61 Canal Rd. Orleans, MA 02653 508-255-0170 [email protected]
Welcome to St. Joan of Arc, a Roman Catholic Church and member of the Diocese of Fall River. We are located in Orleans, Massachusetts. Orleans is a year-round community on the Lower Cape in southeastern Massachusetts, near the elbow of Cape Cod. We are a faith-filled community with approximately 1,100 families. Both the upper church and the church hall are handicap accessible. Please take time to peruse our web site. Your comments and suggestions are appreciated.
New Parishioners are always welcome. Please introduce yourselves to the priest or deacon after Mass or contact the parish office to register. We urge you to become active members of our Parish Family. Click here for more information.
HOLY WEEK LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
HOLY WEEK LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Wednesday—Tenebrae Service (Evening Prayer) - 7:00pm
Holy Thursday—Mass of the Lord’s Supper — 7:00pm
Friday of the Passion of the Lord
Good Friday Service—3:00pm
Stations of the Cross—5:00pm
Holy Saturday
Morning Prayer— 8:00am
Easter Vigil—7:00pm
Easter Sunday
Mass of the Lord’s Resurrection—8:00am & 10:00am
MASS SCHEDULE - ORDINARY TIME
WEEKDAY MASS
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 8:00 am; Thursday: 5:00 pm
WEEKEND MASS
Saturday (Vigil): 5:00 pm
Sunday: 8:00 am and 10:00 am
CONFESSION - Tuesday: 9:00 am, Thursday: 4:00 pm, Saturday: 4:00 - 4:45 pm, or by appointment
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION - every Friday from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
BAPTISMS
By appointment.
Click HERE to see Baptism guidelines
MARRIAGE
Arrangements 8 to 12 months in advance
Click HERE to read our Wedding guidelines
THE HOLY ROSARY - immediately following the 8 am Mass on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday, and at 4:30 pm on Thursday. All are welcome! As Sr. Lucia, one of the three visionaries at Fatima said, the Rosary is “a simple method of getting closer to God”.
REFLECTION & STILLNESS
Wednesday: 8:45 am - in the Chapel
"Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these," Mark 10:14
As St. Joan of Arc Parish, we all work together to protect our children. Please visit the Diocesan Safe Environment page for information on how we protect the faithful, and the steps involved to minister, work, or volunteer in the Diocese. www.fallriverdiocese.org/office-of-safe-environment/
Staff
- Fr. Steven A. Booth, Administrator
- Deacon Norman F. McEnaney, Deacon
- Lisa M. Scapellati, Office Manager
- Julie MacAller Hickey, Director of Religious Education
- Art McManus, Director of Music
- Alec Stansell, Facilities Manager
Weekly reading


Readings for the week of April 2, 2023
- Sunday: Mt 21:1-11 / Is 50:4-7 / Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 (2a) / Phil 2:6-11 / Mt 26:14—27:66 or 27:11-54
- Monday: Is 42:1-7 / Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14 / Jn 12:1-11
- Tuesday: Is 49:1-6 / Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15 and 17 / Jn 13:21-33, 36-38
- Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a / Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31 and 33-34 / Mt 26:14-25
- Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9 / Ps 89:21-22, 25 and 27 / Rv 1:5-8 / Lk 4:16-21
- Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14 / Ps 116:12-13, 16-16bc, 17-18 (see 1 Cor 10:16) / 1 Cor 11:23-26 / Jn 13:1-15
- Friday: Is 52:13—53:12 / Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 (Luke 23:46) / Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9 / Jn 18:1—19:42
- Saturday: Easter Vigil: Gn 1:1—2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a /