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Fr. Jojireddy (Joe) Konkala, has been named as Fr. Edward’s replacement as Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Fatima Parish. Fr. Joe was born on April 10, 1981 in Nusikattala Village, Andhra Pradesh, India, where his mother still lives. His father passed away in January, 2021.  He has two brothers and one sister. Fr. Joe joined the seminary and studied theology before  he was ordained a priest on April 19, 2010 by the Most Reverend Anthony Poola, the Present Cardinal for the Diocese of Kurnool in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Fr. Joe has served various roles in five parishes since his ordination, including parishes in India as well as at St. Patrick’s Church in Shamrock, Texas, in the Diocese of Amarillo. Let us welcome Fr. Joe to our parish, and we look forward to his ministry.

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.

Our Lady of Fatima Parish currently has an opening for a full-time Janitor position . Please call the Parish Office for more information.

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.

Read the letter from Fr. Stephen Schultz dated November 3, 2022.

The Parish Office and Our Lady of Fatima School will be closed on Monday, October 10, 2022 in observance of the Columbus Day. The office will reopen on Tuesday, October 11.

We are pleased to welcome our new Music Director, Mark Adrian, to Our Lady of Fatima Parish. Mark earned his BA in Music from the University of Washington and subsequently completed graduate coursework for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree, specializing in choral conducting. He was involved in the Greater Seattle choral community since 1981 where he founded the Northwest Associated Arts, a family of children and adult choruses, and the Cantaré Vocal Ensemble. Mark has also served as Artistic Director and Conductor of Colla Voce Seattle and the Seattle Women’s Ensemble. He has led music programs at churches throughout Seattle, most recently at St. Catherine of Siena.

The Parish Office and School will be closed on Monday, September 5, 2022, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Daily Mass will be at the normal times of 6:30 AM and 8:15 AM.

Our Lady of Fatima is accepting applications for Director of Music Ministry and also for a full-time Janitor position for the Parish. Please call the Parish Office for more information.

We are adjusting the Parish Office hours for the months of June and July ONLY. Regular office hours will resume the first week of August. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: 8:00 AM-4:30 PM, Thursday: CLOSED, Friday: 8:00 AM-1:00 PM.

Fr. Edward Azibapu Okpu, pronounced Okbu, has been named as Fr. Anthony’s replacement as Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Fatima Parish. Fr. Okpu was born in Nigeria on April 28, 1974. He was ordained a priest in the Bomadi Diocese by Bishop Hyacinth Egbebo (MSP) on July 23, 2011. In Nigeria he served as pastor for 9 years. During that time, he spent 3 years as Chancellor and Director of Pontifical Missions. We are pleased to have him here at Our Lady of Fatima Parish. Welcome Fr. Okpu!

Fr. Ezeaputa has been appointed as pastor to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Pena Blanca, NM and will begin his ministry there effective immediately. Fr. Ezeaputa came to Our Lady of Fatima Parish as a transitional Deacon in June of 2020. He was ordained as a priest on December 19, 2020 at the hands of Archbishop John Wester and has served as the Parochial Vicar to Our Lady of Fatima Parish. We wish him well in his new assignment. Fr. Anthony received very little notice of his move and was not able to say goodbye publicly. He may be contacted at: PO BOX 1270, Pena Blanca, NM 87041. Congratulations Fr. Anthony Ezeaputa!

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, February 21, 2022 in observance of the President’s Day holiday. The office will reopen on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 8:00 AM.

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

The Parish Office and School will be closed on Monday, September 6, 2021, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Daily Mass will be at the normal times of 6:30 AM and 8:15 AM.

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 Parish Office will be closed on: Thursday, December 24, 2020 Friday, December 25, 2020 Friday, January 1, 2021.