Update: To purchase tickets online, please click here.

Concert Information

Saint Anthony of Padua is holding a benefit concert for the parish’s building fund featuring internationally recognized composer David Haas. His concert, called I Will Bring You Home: A Concert with David Haas will feature many of his favorites including You Are Mine, Blest Are They, We Are Called, and Now We Remain.

• Friday, February 22, 2019
• Concert at 7 PM
• Doors open at 6:30 PM
• Will-call open at 3 PM (for online ticket pick-up)

About David Haas

David’s music has been an inspirational part of Catholic liturgy and is appreciated by people of all faiths. David was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the University of Portland in Oregon n 2015 and numerous awards including the 2004 Outstanding Service in Ministry from the Crosier Fathers. David is the composer of many liturgical favorites including “Blest Are They,” “You Are Mine,” “We Are Called,” and “Now We Remain.”

How to Buy Tickets…

There are several ways to purchase tickets including online, in-person, after weekend Masses, and at the door (if any tickets remain). Please read below to learn more.

Ticket Cost

All proceeds benefit the parish’s building fund. For more information, please see below.

• Presale – $15.00 USD
• At-the-Door (If any remain) – $25.00 USD

Online Ticket Sales

Tickets are available for purchase from a secure online website by clicking here. When you purchase online, you may pick your tickets up at the Will Call on the day of the event, Friday, February 22, starting at 3 PM. Online tickets are not available for pick-up earlier than 3 PM Friday.

After Weekend Masses

Tickets will be for sale at select weekend Masses starting the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, or Saturday, January 26. Tickets will be on-sale for subsequent weekends until tickets sell-out. Cash, check, and credit card (by form) will be accepted.

In-Person Sales

Tickets will be for sale, in-person, starting on Tuesday, January 22 during normal Parish Office Hours. Cash, check, and credit card payments will be accepted.

About the Cause

St. Anthony of Padua was founded in 2006 by Bishop Joseph A. Pepe. Following the worldwide financial collapse of the economy, the parish underwent a decade of meeting weekly for Eucharist at Centennial High School. In 2016, the first phase of the construction project, a parish hall and limited office space, was completed. As one of the fastest growing Catholic Churches in the United States, St. Anthony’s is quite literally “bursting at the seams,” and is need of more space. All proceeds from this evening’s concert and Saturday workshop will go to support the parish’s building fund.

If you are unable to attend the event, or would like to provide financial assistance for the event/building fund, please contact the Parish Office during normal business hours.

All support for building a church campus worthy of God is appreciated.

Saturday Retreat/Workshop

On Saturday, February 23, Mr. Haas will be presenting a retreat/workshop entitled That You Might Have Life: A Path Toward Holiness. This workshop is open to all, not just music ministers. Everyone is welcome to attend for a spirit-filled morning of spiritual refreshment, growth in the faith, and fellowship. The parish will be collecting a free-will offering (suggested donation of $10.00/person) to benefit the parish’s building fund.

David Haas Merchandise

David Haas Merchandise will be available for purchase on both Friday and Saturday. The parish receives a significant portion of the proceeds. Merchandise will include books and CDs. Mr. Haas will be available to sign/autograph any materials purchased. Cash, checks, and credit cards will be accepted.

Music By David Haas

David Haas Biography

David Haas resides in Eagan, Minnesota, where he is director of The Emmaus Center for Music, Prayer and Ministry and serves as campus minister / artist-in-residence at Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, where he also teaches in the theology and music departments. Highly regarded as one of the preeminent liturgical music composers in the English-speaking world, he has produced more than 45 collections of original music. His liturgical works are sung and prayed throughout the world and appear in hymnals of many Christian denominations and in many languages.

David’s newest projects with GIA include two prayer books for youth and youth leaders: The Holy Presence of God: Daily Prayer for Youth, Teachers, Catechists, and Youth Ministers and To Give You a Future with Hope: Prayers, Blessings, Meditations, and Challenges for Young People and All Who Walk with Them and Living Spirit, Holy Fire, a new major resource of recorded and published music, prayers services, and pastoral resources celebrating the Holy Spirit, Confirmation, and discipleship. In addition to new compositions by David, this resource also features original compositions by Lori True, Tony Alonso, Kate Cuddy, Tom Franzak, Paul Tate, Jesse Manibusan, Ray East, Michael Joncas, Marty Haugen, Ricky Manalo, and Rob Glover.

Other recent projects with GIA include God Is Here; Biblical Way of the Cross; To Worship in Spirit and Truth: A Liturgical Preparation Process for Pastoral Musicians and Liturgical Leaders; an ongoing series of music and prayer services for youth, A Time to Pray (With the Old Testament, With the New Testament, For Justice and Peace); Table Songs II: Music for Communion (with Tony Alonso, Kate Cuddy, Rob Glover, and Lori True); Reach Toward Heaven; and Do This in Memory of Me (a setting of Holy Communion for Lutheran Communities).  His live recording and video Glory Day continues to receive international acclaim, and he has served as a consultant for the various editions of the popular GIA hymnals Gather and Gather Comprehensive.

A native of Bridgeport, Michigan, and the Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan, David is a 1975 graduate of Bridgeport High School and studied vocal music performance, piano, and conducting at Central Michigan University. He completed his studies in music performance, liturgy, and theology at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. Presently an active member of St. Cecilia Church in St. Paul, he formerly served as director of music and liturgy at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Ankeny, Iowa and The Church of St. Thomas Aquinas in St. Paul Park, Minnesota as well as being composer-in-residence at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Minneapolis. From 1985-1988 he was an adjunct instructor and composer-in-residence at the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity in St. Paul, during which time he was very active internationally in writing, composing, and presenting workshops and seminars on the implementation of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. During these years, David was part of what is commonly referred to as the “Minnesota School” in collaboration with two of his colleagues, Michael Joncas and Marty Haugen, in producing some of the most popular and effective music for the Church’s worship that has appeared in the days following the Second Vatican Council.

For more than 25 years, David has been active as a workshop and keynote speaker, author, retreat leader, liturgical musician, concert performer, and recording artist and has performed and presented at various conventions, workshops and conferences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, the British Isles, Ireland, Australia, the Bahamas, Israel, Greece, and Turkey. He has been a regular speaker at various national and international conferences for the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, the National Catholic Education Association, the Irish Church Music Association, the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, the National Center for Pastoral Leadership, the National Association for Lay Ministry, the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership, the North American Forum on the Catechumenate, the Great Lakes Pastoral Ministry Gathering, the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, the Chicago Festival of Faith, and the Big Island Liturgy and Arts Conference in Hilo, Hawaii.

In addition to his work and ministry at Benilde-St. Margaret’s, David has been an international advocate for the role of young people in the life of the church. He is the founder and executive director of Music Ministry Alive!, a national liturgical music formation program for high school and college-aged youth, which has “graduated” more than 700 students during the past 9 years, many of whom now are serving as pastoral musicians and in other areas of ministry. He formerly served on the national advisory council for the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, and also has been a guest instructor for several undergraduate and graduate courses at the College of St. Catherine, the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity, the University of St. Thomas, St. John’s University, Boston College, Georgetown University, Loyola College in Maryland, Clarke College and Loras College in Dubuque, St. Ambrose University, St. Joseph’s College in Philadelphia, Duquesne University, Aquinas College, the University of Dayton, the University of Scranton, the College of St. Benedict, Chaminade University in Honolulu, St. Louis University, St. Mary’s College in San Antonio, Presentation College, Fontbonne College, Mt. St. Mary’s College in Los Angeles, St. Patrick’s College in Meynooth, Ireland, and the North American College in Rome.

David has authored more than 20 books in the areas of liturgy, liturgical music, youth ministry, catechesis, prayer, and spirituality and has served as a consultant to several catechetical and educational publishers. He is featured on the catechetical video Teach Us to Pray: Praying the Psalms (St. Anthony Messenger) and collaborated with Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ, on two projects addressing the death penalty, Death No More(video program with Harcourt Religion Publishers), and The Death Penalty: The Catholic Viewpoint (St. Anthony Messenger Press). He continues to write a monthly column titled “Sung Prayer” for Ministry and Liturgy magazine and has written articles for Pastoral Music, Catechumenate, Connect, and the GIA Quarterly.

In 1991 he was nominated for a Grammy Award for the recording of I Shall See God, and his book The Ministry and Mission of Sung Prayer (St. Anthony Messenger Press) received the Outstanding Professional Book Award from the Catholic Press Association in 2003. Along with Michael Joncas and Marty Haugen, he was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1995 from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. In 2004 David was named Pastoral Musician of the Year by the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, and that same year he received the Crosier Award for Outstanding Service in Ministry.

David is available for conferences and parish and diocesan events, and he speaks on a wide variety of topics in liturgy, liturgical music, religious education, sacramental practice, youth ministry, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, whole community catechesis, prayer, and spirituality.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact the William Paul Freeman, Director of Music, by clicking here.