About St. Joseph Catholic Church · Mayer, Arizona
St. Joseph's Mission Catholic Church is a small but faithful Catholic community in Mayer, Arizona, where generations have gathered for more than a century to worship God and celebrate the sacraments. Since 2025, the mission has been pastorally and administratively served by St. Germaine Catholic Parish in Prescott Valley, with Piarist Fathers providing sacramental care for Catholics in Mayer, Dewey, and Cordes Lakes. Whether you are a longtime resident, a traveler passing through, or someone seeking a spiritual home, you are welcome to join this historic rural mission.
- Established
- 1913
- Patron
- Saint Joseph
- Rector
- Fr. Manoj John
- Diocese
- Diocese of Phoenix
Why belong here
St. Joseph's Mission offers a warm, century-old Catholic community rooted in prayer, sacramental life, and neighborly service, now supported by the pastoral care of St. Germaine Parish and the Piarist Fathers.
Mass times at St. Joseph Catholic Church
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Thursday 10:30 AM
Adoration times
- Thursday 10:00 AM (Benediction)
Our History
From a 1913 land donation through the 1918 church blessing, decades of rural faith life, the 1983 building project, and the 2015 centennial celebration.
- 1913 — Ish Davis donates land for a Catholic church in Mayer
- 1918 — Bishop Henry Granjon blesses St. Joseph Church
- 1970s — Society of St. Vincent de Paul store supports the mission
- 1983 — New church built under Fr. Phillip Reiser; first Mass at midnight Christmas
- Early 2000s — Adoration Chapel added
- 2015 — Centennial celebration with Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted
- 2025 — Pastoral care transferred to St. Germaine Catholic Parish, Prescott Valley
Mass & Sacraments
The mission gathers for Sunday Mass and a Thursday morning Mass, with Benediction and Reconciliation available weekly.
- Sunday Mass — 8:30 AM
- Thursday Mass — 11:00 AM
- Thursday Benediction — 10:00 AM
- Thursday Reconciliation — 10:30 AM
- Coffee & Donuts after Mass on the second Sunday of the month
Pastoral Care
St. Joseph's Mission is served by clergy from the Piarist Fathers under the pastoral and administrative responsibility of St. Germaine Catholic Parish.
- Pastor: Fr. Manoj John
- Parochial Vicar: Fr. Noble
- Sacramental care provided by the Piarist Fathers
- Serves Catholics of Mayer, Dewey, and Cordes Lakes