St. Joan of Arc
Catholic Church












12735 W. 58th Ave.
Arvada, CO 80002-1107
Phone: (303) 420-1232 Fax: (303) 420-0126

E-mail: office@saintjoancatholic.org

Mass/Communion Schedule:

-Communion Service: M-F, 6:15 a.m.
and T, W, Th, Noon

-Daily Mass:  8:30 a.m.

-Sunday Anticipatory Mass: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.

-Sunday Mass:  7:30, 9:00, 11:15 a.m.

Confessions:  Saturday,   9-10 a.m. and 4-4:45 p.m. or call for an appointment.

Sacraments

As the Baltimore Catechism stated many years ago:  "A Sacraments is an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace."  In the Catholic Church, there are seven Sacraments.

Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist are known as sacraments of initiation.

Penance, also called Confession and Reconciliation, and the Anointing of the Sick, are called sacraments of healing.

Holy Orders is the sacrament conferred on bishops, priests and deacons, who minister to the Catholic laity.

Matrimony is the sacrament which consecrates the union of a man and a woman as partners for life.

Baptism:  Through Baptism, a person is born into new life in Christ and may participate in the other sacraments of the Catholic Church.

Confirmation:  In the sacrament of Confirmation, Catholics receive the Holy Spirit.  Confirmation brings maturity to baptized Catholics, enabling them to participate more fully in the life of the Church.  Confirmed Catholics bear witness to the faith in words and actions.

Eucharist:  The Eucharist completes the sacraments of initiation.  The Eucharist is the heart of Catholic life and of the celebration of the Mass.  In one of the great mysteries of the Catholic faith, and as proclaimed at the Last Supper, bread and wine are consecrated by the priest during Mass to become the real Body and Blood of Christ.  Baptized Catholics in a state of grace may receive the Eucharist.

Penance:  This sacrament, one of the sacraments of healing, is also called "Confession" or "Reconciliation" and is administered by a priest.  During confession, the Catholic repents of his/her sins, confesses those sins to the priest and receives absolution.  All mortal, or grave, sins must be confessed, and the Church strongly recommends that venial, or less serious, since be confessed as well.  Through Penance, the Catholic is reconciled to God and to the Church.

Anointing of the Sick:  Formerly known as "Extreme Unction," the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick commends those who are sick to the suffering Christ.  Anointing is a sacrament of healing.  It is administered by a priest to those who are seriously ill and/or in danger of death.  During the sacrament, the priest anoints the forehead and hands of the sick person with Holy Oil while praying for the special grace conferred by the sacrament.

Holy Orders:  The sacrament of Holy Orders assures that the mission of the Church entrusted to the Apostles continues to the end of time.  There are three degrees of Holy Orders, orders for Bishops, priests and deacons.  Bishops confer the sacrament by laying on of hands together with a solemn prayer of consecration asking that God grant the graces of the Holy Spirit needed for the ministry.

Matrimony:  The sacrament of Matrimony or Marriage is a covenant between a baptized man and a baptized woman to establish a partnership for life.  The couple must freely consent to the marriage and exchange that consent in the presence of a community of witnesses and a priest or other authorized witness.