St Joan of Arc Parish Catholic Church, Highbury

19/10/2021

St Joan of Arc Parish Centenary Mass 2021

18/10/2021

St Joan of Arc Parish Centenary Mass and Celebrations 2021

17/10/2021

HIGHBURY COMMUNITY CELEBRATES 101 YEARS OF ST JOAN OF ARC PARISH

Parishioners and guests, including Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, former parish clergy, Islington councillors, leaders from local faith groups and former parishioners Tony Blair and Cherie Booth will attend a celebratory Mass to mark the Centenary of the foundation of St Joan of Arc Catholic parish on Sunday 17th October.

Postponed, like so many events, by the Covid pandemic, the celebration is in fact planned for the 101st anniversary of the foundation of the parish, which was founded in 1920. Just a few months after the Canonisation of St Joan of Arc, the church is thought to be the first in the world to be dedicated to the French Saint.

Since 1962, the parish has been based in Highbury Park in a church, designed by architect Stanley Kerr Bate, to be a ‘happy church’. Located next to St Joan of Arc RC Primary School, it has indeed been the site of countless happy occasions: the parish has recorded tens of thousands baptisms, weddings and, inevitably, funerals since its inception as well as several ordinations and a total of ten parish priests. It is also a vibrant hub within the local community: the foodbank run by the St Vincent de Paul Society provided thousands meals for people of all faiths and none through the pandemic and remains very active.

The upcoming celebration, despite the 12 month delay, is hoped will be a happy occasion for parishioners and guests: Mass will be followed by a parish party both organised and catered by the parish council as well as by volunteers from the congregation.

Canon Gerard King, parish priest at St Joan of Arc since 2006 commented: “After such a long and difficult 18 months for so many of us, the Centenary Mass and parish party will be all the more enjoyable. I’m proud to serve such a vibrant community and look forward to welcoming so many special guests who have contributed to the rich history of the parish.”

05/07/2021

Pupil vacancies at St Joan of Arc Catholic School
from September 2021 If you know of anybody looking to
transfer their child to a Catholic school, please pass on this
information to them:

September 2021, we have pupil vacancies in year groups 1 to 6. Please contact the school’s Admissions Officer at [email protected] or call 020 7226-3920. Or visit the school’s website at www.st-joanofarc.islington.sch.uk for an application form and a virtual tour of the school.

| Growing together

23/05/2021

Good evening everybody,

Here is the link to Cardinal Vincent pastoral letter this weekend. It's all about the duty of care we have for creation. I think you will find it very interesting if you haven't heard it at Mass today.

God bless,
Father Gerard

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23/05/2021

Hello everybody,

Wishing you all a very happy Pentecost Sunday.

God bless, Father Gerard

14/04/2021

Thank you for your generous donations to CAFOD’s Family Fast Day during Lent. We featured Marian and her son Svondo in Zimbabwe in Lent 2018. The community vegetable garden that your donations helped provide is growing well and during the pandemic the family has survived on the vegetables. This is one of many long-term development projects that CAFOD has funded with the money from that Fast Day.

Thank you for your steadfast support.

God bless
Father Gerard

04/04/2021

Happy Easter from Highbury! Christ is risen, hallelujah!

God bless,
Father Gerard

03/04/2021

Hello everyone,

I hope you’re having a lovely Holy Saturday! Just a quick reminder of the Mass times for this Easter. Firstly, this evening Mass will be at 7:30 pm and then tomorrow, Easter Sunday Mass will be at 7:30 am, 9 am and 11 am. As usual we will operate social distancing so try to come a little bit early. All Masses will be live streamed on the parish website. If you would like holy water for Easter then bring a bottle of water to Mass and I will bless it for you and you can bring it home. http://www.stjoanofarcparish.co.uk

God bless you,
Father Gerard

28/03/2021

Hello everyone, here is the link for this Sunday’s children’s liturgy. Please share this with your young children, forward it to grandchildren or share it with other families who you think might enjoy it.

God bless,
Father Gerard

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28/03/2021

SVP Parish Quiz

Bank Holiday Monday 5th April at 7.30pm
Hosted by Harry Wallop
The SVP are hosting an online end of lockdown parish quiz. Entry will be via Zoom.

If you and your family would like to join, simply email [email protected] You will then be sent the details for the SVP online bank so you can pay the entry fee of £10. Once your payment has been received, Pippa will email you the zoom link to use on the night.

The quiz has been set by our very own Barbara Smith who, we are reliably informed, is not open to bribes!

Thank you for your support
St Joan of Arc SVP

22/02/2021

******** WE NEED STEWARDS to keep our Masses safe... **********

We have had a good response since we were able to celebrate Mass again, and we would like to send out our big thanks our 'volunteer stewards', who have helped keep each Mass safe and make public Masses possible again during the easing of Covid restrictions.

Our stewards help ensure that social distancing and numbers are maintained, and that sanitising and general following of the guidelines and rules are abided by, so that we can continue to celebrate Mass safely at St Joan of Arc Church.

Their commitment has been appreciated, but we always need more volunteers.

If you are aged between 18-69 without underlying conditions, and would be able to help, please get in touch with our Father Gerrard on 020 7226 0257 or by email [email protected]