From The Pastor: 08-11-2019

I received quite a bit of input into keeping our Summer Schedule as our regular Mass Schedule throughout the year. Usually, when I ask for feedback about changing something in the parish, I rarely get such a response from those who think it is a great idea. Normally it is the people who oppose a change who write or call. But in this case, it was the vast majority who said they liked the new schedule. Therefore, the Schedule of Masses here at Saint Joan of Arc will be the following:

• Saturday and Sunday evenings at 5:00 pm
• Sunday Mornings at 7:30 am, 9:30 am, and 11:30 am

The main concern about changing the Mass Schedule was about the REP times. In order to accommodate parents wanting to make sure that their kids get to REP AND Mass (the “and” is important!), Sunday morning REP will be held at the following time:

• REP from 10:30-11:20 am

This allows families two Masses to attend on Sunday Morning either directly before or after REP. It was brought to my attention that 75 minutes for the religious instruction of 1st through 6th graders are a lot! I think the 50 minutes will be much better for the students and their parents alike!
The Milton Hershey School students attended Mass at 10:30 AM. Starting this Fall, they will attend the 5:00 pm Mass on Saturday.
Thanks, everyone, for your comments and suggestions!