About St. Joan of Arc · Goodman, Wisconsin
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church is a small rural Roman Catholic parish serving the village of Goodman in Marinette County, northern Wisconsin, as part of the Diocese of Green Bay. Worship takes place at its church on the corner of 6th and Main Street, and the parish is administered jointly with St. Stanislaus Kostka in Armstrong Creek and St. Mary's – Immaculate Conception in Florence (the parish cluster is known locally as 'Sts. Joan and Stanislaus'). The surrounding community has deep roots in Wisconsin's North Woods logging and veneer-mill heritage, and the parish has been a steady presence in that small-town Catholic life for many decades.
- Patron
- St. Joan of Arc
- Rector
- Father Soja Joseph
- Diocese
- Diocese of Green Bay
Why belong here
St. Joan of Arc offers a small, close-knit Catholic community in the heart of Wisconsin's North Woods, where generations of logging, mill, and farming families have worshipped together. As part of the Sts. Joan and Stanislaus cluster, the parish combines the intimacy of a rural mission church with the stability of a multi-parish cluster served by Father Soja Joseph, and it remains a place where members know one another by name — a good fit for Catholics in the Goodman, Armstrong Creek, and greater Marinette County area looking for a faithful, traditional parish home.
Mass times at St. Joan of Arc
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- 30 minutes before each Mass (Diocese of Green Bay directory listing)
- Third Thursday of the month: 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Adoration times
- First Friday of the month: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
- Third Thursday of the month: 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Parish Identity and Diocese
St. Joan of Arc is a parish of the Diocese of Green Bay, serving the village of Goodman in Marinette County, Wisconsin. Like many small North Woods parishes, it is administered as part of a cluster — the Sts. Joan and Stanislaus cluster — alongside St. Stanislaus Kostka in Armstrong Creek and (for purposes of priestly ministry) St. Mary's – Immaculate Conception in Florence. The patron, St. Joan of Arc, gives the parish its name and is celebrated on her feast day, May 30.
- Diocese of Green Bay
- Patron: St. Joan of Arc
- Feast Day: May 30
- Cluster: Sts. Joan and Stanislaus
Worship Schedule
Public Mass is celebrated twice a week: Saturday evening vigil at 4:00 pm and Thursday morning at 9:00 am. Confessions are heard 30 minutes before each Mass, with an additional regular confession time on the Third Thursday of the month from 9:30–10:30 am. Eucharistic Adoration is offered on First Friday (8:00–9:00 am) and on the Third Thursday (9:30–10:30 am), immediately following the morning Mass.
- Saturday Vigil Mass — 4:00 pm
- Thursday Mass — 9:00 am
- Confessions — 30 minutes before each Mass
- Third Thursday Confession & Adoration — 9:30–10:30 am
- First Friday Adoration — 8:00–9:00 am
Cluster Parish Structure
St. Joan of Arc is administered jointly with neighboring rural parishes of the Diocese of Green Bay. Fr. Soja Joseph serves as Parish Administrator for St. Mary's – Immaculate Conception in Florence, St. Stanislaus Kostka in Armstrong Creek, and St. Joan of Arc in Goodman. This cluster model is the standard diocesan approach for sustaining sacramental life in low-population North Woods communities where a single parish could not support a resident priest on its own.
- Cluster host site for Mass: St. Mary's, Florence (stmaryflorence.org)
- Parish Administrator: Father Soja Joseph
- Cluster Facebook page: facebook.com/stsjoanandstan
- Cluster partner parishes: St. Stanislaus Kostka (Armstrong Creek), St. Mary's – Immaculate Conception (Florence)
Parish Community and Ministries
The parish is small but active, sustained by long-standing lay organizations and devoted families. The Christian Mothers Society — a parish women's society rooted in the older Catholic mutual-aid tradition — has been a visible presence at funerals, parish events, and devotional life for many years, as documented in local obituaries. Members of the parish also participate in community service in the broader Goodman area, from the local volunteer fire and rescue squads to support for neighboring Catholic missions.
- Christian Mothers Society
- Funeral and Bereavement ministry (parish members often assist with luncheons and visiting)
- Cluster-wide lay involvement through the Sts. Joan and Stanislaus cluster
Sacraments
The parish celebrates the Eucharist, offers the sacrament of Reconciliation before each Mass and on the Third Thursday, and provides Eucharistic Adoration on First Fridays and Third Thursdays. Sacramental preparation for baptism, first Communion, confirmation, and marriage is coordinated through the cluster office in Florence, in keeping with diocesan practice for small rural parishes.
- Reconciliation: 30 minutes before each Mass; Third Thursday 9:30–10:30 am
- Eucharistic Adoration: First Friday 8:00–9:00 am; Third Thursday 9:30–10:30 am
- Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Marriage — coordinated through cluster office
Location and Visiting
The parish is located at the corner of 6th and Main Street in the village of Goodman, Marinette County, in Wisconsin's heavily forested North Woods. Goodman is a small lumber-and-railroad heritage community along Highway 141/8 between Florence and Armstrong Creek. Visitors are warmly welcomed; given the limited weekly Mass schedule, travelers are encouraged to confirm times in advance, especially during the heavy winter snow season.
- Address: 6th & Main Street, Goodman, WI 54125
- Mailing: PO Box 218, Goodman, WI 54125
- Phone:715-336-2334 / 715-336-2492
- Parish hall and parking adjacent to the church
Cemetery
Parishioner funerals at St. Joan of Arc are typically followed by burial at Glenwood Cemetery in Goodman, which is the parish's traditional Catholic burial ground. Burial arrangements are coordinated with the cluster parish office and local funeral directors such as Roubal Funeral Home of Wausaukee.
- Glenwood Cemetery, Goodman, WI
- Coordinated burial ministry through the parish cluster
Heritage and Local Context
Goodman developed as a logging and veneer-mill town in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and St. Joan of Arc has served the Catholic families of the village and surrounding townships through that history. Obituaries of long-time parishioners record marriages and funerals at the church across the mid- and late twentieth century, and tie parish life to the rhythms of the Goodman Veneer Mill, the railroad, and the surrounding forests that still define the area today.
- Tied historically to the Goodman Veneer Mill and North Woods logging economy
- Parish records preserved through diocesan directories and local obituaries
- Generations of family weddings and funerals at the church
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Father Timothy Brandtapprox. 2017–approx. 2022
Officiated funerals and Masses at St. Joan of Arc, Goodman through at least 2020; served the Goodman/Armstrong Creek/Florence North Woods parishes of the Diocese of Green Bay.
- Father John Hephnerapprox. 2017
Officiated the Mass of Christian Burial for Helen C. Stec at St. Joan of Arc on February 7, 2017.
- Father Soja Josephapprox. 2023–present
Parish Administrator of St. Mary's – Immaculate Conception (Florence), St. Stanislaus Kostka (Armstrong Creek), and St. Joan of Arc (Goodman); currently the priest in residence for the cluster.