Registration is now open for Our Lady of Fatima's 2023-2024 Religious Education Program. View details and deadlines for Catechism (CCD), Youth Confirmation and Adult Confirmation (RCIA).
Registration for High School Confirmation has begun for students in grades 8-12. Registration closes September 2, 2022. Classes start September 11, 2022 and are held September through April on Sundays. 10:00 AM Mass attendance followed by class instruction from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM twice a month. Coursework must be completed in order to receive Confirmation.
Important Notice (February 6, 2022): Because of the recent surge in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Parish Ministries, Religious Education Classes and other gatherings outside of Mass will continue to be suspended until further notice. Some ministry meetings will take place by videoconference and participants will be notified of such. Confession and Masses will continue to be held at their regular times.
Our 2021-2022 Parish Religious Education Program will offer weekly in-person faith formation classes for children in grades K-7 not enrolled in Our Lady of Fatima School. Contact the Parish Office for details.
Classes for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and for Adult Confirmation will be starting in September 2021. Please call the parish office to register. Registrations are due September 3, 2021.
As mandated by the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Our Lady of Fatima Parish has a two-year program of preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation for youth. Registrations are now being accepted for the Pre-Confirmation and for the Confirmation class for youth who will be confirmed in April/May of 2022. Contact the Parish Office for details.
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.
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.
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.
RCIA classes begin on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 and will run through May 13, 2020. Classes will be held every Wednesday from 6:30 PM until 7:30 PM in the library of Fatima-Gallagher Hall.
Classes start September 8, 2019 and are held September through May on Sundays: 10:00 AM Mass followed by Class Instruction from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM twice a month, no absences are allowed. Contact the Parish Office for registration information.
Our Lady of Fatima parish will be implementing an exciting approach for the catechesis of children from Kindergarten through the 7th grade. Materials and support for the ongoing catechesis will be provided for parents in our CCD program through texts and monthly formation meetings. An initial parent meeting will be held on Monday, September 16, 2019 at 6:30 PM in Fatima-Gallagher Hall. Contact the Parish Office for registration.
Do you want to grow in your faith? Join the CCD program as a teacher or an assistant for grades K-7. Classes are held on Wednesdays from 3:45 PM to 5:30 PM. For more information call the parish office.
We are looking for adult volunteers who are interested in helping with the formation process for those interested in entering full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. Please contact Fr. Chris Hallada at challada@fatimachurchabq.org if you are interested in volunteering in this process.
Pre-Confirmation Classes are for those students in 8th grade to 11th grade, who are not attending/did not attend 8th grade in a Catholic Middle School. Pre-Confirmation prepares the Candidate in Catholic Doctrine to better understand the Confirmation Sacrament. Classes begin in the fall and will be held on Sunday mornings. Interested persons should leave a message for Bernadette Chavez at the Parish Office, 505-265-5868.
Inquiry sessions for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and for Adult Confirmation will begin soon. For more information, please call the Parish Office at 265-5868.