New Catholics find new life in the Church

During the Easter Vigil Mass, 515 people will become Catholic

During the Easter Vigil Mass, 515 people will enter the Church through baptism or by making a profession of faith. The elect, formerly known as catechumen, have not been baptized. They will receive baptism, confirmation and first Communion. Candidates are Christians who are seeking full communion in the Church and will make a profession of faith and also be confirmed and receive first Communion.

Note: Candidates in some parishes entered the Church over the past 12 months as part of a shorter initiation process. They are not all listed here.

 

Elect

 

Altus

St. Mary

Kelley Scribner

 

Barling

Sacred Heart of Mary

Peyton Fak

 

Benton

Our Lady of Fatima

Blaise Hogue

Diego Centeno

Dulce Maria Sanchez

Kolbe Hogue

Linwood Harrison

Reyna Abigail Moreno Echegoyen

 

Bentonville

St. Stephen

Aixa Sosa-Gonzalez

Dawn Maxwell

Lyndi Peace

Shari Barnidge

 

Conway

St. Joseph

Abigail Ballard

Alan Chavez

Alana Gonzales

Amelia Stoffle

Erik Chanchavac

Eulalio Torres Garcia

Felicia Spradlin

Gabriel Dority

Israel Angel Torres Garcia

Jocelyn Rodriguez

Julia Campbell

Khrystian Hoyt

Lenin Cisneros Medrano

Mikayla Gonzales

Stephen Adney

Theodore Goss

 

Danville

St. Andrew

Alexander Serrato-Oblea

Desiree Olivia Ledesma

Genesis Yahira Martinez

Noah Alexander Ledesma

 

Dardanelle

St. Augustine

David Arizmendi

Evelyn Payne

Fred Navarrette Mansanares

Gerardo Patricio

Jesus N. Arizmendi

Samuel Rodriguez Navarrete

Sandy Patrico

 

De Queen

St. Barbara

Alondra Yamilet Calderon

Belen Gonzalez

Britney Johana Calderon

Carmela Resendiz Franco

Celia Gonzalez

Clint Sawyer Schmal

Frida Iselda Teran Vazquez

Linvell Wayne Dockery

Marily Navarrete

Meztly Belen Valero

Yamileth Valero

 

El Dorado

Holy Redeemer

Farren Spaulding

 

Fayetteville

St. Joseph

Ada Joy Dempsey

Aide Yahaira Fernandez

Aiden Francisco Alegria

Andrew Parker Shirron
Calvin F.Y.E. van Velzen

Colton Dwight Allen, Jr.
Emma Marie Baxter

Iris Mae Dempsey

Jaedyn Scott Alegria

Juanita Marie Welker

Megan June Bokina

Tho Minh Hô

St. Thomas Aquinas

Briana Johnston

Charles Cintron

Devin Gauthreaux

Maro Croff

Ty Phillips

 

Fort Smith

Christ the King

Austin Sullivan Mendoza

Bella Monterrosa

Estephany Cerritos

Isabella Sofia Anaya

Jose Manuel Olivas

Luke Peyton Lensing

Paisley Stites

Immaculate Conception

Alexis Sandoval

Aritzy Lopez Ramirez

Briannah Castorena

Catherine Martinez Valencia

Courtney Valdez

Erick Torres Lopez

Evan Williams

Kimberly Orellana

Sheryl Funez

Susy Ramirez Hernandez

Vidiya Phounsavath

Violeta Colunga

Zaedyn Salgado

St. Boniface

Amber Shawkey

Adrian Gonzalez

Beverly Alfaro

Jose Alfredo Cruz

Natalie Lopez Santos

Xylena Nichols

 

Hamburg

Holy Spirit

Amani Mondragon

Hot Springs

St. John the Baptist

Candy Espinoza

Casandra Eileen Fryar

Cesar Vasquez

Geovanni Gorostieta

Lizbeth Soto

Lynn Espinoza

Michael Barrera

Ramiro Gorostieta

Sergio Vasquez Hernandez

Wilmer Crisanto Menjivar

St. Mary of the Springs

Haley Eliza Terry

Nicolas Eithan Terry

Nick Bond

Victoria Lopez

 

Jacksonville

Holy Family

Dillon Nunnally

Dionicio Cisneros

Kylee Ho

Othie Nunnally

St. Jude the Apostle

Diego Miguel Manriquez

Isaac Adrian Manriquez

Johan Eugene Adineh-Kharat

Magan Celine Adinah-Kharat

 

Jonesboro

Blessed Sacrament

Alyssa Patrice Cohn

Andy Esteban Franco Cruz

Annapearce Catherine Fairhead

Annastyn Claire Jones

Aron Arellano

Braylen Luke Jones

Cristian Franco Cruz

Dylan Martinez

Ella Phuong Anh Dinh

Evelynn Rae Jones

Hailey Elany Lopez

Heidi Maurice Rodriguez

Iliana Morrisa Mancilla

Jerry Don Copeland

John Mark Fairhead

Jose Carlos Capetillo

Lily Marie Sefers

Maria Fernanda De Jesus Espinosa

Raul Alejandro Ramirez

Samantha Kristen Copeland

Zen Asher Rodriguez

 

Lake Village

Our Lady of the Lake

Aiden Mondragon

Endy Vargas

Jaxon Scrivner

 

Little Rock

Cathedral of St. Andrew

Arianna Brigman

James Brigman

Munglisi Mkhatshwa

Christ the King

Alexis Crutchfield

Amy Barrett

Bonnie McCauley

Coleman Caveness

Connor Stahl

Isabella James

John Randall Bennett

Kaeley Duncan

Nicole Gillum

Our Lady of Good Counsel

Alex Enrique Mayo Florentino

Carla Nicole Trejo

Carlos Daniel Matías Méndez

Erika Carina Quim Chub

Filiberto Chub Choc

Johana Gómez

Yamileth Bautista

St. Edward

Erick Lara Pérez

Luis Zapata

Macae Pipkins

St. Theresa

Andrea Cortina Labra

Brenda Jocelyn Ponce

Dalexa Ayelic Gutierrez

Elva Yuselmi Bardales

Ethan Alexander Herrera

Henry Osiel Quisque Teletor

Iram Roblero Santizo

Jarlene Ramirez

Jorge Euceda Varela

Kevin Alexis Cabrera

Mia Alonso Hernandez

Michael Alonso Hernandez

Michelle Saldivar

Moses Abel Hernandez

Nahum Hernandez

 

Marianna

St. Andrew

Alexa Paulo

Christopher Paulo

 

Mena

St. Agnes

Caleb Peters

Christy Titsworth

 

Mountain Home

St. Peter the Fisherman

Emily Beyer

Aiden Pagni

Sarah Butler

North Little Rock

Immaculate Conception

Alexander Webb

Amy Webb

Eric Clements

Justin Webb

Justin Webb Jr.

Sarah Copeland

Will Gruber

 

St. Anne

Ryleigh Howard

 

Paragould

St. Mary

Brittany Gale Rebstock

June Donelle Woods

 

Paris

St. Joseph

Jason Finney
 

Pocahontas

St. Paul the Apostle

Darr Burger

Eric M Buckley

Jaxon Matthew McDonald

Johnny Matthew McDonald

Marissa Claire McDonald

Ryan James Throesch

Urijah Lopez

 

Rogers

St. Vincent de Paul

David Alexander Villanueva

 

Russellville

St. John

Alondra Perea

Andrea Anahi Efigenio

Eric Ivan Efigenio

Francisco Rodriguez

Hayden Tyler Aparicio

Kiara Aguilar-Velazco

Madison Nicole Aparicio

Mia Rodriguez

Tanisha Najera Velazco

Trent Sparkman

St. Leo the Great

Chance Stines

Connor Evans

Landon Weaver

Robert Parker

 

Searcy

St. James

Aldo Perez

Angel Perez

Cesar Ramirez

Silvia Castillo Zuniga

 

Siloam Springs

St. Mary

Ana Burle

Ella Burle

Isabell Cowan

Lynlee Cowan

Sawyer Lee Burle

 

Springdale

St. Raphael

Aaron Esparza

Aiden Abby Aguilar

Astrid Gabriela Guerra-Molina

Cindy Barboza

Cinthia Álvarez Barajas

Dahir Mojica-Segovia

Dariel Mojica-Segovia

David Mojica-Segovia

David Salas

Edgar Pineda-Quiroz

Elizabeth Olguin

Gael Salas

Hermione Barboza

Ian Benites

Jaylin Sánchez

Jordan Barboza

José A. Rodriguez

José Martínez Pérez

Julián Izayan Araujo

Junior Medina

Maricela Ariana Reyes

Misael Barboza

Zuleima Guerrero Mendoza

 

Stuttgart

Holy Rosary

Ashley Fischer

Jared Wilson

 

Texarkana

St. Edward

An Bui

Jobey Pickering

 

Van Buren

St. Michael

Allison Lopez

Alyssa Ramirez

Camelia Vela

Christopher Lopez

Daniel Ramirez

Doris Lopez

Jerson Bonilla

Jose Lopez

Lindsay Marciano

Owen Burdick

Valeria Bonilla

William Macias Benice

 

Wynne

St. Peter

Jorge Lopez Jr.

Maria Lopez

Stephanie Lopez

 

Yellville

St. Andrew

Ivy Bruno

Landyn Bruno

Nicholas Thompson

 

 

Candidates

 

Altus

St. Mary

Brian VeRoy Johnson

Shelley Lynn Johnson

 

Arkadelphia

St. Mary

Christian Carney

 

Barling

Sacred Heart of Mary

Holly Elser

Kristen Beck

Nicholas Brown

Ryan Fak

 

Batesville

St. Mary

Amber Dawn Barnett

Bailey Gilligan

Claudia Lizbeth Ramos Martínez

Deisi Venancio García

Francisco González Pedraza

Fredesbinda Añorve Méndez

Hernán Jaime Martínez

Jessica Anne Zelasko Moore

Lidia Natividad Hernández Alcón

Micah Schuetz

Richard Vernon Moore

Tasha Paniaqua

Tiffany Diane Goble

 

Bella Vista

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Charles Gu

Kaley Hefley

Ryan Hefley

 

Bentonville

St. Stephen

Elizabeth Evans

Julia Bussiere

Mason McClelland

Michael Parker

Russell Ellis

Sara Parker

 

Berryville

St. Anne

Marisol Perez-Avila

 

Brinkley

St. John the Baptist

Connie Smith

 

Charleston

Sacred Heart

Karen Catherine Elizabeth Henning

 

Cherokee Village

St. Michael

Connie Conrad

Edythe Dugger

Richard Conrad

 

Conway

St. Joseph

Dalenia Noble

Jarrett Hensley

John Dykes

Kate Davis

Katherine Hinojosa

Luke Manos

Matthew Schrader

Robin Davis

Tayler Massery

 

Danville

St. Andrew

Enrique de la Torre

Julie Garcia

Lucio Rito Barrera Alanis

 

Dardanelle

St. Augustine

Gloria Alejandra Urias

Litzy Baltazar

Nahum Rocha Gonzalez

 

El Dorado

Holy Redeemer

Joseph Hunt

Seth Byrd

 

Fayetteville

St. Joseph

Amanda Leigh Shirron

Andrew Childress

Caroline Childress

Jennifer Itzel Artiga

John Wofford

Karen Wofford

Lance Shirron

Leslie Ann Zanoff

Lily Ariana Hart

Lisa Suzanne Dahlgren

Patricia Jean Hudgens

Payden Reynolds

Sakara Jones

Travis Lee Johnston Jr.

St. Thomas Aquinas

Aileen Tierney

Elijah Challis

Evan McWethy

Josh Priestner

Lucy Jones

Mary French

Rebecca Voss

Ronald Price

Tyler Samples

Zander King

 

Fort Smith

Christ the King

Claudia Bernice Gonzalez

Jennifer Ordaz

Maria Flores

Sara Bridges

Stacey Lenore Putman

Immaculate Conception

David Earnhart

Grant Johnson

Hannah Pierce

Heath Weindel

Ryan Loftin

St. Boniface

Brenda Chagolla

Daniela Chagolla

Erick Villasaldo

Samantha Villasaldo

Vincente Joe Trejo Jr.

 

Harrison

Mary Mother of God

Sherry Zollo 

 

Hot Springs

St. John the Baptist

Briceyda Soto Garcia

Derrick Fryar

Susan Michele Dozier

Wesley P. McFadden

St. Mary of the Springs

Evan Soule

John Reising

Karina Vega

Kitty Slaughter

 

Jacksonville

St. Jude the Apostle

Ellen Marie Muse

Griffin Ray Awbrey

Selena Madden

Seleste Madden

 

Jonesboro

Blessed Sacrament

Carlos Daniel Villalva

Demetris Charles Noles

Elizabeth Clare Boren

Elizabeth Jones Fairhead

Jeffery Clark Gatewood

Jose Javier Villalva

Jose Miguel Lopez

Kalef Tizok Tinoko

Katlyn Marie Noles

Madison Grace Coffey

Makayla Jayden Bushong

Marlen Lopez

Matthew Alexander Monteforte

Neftali Ramon Tinoko

Sommer Nicole Poe

 

Lake Village

Our Lady of the Lake

Allison Sampolesi

Seth Sweeney

 

Little Rock

Cathedral of St. Andrew

Amber Brigman

Robert McGehee

Christ the King

Aria Gleason

Caitlyn Howell

Caroline Thomas

Dallas Stone

Giovanni Chiechi

Jocelyn Johnson

John Thomas

Julienne Thomas

Mac Ethridge

Mark Massey

Nicholas Thomas

Nixon Stone

Peggy Lambert

Sarah Thomas

Shane Smith

Sheri Caveness

Suzanne Massey

St. Edward

Ashley Fernandez

Dylan McKinzie

Gayber Villafuerte

Jennifer Knight-Brewer

Leilani Hernandez

Marisa Serna

Maydelin N. Trejo

Maegan Gray

Millie Bomato

Rodolfo Ek

Selena Bomato

Stephen Freeman

Taylon McReynolds

St. Theresa

Ashley Cristal Hernandez

Camila Garcia Mendoza

Chirs Varela

Evelyn Gomez

Hugo Arreola

Jason Iram Roblero Velasquez

Jesus Topete

Jonathan Velasquez Miguel

Jovanni Manuel Martinez

Jonathan Alvarado Rodriguez

Kally Alondra Hernandez

Karla Yuliana Martinez

Luis Antonio Mendoza

Moses Ramon Godin

Sergio Ocaña Alvarado

Steve Alvarado

Victor Jeanpierre Velasquez

Yoselin Morales

 

Mena

St. Agnes

Derreck Landon

 

Morrilton

Sacred Heart

Janelle Kelly

Kylan Cooper

Matthew Nuckols

Tara Nuckols

 

Mountain Home

St. Peter the Fisherman

Amy Rossing

Calvin Filbeck

Daniel Messick

Elizabeth Kornegay

Jerrod Kornegay

John Clifton

Lena English

Paige Pettit

Steven Jamison

 

Newport

St. Cecilia

Tiffany Diane Goble

 

North Little Rock

Immaculate Conception

Cody Copeland

Jacob Barnett

Jordan VanOrder

Leslie Lovenstein

Robin Steves

St. Anne

Jason Freeman

 

Paragould

St. Mary

Martin Crisler

Sarah Johnston

 

Pocahontas

St. Paul the Apostle

Ashley Faith Tweedy

David Joe Rawls

Janice Fay Harvey

Kayla Lopez

Melissa Dawn Kunle

Pamela Jean Sorg

Scott Duel Broadway

 

Rogers

St. Vincent de Paul

David Dornan

Destiny Rayan Vega

Justin Deloy LeBlanc

Kayley Diane Payne

Matthew Joseph Turner

Michael Robert Ingle

Ryan Alan Kingsella

 

Russellville

St. John

Aime Mondragón

Alexa Mondragón

Brittany Danielle Westcott

Dorian Francisco Juarez

Eric Coffman

James Oddie Cauthon

Jessica Nichole Cheek

Jonathan Kendall Cheek

Peyton Brooke Cheek

Presley Belle Cheek

Trey Alexander Wiley

Vanessa Polifroni

St. Leo the Great

Diana Nava

 

Searcy

St. James

Edith Rodriguez Garcia

Hugo Rolando Cristal Tian

Jesse Dimitry

Lauren Davis

Marcos Baxcajay

Moises Arturo Curiel Perez

Victoria Patricia Aguilon Lopez

 

Siloam Springs

St. Mary

April Wynn

Dallas Wynn

Joel Harris

Sophia Wynn

 

Springdale

St. Raphael

Alma D. Hernandez

Ana C. Jorge

Armando Rico-Alvarado

Carlos R. García

Christopher H. Neyland

David Gutiérrez

Elena Y. Padilla-Hernandez

Elizabeth Manjarrez

Evelyn Juárez

Fernando J. Villanueva

Jasmín Centeno

Jennifer Vargas

Jonathan A. Arriaga Mira

Jonathan González

Juan M. Casas

Karina Álvarez

Katie Martinez

Kattie P. Villeda

Kevin A. Martinez

Kevin E. Lara Batres

Laura Y. Aldaco

Lizbeth N. Araujo

Magaly Juárez

Maria Concepción Jorge

Maria G. Vargas Perez

Martina Trejo

Rey U. Catalán

Víctor J. Villanueva

Wendy Tatiana Flores

 

Stuttgart

Holy Rosary

Abigail Lara

Cameron Libersat

 

Subiaco

St. Benedict

Cory Hamilton

Erica Cameron

Tom Canada

 

Texarkana

St. Edward

Cole C. Guy

Nayeli Vasquez

Tontitown

St. Joseph

Connie Ann Utley

Donna Joy Daugherty

Rebecca Lynn Neal

 

Wynne

St. Peter

Haley Espino

 

Yellville

St. Andrew

Colton Figueroa

Melody Figueroa

Nathan Bruno

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