems
• Choir lights a candle at the Grotto before our departure from campus

 

 

 

This page was last updated on 26 August 2006, and is currently maintained by
Geoffrey Mooney.