About Good Shepherd Mission Church · New River, Arizona
Good Shepherd Mission is a Roman Catholic mission church located in New River, Arizona, operated as a mission of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Parish in nearby Anthem. It serves the rural community of New River in northern Maricopa County with Sunday Mass and a small parish life centered on worship, music, and outreach. The mission falls under the Diocese of Phoenix and is administered through St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Catholic Church, sharing its clergy, office, and phone line. Its principal worship day is Sunday morning at 9:00 am, when the Good Shepherd Choir leads the congregation in sung prayer.
- Patron
- The Good Shepherd
- Diocese
- Diocese of Phoenix
Why belong here
Good Shepherd Mission offers rural north Valley Catholics an intimate, small-mission experience with Sunday Mass at 9:00 am, a dedicated Good Shepherd Choir, and the resources of the larger St. Rose Philippine Duchesne parish family behind it. Confessions are heard before Sunday Mass, and the mission shares in the faith formation, music, and pastoral programs of the parent parish in Anthem. For residents of New River and the surrounding desert foothills, it is a welcoming Catholic community close to home that is connected to the wider life of the Diocese of Phoenix.
Mass times at Good Shepherd Mission Church
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 8:30am–8:50am
About Good Shepherd Mission
Good Shepherd Mission is a small Catholic mission church serving the community of New River, Arizona, in the foothills north of Phoenix. It is officially a mission of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Parish in Anthem and is listed in the Diocese of Phoenix's parish directory. The mission shares its mailing address, phone number, and pastoral staff with the parent parish, allowing it to bring the sacraments and parish life to the rural communities of New River without duplicating administrative resources.
- Mission of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Parish, Anthem, AZ
- Located in New River, northern Maricopa County
- Part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix
Music Ministry
The mission maintains its own choral ensemble, the Good Shepherd Choir, which provides music for Sunday Mass and other liturgical events. The choir is open to anyone with a sense of rhythm and pitch, and rehearses briefly before each Mass.
- Good Shepherd Choir rehearses 30 minutes before Mass on Sundays
- Welcomes new members with a sense of rhythm and pitch
Location and Directions
The mission sits along 12th Street north of Circle Mountain Road, in the rural desert landscape of New River. Because the mission shares its office with St. Rose Philippine Duchesne in Anthem, administrative and pastoral inquiries are directed to that office.
- Address: 45033 North 12th Street, New River, AZ 85087
- Office: 2825 West Rose Canyon Circle, Building B, Anthem, AZ 85086
- Office Hours (St. Rose): Mon–Thu 8:00 am–4:00 pm; Fri 8:00 am–12:00 pm
- Directions: Carefree Hwy → 7th St north (becomes New River Rd) → Circle Mountain Rd east → 12th St north for ~0.5 mile
Connecting to St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
As a mission of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, Good Shepherd Mission is part of a larger parish family that includes the main church in Anthem and the St. Rose Spirituality Center. The parent parish offers a fuller weekly Mass schedule, additional confession times, faith formation, and pastoral ministries that mission parishioners can access.
- Parent parish: St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, Anthem
- Website: https://www.stroseanthem.com/
- Phone: 623-465-9740