Lenten Penance Service
Mark your calendar for our Lenten Penance Service:
Wednesday, March 4 at 7:00 pm
First Friday Adoration
Friday, March 6, 2026 – 10:00 am-3:00 pm
Come join us for Adoration following the 9:00 am Mass until 3:00 pm when we will recite the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, followed immediately by Benediction.
As a reminder. we need at least 2 people/hour to keep the Lord company throughout the day! Please sign up using the sign-up sheet in the Commons.
First Saturday Mass
March 7, 2026, at 10 am in the Worship Space.
All are welcome!
Landscape team — Scheduled Workdays
Please join the Saint Joan of Arc Landscape Team on Saturday, February 21, Saturday, March 21 (or BOTH dates) to prepare the SJA campus landscape for Spring and the Easter season.
Different landscape tasks will be done each of the Saturdays. Workdays begin at 9 AM and wrap up around 12 noon.
You will be able to see and be a part of the work that is done by parish volunteers in keeping the landscape looking good. Please contact Jeff McCongile, parish administrative assistant at aa@stjoanofarcva.org, to sign up, or call the parish office at (757) 898-5570 for more information.
SJA Women On The Same Page Book Club
You are invited to come and join us starting on January 13th, Tuesday, in the JPII Center. The book is: THE WORLD’S LAST NIGHT AND OTHER ESSAYS by C.S. Lewis. There will be seven meetings, every other Tuesday of the week, to complete the discussions. Social time is at 9:30 and discussion starts at 10:00 a.m. Please call or text Arlene Bradley @ 757-310-9079.
Join the NEW Children’s Choir at SJA Parish!
We’re thrilled to announce the formation of a brand-new Children’s Choir at Saint Joan of Arc Parish — and we’re looking for young voices to join us!
If your child loves to sing and is eager to grow in faith, music, and fellowship, this is a wonderful opportunity for them to shine! Through uplifting music, your child can play a special role in serving our church and enriching our parish liturgies.
Interested? Please reach out to:
• Dr. Heekyung Lee, SJA Music Director – heeorgan@gmail.com
• Donna Prantl, SJA Music Coordinator – dprantl@cox.net
We can’t wait to hear from you — and to hear your child’s voice!
Bishop Knestout encourages anyone aware of sexual abuse of minors on the part of clergy or staff of our diocese to notify civil authorities,
call the Attorney General’s Clergy Abuse Hotline at 1-833-454-9064, and reach out to the Diocesan Victim Assistance at 1-877-887-9603.
https://richmonddiocese.org/protecting-gods-children/
