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The Parish Office will be closed on: Monday, December 27, 2021 and Monday, January 3, 2022.

Join us for the 2021 Advent Mission, December 13, 14, 15 and 16, 2021. Hosted at and by Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Presented by Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR).

Saturday, January 1, 2022 is the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be offered on December 31, 2021 at 5:30 PM, and on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.

Our Lady of Fatima Parish invites you to join us for a Las Posadas Processional Sunday, December 12 beginning at 5:00 PM in the Church. We will then continue in procession to various doors on the parish campus as Joseph and Mary seek a place to stay. The procession will conclude with a Pinata for the children in front of Fatima-Gallagher Hall and an opportunity for families to get Posole to take to their home.

View the 2021 Christmas and New Year Mass Schedule at Our Lady of Fatima.

Thanksgiving Day Mass will be held at 9:00 AM on Thursday, November 25th, 2021. The Parish Office and School will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and the Friday following Thanksgiving Day.

Wednesday, December 8 is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be offered on Wednesday, December 8 at 6:30 AM, 8:15 AM, & 5:30 PM.

The Beneficiary of Our Lady of Fatima’s Giving Tree this year is Birthright. Please help this ministry with diapers and baby clothes sizes 0 to 6 months. ​​​​​​​Gifts can be placed under the tree at the main entrance of the church.

The Saturday, December 19, 2020, 5:30 PM Vigil Mass will not be pre-recorded for online viewing. ​​​​​​​Online Mass will resume on Sunday, December 20, 2020 for the 12 noon Mass.

Fr. Anthony Obinna Ezeaputa assigned to Our Lady of Fatima.

No Confessions today (December 12, 2020). Fatima priests in quarantine. Visiting priests will celebrate Masses this weekend.

In place of an Advent Parish Mission this year, I am inviting our parishioners and guests to participate in a spiritual journey called “The Search.” At all Masses this weekend, we are distributing copies of the book, “The Search” by Chris Stefanick. This book accompanies a series of 30minute videos that are accessible through our parish subscription to Formed (go to www.formed.org to set up your personal log in at no cost).

With the new health order issued by the Governor that goes into effect today, December 2, 2020, we are now permitted to have Mass attendance of up to 25% of our capacity. The past two weeks, the limit was 25% of capacity or 75 people, whichever was less. At 25% we are now able to have up to 175 people attending Mass in person. That will be the limit for as long as Bernalillo County remains in the red or yellow tier. If COVID cases become better controlled and the county achieves the green tier status, our Mass attendance can increase to 50% of maximum occupancy. The parish office is now open normal hours with minimum staff.

The Beneficiary of Our Lady of Fatima’s Giving Tree this year is BIRTHRIGHT. Please help this ministry with diapers and baby clothes sizes 0 to 6 months. Gifts can be placed under the tree at the main entrance of the church.

View the 2020 Advent and Christmas Event Schedule. All scheduled events are subject to change depending on new or different directives given by the Archbishop and/or Governor.

Tuesday, December 8, 2020, is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Although this is normally a Holy Day of Obligation, the dispensation granted by Archbishop Wester during the coronavirus pandemic releases the faithful from the obligation to attend Mass. Masses celebrating the feast day will be offered on: Monday, December 7th at 5:30 PM (Vigil Mass), and on Tuesday, December 8th at 6:30 AM and 8:15 AM. There will be no 5:30 PM Mass on this day. On Monday evening, a streamed Mass will also be posted on the parish website for viewing.

View the November 14, 2020 Fatima Parish Update letter from Father Stephen Schultz regarding in-person Mass and other options, as well as the temporary closure of the parish office.

Decorating the church for Christmas will take place at 9:00 AM on Monday, December 23rd. Everyone is invited to come and help.

View the 2019 Our Lady of Fatima Christmas Season Mass Schedule.

Posole for sale after each mass the weekend of Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15. There will be a limited amount available. First come, first served.