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View the July 9, 2021 letter from Very Rev. Stephen Schultz, Pastor, regarding Our Lady of Fatima ministries.

School will be back in session soon and our Religious education classes will be starting in just a few short months! Keep your eyes open for future announcements in the bulletin and on our parish website about meeting times, class schedules and fees!

View the current Fatima Parish update from Fr. Stephen Schultz in response to the latest Health Order from the New Mexico Department of Health, and instructions from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, July 5, 2021, for the Independence Day holiday. Daily Mass will be held at the normal times of 6:30 AM and 8:15 AM.

We want to welcome a newly assigned Deacon to Our Lady of Fatima parish, Deacon Charles “Chuck” Navarrete, Jr. and his wife Rebecca. Deacon Navarrete served in the U.S. Navy for 12 years as a Religious Program Specialist and was tasked with supporting clergy of all faiths in their pastoral activities as well as providing physical security for them in combat environments. We are grateful that he has been assigned to Our Lady of Fatima Parish. ​​​​​​

Deacon Timoteo Lujan is a native New Mexican and has been ordained as a deacon in the Diocese of Gallup for almost 30 years. Since his ordination in November of 1994, Deacon “Timo” has been involved in many areas of ministry. He was canonically assigned to pastoral ministry to the four Catholic Parishes of the Cibola Deanery where he developed and provided learning to adolescents and adults in Catholic Bible Study, Catholic spirituality, morality, theology and liturgy. He has served as Chancellor of the Diocese of Gallup and functioned as the chief operating officer. He holds the canonical office of Defender of the Bond for the marriage tribunal of the Diocese of Gallup. We are grateful that he has been assigned to Our Lady of Fatima parish.

Father Stephen Schultz will celebrate the 22nd anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on Saturday, May 22, 2021. The community of Our Lady of Fatima Parish thank and congratulate Father Schultz on this special occasion!

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.