Staff and Apostolates

Floral Guild: Plans and maintains floral decorations for our liturgical celebrations.

Leader: Karen McGorry

Meetings: As needed

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Same as Mission.

Habitat for Humanity: Parishioners help construction of local Habitat homes.

Leader: Bob Filliman (508-255-5385)

Kenya Konnection: Shepherds the relationship between St. Joan of Arc and our sister parish, Holy Cross in Dandora, Kenya. We provide our parishioners with opportunities for spiritual enrichment through action, education, and fundraising in support of our sister parish.

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Planning and coordinating Kenya collection in July. Skype meeting with the parish and Brother Andre Medical Center staff periodically. E-mails with the staff about children receiving financial educational support. Planning and monitoring budget. Understanding the spiritual and financial needs of Holy Cross parish and learning how St. Joan of Arc parish can grow spiritually through the example of our sister parish.

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Leader: Barbara Smith (508-255-9692)

LOCAL: Provides a luncheon to-go at noon Tuesday in our Parish Hall

Volunteer opportunities include food preparation. serving, and clean-up.

Leader: 

Jo-ann Dora (302-545-8210)

Grief is a normal and natural reaction to the death of a loved one. Still, few of us are prepared for a journey that is at times devastating, frightening and lonely. After severe loss, it is important to give oneself time to work through the natural process of grieving. In order to move beyond our grief, however, we need to take an active role. Then, through prayer and the support of caring individuals, somewhere along this journey, the pain of our loss will turn into healing.

Recognizing that a bereavement program may be helpful at this most difficult time, the St. Joan of Arc Bereavement Ministry is offering a program to provide support.

THE NEW DAY BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM, designed to provide personal support to individuals throughout the grieving process, offers two programs.

   1.Two separate afternoon sessions, each entitled AN HOUR OF REFLECTION AND PRAYER     

    are held in the spring and summer, and as needed.

  2.The NEW DAY BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM, beginning in early fall, consists of five inter

    related afternoon sessions. Meeting once a month for five months, NEW DAY is designed

    to give the newly bereaved, and also those who have not had a chance to benefit from a 

    program in the past, time to work through the natural process of grieving in an atmosphere

    of care and understanding as they adapt to their new life.

 Pre Registration for all programs is required.

 Leader: Susan Mahoney (508-240-1119)

Bereavement Support: The Bereavement Support Group provides personal support to individuals throughout the grieving process. The Apostolate also hosts monthly group meetings which provide a forum for discussion and an exchange of pertinent information. The focus of these approaches is to help the bereaved adapt to their new life.

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Contact: 508-240-1119

Right to Life: This apostolate is committed to promoting the Church’s teachings on the sanctity of life from conception to natural death.

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Angel House (HAC) – Home for mothers recovering from addiction and their children. Thomas More Society – Defense attorneys for Pro-Life causes. Massachusetts Citizens for Life – Lobbying group. Baby Bottle Drive to support two Pregnancy Health Centers; Abundant Hope and Know Your Options (formerly A Women’s Concern). Support families with unplanned pregnancies. End-of-life support. Organize prayer services such as Rosary for Life. Work on pro-life projects in conjunction with the Knights of Columbus and other Catholic churches on the Cape. Bake-sales on Labor Day and Memorial Day weekends to support the Annual sponsorship of youth in the Diocesan Pro-Life Summer Boot Camp and the March for Life in Washington, D.C.

Leader: Lisa Scapellati (508-255-0170)

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SJA Guild: Our purpose is to provide an opportunity for the women of SJA to come together as a community to work for the betterment of the parish and to enrich our spiritual journey through friendship and prayer.

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Christmas luncheon; presentations with guest speakers; Lenten program; Tea and Fashion Show; Friendship Socials; Mass for deceased members and Thrift Shop volunteers.

Leader: Pattie Miller (914-393-0620)

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Social Justice: To promote, learn, educate, advocate, serve and enhance social justice according to Catholic Social Teachings in our parish and community.  

Meetings: 2nd Thursday of each month at 9:00 am in the Parish Center

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Fair Trade Sales, Sunday Movies on Social Justice topics, Periodic Prayer Services - for peace, for the victimization of women, for care for creation, etc., Various activities to raise awareness of racism, and for the participation in the interfaith Holocaust Memorial Service, participation in the interfaith Martin Luther King Action Committee, participation in the interfaith Youth Outreach Hospitality program, and participation in the interfaith Refugee Support Team.

Leader: Jane MacAfee (508-432-9480)

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The SJA Conference of St. Vincent de Paul strives to provide person-to-person emergency assistance to those in need with necessities such as food, medicine, rent, and shelter.

Meetings: 2nd Friday of the month, except February, March, and August, following the 8:00 am Mass (about 8:45 am) in a classroom by the Parish Hall.

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:  Emergency assistance for those in need; food programs, meals for St. Joseph House, Lower Cape Lunch (“LOCAL”), Christmas Giving Tree, Twinning (Columbia and Kenya), and the Housing with Love Fundraiser to help prevent homelessness.

Leader: Barbara Smith (508-255-9692)

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Responsible for assisting parishioners with seating, taking up the collections, presenting the gifts, plus various administrative and housekeeping duties.

Leader: Martin Culik (774-207-0911)