This is a message for Steve and Cathy Mainero, or whoever is the best contact for the San Juan Bautiste Catholic Church in Boquete. I am planning to move to Boquete in the next year or two. I currently am the organist at Church of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Burks Falls, Ontario. I am wondering if there is a possibility of a paid position as the organist of this church for the 9 am English service. I saw a YouTube video of the church and did not see a keyboard. Is there one? If not, a good used keyboard with a great chapel and full organ sound is not too difficult to buy. Could you please let me know if this is even a remote possibility? I really enjoy playing for the church, and do not have a pension and so am trying to figure out how to pay for my life down there! I would also love to start a choir, with a small nominal fee, so we could do Christmas concerts and anything else they might like to do. Do you think there is any interest for this?
Thank you for any help you can offer. This is an immense and mildly terrifying move to do all by yourself with no pension. I am trying to see if I can get hired to teach English and/or music in the local schools. I have emailed then yesterday, but then I remembered I think they are on summer vacation. Do you know anything about this possibility?
Thanks again!
Karen Carriere
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