While ALL of our Masses will be live-streamed through our website (https://sja-stl.org/mass-schedule); only the ones listed in red will be live streamed through Facebook.
- Please read all of the requirements below regarding sign ups for church seating
- The sign up closes at Noon on Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Christmas Masses at St. Joan
Thursday, December 24 - Christmas Eve
- 2:00pm
- Church is full
- 4:00pm
- Church is full
- 6:00pm
- 10:00pm
Friday, December 25 - Christmas Day
- 9:00am
- 11:00am
Christmas Masses at St. Louise
Thursday, December 24 - Christmas Eve
- 2:00pm
- Church is full
- 4:00pm
- Church is full
- 8:00pm
- Church is full
- Midnight
Friday, December 25 - Christmas Day
- 8:00am
- 10:00am
- 12:00Noon
For the safety of all who wish to attend, we will be observing limitations on the number of people who will be allowed in church. We are using a reservation system for those who wish to participate in church.
This is being done for the convenience of those who may wish to attend a Christmas Mass. Since we can only admit a limited number of people to each Mass, you will be able to know before you come to Mass whether or not there will be room in the church. Being aware ahead of time that the church is at capacity for a specific Mass will give you the opportunity to select a different Mass.
Please note the following:
- Once you make the reservation, an email confirmation will be sent to you, which you will need to print. You will need to bring that page to church when you come.
- If you make a reservation for multiple people (such as all the members of a household) ALL THOSE ON THE RESERVATION WILL NEED TO BE PRESENT TOGETHER BEFORE ENTERING THE CHURCH TO BE SEATED.
- All those entering the church must use the one main entrance (although when leaving the church you may use any of the doors). Please be attentive to the signs on the church doors.
- The church doors will not open until 20 minutes before a scheduled Mass time. (The seating areas will be cleaned before each Mass and the seats need time to dry.)
- As has become standard practice almost everywhere, ALL those entering any parish buildings will need to wear a mask, covering their mouth and nose, for the duration of their visit.
- While members of the same household may sit close together, distance from other individuals and household groups will need to be maintained.
Certainly, these procedures add a significant level of challenge and planning for all of us with regard to participating in-person at Christmas Mass. HOWEVER, with everyone's patience and cooperation, we can achieve the goal of having beautiful, peaceful, spiritually uplifting AND SAFE liturgical celebrations of the birth of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Thank you in advance
for being attentive
to the above procedures!
Christmas Mass Reservation for St. Joan of Arc and St. Louise de Marillac churches
PLEASE NOTE ALL THE FOLLOWING POINTS: * FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL WHO WISH TO ATTEND, WE WILL BE OBSERVING LIMITATIONS ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WILL BE ALLOWED IN CHURCH. This reservation system allows you to know, before coming to a Mass, whether or not there is space available. Once you make a reservation, an email confirmation will be sent to you, which you will need to print. You will need to bring that page to church when you come. * If your reservation is for several people, all of your group must be present before you can enter the church * To allow proper cleaning before Mass, the church will only be opened 20 minutes before a scheduled Mass. * All visitors to any of the parish buildings MUST wear a mask covering their mouth AND nose. Proper distancing from others must be observed at all times. Thank you for your patience as we navigate this challenging time together.
Christmas Eve - St. Joan - 2:00pm
Christmas Eve - St. Louise - 2:00pm
Christmas Eve - St. Joan - 4:00pm
Christmas Eve - St. Louise - 4:00pm
Christmas Eve - St. Joan - 6:00pm
Christmas Eve - St. Louise - 8:00pm
Christmas Eve - St. Joan - 10:00pm
Christmas Eve - St. Louise - Midnight
Christmas Day - St. Louise - 8:00am
Christmas Day - St. Joan - 9:00am
Christmas Day - St. Louise - 10:00am
Christmas Day - St. Joan - 11:00am
Christmas Day - St. Louise - 12:00Noon
IF YOU CURRENTLY USE ONLINE GIVING TO SUPPORT YOUR PARISH COMMUNITY
(or if you'd like to start taking advantage of the convenience of this method)
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
Saint Louise de Marillac has used Faith Direct as our online giving platform since 2006, and more recently, it has been available for St. Joan of Arc parishioners as well. Faith Direct has served us well in allowing a steady cash flow to the church and ease of donating for our parishioners.
In preparation for the merger of our two parish locations, we evaluated various companies that provide online giving and have decided to make a change in vendors that will better serve our needs. Effective January 1, 2021, we will be using Online Giving, from Our Sunday Visitor (OSV), as our electronic offertory vendor.
Considerable thought and analysis went into this decision and some of the important points about OSV that influenced the change are as follows:
OSV provides a greater saving in overall cost to the parishes.
OSV is an established catholic nonprofit organization.
OSV has been our envelope vendor for many years and has been a great partner.
OSV provides parishioner support for all online giving needs.
OSV continuously updates with new technology for our parishioners.
Other parishes in our Diocese that use OSV for online giving
are very pleased with their service and ease of use.
It is important that we coordinate the transition well. Faith Direct will cease all transition as of February 1, 2021. We are asking all Faith Direct subscribers to enroll with OSV by December 31, 2020 and encouraging all parishioners to consider using online giving for your offertory to Saint Catherine Labouré Parish.
Sign up is easy:
1) Go to Online Giving link on our parish website (www.sja-stl.org)
2) Select "Create New Account"
3) Follow the step by step navigation to set up your account.
4) Once registered, if you used Faith Direct previously,
cancel your account with Faith Direct.
Thank you for your continued support.
OSV provides our families the ability to give to our parish via electronic donations. This is a new way of giving that saves time, money and resources.
Our Parish Grouping Has A New Name!
We have received our new parish name from Bishop Zubik: St. Catherine Labouré! This change takes effect on January 4, 2021. While any new name might take a little getting used to, I hope you agree that our new name of “Saint Catherine Labouré Parish” is a good choice by our Bishop. Any of the final five names that you, the parishioners, had proposed, and I submitted for his consideration, would have been good. However, as many of you pointed out in your recommendations, having Saint Catherine as the patron of our new parish maintains the tradition of the two parishes we’re bringing together and the patronesses of our two church buildings, in that they are all formidable, devout, faith-filled French women. With Saint Catherine Labouré, Saint Joan of Arc, and Saint Louise de Marillac watching over us and interceding for us, we have good reason to hope for great things as we move forward.
Tuesday Adoration on 12/29/20
Each Tuesday, Exposition will begin immediately following the 9:00am Mass and end with Prayers for Healing and Benediction at 7:30pm.
If you are able to commit to a specific time slot, we would be very grateful! please click on the button below to view the online sign up sheet and sign up for a time.
A reminder that the rosary is prayed at 6:30pm and confessions are from 6:30pm - 7:30pm as well.