About Holy Redeemer · Mc Rae, Georgia
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church is a small mission parish serving McRae-Helena and surrounding Telfair County in central Georgia. It is a mission of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Dublin and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah (Macon Deanery). The parish offers daily Mass, weekly Adoration, and a bilingual Sunday Mass that reflects the growing Spanish-speaking presence in rural middle Georgia. It is currently served by Rev. John Stephen Ariko, AJ (Parochial Administrator, also serving St. Mark in Eastman) and Deacon Tirso Castillo.
- Patron
- Holy Redeemer (Most Holy Redeemer)
- Rector
- Rev. John Stephen Ariko, AJ (Parochial Administrator)
- Diocese
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah (Macon Deanery)
Why belong here
Holy Redeemer is a welcoming mission parish in Telfair County where Catholics in rural central Georgia can gather for daily Mass, Adoration, and a bilingual (English/Spanish) Sunday liturgy. As a mission of Immaculate Conception in Dublin, it offers the full sacramental life of a parish — including Confession before Sunday Mass — in an intimate community setting. For anyone in McRae-Helena and the surrounding area looking for Catholic Mass times, Eucharistic Adoration, and a bilingual worship community, Holy Redeemer is the local Catholic home.
Mass times at Holy Redeemer
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 8:00–8:20 AM
Adoration times
- 8:00 AM (daily, preceding the 9:00 AM Mass)
About Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church is the Catholic mission parish serving McRae-Helena in Telfair County, Georgia. According to the Diocese of Savannah directory, it is a mission of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Dublin and sits within the Diocese's Macon Deanery. The parish provides daily Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, and a bilingual Sunday liturgy that welcomes both English- and Spanish-speaking Catholics in this part of rural middle Georgia.
Clergy & Staff
The parish is currently led by Rev. John Stephen Ariko, AJ, who serves as Parochial Administrator for both Holy Redeemer in McRae and St. Mark Parish in Eastman. Assisting at Holy Redeemer is Deacon Tirso Castillo. Both names are listed on the parish's own homepage and confirmed in the Diocese of Savannah priest directory.
- Rev. John Stephen Ariko, AJ — Parochial Administrator (also St. Mark, Eastman)
- Deacon Tirso Castillo
Liturgy & Languages
Worship is offered in both English and Spanish. The Saturday vigil and daily Masses are celebrated in English, while the principal Sunday Mass is bilingual, reflecting the Hispanic community that worships at Holy Redeemer.
Diocese & Deanery
Holy Redeemer belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah, which covers the southern half of Georgia, and is grouped in the Macon Deanery. The diocese lists it as a mission parish served out of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Dublin, with a shared Parochial Administrator covering Holy Redeemer and St. Mark in Eastman.
- Diocese: Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah
- Deanery: Macon
- County: Telfair
- Status: Mission of Immaculate Conception, Dublin
Visit, Contact & Location
The parish is located on Telfair Avenue in McRae-Helena. Visitors and parishioners can reach the parish office by phone or email using the contact information published on both the parish website and the diocesan directory.
- Address: 17 Telfair Avenue, McRae-Helena, GA 31055
- Phone: (229) 868-2002
- Email: [email protected]
- Diocese fax: 229-868-2939
- Website: holyredeemercatholicchurchmcrae.com