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Family Life Ministries

St. Joan of Arc’s Family Life Ministries provide many opportunities to promote spiritually healthy families, to get involved in our parish, and to meet many of the fantastic people within our faith community. 

Holy Family Catholic Conference

The Holy Family Catholic Conference is a family Catholic conference held annually in May in Kokomo, IN with the aim to build the Domestic Church. The conference is sponsored by St. Joseph Hospital, Knights of Columbus, and the Diocese-of-Lafayette in Indiana, and hosted by St. Joan of Arc and St. Patrick Parishes. Some of the well-known and inspiring speakers that have previously participated in the conference include Dr. Janet Smith, Patty Schneier, Fr. Antoine Thomas, Tatiana, Radix, Deacon James Keating and Eric Genuis. In 2010 we will have our 4th Annual Holy Family Catholic Conference May 22-23, so be sure to mark your calendars! More information about next year’s conference will be available later this year. If you have not attended in the previous three years, we encourage you to come next May! You will not be disappointed. We have a great line-up of captivating speakers and many opportunities for all age groups – for young and old, small and big. With its aim being the growth of the Domestic Church, everyone is included and encouraged to attend – single, married, divorced, widowed, youth and children. We hope to see you there!

Please contact Jan Marrah at 765-865-6684 if you would like to volunteer to help with this great event.

Mom’s Ministry –

Mom’s Ministry provides great opportunities to meet other people within our faith community here at St. Joan of Arc. To receive the quarterly newsletter and email updates, please send your email address to: saintjoanmoms@gmail.com or call Sara Cavazos at 765-456-3098.

  • Mom’s Night Out – Interested in joining our monthly night out for moms-only? Contact Sara Cavazos at 765-456-3098 and we’ll see you there!
  • Mother’s Day Dinner – Come out and enjoy an evening of fun and laughter with other moms of our parish each May in celebration of the beautiful vocation of Motherhood. Contact Andrea Wyrick at 765-455-9742 for more information.
  • Coffee and Donuts – Coffee and Donuts are offered nearly every Sunday after the 7:30am and 9:00am Masses in the cafeteria. Please come and join us! Contact Lisa Lenahan at 765-883-7098 if you would like to help out on Sunday mornings.
  • Meals for New Mothers – When a family welcomes a new baby into their lives, the Meals for New Mothers provides three complete dinners for the family to help them during this time of great joy and transition in their lives. Contact Jill Aaron at 765-432-0989 if you are pregnant or know someone that is, or if you would like to provide a meal for someone.
  • Elizabeth Ministry – The Elizabeth Ministry responds to women who are pregnant, experience pregnancy complications, miscarriage, fertility issues, and child crisis. Please contact Nicole Mawbey at 765-319-3457 if you are pregnant or know someone who is.
  • New Baby Welcome Party – Twice a year, moms and their new babies are invited to a dinner provided by the women of Mom’s Ministry. Contact Nicole Mawbey at 765-319-3457 for more details.

Financial Peace University is a life-changing 13 week program that teaches how to make the right decisions with your money. It empowers those that take the class with the practical skills and confidence needed to achieve financial goals and experience true financial peace. There are currently no classes scheduled; however, if you have an interest in taking the class, please call the parish office at 765-865-9964.

Father’s Day Dinner – This is our celebration of fathers each June at St. Joan of Arc on the terrace! Here, our priests and seminarians cook for dads and grandfathers of both St. Joan of Arc and St. Patrick Parishes in celebration of the beautiful vocation of fatherhood. Watch the bulletin each June to see when the celebration will be!