welcome to st. mary catholic church
Experience meaningful connections and spiritual growth at
St. Mary's Catholic Church.
welcome to st. mary catholic church
Experience meaningful connections and spiritual growth at
St. Mary's Catholic Church.
What's Happening
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Mass Times
Weekly Masses and Weekend Masses are available here at St. Mary's Church. Our school children attend on Monday's and Friday's, also serving as lectors and altar servers.
It is beautiful to watch our children grow in their
faith and learn to serve our Lord.
Weekend Masses are full of joyful songs and the powerful word of our Lord. Join Us:
St. Mary Mass Schedule
6pm Saturday
9:30am Sunday
11:00am Spanish Mass
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8am Tuesday
6pm Wednesday
8am Friday (Canceled May 2nd)
Weekly Reconciliation
Wednesday 5:15pm - 5:45pm Canceled 4-2-25
Sunday 8:30am - 9:15am
or by appointment
Religious Education
Students may enroll in Religious Education, PRE, this weekend and next. For more information please contact Natalie Stone our Director.
Adoration
Each Wednesday
8am-8pm
Become a Member
You may register by email, the Church office,
or click below to register.
Join us and see the light of Christ grow in all our hearts.
Our History
St. Mary's Congregation, Paragould, was organized by Monsignor John Eugene Weibel, in December, 1883. Since there was no church building in Paragould at the time, the first Mass was celebrated in the Commercial Hotel, which was owned by John Staudt. Soon after its foundation, the small parish began to grow. The Kasper, Springle, and Meistrel families moved to Paragould, and were added to the parish.
Reverend George Gleisner came to Northeast Arkansas and conducted services in Jonesboro, Pocahontas, and Paragould from 1887 to 1889. Father Weibel resumed the pastorate of St. Mary's Church in 1889, bought the location on Second and Highland streets for $300, and erected a frame church for $680.
One year later, 1890, the Olivetan Benedictine Sisters came to Paragould, bought a lot close to the Church, and built a small school and convent. At the time, only seventy-three Catholics lived in Paragould, including the Brinkman, Wrape, English, Staudt, Meistrel, Bleier, Weber, Isler, and Kirchoff families.
The Small school served the parish until 1906, when the present school was built in 1956 at a cost of $10,000. The frame church served until December 13, 1936, when the present $50,000 church building was dedicated.
Our Beliefs
At St. Mary's Catholic Church , we believe in the Holy Trinity, the divinity of Jesus Christ, and the authority of the Bible. We also believe in the power of prayer and the importance of living out our faith in our daily lives.