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The Parish Office will be closed on: Monday, December 26th, 2022 and Monday, January 2nd, 2023

Due to the demands of the Season, Our Lady of Fatima Parish Office will close at 3:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, December 12-15th. We will resume regular office hours the following week, December 19th-22nd. The Parish Office will be closed December 23rd and 26th in observance of Christmas.

Posadas will be celebrated on Sunday, December 11, 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 at Fatima-Gallagher Hall where there will be a piñata for the kids, posole and other refreshments.

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, or turn into the parish office by December 16, 2022.

Join us on December 19 & 20 beginning at 6:30 PM for the 2022 Advent Mission presented by the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR). There is no cost to attend however, donations to the Friary are greatly appreciated. Checks can be made payable to: Community of Franciscan Friars.

View and download the 2022 Advent and Christmas Event Schedule for Our Lady of Fatima.

December 24th-Christmas Eve Masses will be offered at 4:00 PM (with children’s play) and 6:00 PM.
December 25th-Christmas Day Masses will be offered at 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM only. There will not be a 12:00 PM noon Mass
on Christmas Day.

Thanksgiving Day Mass, with Blessing of Bread, will be held at 9:00 AM on Thursday, November 24, 2022. The Parish Office and School  will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and the Friday following  Thanksgiving Day.

Practice will take place after the 12:00 PM Mass on Sunday, December 4, 11 and 18 in the Church All children ages 5 years and up are invited to join us. Participants will have their name placed in a hat and roles will be assigned by lottery. We can never have too many angels and shepherds, so all children who wish to participate will have an opportunity to do so. The Christmas play will be performed at the 4:00 PM Mass on Christmas Eve.

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 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).