A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PARISHES
We are Called to More
We are inviting all parishioners of St. Joan of Arc and St. Thomas More to recommit to their Catholic faith through daily prayer and the intercession of Our Blessed Mother. Watch the video below to learn more and watch our communications channels in the coming weeks for ways to deepen your familyโs walk with the Lord.
Our Mission
Midtown Catholic is a community of two parishes in the Archdiocese of Omaha.
We are One Church: Encountering Jesus, Equipping Disciples, Living Mercy, Sending Apostles.
Parish Locations
Both St. Joan of Arc and St. Thomas have proud histories. About a seven minute drive from one another, both parishes were founded in the early 1960s. As neighborhood parishes they both grew as the neighborhoods grew filling with young families.
As the neighborhoods change so do the parishes. Now in a new season of life, St. Joan of Arc and St. Thomas More, are committed to work together to continue the mission. In the summer of 2020, the parishes began a partnership of sharing a pastor, ministries, maintenance, Mass schedule, and mission. The parishes use the name โMidtown Catholicโ to describe this partnership.
St. Joan of Arc
3122 S. 74th St
St. Joan of Arc Parish was founded in 1958 and has been serving the Catholic community of central Omaha ever since. Parishioners are dedicated to community outreach and host a number of parish events, including the annual Sausage Fest.
Mass Schedule
Sunday Mass
Saturday (vigil): 5:30 pm
Sunday: 8:00 am
Daily Mass
Monday-Wednesday: 8:30 am
Holy Days and Holidays
(Check the Bulletin)
Confessions
Saturdays: 4:30-5:20 pm
St. Thomas More
4804 Grover St.
Founded in 1958, St. Thomas More is a neighborhood parish anchoring the corner of 48th and Grover with its unique, award-winning architecture resembling Noahโs Ark. The parish has a strong history and culture of Catholic education and loyal, generous parishioners.
Mass Schedule
Sunday Mass
10:30 AM
4:30 PM
Daily Mass
Thursday-Friday: 7:00 am
Saturday: 8:00 am
Holy Days and Holidays
(Check the Bulletin)
Confessions
30 minutes before Masses
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Midtown Catholic
(opens in a new tab)Midtown Catholic is the combination of St. Thomas More and St. Joan of Arc. Our two parishes function as one community!
Today we celebrate ๐๐ญ. ๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐๐, and tomorrow we celebrate her son, ๐๐ญ. ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐. The placement of their feast days gives us a beautiful reminder of the power of a parentโs persistent prayer.
Long before Augustine became one of the great Saints and Doctors of the Church, he was a son who had wandered far from the faith. For years, Monica prayed, wept and hoped for his conversion.
Along the way, she learned something every parent can take to heart: ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง.
Monica could not force Augustine to believe. She could not choose his path for him. But she could place him, again and again, into the hands of God. And she never stopped praying.
Parents, grandparents and godparents, if there is a child you love who has wandered from the faith, do not lose hope. Your prayers matter. Your sacrifices matter. Your quiet witness matters. Keep bringing that child to Jesus and trust Him with the rest.
Sts. Monica and Augustine, pray for us and for our children.
๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐?
Join us this Saturday, August 29 at 6:45 PM in the St. Joan of Arc Social Hall for a short presentation on prayer with a representative from ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐, the Catholic prayer and meditation app.
Come learn more about ways to deepen your prayer life and discover resources that can help you make time with God part of your everyday routine.
๐ท๐ง Wine and cheese will be served!
We hope youโll join us for an evening of faith, fellowship and a little inspiration for growing closer to Christ.
๐ The bells are ringing again at St. Joan of Arc!
Weโre happy to share that the church bells are once again working and will now ring every hour, on the hour, from 8 AM to 8 PM each day.
For generations, church bells have called the faithful to prayer and served as a beautiful reminder of Godโs presence in the midst of everyday life. Now, their sound will once again be part of the rhythm of our parish and our Midtown neighborhood.
The next time you hear the bells of St. Joan of Arc, take a moment to pause, offer a quick prayer, and remember that God is with you wherever your day may take you.
Come spend an hour with Jesus. ๐
Join us for Eucharistic Adoration this Wednesday, August 26 at 7 PM at St. Thomas More Church.
In the midst of a busy week, come find a little quiet, bring your prayers before the Lord, and simply rest in His presence.
All are welcome. Come as you are. Jesus is waiting for you. โค๏ธ
๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ? ๐ก
Omaha is home to a man the Catholic Church now calls Venerable.
๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐
๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐. ๐
๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง, the beloved founder of Boys Town, devoted his life to caring for children who were poor, abandoned and in need of someone who believed in them.
His cause for sainthood has been underway for years, and Pope Leo XIV recently recognized his heroic virtuesโan important step on the path toward canonization.
What a gift to have such an extraordinary example of faith, compassion and service right here in our own Archdiocese!
Take a few minutes to learn more about his remarkable life and his cause for sainthood: archomaha.org/fatherflanagan/
Venerable Father Edward Flanagan,
pray for us! ๐