NPM Trenton Annual Meeting with installation of officers. Cancelled
Date	Friday, September 30, 2011
Time	6:30 pm to 11:30 pm
Location	Howell-Jackson Knights of Columbus #6201 Banquet Hall 401 Bartley Road; Jackson, NJ 08527
Link for Directions	directions from MapQuest
Flyer	Flyer for sharing with choir members, clergy and friends. Registration form for printing and mailing with your check.
Cost	$28 per person
Contact	Ann Gorr   anngorr@optonline.net  or 732-367-7865
Sponsor	NPM Trenton
Description	Buffet Dinner, Dancing & DJ and Karaoke. Cash Bar. All are welcome, especially Musicians and Clergy.

	Annual St. Cecilia Sing followed by Vocal Techniques Workshop with Heather Buchanan from Montclair University.
Date	Friday, November 18, 2011
Time	TBA (7:00 pm? )
Location	St. Paul Church, 214 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ
Link for Directions	directions
Presenter	Heather Buchanan, Director of Choral Activities at Montclair State University
Flyer
Cost	TBA
Contact	email Ernie Andreoli or call (609) 524-0507
Sponsor	NPM Trenton
Description	A brief Hymn Sing and prayers service honoring St. Cecilia, patron saint of musicians will be followed by a workshop presented by Heather Buchanan. All are welcome.

	Anniversary Party and Annual Meeting Ernie Andreoli, Music Director of St. Paul Church, Princeton was honored (a surprise) for his continued work with the Chapter and the Diocese.
Date	Friday, September 24, 2010
Time	6:30 to 11:30 pm
Location	Howell-Jackson Knights of Columbus #6201 Banquet Hall 401 Bartley Road; Jackson, NJ 08527
Link for Directions	directions from Mapquest
Cost	$28 per person includes buffet dinner. (cash bar)
Contact	Ann Gorr   anngorr@optonline.net  or 732-367-7865
Sponsor	NPM Trenton
Description	Buffet Dinner, Dancing & DJ and Karaoke Cash Bar in honor of NPM Trenton's 20th Anniversary as a Chapter. All are welcome, especially Diocese Musicians and Clergy.
	Download a flyer with more information here.
	Download the RSVP form. Hurry! Deadline is September 29, 2010.

	NPM National Convention (at left - NPM Trenton members meet for dinner in Louisville, KY.)
Date	July 18-22, 2011
Time	7:00 pm
Location	Louisville, KY
more info	See the National NPM website
Sponsor	NPM

	Oregon Catholic Press Music Showcase with Gerry Chiusano
Date	August 7, 2011
Time	7:00 pm
Location	St. Robert Bellarmine 61 Georgia Road, Freehold, NJ 07728
Link for Directions	visit mapquest for directions.
Flyer
Cost	none
Contact	Please RSVP Tom Halpin thalpin@stjosephtomsriver.org  if you plan on attending. This will help us prepare materials and refreshments.
Sponsor	NPM Trenton
Description	New music for the Mass will be presented. Participants my register through OCP.

2009/2010 Past Events

Event	St. Cecilia Sing with Workshop on Funeral and Wedding Music
Date	Friday, November 20, 2009
Time	7:00 pm
Location	St. Clare’s, Florence, NJ
Link for Directions	visit mapquest for directions.
Presenters
Cost
Contact	Tom Halpin
Sponsor	NPM Trenton
Description	Music for funerals and weddings will be presented and showcased. A short prayer in honor of the feast of St. Cecilia will also be a part of the evening.

Event	“Is Vatican II Still Relevant Today?” “The Spirituality of Vatican II”
Date	Tuesday, December 1 and Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Time	7:30 pm
Location	St. Paul, Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ
Link for Directions	visit mapquest for directions.
Presenters
Cost
Contact	Ernie Andreoli
Sponsor	NPM Trenton
Description

	Vocal Techniques and Annual Meeting
Date	Friday, September 25, 2009
Time	7:00 pm
Location	St. Robert Bellarmine, 61 Georgia Road., Freehold, N.J. 07728
Link for Directions	visit mapquest for directions.
Presenters	Heather Buchanan, Director of Choral Activities at Montclair State University
Cost	Free will offering will be taken
Contact	Tom Halpin
Sponsor	NPM Trenton
Description	Come and join us for our opening event. The evening will consist of a short Chapter Annual Business Meeting, followed by a Vocal Techniques Presentation. Light refreshments will follow.

Event	Chant Workshop: “The Call of the Church to Remember our Roots”
Date	Friday, February 12, 2010
Time	7:00 pm
Location	St. Aloysius, 935 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson, NJ 08527
Link for Directions	directions to St. Aloysius
Flyer	Chant Workshop Flyer for posting on bulletin boards and sharing
Cost	free-will-offering
Contact	Please RSVP Tom Halpin sjctehalpin@yahoo.com if you plan on attending. This will help us prepare materials and refreshments.
Sponsor	NPM Trenton
Description	Music will be presented fromour unique heritage of Gregorian Chants as well as chants by Gelineau, Proulx, Alstott, Ford, Ruff and others. Please RSVP so that we may plan for refreshments and handouts. Music Packets will be given on a first come basis. Contact Tom Halpin, Chapter Director to register or for more information. 732-349-0018 x2306 or email sjctehalpin@yahoo.com

Event	Lenten Choral Festival and Evening Prayer
Date	Sunday, March 21, 2010
Time	2:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Location	Our Lady of Peace, 1740 US Highway 130, North Brunswick, NJ
Link for Directions	visit mapquest for directions.
Presenters	various, tba
Cost	$25 (includes music and dinner)
Contact	Quentin Marty (609) 448-3944 or Justin Connors 732-251-4000 x8216
Sponsor	NPM Metuchen and Trenton
Description	Attendees will rehearse new choral music under the direction of several presenters. After dinner, we will reassemble for Liturgical Prayer, using the music we just learned.
Registration	Registration is required. Registration deadline is Friday, March 12, 2010. Walk-ins cannot be guaranteed music or dinner. Flyer with mail-in registration information.

Event	Holy Grounds - Ocean County
Date	Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Time	7:30 pm
Location	St. Joseph's Parish Center, 685 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
Link for Directions	http://www.stjosephtomsriver.org/directions.html
Cost	free
Contact	Ernie Andreoli (609) 524-0507 or EAndreoli@stpaulsofprinceton.org
Sponsor	NPM Trenton
Description	Informal Meetings will be held in the different counties of the diocese for the purpose of sharing information and the concerns of parish music ministers. This is a time to gather for prayer, meeting and fellowship - sharing information with me your chapter director and your county representatives Ann Gorr and Doris Ramme about your wants and needs or longings as a musician in the diocese of Trenton, NJ. Similar events are planned for later in the year at sites in Burlington, Mercer and Monmouth Counties. Look for announcements.

Event	GIA Presents the New Mass Settings
Date	July 25, 2010
Time	7 pm
Location	St. Ann's Church, Lawrenceville, NJ
Link for Directions
Presenter	GIA
Cost	free will offering to cover refreshments
Contact
Sponsor	NPM Trenton, GIA Publications, Inc.
Description	Read through choral music. Followed by ice cream social.

2008/2009 Past Events

Opening Event and Meeting

Event	Annual Meeting
Date	Friday, October 3, 2008
Time	7:30 p.m.
Location	St. Anthony of Padua Church, Hightstown, NJ
Guest	Mike McMahon, NPM President
Cost	free
Contact	Tom Halpin
Sponsor	NPM Trenton and Trenton Diocese Office of Worship
Description	Come and join your fellow church musicians for the Trenton NPM Chapter Annual Meeting. NPM President, Mike McMahon will be our guest. After a short Liturgy of the Word, Mike will speak on "Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship".

Event	St. Cecilia Project
Date	Friday, November 21, 2008
Time	7:30 p.m.
Location	St. Joseph Church, 685 Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08754
Link for Directions	Directions
Cost	free will offering for refreshments
Contact	Tom Halpin
Sponsor	NPM Trenton
Description	Annual Hymn Hymn Sing in honor of St. Cecilia, Patron Saint of Music and to honor the "International Year of the Organ". Also a remembrance of pastoral musicians, living and deceased.

Event	Advent Lessons and Carols
Date	Sunday, December 14, 2008
Time	7:00 p.m.
Location	Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 42 W. Main St., Moorestown, NJ
Link for Directions	directions
Presenter	Steven Lucasi, Director of the Trenton Diocese Festival Choir and Music Director at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church.
Cost	Free Will Offering
Contact	Kathy DeFina
Sponsor	NPM Trenton and Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
Description	A Celebration of Lessons and Carols

Event	Epiphany Choir Concert
Date	Sunday, January 11, 2009 - "Baptism of the Lord"
Time	Participating choirs arrive at 3:00 pm for warm-up. Concert begins at 4:00 pm
Location	Holy Eucharist Church, 520 Medford Lakes Road, Tabernacle, NJ 08088
Link for Directions	http://www.holyeucharist.org/directions.html
Presenter	attending choirs
Cost	Free Will Offering
Contact	Renee Hatzold 856-461-4310 or Sue Barnett 856-461-9406
Sponsor	NPM Trenton
Description	Choirs are invited to participate by performing 1 to 3 selections of their favorite Christmas Season Anthems. Pre-registration required. Contact us to bring your choir or just come and listen. -- Hurry and sign your choir up. Space is limited --

Event	Choral Festival and Lenten Prayer
Date	Sunday, March 15, 2009
Time	2:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Location	Vincentian Renewal Center, Princeton, NJ
Link for Directions	see the flyer or visit mapquest for directions.
Presenters	various
Cost	$ 35.00 (includes music and dinner)
Contact	Dr. Quentin Marty 609-448-3944
Sponsor	NPM Metuchen and NPM Trenton
Link for flyer or press release (pdf)	Choral Festival 2009 Flyer
Description	A wonderful event held in a gothic cathedral-like setting with great acoustics. Attendees will rehearse new choral music under the direction of several presenters. After dinner, we will reassemble in the chapel for Liturgical Prayer, using the music we just learned. note: After over 15 years, this could be our last Choral Festival at this location because the site is being sold.

Event	NPM National Convention "Sing to the Lord"
Date	July 6 – 10, 2009
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Link for Directions	directions
Cost	various - see brochure
Contact	www.npm.org
Sponsor	NPM National
Link for flyer or press release (pdf)	National NPM website.
Description	Learn! More than150 practical and inspiring workshops, Master classes and clinics; Hovda Lectures on Sing to the Lord. Reflect! Dynamic major speakers; Music Ministry Leadership Retreat. Sing and Pray! Morning Prayer; Convention Eucharist; Taizé Prayer. Enjoy!Performances and musical events to delight and inspire. Discover!Dozens of new music showcases; Products and services for your ministry at the Exhibit Hall. Gather!Connect with colleagues, make new friends.

Event	Cantor Express
Date	July 17 through July 19, 2009
Location	Georgian Court University, 900 Lakewood Ave., Lakewood, NJ
Link for Directions	directions
Presenter	NPM National Presenters
Cost	Costs vary - see the brochure for details (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Contact	Tom Halpin 732-349-0018 x2306
Sponsor	NPM Trenton and NPM National
Link for flyer or press release (pdf)	NPM website with details and registration brochure
Description	The weekend includes interactive lectures, discussion, reflection, skill building (group voice classes, interpretation, and coaching), and repertoire that best reflects the core identity of the cantor. At some points in the weekend, you will have the opportunity to choose sessions according to your own needs. The weekend has something to offer cantors at all levels of experience: beginner, advanced, and professional. Most cantors are proficient in some areas but need to develop in others. Some participants are even discerning whether this ministry is right for them and come simply to explore. Whatever your level of skill and experience, the institute offers you an opportunity to assess areas for growth, begin to fill in gaps, and lay the groundwork for a firmer foundation for your ministry. Note: Commuters are welcome but we recommend that you plan to stay over at the facility.

Choral Reading Session

Event	Choral Reading Session
Date	Sunday,  August 3, 2008
Time	7:00 p.m
Location	Incarnation Church (Incarnation-St. James Parish), 1545 Pennington Rd.,  Ewing, NJ
Presenter	Joe Simmons, World Library Publications
Link for Directions	Directions
Cost	$10.00
Contact	Nancy Paolini 609-883-5873
Sponsor	NPM Trenton and World Library Publications
Link for Flyer or press release	Information and registration (requires adobe acrobat reader)
Description	Read through choral music from WLP. Followed by ice cream social.

Annual Meeting: Clergy-Musician Dinner

Date:  October 1, 2006
Time: 5:30 PM
Place: Tom's River, NJ

Children's Choir Workshop Presentor: Michael Wustrow of St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre, N.Y. November 15, 2003 St. Raphael Church, Hamilton, NJ Chairperson: Ernie Andreoli   Photo on right shows Michael demonstrating singing techniques to St. Paul's (Princeton) Children's Choir while adult workshop attendees observe.

The Reluctant Organist Presentor: Ina Grapenthin of November, 2004 St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold, NJ Chairperson: Stanley Szalewicz