About St. Anne · Ash Fork, Arizona
St. Anne Roman Catholic Mission is a small Catholic parish located in Ash Fork, a historic Route 66 town in Yavapai County, northern Arizona. It is staffed as one of three linked faith communities — together with St. Joseph the Worker in Williams and St. Francis in Seligman — that share a single pastor and serve the scattered Catholic families along the old highway. Classified as a Roman Catholic mission, a quasi-parish of the Diocese of Phoenix, St. Anne offers Mass twice a week (Wednesday afternoon and Saturday Vigil) with the Sacrament of Reconciliation before each, and is supported by a small but dedicated lay leadership of pastoral and finance council members from the Ash Fork community.
- Patron
- St. Anne (mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
- Rector
- Rev. Fr. Thielo Ramirez
- Diocese
- Diocese of Phoenix
Why belong here
St. Anne Mission welcomes the small but enduring Catholic community of Ash Fork and travelers along historic Route 66 to share in the Eucharist twice each week — Wednesday at 4:00 PM and Saturday Vigil at 4:00 PM — with Confession offered before each Mass. Parishioners are ministered to by a dedicated team that includes a pastor, deacon, religious education coordinator, and active pastoral and finance councils from the Ash Fork community itself. Beyond the liturgical life of the mission, the parish offers faith formation through its TILMA children's sacramental preparation program, support through the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry and utility-assistance hotline, and the warmth of an intimate frontier congregation where '3 Communities share 1 Faith.'
Mass times at St. Anne
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Wednesday 3:15–3:45 PM
- Saturday (Vigil) 3:15–3:45 PM
St. Anne Mission — A Roman Catholic Quasi-Parish in Ash Fork
St. Anne Mission is one of three Roman Catholic faith communities in northern Arizona's historic Route 66 corridor, sharing a single pastor with St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Williams and St. Francis Parish in Seligman. The mission is part of the Diocese of Phoenix and serves the small but devoted Catholic community of Ash Fork in Yavapai County. Although Ash Fork is a tiny frontier town, Catholic life here is sustained by regular weekly Mass, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, faith formation for children, and outreach to neighbors in need through St. Vincent de Paul.
Claretian Missionary Roots
Catholic worship in the Ash Fork area owes much to the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretians), who reached into northern Arizona from their base at Sacred Heart Parish. From there the Claretians brought the sacraments to scattered families along Route 66, nurturing what would become St. Anne Mission in Ash Fork and growing St. Francis in Seligman into a parish in 1940. The pioneering pattern of a small mission served by priests traveling across wide-open country remains the spiritual inheritance of St. Anne today.
Clergy and Parish Staff
The mission is shepherded by a pastor and deacon who serve all three linked communities. Local leadership is provided by parish council chairs and finance council chairs from Ash Fork. The religious education coordinator also serves as the Safe Environment coordinator for the combined parishes.
- Rev. Fr. Thielo Ramirez — Pastor
- Deacon Chris Giannola — Parish Deacon
- Mrs. Rosy Quinonez — Pastoral Council Chair, St. Anne, Ash Fork
- Mrs. Robbi Martinez — Finance Council Chair, St. Anne and Sacrament Records
- Mrs. Obdulia Mayoral — Religious Education Coordinator / Safe Environment Coordinator
Three Communities, One Faith
Across the linked pastorate, the parish website identifies the team as '3 Communities, 1 Faith.' Each community has its own pastoral and finance councils while sharing one pastor and one deacon, providing a model of shared ministry well suited to the sparsely populated high country of northern Arizona.
Faith Formation and Sacramental Preparation (TILMA)
Children's sacramental preparation is offered through the TILMA program — a multi-year catechetical track that includes preparation for First Reconciliation, First Communion, and Confirmation. An annual parent information and registration meeting kicks off each year, and parents are asked to bring a copy of the child's birth and Baptism records. The current program coordinator is Mrs. Obdulia Mayoral, who can be reached at [email protected] or (928) 642-2830. Sacramental policies are published online through the parish website.
- Year 2 — TILMA
- Required parent registration meeting (updated 8/06/25)
- Spanish-language sacramental preparation also available
Outreach and Charity — St. Vincent de Paul
The mission partners with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to serve neighbors in need throughout the region. Through the dedicated hotline, parishioners and clients can access a food pantry and, when funds are available, help with utility bills.
- St. Vincent de Paul hotline: (928) 308-3294
- Food pantry assistance
- Utility-bill help (subject to available funds)
Anointing of the Sick and Pastoral Emergencies
Emergency anointing of the sick — for someone who is actively dying — is provided through a dedicated phone line. The parish also assists families with funeral planning. In Flagstaff proper, San Francisco de Asis Parish handles anointing emergencies; in Williams/Ash Fork/Seligman, the line below reaches the on-call priest of the three-community pastorate.
- Emergency anointing line: (928) 890-9507 (for the actively dying and funeral planning only)
Staying Connected — Flocknote
Parishioners and visitors can register for parish news, schedule updates, and announcements via Flocknote, the parish's email-and-text communication system. Registration works through the website URL or by texting a short keyword to a standard short-code number.
- Online: https://ssjaf.flocknote.com/everyone
- By text: text 'ssjaf' to 84576
Visiting St. Anne Mission
St. Anne Mission sits at 47046 7th Street, Ash Fork, Arizona 86320, in Yavapai County. The mailing address is P.O. Box 525, Ash Fork, AZ 86320. The parish phone line is (928) 635-2430. The mission is accessible from historic Route 66 / Interstate 40 and serves Catholics traveling through the high desert of northern Arizona as well as year-round residents of Ash Fork.
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. Bruno Cuario
Listed as pastor of St. Anne Mission in the 2012 Diocese of Phoenix directory.