St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church

OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Address
305 W Areba Ave, Hershey PA

INDOOR MASS
Sunday
7:30 am, 9:30 am (live), 11:30 am

Monday - Friday
6:45 am, 9:00 am (live)

Saturday
9:00 am (live)

Address
359 W Areba Ave, Hershey PA

OUTDOOR MASS
Saturday & Sunday
5:00 pm

Address
1525 Sandhill Road, Hummelstown PA

CONFESSIONS
Wednesday Saturday
5:00-5:30 pm 3:00-4:00 pm

MASS LIVE STREAM

Sundays at 9:30 am & Weekdays at 9:00 am

Let’s take a brief look at the history of our parish over these past 100 years.

The original Italian immigrants began worshiping in the Press Building in 1918 as a mission of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. In 1920 the Parish of Saint Joan of Arc was established and a church was built on Chocolate Avenue. Seven years later, a one-room school house was built behind the church. A convent was purchased and a few years later a larger school building was erected on the Chocolate Avenue site.

At a certain point, the school had grown so much that the present property on Areba Avenue was bought and the school was built here. For more than five years, the church was on Chocolate Avenue and the school on Areba. Next the old church was sold and our present church was built in 1961.

Every time there was a change or a move in the history of our parish, it was because of growth and new opportunities. The fact is that we have had 4 convents, 2 rectories, 3 worship spaces for Mass (including the cafeteria for 8 years) and 3 different schools.

Growth and change are signs of parish vitality and is a necessary part of life. I imagine there were a few people who were nostalgic for the way things were when change happened over our 100 year history but most people adapt and begin to recognize that you can honor what came before while at the same time look forward with hope and excitement to what is in the future.

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Upcoming Special Collection

September 19 & 20

St. Joan of Arc will have a special collection
for those devastated by Hurricane Laura and the California Wildfires

Please put your donation in an envelope marked Disaster or write Disaster on the menu line of your check .Your donation can be made online, dropped in the collection basket at church, or placed in the Parish Office.

26th Sunday Ordinary Time Worship Aid

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