Churches worth driving to
Succinct reviews of churches in California and nearby states worth visiting. Articles are CalCatholic exclusives, by writer Jim Graves.
Worth driving to: Old Mission San Juan Bautista
Largest of the California missions was featured in Hitchcock movie “Vertigo”
Name of Church Mission San Juan Bautista
Address 406 Second Street, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
Phone number 831-623-2127
Website www.oldmissionsjb.org
Worth driving to: St. Patrick Church, Portland
St. Patrick’s is Portland’s oldest Catholic Church, and has beautiful architecture inside and out
Name of Church St. Patrick Church
Address 1623 NW 19th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209-1723
Phone number (503) 222-4086
Website www.stpatrickpdx.org
Mass times Sunday, 8:30 a.m. (Spanish), 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Tuesday
Worth driving to: San Francisco de Asis in Flagstaff, Arizona
The pastor is a young, talented preacher; church has scenic views of San Francisco Peaks
Name of Church San Francisco de Asis Church
Address 1600 E. Route 66, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone number 928-779-1341
Website https://www.sfdaparish.org/
Worth driving to: St. Joachim Church, Madera
Name of Church St. Joachim Church
Address 401 West 5th Street, Madera, CA 93637
Phone number (559) 673-3290
Website www.sjoachim.org
Worth driving to: Our Lady Queen of Peace, Santa Clara
Church has 24-hour Eucharistic adoration, about 30 weekly Masses, daily confessions, and 32-foot statue of Mary
Name of Church Our Lady of Peace Church and Shrine
Address 2800 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone number 408-988-4585
Website www.olop-shrine.org
Worth driving to: Queen of Peace, Clearlake
The pastor of both the parish and its mission church, Queen of the Rosary, is a Polish immigrant who delivers orthodox homilies
Name of Church Queen of Peace
Address 14435 Uhl Avenue, Clearlake, CA 95422
Phone number (707) 994-6618
Website www.biblecatholic.net
Worth driving to: Our Lady of the Assumption, Turlock, CA
Church has Masses in Portuguese and Latin every Sunday
Name of Church Our Lady of the Assumption
Address 2602 S. Walnut Road, Turlock, CA 95381
Phone number (209) 634-2222
Website www.olassumption.net