our churches
Each of the four churches in the Montelores Catholic Community has its own unique history and presence in its town. Parishioners attend their local or neighboring churches and also come together for worship and shared social activities. The parish office which serves all of the churches, is located at 28 E. Montezuma Ave., Cortez, next to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Church.
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St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Catholic Church
28 East Montezuma Avenue, Cortez, CO
REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE
Daily Mass | 8:00am Wednesday-Friday
Rosary | 7:30am
Tuesday | 12:15pm
Saturday | 6:00 p.m.
Sunday | 10:30am & 12:30pm (Spanish)
Friday | Adoration 9:00am-5:15pm
Divine Mercy Chaplet | 3:00pm
Friday Confessions | 4:30pm-5:15pm
First Saturday Mass | 8:00am
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque was a French Roman Catholic nun and mystic (July 22, 1647 – Oct 17, 1690). She, along with St. Claude de la Columbiere, S.J., a confessor for a time for the sisters of the Visitation Order of nuns to which she belonged, promulgated devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Her feast day is October 17. The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is June 15.
St. Jude Catholic Church
432 North Pine Street, Dove Creek, CO
REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday | 3:00pm
St Jude Catholic Church is located in the town of Dove Creek, Colorado. Dove Creek sits in dryland farming terrain.
The church structure was originally built in 1929 in the lumber town of McPhee, Colorado, of golden ponderosa pine from local forests. The beautiful wood interior is a welcoming environment for parishioners and visitors alike.
Originally dedicated as Our Lady of the Assumption, after the town of McPhee died during the Great Depression, the church was abandoned.
In 1948, the decision was made to move the church to Dove Creek, more than 30 miles away. The harsh winter weather caused a delay, and delivery of the church to Dove Creek did not happen until 1949. The church was dedicated on September 5, 1949. The couple who donated the moving expenses were allowed to name the church and chose to name the church St. Jude,. St. Jue is the patron saint of impossible causes.
St. Jude, also known as Thaddaeus, was an Apostle of Jesus. He is the patron of desperate and impossible cases. St. Jude’s feast day is October 28.
St. Rita of Cascia Catholic Church
203 South Main Street, Mancos, CO
REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday | 8:30am
St. Rita of Cascia church is located in the town of Mancos in the beautiful Mancos Valley. It is a place of worship for a small but vibrant community. Members have served each other and the wider community for more than a century.
When Fr. Joseph Brunner arrived in 1913, there was no Catholic Church in Mancos. Mass was held in the homes of the faithful. Very soon, Fr. Brunner purchased an abandoned Baptist Church that had been built in 1893. This building has been cared for over the years with great love and devotion and remains a beautiful place of worship.
In June 2012 stained glass windows were installed. Bishop Fernando Isern came to bless the new windows and celebration with the whole community. The new windows depict: St. Rita of Cascia; Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist; Jesus the carpenter; the flight into Egypt by Joseph, Mary and Jesus; St. Isadore, patron of farmers, Our Lady of Guadalupe; Jesus healing a blind man; Jesus and the children.
St. Rita of Cascia was a 14th Century Italian saint. She is the patroness of lost and impossible causes, difficult marriages and families. Her feast day is May 22.
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
101 North 7th Street, Dolores, CO
REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday | 4:00pm
Our Lady of Victory structure was begun in 1901 and completed in 1903. Prior to its completion, for many years mass had been held on an irregular schedule in the homes of local residents, celebrated by priests who traveled from Telluride, Colorado by horseback or by narrow guage railroad. In 1913 the priests assigned to Mancos began traveling to Dolores twice a month to celebrate mass.
Our Lady of Victory has survived two fires: one in 1949 in the interior of the newly constructed hall, and the other in 1956 that damaged the interior of the church itself.
The title for Mary of “Our Lady of Victory” dates from victories attributed to the Blessed Virgin Mary in battles in the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries.
In Dolores, Our Lady of Victory feast day is celebrated on the feast day of Our Lady of Sorrows on September 15.