Celebrating Over 75 Years in the New Castle Area
“Do not be afraid; just have faith.” – Our Lady of Fatima
Parish News
This Week’s Bulletin
Today’s Readings
Current and Upcoming Events
July 18, 2026 – Morning Mass and Talk on St. Francis of Assisi
July 26, 2026 – Religious Education Registration for 2026/2027
Mass Times
Daily Masses
Monday 8:30am
Tuesday 8:30am
Thursday 8:30am
Friday 8:30am
Weekend Liturgy
Sunday 9:30am, 12:00pm
Saturday 5:00pm, 7:00pm (Spanish)
Confession Times
Thursday 6:00pm (Bilingual)
Saturday 4:00pm
Giving Thanks for Summer
Father, Creator of all, thank You for Summer! Thank You for the warmth of the sun and the increased daylight. Thank you for the beauty I see all around me and for the opportunity to be outside and enjoy Your creation. Thank You for the increased time I have to be with my friends and family, and for the more casual pace of the summer season. Draw me closer to You this summer. Teach me how I can pray, no matter where I am or what I am doing. Warm my soul with the awareness of Your presence, and light my path with Your Word and Counsel. As I enjoy Your creation, create in me a pure heart and a hunger and a thirst for You. —-Author Unknown
Our Mission
We strive as a community to proclaim and spread faith, hope and God’s unwavering love.
Learning Through Faith
Impact thrives when heart meets strategy. With multiple programs available to learn about the Catholic Faith, we cater to ages from 1st Grade all the way through Adulthood.
Help Us, Help You
Behind every mass, prayer service, program or event stands volunteers – teachers, lectors, altar servers, musicians etc., each with a story worth sharing. Celebrate with them as we continue to improve and find new ways to grow our parish.
Our Mission & Values
Every initiative we launch is crafted to strengthen communities and steward resources responsibly. By sharing transparent insights and actionable guidance, we aim to multiply good work and spark collaboration across causes and continents.
Mission Statement
We, the people of Our Lady of Fatima Parish recognize we have been called together by the grace of God to experience His presence and loving mercy in our lives and to share it with others. We have been called by the eternal Father to hear the Gospel and to proclaim to others the good news of salvation,
to celebrate the mysteries of Christ’s saving love in the sacred liturgy, and to put that love into action through our individual and united efforts of service to one another and the community around us.
Aware of the gifts the Holy Spirit has given to each of us in Baptism, we encourage all members of our family to use their particular gifts in building our community of faith, love and service.
We proclaim our faith in the unity of our Catholic communion, with Francis, Bishop of Rome, and Francis, Bishop of Wilmington, and in fellowship with our brothers and sister of other Christian Communities.
We seek to promote the continued renewal of the Church according to the spirit and decrees of the Second Vatican Council. As we wait and work for the Lord who is to come again in glory, we live and pray under the patronage and the example of Mary, Our Lady of Fatima, who heard the Word of God and kept it, who welcomed Christ into her life and shared Him with our world.
Inclusive Collaboration
Sustainable change only happens when those most affected help design the solution. Before launching any program we convene listening circles, translate materials into local languages, and invite community leaders, youth advocates, and elders to co-create project goals.
Parish Finance Council
The Code of Canon Law introduces the Parish Finance Council as a mandated body having an advisory and consultative role with the pastor.
Canon 537 says,
“Each parish is to have a finance council which is regulated by universal law as well as by norms issued by the diocesan bishop; in this council the Christian faithful, selected according to the same norms, aid the pastor in the administration of parish goods with due regard for the prescription of canon 532.”
Every parish therefore is required to have a Parish Finance Council, both by adherence to the Code of Canon Law and by local norms issued by the diocesan bishop.
The Finance Council works closely with the pastor, who is accountable to the diocesan bishop for the administration and stewardship of the temporal goods of the parish. The pastor, according to Canon Law, has among his responsibilities, the responsibility for parish financial and temporal management. The Parish Finance Council is a consultative body appointed by the pastor to assist him in meeting these obligations. While the Parish Finance Council does not have decision making authority, consultation is at the heart of the decision-making process – sharing information, listening, contributing to the discussion, and promoting consensus.