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Responding to the call of Jesus, St. Joan of Arc Parish is a Catholic Community, guided by the Holy Spirit, striving to do God's will. We encourage spiritual growth and invite full, active and conscious participation of all generations through prayer, stewardship and fellowship. |
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“Take thought now, redeemed man, and consider how great and worthy is he who hangs on the cross for you” (Saint Bonaventure). With these words, Saint Bonaventure draws our attention to the love of Jesus as that love pours itself out for us on the gibbet of the Cross. The words themselves appear in the Sacred Liturgy for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, a feast which we celebrated last Friday and which also happened to be my first day as your new pastor. I cite them now because they express well my own desire for the parish: namely that we look together to the Lord and His immense and self-sacrificing love, so that we may be grateful for that love and reciprocate with a profound love of our own.
By way of introduction, I offer just a few words about my background. I grew up near here on a farm between Waterville and Whitehouse. My parents and seven siblings still live in the area, along with many nieces and nephews. Like Fr. Hite, I attended seminary in Rome. I was ordained a priest in 2002. After ordination I served at Saint Michael the Archangel Parish in Findlay as a parochial vicar. In 2005 I returned to Rome for further studies, completing a doctorate in Moral Theology in 2008. I then became Director of the Office of Vocations for the diocese, until 2010. For the past year I have been serving in the English Language Section of the Holy See’s Secretariat of State. While it was an honor to serve the Holy Father in such a capacity, nevertheless my true desire has been for parish work, and so I was quite pleased when Bishop Blair supported that desire by assigning me to Saint Joan of Arc.
I look forward to settling in and getting to know all of you. By God’s grace we will grow closer to Him, especially through the Holy Mass. You have my prayers; please keep me in your own.
In Christ,
Fr. Adam Hertzfeld
St. Joan of Arc is currently seeking applicants for the position of Director of Music. Interested applicants should review the following listing detailing the position requirements, responsiblilities and application process.
Questions regarding position and/or application process should be directed to Fr. Adam Hertzfeld, Pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish via email to kaysja@yahoo.com.
Updates coming soon.
Parish Bulletins and Publications
You can now get the St. Joan of Arc Cathoic Church Bulletin no matter where you are and whether or not you were able to attend Mass with us.
Click here for your bulletins.
Time, Talent & Treasure for February 2011 - The Season of Lent
Calendar Requests can be sent to sjacalendar5856@gmail.com
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Newcomers dinners occur four times a year. All families joining St. Joan of Arc Parish are invited to attend a get-to-know you dinner hosted by some of our “seasoned parishioners”. St. Joan of Arc staff members prepare the event. The majority of the evening is spent getting to know the new members of our parish family and helping them get acquainted with what St. Joan of Arc has to offer to them, as well as some ways in which they can offer their time and talent to their new parish.
