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The Women's Guild of Our Lady of Fatima will be meeting for the first time since the pandemic on Sunday, May 23, 2021 after the 10:00 AM Mass, Room 2 FGH. Please join us as we reacquaint one another and discuss where we go from here.

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, May 31st, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Daily Mass will be at the regular times of 6:30 AM and 8:15 AM.

The 8th Grade Promotion Mass for Our Lady of Fatima School will be at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Parishioners are invited to attend and offer their best wishes as the members of our 8th Grade class move on to continue their education in high school.

We will hold a Mass on May 13, 2021 at 5:30 PM to mark the first day in 1917 that the Blessed Mother appeared to the three shepherd children of Fatima in Portugal.

The Holy Rosary will be prayed in the Church Monday thru Friday at 4:00 PM, beginning on Monday, May 3rd, 2021 and ending May 28th, 2021.

With the recent increase of in-person Mass attendance, and the significant decline in the number of viewers of the online Mass on our parish website, Our Lady of Fatima Parish is discontinuing its online Mass after April 25, 2021. We would like to express our thanks to the parish volunteers who have been recording and posting the Mass since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Archdiocese of Santa Fe will continue to broadcast the Mass on local television stations, and the Mass may be seen on EWTN and other internet resources.

Our Lady of Fatima Parish adult faith formation study group presents, God: What Every Catholic Should Know, by Elizabeth Klein. Join us starting on April 27, 2021 and ending May 27, 2021 for a five-session study of this book. In-person and Zoom meeting available. Call the Parish Office to sign up.

Congratulations to all of the RCIA participants who received sacraments on Holy Saturday.

Our Lady of Fatima School has begun accepting registrations for the 2021-2022 school year. If you have considered the benefits of giving your child or grandchild a Catholic education in a safe, nurturing environment, that encourages academic excellence, please contact our principal, Ms. Melinda Mader, for more information about Our Lady of Fatima School and to arrange for a personalized visit. The school office may be reached at 255-6391. We are pleased to announce that there will be no tuition increase for the 2021-2022 school year. 

The Novena of Divine Mercy begins on Good Friday, April 2, and ends on the Saturday of the Octave of Easter, April 10. The novena will be prayed in the church at 3:00 PM each day during this period.

Our Lady of Fatima Church has been asked to pray in front of Planned Parenthood on Tuesday, March 16th, 2021. From Wednesday, February 17th thru Sunday, March 28th, 40 Days for Life will lead a focused pro-life effort that consists of: 40 days of prayer & fasting, 40 days of peaceful vigil, 40 days of public witness. Join us in peaceful prayer between 7 am and 7 pm daily at this location: Planned Parenthood abortion mill 701 San Mateo NE in Albuquerque.

Join Us Virtually for the 70th Annual Brother Mathias St. Patrick’s Day Celebration of Faith and Service Honoring St. Patrick and Founder, Brother Mathias. March 17, 2021, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM. Join us ONLINE at gscnm.org. For more information call 505-249-6416.

The Parish Office and Our Lady of Fatima School will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2021, in observance of the Presidents' Day holiday.

Students at Our Lady of Fatima School and public school students in the Catechism program will be receiving cardboard “Rice Bowls” to use during Lent as we participate in Operation Rice Bowl. Rice bowls will also be available in the church and parish office for other parishioners who would like to participate. The Rice Bowls will be collected during Holy Week. 75% of our Rice Bowl donations go to support the programs of Catholic Relief Services throughout the world, and 25% of our Rice Bowl donations support local projects to alleviate hunger and poverty here in our own Archdiocese.

The Stations of the Cross will be prayed in the church at 6:30 PM on Fridays during Lent. Parishioners are invited to participate either in person or by watching as the event is streamed on our parish website – www.fatimachurchabq.org. Because of the continuing COVID precautions, we will not be having Lenten Soup Suppers this year. ​​​​​​​The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) will be offered during the Stations of the Cross.

Join us for a seven-week Adult Faith Formation Lenten journey beginning February 16, 2021. A study guide will be provided. In-person and Zoom meetings are available. Please call the parish office to register (505-265-5868).

Wednesday, February 3rd is the Feast of St. Blaise with the traditional blessing of throats which will take place after the 6:30 AM and 8:15 AM Masses. Given the current pandemic, I think it is prudent to not bless individual throats this year. The blessing will take place after the General Intercessions (Prayers of the Faithful) using an alternate form which is described in the Book of Blessings.

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 17th. There will be three Masses with distribution of ashes that day: 6:30 AM, 8:15 AM, and 5:30 PM. The distribution of ashes will take place after the homily. There will also be a Liturgy of the Word (no Communion) with distribution of ashes at 12:10 PM in the afternoon. Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence. On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, all Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are bound by the rule of fasting.

January is a busy month as we prepare for Catholic Schools Week. This week is a time for us to truly celebrate Catholic Schools and have some fun while doing it. Catholic Schools Week begins on January 31st and ends on February 6th. During the course of the week we make sure to thank those people who help to make our school successful: our students, our families, our Priests, our community and our Falcon teachers and staff!

We have begun the 2021 Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA) Campaign. The ACA provides approximately 35% of the funding for ministries of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, and every parish is assigned a mandatory goal. Our assigned goal is $42,500 in pledges this year. Remember that all paid pledges that are in excess of our goal will be rebated back to our parish. If you have not already made a pledge to ACA for 2021, please prayerfully consider doing so. Informational brochures and pledge cards are located at the entrances of the church. Please note that no funds from ACA go to pay Archdiocesan legal expenses or settlements. It all goes to support ministry.