About Our Lady of Fatima · West Point, California
Our Lady of Fatima is a small Catholic mission church in the Sierra foothills community of West Point, California, serving as a mission of St. Andrew Parish in San Andreas within the Diocese of Stockton. The mission provides a Saturday afternoon vigil Mass at 4:00 PM for the surrounding mountain community along Highway 26, with confessions available by appointment through the parish office. Its patroness is Our Lady of Fatima, and the parish commemorates the Marian apparitions of Fatima with special observance from May 13 through October 13 each year.
- Patron
- Our Lady of Fatima
- Rector
- Very Rev. William (Bill) McDonald
- Diocese
- Diocese of Stockton
Why belong here
Our Lady of Fatima offers a warm, intimate worship experience for Catholics in the West Point area, with a single Saturday vigil Mass that brings the mountain community together each week. As a mission of St. Andrew Parish in San Andreas, it is supported by an experienced pastoral team including a permanent deacon and connected to the wider ministries, faith formation, and sacramental life of the larger parish family. The mission's dedication to Our Lady of Fatima, including special commemoration of the Fatima apparitions from May 13 through October 13, makes it a meaningful spiritual home for those devoted to Marian piety.
Mass times at Our Lady of Fatima
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- By appointment (call 209-754-3815)
Our Lady of Fatima Mission
Our Lady of Fatima is a mission church serving the West Point, California community in the Sierra Nevada foothills. It is one of three worship sites within the St. Andrew's Parish Community, alongside the main parish church in San Andreas and St. Thomas Aquinas in Mokelumne Hill. The mission offers a single weekly Mass — the Saturday vigil at 4:00 PM — fulfilling the Sunday obligation for Catholics in the surrounding mountain area.
- Address: 22581 Highway 26, West Point, CA 95255
- Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 PM
- Phone: (209) 754-3815
- Part of St. Andrew's Parish Community, San Andreas
Patroness: Our Lady of Fatima
The mission takes its name from Our Lady of Fatima, the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in connection with the apparitions she is reported to have made to three young shepherd children — Lúcia, Francisco, and Jacinta — in Fátima, Portugal, beginning May 13, 1917. The feast day is observed on May 13, the anniversary of the first apparition. The mission's patroness is honored throughout the apparition period from May 13 through October 13 each year.
- Feast Day: May 13
- Fatima Apparitions commemorated: May 13 – October 13
- Learn more: 'Learn about our patroness: Our Lady of Fatima' (parish website link)
Parish Staff and Clergy
Pastoral care for Our Lady of Fatima Mission is provided through the staff of St. Andrew Parish. The pastor is Very Rev. William (Bill) McDonald, a priest of the Diocese of Stockton ordained in 1989 after earning a Licentiate in Spirituality from the Angelicum University in Rome. He has previously served as pastor of St. Anthony's in Hughson, St. Stanislaus in Modesto, and All Saints University Parish in Turlock, and spent eight years as a seminary formator at Immaculate Conception Seminary in New Jersey. Permanent Deacon Mark Caruso, ordained in 2017, assists with parish ministry including religious education and Confirmation classes. The wider parish community is also served through the Diocese of Stockton's network of priests, with Fr. Editho Mascardo listed in residence in support of related parish work.
- Pastor: Very Rev. William (Bill) McDonald
- Deacon: Mark Caruso (ordained September 23, 2017, Diocese of Stockton)
- Parish Office: 162 Church Hill Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249
- Mailing: P.O. Box 550, San Andreas, CA 95249
- Office Phone: (209) 754-3815
Connection to St. Andrew's Parish Community
Our Lady of Fatima Mission is one of three worship sites that together form St. Andrew's Parish Community under the Diocese of Stockton. The main church, St. Andrew's, is located in San Andreas and offers Saturday Mass at 6:00 PM, Sunday Mass in Spanish at 7:00 AM, and Sunday Mass in English at 9:00 AM. St. Thomas Aquinas in Mokelumne Hill offers a Sunday Mass at 11:00 AM. Together, the three sites form a single parish family serving the rural Calaveras County region.
- St. Andrew's, San Andreas — Saturday 6:00 PM; Sunday Spanish 7:00 AM; Sunday 9:00 AM
- Our Lady of Fatima, West Point — Saturday 4:00 PM
- St. Thomas Aquinas, Mokelumne Hill — Sunday 11:00 AM
Sacramental Life
While Our Lady of Fatima's regular schedule centers on the Saturday vigil Mass and by-appointment confessions, all seven sacraments of the Catholic Church are accessible through the St. Andrew's Parish Community. Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, Anointing of the Sick, and RCIA are typically prepared for and celebrated in coordination with the parish office in San Andreas.
- Eucharist (Saturday vigil at the mission)
- Penance / Reconciliation (by appointment)
- Baptism, Confirmation, Matrimony, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders — coordinated through St. Andrew's
- RCIA for adults seeking full initiation
Diocese of Stockton
Our Lady of Fatima Mission falls under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockton, which covers the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of California. The diocese is led by Bishop Myron J. Cotta, D.D. St. Andrew's Parish Community — including Our Lady of Fatima as a mission — is listed in the official Diocese of Stockton Parish Finder.
- Diocese: Diocese of Stockton
- Bishop: Most Reverend Myron J. Cotta, D.D.
- Parish Finder listing: 'Our Lady of Fatima Mission, West Point (St. Andrew's Mission)'