Our Lady of Fatima at 184 Breakneck Road, Highland Lakes, NJ 07422 US - Our Parish History
Our Parish History
Beginning in 1949, a Summer mission was begun with Sunday Mass offered in the Highland Lakes clubhouse. The present church was built in 1954 and Bishop Navagh established Our Lady of Fatima as a parish in 1965. Formerly it was a mission of St.Monica's church, Sussex. Monsignor Christian D. Haag and Father Aloysius J. Busch served the people of the mission church. In 1965, the newly established parish's boundaries reached to most of Vernon Township. The new parish started with two churches:its own and St. Francis de Sales mission in McAfee. Father Busch was appointed Our Lady of Fatima's pastor.
The Message of Fatima
A MESSAGE FROM FATHER BOB MESSAGE OF FATIMA – Sunday, May 13, 1917 Accompanied by two flashes of light, Our Lady appeared in a radiant light to the children and said, “Do not be afraid. I will do you no harm.” Lucia asked, “Where are you ...
Our Parish Mission
We the Church of Our Lady of Fatima, declare it to be our mission to live in faithful relationship with the Father and through the power of the Holy Spirit, give witness and living testimony to the mission of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.
We ask that Mary, the Mother of our Lord and our Mother, who aided the beginnings of the Church by her prayers, may now intercede with her Son for each of us...helping us to grow in faith, hope, and love.
We as Catholic Christians, are called to make visible Christs presence among His people. We commit ourselves to journey through life striving to become more like Jesus in our words and deeds, to be His disciples.
We exist not for ourselves, but for the sake of others, generating new life and hope. In His name and united in his belief, we reach out to others.
We become the heart of Jesus to love others, His ears to listen to others, His mouth to teach as He did, and His feet to spread His Good News as we journey through life.
As we proclaim our love by ministering to and serving others, we build community. And as one, our parish community worships and celebrates. through many, we are one body because we share in the One Bread and One Cup.We the Church of Our Lady of Fatima, declare it to be our mission to live in faithful relationship with the Father and through the power of the Holy Spirit, give witness and living testimony to the mission of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. We ask that Mary, the Mother of our Lord and our ...
Welcome New Members
WELCOME! Our Lady of Fatima parish always welcomes new members. Please stop by the rectory or call 973-764-4457 to register as soon as possible.
Harvest House
HARVEST HOUSE, the soup kitchen housed in Sussex, NJ, serves free meals to persons from the Sussex area. They now have a website of their own. http://www.harvesthousenj.org/ Please visit them to see how you can help our neighbors in need.
Parishoners in the News
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR VERY OWN MR. VINCENT STRACQUATANIO, A Science Teacher at Vernon Township High School, who was just selected as the Sussex County Teacher of the Year! He was selected from a county-wide pool of each district’s Teacher of the Year and is now one of 21 ...
Loyola House of Retreats, Morristown NJ Video
For more information contact: Loyola House of Retreats 161 James Street Morristown, NJ 07960 (973) 539-0740 Website: www.loyola.org
The Angelus Prayer
The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. (Hail Mary) Behold the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done unto me according to your word. (Hail Mary) And the Word was made flesh. And dwelt among us. (Hail Mary) Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. That ...