Thursday, December 17, 2015

Church #92 - St. Joan of Arc, Cumberland




This church is on Mendon Road in Cumberland. It's kind of hard to see from the street, since it's set back a ways and it doesn't really look like a standard church from the outside. There's an attached school that's now part of the Blackstone Valley Prep charter network.



The church has a large interior, with the pews forming two huge rectangles. There's an obligatory Joan of Arc statue in one corner along with a massive Divine Mercy image. On the other side of the altar is a stable where parishioners are putting their "giving tree" presents for Advent, which I thought was a nice touch. There is a balcony for the music with confessionals tucked away underneath. The church bells rang to begin the Mass, which I'm assuming is a normal thing for the parish. An unusual number of people stayed behind to pray afterward.



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