About Holy Cross · Arbuckle, California
Holy Cross is a Catholic mission church in the small farming community of Arbuckle, in Colusa County, California. It is canonically a mission of Sacred Heart Parish in Maxwell and is served by the pastor of that parish as part of a multi-site pastoral grouping that also includes Annunciation Mission in Williams. Located on Laurel Street in the heart of Arbuckle, the mission serves a bilingual (English and Spanish) Catholic community in the northern Sacramento Valley, and the faithful from the surrounding agricultural area gather there to celebrate the Eucharist in both languages.
- Established
- 1958
- Patron
- The Holy Cross
- Rector
- Rev. Hector Montoya
- Diocese
- Diocese of Sacramento (Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, established May 28, 1886; Sutter Buttes Deanery)
Why belong here
Holy Cross Mission welcomes Catholics in Arbuckle and the surrounding Colusa County farming communities to celebrate the Eucharist in both English and Spanish, with Mass every Sunday morning. As a mission of Sacred Heart Parish in Maxwell, it offers the spiritual care and sacramental life of a larger parish family — including the Sacrament of Reconciliation, weekday Spanish Masses, and Eucharistic Adoration on select Wednesdays — to a small, close-knit rural community where bilingual liturgy and personal pastoral attention are part of weekly parish life.
Mass times at Holy Cross
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Wednesday 6:00–6:50 PM (2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, during Adoration)
- First Wednesday of the month, 7:00 PM (per Sacred Heart cluster schedule — held at Arbuckle)
Adoration times
- Wednesday 6:00–6:50 PM (2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month)
About Holy Cross Mission
Holy Cross Mission is a Catholic mission church in Arbuckle, a small agricultural town in Colusa County in the Sacramento Valley of Northern California. It is a mission of Sacred Heart Parish in Maxwell and is part of the Colusa County, Sutter Buttes Deanery of the Diocese of Sacramento. The mission serves a bilingual Catholic community at 408 Laurel Street, with Mass celebrated in both English and Spanish.
- Type: Catholic Mission (mission church)
- Parent parish: Sacred Heart Parish, Maxwell
- Deanery: Sutter Buttes Deanery, Diocese of Sacramento
- Sister mission: Annunciation Mission, Williams (also part of the Sacred Heart cluster)
History of Holy Cross Mission
Holy Cross Mission was built and dedicated in November 1958, during a period of Catholic growth in the rural Sacramento Valley. According to the obituary of Father Thomas P. Delahunty — who served as assistant pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Maxwell from 1956 to 1960 — he 'was involved in the planning and building of the church at Holy Cross Mission in Arbuckle, which was dedicated in November 1958.' The mission has continued as a dependent worship site of Sacred Heart Parish in Maxwell, following the common rural practice of one parish serving several small communities in the area.
- Dedicated: November 1958
- Key figure in founding: Rev. Thomas P. Delahunty (assistant pastor, Sacred Heart, Maxwell, 1956–1960)
- From the start, a mission of Sacred Heart Parish, Maxwell
Parish Staff and Clergy
Holy Cross Mission is served by the pastor and staff of Sacred Heart Parish in Maxwell, which acts as the canonical parish for the cluster. The current pastor is Rev. Hector Montoya. Pastoral care, sacramental preparation, and administration for the mission flow through the Sacred Heart office in Maxwell and Williams.
- Pastor: Rev. Hector Montoya
- Parent parish: Sacred Heart Parish, Maxwell
- Pastoral grouping includes Annunciation Mission, Williams
- Office and contact information shared with Sacred Heart Parish, Maxwell
Bilingual Catholic Community
Holy Cross Mission serves Arbuckle's English- and Spanish-speaking Catholic faithful, with regular Spanish Masses on Sundays and select Wednesdays. The mission is one of the designated sites in the Diocese of Sacramento for Spanish-language Mass in the Colusa County / Sutter Buttes Deanery.
- Sunday Spanish Mass in Arbuckle
- Wednesday Spanish Mass (2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 7:00 PM)
- Bilingual sacramental and pastoral care via Sacred Heart Parish, Maxwell
Contact and Visiting
Parishioners and visitors can reach the mission through the Sacred Heart Parish office in Maxwell. The mission's address, phone, and email are the same as the parent parish, which is responsible for scheduling priests, weddings, baptisms, and other sacramental needs at Holy Cross.
- Address: 408 Laurel Street, Arbuckle, CA 95912
- Phone: (530) 473-2432
- Fax: (530) 473-2440
- Email: [email protected]
- Website (Diocese of Sacramento listing): https://www.scd.org/parish/holy-cross-mission-arbuckle
Diocese of Sacramento
Holy Cross Mission belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, a diocese in Northern California established on May 28, 1886. The diocesan patron saints are Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas, and St. Patrick. Holy Cross is in the Sutter Buttes Deanery, which includes Catholic parishes and missions across Colusa, Sutter, Butte, Yuba, and Yolo Counties.
- Diocese: Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento
- Diocese established: May 28, 1886
- Diocesan patron saints: Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Patrick
- Deanery: Sutter Buttes (Rev. German Ramos, Dean)
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. Thomas P. Delahunty1956–1960 (assistant pastor at Sacred Heart, Maxwell)
Involved in the planning and building of the church at Holy Cross Mission in Arbuckle, which was dedicated in November 1958.