About Sacred Heart Mission · Alpaugh, California
Sacred Heart Mission is a small Catholic mission church serving the rural community of Alpaugh, California, in the Diocese of Fresno. It is administered as a dependent mission of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in nearby Corcoran, sharing clergy and sacramental life with that parish. Sunday Mass is celebrated in Spanish, reflecting the predominantly Hispanic farming community of the Tulare County town. The mission is identified on diocesan and independent Catholic directories as 'Church of the Sacred Heart, Alpaugh,' and is the spiritual home for Catholics in the small agricultural community of Alpaugh.
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Rector
- Rev. Alfredo C. Arias
- Diocese
- Diocese of Fresno
Why belong here
Sacred Heart Mission brings the Eucharist to the small, tight-knit community of Alpaugh every Sunday at 5:00 p.m., celebrated in Spanish for the local Hispanic population. As a mission of Our Lady of Lourdes in Corcoran, it shares the parish's pastor, Rev. Alfredo C. Arias, and connects Alpaugh Catholics to the wider sacramental life of the Diocese of Fresno — including weekly Mass, the seasons of Lent and Advent, and the major feasts of the Church year. For families and individuals in the Alpaugh area, it is a familiar, accessible place of worship rooted in the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Mass times at Sacred Heart Mission
Weekly Mass schedule
Sacred Heart Mission at a Glance
Sacred Heart Mission is a small Catholic mission church located at 3860 Avenue 54 in Alpaugh, California, in the heart of rural Tulare County. It belongs to the Diocese of Fresno and is administered as a mission of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Corcoran. The church is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and serves the Catholic faithful of the Alpaugh community, most of whom are Spanish-speaking farmworkers and their families.
- Mission of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Corcoran
- Diocese of Fresno
- Patron: Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Primary language: Spanish
- Mailing/contact line shared with parent parish: (559) 949-8352
Connection to Our Lady of Lourdes, Corcoran
Because Sacred Heart is a dependent mission rather than a stand-alone parish, it shares clergy and parish administration with Our Lady of Lourdes in Corcoran. The pastor of the combined community is Rev. Alfredo C. Arias. Our Lady of Lourdes, founded in 1938, is the parish church at 1404 Hanna Avenue, Corcoran, and it oversees the mission church in Alpaugh — meaning baptisms, weddings, funeral arrangements, faith formation registration, and other sacramental needs are typically coordinated through the Corcoran parish office.
- Parent parish: Our Lady of Lourdes, Corcoran (est. 1938)
- Pastor: Rev. Alfredo C. Arias
- Parish office phone: (559) 992-4414
- Parish website: ourladyoflourdescorcoran.com
Clergy & Staff
The mission is served by the pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rev. Alfredo C. Arias, who is responsible for the spiritual care of both the Corcoran parish and the Sacred Heart Mission community in Alpaugh. Parishioners seeking to contact the priest or to schedule sacraments should reach out through the Corcoran parish office.
- Pastor: Rev. Alfredo C. Arias
Visiting Sacred Heart Mission
The mission church is located at 3860 Avenue 54 in Alpaugh, a small agricultural community in western Tulare County between Corcoran and Wasco. Sunday Mass begins at 5:00 p.m., and visitors — whether seasonal farmworkers, returning family members, or travelers — are warmly welcomed. Because Alpaugh is a very small town, Mass schedules and any temporary changes (due to weather, agricultural seasons, or Holy Days) are typically coordinated through the parent parish in Corcoran.
- Address: 3860 Ave. 54, Alpaugh, CA 93201
- Sunday Mass: 5:00 p.m. (Spanish)
- Phone (parish office): (559) 949-8352
- Diocese: Fresno