About St. Theresa of the Little Flower · Happy Jack, Arizona
St. Theresa of the Little Flower is a Roman Catholic mission listed in Happy Jack, an unincorporated community on the Mogollon Rim in Coconino County, Arizona, within the Coconino National Forest. Despite focused searching of the Diocese of Phoenix parish directory, GCatholic, Wikipedia, and Catholic news sources, no dedicated website, staff page, or published schedule could be located for this specific mission. The 'known website' URL provided (parishesonline.com for St. Frances Cabrini) corresponds to a different parish in Camp Verde, AZ, not to this Happy Jack mission. As a small rural mission serving a sparsely populated forest community, it appears to have minimal public online presence.
- Patron
- St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Therese of the Child Jesus), commonly known as 'the Little Flower'
- Diocese
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix (unverified for this specific mission — most Catholic entities in Coconino County fall under this diocese, but no parish/mission page for the Happy Jack entity was located on dphx.org)
About this Mission
St. Theresa of the Little Flower is listed as a Catholic mission serving Happy Jack, Arizona. Happy Jack sits at roughly 7,400 feet on the Mogollon Rim in the Coconino National Forest, southeast of Flagstaff. Because the community is small and seasonal, its Catholic mission appears to have minimal web presence: no official website, no diocese directory listing, and no published schedule were located in a focused search of the Diocese of Phoenix site, GCatholic, Wikipedia, and Catholic media outlets. The provided website URL actually resolves to a different parish (St. Frances Cabrini in Camp Verde).
Patron Saint: St. Thérèse of Lisieux
The mission takes its name from St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–1897), the French Carmelite nun known as 'the Little Flower of Jesus.' Her 'little way' of spiritual childhood — doing small acts with great love — is her best-known spiritual legacy. Her feast day is October 1, and she is one of only four female Doctors of the Church.
- Patron: St. Thérèse of Lisieux (the Little Flower)
- Feast day: October 1
- Also known as: St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus
Community Context
Happy Jack, Arizona is a small unincorporated community in Coconino County founded in 1947 as a logging camp. It now functions largely as a gateway community for travelers on Lake Mary Road and the surrounding national forest. Because the population is small and seasonal, Catholic faithful in the area may be served by a mission chapel with limited or seasonal Mass schedules rather than a full parish.
- Location: Mogollon Rim, Coconino National Forest, Coconino County, AZ
- Nearest Catholic parishes: likely in Flagstaff, Sedona, Camp Verde, or Payson
- Diocese: Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix (covers most of Arizona outside the Tucson and Gallup dioceses)
What Could Not Be Verified
No verified pastor, staff roster, Mass schedule, address, phone number, or website could be confirmed for this specific mission. Catholic communities in remote Arizona forest towns are sometimes listed in diocesan directories only as missions attached to a nearby parish, and their Masses may be celebrated by visiting priests only on weekends or holy days. Parishioners seeking current Mass times should contact the Diocese of Phoenix Chancery or the nearest parish in Flagstaff.