About St. Maximillian Kolbe · Springville, California
St. Maximilian Kolbe Mission is a Catholic mission church serving the mountain community of Springville, California, in Tulare County. It is supervised by St. Anne's Parish in Porterville, CA, and is part of the Diocese of Fresno. The mission is named for St. Maximilian Kolbe, the Polish Franciscan priest and martyr who volunteered to die in place of another prisoner at Auschwitz in 1941 and was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1982. Weekend Mass is celebrated as a Vigil Mass on Saturday at 4:00 PM, and confession is offered on the first Saturday of each month before Mass.
- Established
- 2012
- Patron
- St. Maximilian Kolbe
- Rector
- Fr. Dan Avila
- Diocese
- Diocese of Fresno
Why belong here
St. Maximilian Kolbe Mission brings the Eucharist to the mountain community of Springville, allowing residents of the southern Sierra foothills to receive the sacraments without traveling down to Porterville. Worshipping alongside a multi-ethnic Catholic community that offers Mass in both English and Spanish, parishioners can participate in weekly Vigil Mass, monthly confession, and the broader life of St. Anne's Parish family, including its ministries, councils, and feast-day celebrations such as the Novena of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Mass times at St. Maximillian Kolbe
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- 1st Saturday: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM at St. Maximilian Kolbe, Springville Mission
St. Maximilian Kolbe Mission
St. Maximilian Kolbe Mission is the Catholic mission serving Springville, California, a small mountain community in the southern Sierra Nevada foothills of Tulare County. Listed on GCatholic.org as established in 2012, the mission is supervised by St. Anne's Parish in Porterville, and it is one of three mission churches under that parish's oversight. The faithful gather for Mass and the sacraments at the Springville Community Church building at 35725 Highway 190, where Vigil Mass is celebrated each Saturday at 4:00 PM in English.
- Supervised mission of St. Anne's Parish, Porterville
- Diocese of Fresno
- Worship location: 35725 CA-190, Springville, CA 93265
- Established 2012 (per GCatholic.org)
Diocese and Affiliation
St. Maximilian Kolbe Mission is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, which covers California's San Joaquin Valley and surrounding areas. Within the diocese, the mission sits under the pastoral care of St. Anne's Parish (Porterville), a parish originally founded as a mission in 1865, raised to parish status in 1896, and whose main church was dedicated in 1952. The Wikipedia list of parishes in the Diocese of Fresno confirms that the mission church at 35725 CA-190 in Springville is supervised by St. Anne Parish.
- Diocese of Fresno
- Supervised by St. Anne's Parish, 378 N F St, Porterville, CA 93257
- Cluster includes St. Anne's Church, Holy Cross Mission (Porterville), St. Maximilian Kolbe Mission (Springville), and Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro Mission (Terra Bella)
Pastoral Staff
The mission is served through St. Anne's Parish by Father Dan Avila (Pastor) and Father Adrian Arreola (Parochial Vicar). Father Avila was appointed Pastor of St. Anne's effective December 1, 2023; he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Fresno in 1987, previously served as Pastor of Our Lady of Miracles in Gustine and as Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Fresno, and is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Father Arreola assists as Parochial Vicar and works alongside the pastor to coordinate parish life, including the work of the Concilio de San Juan Diego, which organizes feasts and the Novena of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
- Fr. Dan Avila — Pastor, appointed December 1, 2023
- Fr. Adrian Arreola — Parochial Vicar
Contact
All inquiries about St. Maximilian Kolbe Mission — Mass intentions, confession appointments, baptisms, weddings, or other pastoral needs — are handled through the St. Anne's Parish Office. The mailing and physical address for the mission's worship site is 35725 CA-190, Springville, CA 93265.
- Phone: (559) 784-2800 (Parish Office)
- Address: 35725 CA-190, Springville, CA 93265
- Website: http://www.stannesparish.com/st-maximilian-kolbe-mission