Young Families

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 other awesome families in our faith community.

Coffee and Donuts
Coffee and Donuts are offered nearly every Sunday after the 9:00 am Mass in the cafeteria. Please come and join us! Contact Kathy Seybert at [email protected] if you would like to help on Sunday mornings. It's a great way to meet people!

Meals for Families
When a family welcomes a new baby into their lives, the Meals for Families volunteers provide 3-4 complete dinners for the family to help them during this time of great joy and transition in their lives. Fill out this form to be signed up for a Meal Train, or contact Becca Simoneaux at [email protected] if you or someone you know is expecting so we can support them in this way! Please let Becca know if you would like to provide a meal for someone.

Baptism Gift Bags
When a baptism is scheduled at Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church, a member of our ministry will either drop a baptism bag off with the sacristan or arrive at the baptism to personally give the family a small collection of items that were prayerfully chosen to be gifted to the family.  We want every family to know how loved and value each child is.  Parents are the first teachers of the Faith for their children, and we hope the little gifts will help encourage and inspire them in that important role.
The parish office will contact us when a baptism is scheduled, so new parents will not need to opt in for this.

We are currently working on building a form which would allow parents to reach out to families in the event that they are experiencing a miscarriage and would like to request help. In the meantime, if you or someone you know needs pastoral support or guidance, please contact the parish office.

We would like to provide spiritual resources as well as practical ones, giving parents the option to request whichever they may need. Many women in our ministry leadership have experienced pregnancy loss and know how isolating and confusing it can be, so it’s one of our goals to help comfort and assist parents as much as possible during such a difficult time. 

Helpful Web Resources:

• Heaven's Gain Ministries | Infant Caskets, Urns, Pregnancy/Baby Loss Services (heavensgain.org)
• The Early Pregnancy Loss Association - Home (miscarriagecare.com)
• Miscarriage and Baby Loss Resources - My Forever Child

We would love to connect families with children of similar ages within the pastorate for play dates, get-togethers, and other family activities. We would also like to form a group to support the Homeschooling families of our pastorate. 

Mom’s Ministry
Mom’s Ministry provides great opportunities to meet other people within our faith community here at St. Joan of Arc. 

Mother's Day Dinner

Elizabeth Ministry
The Elizabeth Ministry responds to women who are pregnant, experience pregnancy complications, miscarriage, fertility issues, and child crisis.  

Father’s Day Dinner
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.