About San Isidro Labrador Mission · Pueblitos, New Mexico
San Isidro Labrador Mission is a small mission Catholic chapel in the village of Pueblitos, New Mexico, in Valencia County. It is one of four mission churches served by the Parish of Our Lady of Belen in Belen, along with San Francisco Xavier Mission (Jarales), Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission (Los Chavez), and Cristo Rey Mission (Bosque). Mass at the missions is celebrated only on Saturday evenings at 6:00 p.m. on a rotating monthly schedule, with San Isidro hosting the mission Mass on the 3rd Saturday of each month. The mission falls under the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe and shares its clergy, religious education programs, and pastoral staff with Our Lady of Belen.
- Patron
- San Isidro Labrador (Saint Isidore the Laborer)
- Rector
- Very Reverend John Kimani
- Diocese
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Why belong here
San Isidro Labrador Mission is a small, family-style mission chapel that brings the Sunday Mass obligation to rural Catholic families in Pueblitos through a 6:00 p.m. Saturday evening Mass on a rotating monthly basis. Worshippers here are part of the broader Our Lady of Belen parish family, sharing its clergy, religious education programs, deacons, cemetery ministry, and community life while preserving their own village's distinct Catholic identity under the patronage of San Isidro Labrador, patron of farmers.
Mass times at San Isidro Labrador Mission
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Confessions are heard at the parent church, Our Lady of Belen, on Saturdays from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM (and Fridays 5:30 PM–6:00 PM by appointment at the parish)
Adoration times
- Perpetual Adoration is offered at the parent church, Our Lady of Belen
San Isidro Labrador Mission — Pueblitos, NM
San Isidro Labrador Mission is a small Catholic mission chapel serving the village of Pueblitos in Valencia County, New Mexico. It is one of four mission churches served by the Parish of Our Lady of Belen and operates within the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe. The chapel's mailing and physical address is 1411 NM Highway 116, Pueblitos, NM 87002. As a dependent mission, it shares its pastor, parochial vicar, deacons, religious education director, and parish staff with the main church in Belen.
- Mission of Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church
- Located at 1411 NM Hwy. 116, Pueblitos, NM 87002
- Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Parish Clergy and Staff
San Isidro Mission shares the clergy and staff of Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church in Belen. The parish team includes a pastor, a parochial vicar, four deacons, a business manager, a bookkeeper, a cemetery manager, a parish secretary/bulletin editor, a receptionist, a director of religious education, and maintenance and housekeeping staff.
- Pastor: Very Reverend John Kimani
- Parochial Vicar: Father Albert Mutebi Ssekabembe
- Deacons: Manuel Trujillo, Jerry Baca, John Chavez, Arthur Trujillo
- Business Manager: Anna Chavez
- Bookkeeper: Mellissa Cordova
- Parish Cemetery Manager: Janet Garcia
- Parish Secretary / Bulletin Editor: AnnaMarie Sisneros
- Receptionist: Pat Molina
- Director of Religious Education: Cindy Treichel
- Maintenance: Martin Dominguez
- Housekeeping: Angie Peralta
- Cemetery Caretakers: Adaucto Chavez and Phillip Romero
Religious Education and Faith Formation
Religious education for children and families of the mission is administered through the Parish of Our Lady of Belen. Cindy Treichel serves as Director of Religious Education, assisted by Deacon Arthur Trujillo as Assistant Director of Religious Education. Families in Pueblitos register and participate through the Belen parish office.
- Director of Religious Education: Cindy Treichel
- Assistant DRE: Deacon Arthur Trujillo
- Parish Office: 101-A N. 10th Street, Belen, NM 87002
Parish Office and Contact
All administrative and sacramental matters for San Isidro Labrador Mission are handled through the parent Parish of Our Lady of Belen. The parish office is open weekdays and serves the four-mission parish family that includes Pueblitos.
- Parish address: 101-A North 10th Street, Belen, NM 87002
- Phone: (505) 864-8043
- Website: http://www.ourladyofbelen.org
- Office hours: Monday–Thursday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Friday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (closed weekends and holidays)
Patron: San Isidro Labrador
The mission is named for San Isidro Labrador — Saint Isidore the Laborer — the 12th-century Spanish farm worker who is the patron saint of farmers, farm laborers, and rural communities. His feast day is celebrated on May 15, and his patronage fits naturally with the agricultural village life of Pueblitos and the surrounding Valencia County farmland.
- Feast day: May 15
- Patronage: farmers, farm laborers, rural communities
- Frequently depicted with an angel ploughing for him
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Father Clement Niggel
Former pastor of the parent Parish of Our Lady of Belen (reported as serving 'about four years' per local news profile)