About Our Lady of Fatima Mission · Union City, Michigan
Our Lady of Fatima Mission is a Roman Catholic mission church located at 8220 M-60 in Union City, Michigan, serving the local Catholic community as a mission of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Coldwater. It is one of four parishes in the Branch Parish Collaborative, alongside St. Charles Borromeo, St. Mary's Assumption, and St. Barbara's. The mission offers Sunday Mass in English, hosts a regular monthly confession time, and is supported by its own Parish Council. Its property sits on land donated in the early 1950s by the Stemaly family for the Catholic faithful of the Union City area.
- Established
- 1952
- Patron
- Our Lady of Fatima
- Rector
- Reverend James Adams
- Diocese
- Diocese of Kalamazoo
Why belong here
Our Lady of Fatima Mission offers Union City Catholics a welcoming Sunday worship home in their own community, with a 9:30 AM Sunday Mass celebrated in English and regular confession offered on the first Friday of each month from 5:00 to 6:00 PM. As a mission of St. Charles Borromeo, it shares the full sacramental and pastoral resources of the larger parish — including faith formation, an adoration chapel, and a vibrant parish council — while retaining the close-knit, small-community feel that comes with being a mission church. Visitors and new parishioners are warmly invited to introduce themselves to Fr. Adams after Mass and to become part of a collaborative that is explicitly committed to forming Catholic missionary disciples in the Branch County area.
Mass times at Our Lady of Fatima Mission
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- 1st Friday: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Our Lady of Fatima)
Adoration times
- Perpetual Adoration available at the Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati Adoration Chapel (St. Charles Borromeo campus; key fob required for registered collaborative members)
About Our Lady of Fatima Mission
Our Lady of Fatima Mission is a Roman Catholic mission church serving Union City, Michigan, and the surrounding area. It is officially attached to St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Coldwater and operates as part of the Branch Parish Collaborative. The mission property sits along M-60 on land that was donated in 1952 specifically for Catholic worship, and it has continued to serve local faithful for more than seven decades.
- Mission church at 8220 M-60, Union City, MI 49094
- Mailed correspondence handled by St. Charles Borromeo Parish, 150 Taylor St., Coldwater, MI 49036
- Part of the Branch Parish Collaborative under the Diocese of Kalamazoo
History
The mission was established in 1952 on 3.9 acres of land donated by Leonard and Agnes Stemaly, who owned Marble Manor in Union City. Their gift made possible the construction of a Catholic church serving the rural Union City community. By 1977, the parish community had grown enough to celebrate its 25th Jubilee with a printed commemorative booklet recounting the mission's beginnings. Today, Our Lady of Fatima continues as a mission of St. Charles Borromeo Parish and is a member of the Branch Parish Collaborative.
- Founded 1952 on land donated by Leonard and Agnes Stemaly (3.9 acres)
- 25th Jubilee celebrated in 1977
- Today operated as a mission of St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Coldwater
Pastoral Leadership & Staff
Our Lady of Fatima Mission is pastored by Reverend James Adams, who serves as Pastor of the collaborative. He is assisted by Reverend Siby George, Associate Pastor. Two deacons — Alan Sosinski and John Wielgos — serve the collaborative parishes, which includes Our Lady of Fatima. Parish office staff and faith-formation personnel (such as Anna Bertram) are shared across the collaborative.
- Reverend James Adams — Pastor
- Reverend Siby George — Associate Pastor
- Deacon Alan Sosinski
- Deacon John Wielgos
- Parish Office Administrator: Anna Bertram
Branch Parish Collaborative
Our Lady of Fatima belongs to the Branch Parish Collaborative, a Welcoming, Evangelizing community of Faith that 'Celebrates the Presence of Christ in Word, Service and Sacraments.' The collaborative links four parishes — St. Charles Borromeo (Coldwater), Our Lady of Fatima (Union City), St. Mary's Assumption, and St. Barbara's — under shared pastoral leadership and ministries. Its stated mission is: 'By the Eucharist we are Strengthened to Share the Love and Mercy of God — Forming Catholic Missionary Disciples.'
- St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Coldwater (lead parish)
- Our Lady of Fatima Mission, Union City
- St. Mary's Assumption
- St. Barbara's
Mass & Worship Schedule
Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Fatima Mission is celebrated in English at 9:30 AM. Daily Masses are offered at the mother church, St. Charles Borromeo: Saturday Vigil at 5:30 PM, Sunday at 11:00 AM, Tuesday at 9:00 AM, and Friday at 12:00 PM. The collaborative's Sunday Mass schedule gives Union City-area Catholics an early-Morning Sunday option close to home, while still connecting them to the wider parish community.
- Sunday 9:30 AM — Our Lady of Fatima Mission (English)
- Saturday 5:30 PM (Vigil) — St. Charles Borromeo
- Sunday 11:00 AM — St. Charles Borromeo
- Tuesday 9:00 AM — St. Charles Borromeo
- Friday 12:00 PM — St. Charles Borromeo
Our Lady of Fatima Mission Parish Council
The mission maintains its own Parish Council, with members drawn from the Union City Catholic community. The council works alongside the St. Charles Borromeo Parish Council and Finance Council to support the life, ministries, and finances of the collaborative parishes.
- Tim Hart — Parish Council Chair
- Tom Herman — Parish Council Vice President
- Other council members serving the mission community (listed on the St. Charles Borromeo 'Who We Are' page)
Faith Formation & Volunteers
Faith Formation programming for the collaborative — including religious education for children and sacramental preparation — is coordinated through the St. Charles Borromeo Parish office and staff. The parish regularly invites parishioners to volunteer and get involved across the collaborative's ministries, with opportunities listed on its website. Anyone interested in helping is encouraged to contact the parish office at 517-278-2650.
- Faith Formation shared across collaborative parishes
- Child Protection Coordinator based at the parish office
- Volunteer sign-ups available through the collaborative website
Contact & Visit
All phone calls and mail for Our Lady of Fatima Mission are handled through the St. Charles Borromeo Parish office at 150 Taylor St., Coldwater, MI 49036. The parish office can be reached at (517) 278-2650. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM (with reduced summer hours June 1 – September 1); the office is closed on Fridays. Visitors are warmly welcomed and encouraged to introduce themselves to Fr. Adams after Mass.
- Parish office: 150 Taylor St., Coldwater, MI 49036
- Phone: (517) 278-2650
- Office hours: Mon–Thu 9 AM–3:30 PM; closed Friday
- School office: (517) 279-0404