Parish Office
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pastor
Fr. Ravi Rayappa Gudipalli Church: 501-623-3233 |
Father Ravi was appointed priest and pastor of St. Mary's effective June 12, 2019. He served previously at Our Lady of Assumption Church in Booneville and St. Jude Thaddeus Church in Waldron, as well as St. Raphael Church in Springdale, St. Joseph Church in Fayetteville and St. John Church in Huntsville. Originally from India, he was pastor at churches in Arkansas from 2010-2016 before returning to his home diocese in India.
Returning to the U.S. this spring, he was appointed pastor of St. John the Baptist Church in Hot Springs from March 7th until coming to St. Mary's in June. |
Deacons
Church Office Manager
Church Secretary
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Anne Sluppick
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Anne serves as our part-time church secretary but she brings so much more to the ministry here. She comes to us with years of experience working in computers as Data Manager for Tyson Foods in northwest Arkansas.
She and her husband David are very involved in the family of God here at St. Mary's. |
Bookkeeper
Spanish Secretary
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Veronica Hughes Church: (501) 623-3233 |
Veronica is originally from Mexico which makes her an expert in Spanish. She has an Associates Degree in childhood education from NPC. She works at St. Mary's on Wednesday and Friday afternoons as our Spanish secretary. She is fluent in English and Spanish and works as a liaison to our Spanish speaking community.
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Faith Formation Director
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Jodi Tooke
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Jodi served as a catechist on and off for the past 30 years, most recently for Confirmation candidates here at St. Mary’s since 2016. Originally from Addison, Illinois, she grew up Catholic and attended the University of Illinois studying Electrical Engineering. She served 28 years in Air Force communications engineering positions and commanded a communications squadron and later a mission support group, both in Germany. Jodi retired from the Pentagon after 28 years of service as a Colonel (O-6) and settled in Hot Springs on Lake Hamilton with her husband Sam in June, 2014.
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Youth Director
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Sally Pierce
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Sally is a graduate of Christ for the Nations Institute (Bible College) and brings years of youth ministry experience with her. Besides homeschooling her 4 children for 20 years, she has been involved in youth ministry in several churches. She was born and raised Catholic here in Hot Springs. Her husband Randall serves on the church staff also and works with her in St. Mary's youth ministry, called YOUTH ALIVE!
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Choir Director
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Sheree O'Rorke
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Sheree has served as our choir director since 2014. She received her B.A. in Music Education from Ouachita Baptist University, as well as two Masters' Degrees from Walden University. She also teaches music in a local public school. (Sheree is a retired Captain, Air Force, then Army) |
Organist
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Dr. Gary Williams
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Gary comes to St. Mary's with over 30 years experience in church music. He recently received his PhD in Musicology and History from Juilliard Conservatory and Oklahoma University. He ministers at our church on both organ and piano. |
Sexton & Youth Co-Director
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Randall Pierce
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Randall attended Trinity Seminary and is a graduate of Christ for the Nations Institute with an A.A. and also Vanguard University where he received his B.A. He has served at other churches as Sexton for over 13 years and has served St. Mary's part-time since 2014. He maintains the physical building and edits our web page, youTube and Facebook presence. He and his wife Sally serve on the church staff as Co-Directors of the Youth Ministry.
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Parish Council
Gladys Gonzalez - Parish Life, Chair
Kathy Logan - Parish Life, Co-Chair
Charlie Cook - Buildings and Grounds, - Chair
Greg Speas - Buildings and Grounds, - Co-chair
Danny Elser - Liturgy
Mark Layton - Liturgy
Gary Westerman - Education
Travis Sorrows - Education, - Co-Chair
Danny French - Social Justice
Pietro Tomassi - Social Justice, - Co-Chair
Vigilio Pacheco - Spanish Representative
Ad Hoc:
Father Ravi Rayappa Gudipalli - Pastor
Dc. Joe Harrison - Deacon
Dc. Lee Leckner - Deacon
Dc. Mike Cumnock - Deacon
Dc. Greg Beeber - Deacon
Bart Newman - Finance Council
Diane Pollock - Office Manager
Sheila Hansen - Bookkeeper
Sally Pierce - Youth Director
Kathy Logan - Parish Life, Co-Chair
Charlie Cook - Buildings and Grounds, - Chair
Greg Speas - Buildings and Grounds, - Co-chair
Danny Elser - Liturgy
Mark Layton - Liturgy
Gary Westerman - Education
Travis Sorrows - Education, - Co-Chair
Danny French - Social Justice
Pietro Tomassi - Social Justice, - Co-Chair
Vigilio Pacheco - Spanish Representative
Ad Hoc:
Father Ravi Rayappa Gudipalli - Pastor
Dc. Joe Harrison - Deacon
Dc. Lee Leckner - Deacon
Dc. Mike Cumnock - Deacon
Dc. Greg Beeber - Deacon
Bart Newman - Finance Council
Diane Pollock - Office Manager
Sheila Hansen - Bookkeeper
Sally Pierce - Youth Director