Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Fr. Richard Doerr, Pastor
Father Richard Doerr was appointed and installed as pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on July 16th, 2004. An "Air Force brat," he was born on Cape Cod, MA in 1966 and later settled with his family in Pendleton, IN, close to where his parents grew up. He is one of 6 children of Chris and Kathy Doerr.

Fr. Richard graduated from Purdue University in 1988 with a degree in Political Science with minors in History and English. Originally planning to apply to law schools, God called him when he was a junior in college to be his own. Three months after his graduation, Fr. Richard entered St. Meinrad Seminary where he received a Masters of DIvinity and Masters of Arts. He was ordained on June 5, 1993.

Before coming to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Fr. Richard was associate pastor at St. Louis de Montfort, Fishers for two years, St. Francis Newman Center on the campus of Ball State University for one year, and then in 1997, was transferred to Our Lady of Mount Carmel as the associate pastor.

Rev. Msgr. John Duncan, Senior Associate
John Duncan was born in Kokomo, Indiana, in 1934, of a Catholic Mother and a Protestant Father. He was reared largely in the Catholic Faith but to some extent in Calvinist divisions of Protestantism. He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1960 for the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana. He was assigned to St. Paul Parish in Marion, Indiana, and in 1965 to St. Mary Parish, Anderson. He taught in the high schools the two parishes conducted at that time. In 1967 he was transferred to the Bishop’s Office, the Chancery, in Lafayette, where he worked until 1987. He served in the Tribunal as secretary and Presiding Judge, the Business Office and the Vocations Office and the Chancery as Vice-Chancellor and Vicar General. During this period he also performed parish duties at Blessed Sacrament Church, West Lafayette, St. Charles Church in Otterbein, St. Bridget Church in Barrydale, St. Anne Church in Lafayette, Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Goodland and St. Joseph Church in Covington. In 1987 he was transferred to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Carmel. He has studied philosophy and theology at St. Meinrad College and Seminary in St. Meinrad, Indiana, education at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, canon law at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. and marriage counseling at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Rev. Mark Walter, Associate
Father Mark Walter was ordained on June 12, 2010, the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and shortly thereafter began his first assignment as associate pastor here at Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Fr. Mark was born in Defiance, Ohio, where he would attend elementary school at St. Mary's Catholic Church along with his younger sister.  After graduating from Defiance High School , he attended St. Francis University where he received a degree in Religious Studies before entering the seminary.

He completed his seminary studies at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland in 2010.

Rev. Adam Mauman, Associate
Father Adam Mauman was ordained on June 12, 2010, the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and shortly thereafter began his first assignment as associate pastor here at Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Fr. Adam was born in Marion, Indiana, where he would attend elementary school at St. Paul’s Catholic Church along with his three sisters (two older and one younger). After graduating from Oak Hill High School he attended Purdue University where he received a degree in Construction Management before entering the seminary.

He began his seminary studies at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland before taking some time off to discern religious life at the Monastery of St. Benedict in Norcia, Italy. Realizing God’s calling was to more active ministry, Fr. Adam returned to the United States and completed his seminary studies at St. Meinrad Seminary.

Rev. Mr. William Rahill, Permanent Deacon
I am Deacon Bill Rahill, husband of Cathy and father of Alexander, Christopher, Linda and Austin; and grandfather of eight blessings from God. I was ordained in 1987 by Cardinal Szoka (Detroit) after completing the required six year study course. I graduated from the University of Detroit with a business degree. I have been a parishioner at OLMC for the past 18 years.

Administration

Glen Ritchey, Business Manager & Financial Controller
I have been a member of our parish since Oct 1990. My wife, Kim and I have two children, Anna and John. I graduated from Indiana University in 1984, received my CPA Certificate in 1987 and worked in public accounting for 13 years before coming to OLMC. I have been the business manager since Jan. 1996.

Caren Myers, Bookkeeper
Caren Myers has been working at Our Lady of Mount Carmel since the fall of 2000. She worked as a secretary in the Religious Education department for a few years and since then has been our bookeeper. She and husband Craig have three sons, Jason, John and Drew, and one grandson, Cameron.

JoAnna Greasel, IS Manager
JoAnna has worked at OLMC since 1994. She manages the network and computers for the church and school. JoAnna is married to Chris and they have one daughter, Erin. JoAnna is a graduate of Purdue University, West Lafayette, and is originally from Gary, IN.

Apostolate and Ministry Directors

Nathan Buonanno, Stewardship Director
Nathan Buonanno has been a parishioner at OLMC since 2007, and became the Stewardship Director in July 2010. Nathan and his wife, Christie, have been married since 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Providence College, a Master of Arts Degree from Indiana University. Nathan's previous work experience includes positions at Park Tudor School, as the Development Coordinator, and the Culver Academies, as the Associate Director of the Annual Fund.

Sharon Carlstedt, Director of Religious Education for Children
Sharon Carlstedt is the director of religious education for children ages pre-school up to grade six. Before becoming director of this ministry eight years ago, she coordinated the preschool/ kindergarten program for twenty one years at Our Lady and also was a catechists for the preschool through grade three both here and at Our lady of Good Council in Pennsylvania for four years prior to moving to Indiana. Sharon attended Wright University and has completed the Ecclesiastical Lay Ministry (ELM) program. Sharon and husband, Bruce have been here for 30 years and are blessed with four children Eric (& Allysa), Heather (& John), Matt, and Tim and six grandchildren.

Tarcisio Trujillo Garcia joined the OLMC staff as the new full-time Director of the Hispanic Apostolate in March 2007. He is here to help the Hispanic community to live our Catholic faith through their traditions and costumes. He and his wife, Bertha Alicia, have two sons, Fernando and Tarcisio Jr. They moved here from Guadalajara, Mexico, in July of 2005. Tarcisio received his Business Administration Certificate in 1986. His profesional background includes working a Human Resources Manager, Marketing Director, and business consultant. His hope is to invite all to be part of the growing Cultural Diversity Community in this parish

Alle Owens , Director of Religious Education for Jr High Youth (Luke 18)
Alle Owens joined the staff of Our Lady of Mt Carmel as the Junior High Youth Minister and Frassati Society Director in June of 2010. She and her family have been members of Our Lady of Mt Carmel for over ten years. Alle is a 2008 graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville and she is very excited to be here to serve her parish and the youth and young adults of her community!

Denise McGonigal, Adult Religious Education Director
Denise McGonigal has worked as Director of Adult Religious Education at OLMC since 1994. Denise and her husband Joe have been married for 30 years and have four daughters. Denise earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Chestnut Hill College for Women in Philadelphia in 1975. In 1981 she completed her Master of Arts degree in Religious Studies at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, the Archdiocesan seminary in Philadelphia. Denise graduated summa cum laude, with a concentration in Moral/Pastoral Theology. Denise’s published works include six Bible Studies published by Twenty-third Publications in Mystic, CT (www.twentythirdpublications.com).

Rex Rund, Director of Music and Liturgy
Rex Rund studied music (B. Mus. and M.A.) at Eastern Illinois University. He has sung in church choirs as long as he can remember, and was profoundly influenced in liturgical music by his time as a seminarian at St. Meinrad Archabbey in southern Indiana. He has also directed choirs in Haiti (as a side project in his years as a Peace Corps volunteer there) and Austria (where he and his wife lived for 7 years). His first loves musically are conducting and singing, but he also plays several instruments and composes and arranges liturgical music as the need arises. He is a published author and has been a presenter at national liturgical music conferences. Rex enjoys gardening, sports of all kinds, playing with his children, and running marathons. Rex and his wife Cathy have been at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel since 1997. They have three children: Jacob (deceased), Emma, and Marian.

Sr. Maria Fidelis, OP, Principal
Sister Maria Fidelis is a member of the Dominican Sisters of Nashville. She taught 2nd grade her first year at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School and has served as principal since 2008.

Tim Fletcher, Sports Director
Tim Fletcher joined the OLMC parish staff in June of 2006. He graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and Ball State University with a Master’s in Administration and Supervision. He is married to Tina Fletcher and they have 5 children; Jeanne, Matthew, Hannah, Clara, and (new baby this June). Previous to working as the Director of Sports Ministry at OLMC, Tim worked as a fifth and sixth grade teacher for Eastern Howard County School Corporation. Tim has a strong passion for sports ministry and education.

Tina Fletcher, Assistant Director to Sports
Tina Fletcher joined the OLMC parish staff in August of 2008. Tina is the administrative assistant in the sports office and handles the day to day communications and registration information. Tina received a Bachelor’s degree in Retail Management from Purdue University. Previous to working at OLMC, Tina worked as an Executive for Target Corporation and as a Human Resource Director for the Department of Administration in Indiana. Tina has five children and truly enjoys working and living in our Catholic Community.

Jayne Slaton, Director of Outreach and Pastoral Care
Jayne is the proud parent of 3 adult children: Jenny, Geoff and Christina. She and her husband, Bill, have managed the help program at OLMC for years as volunteers. In 2009, she left her job at the school, as Secretary, and became the full-time director of all the OLMC H.E.L.P. programs. She is a tireless and caring person, and perfect for this job. Jayne has been in the Navy and was an Air Traffic Controller.

Office Personnel

My name is Roberta Durbin, and I have been the sacristan at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church for about nine years. My husband, four sons, and I moved here in 1977. I work at the parish office part time taking care of sacramental and protocol records and other duties as assigned.

Michele Matson, Religious Education Secretary
Michele started working here in 2008 and works in the Religious Ed. Office . She is married to Kevin and they have two children, Nick and Domenica. She has a new grandson, Finnigan, who is really cute. She hails from the Chicago area, and has been a parishioner at  OLMC for 10 years.

Connie Grimm , Religious Education Secretary
Connie and her husband, Charles, have been members of Our Lady of Mt Carmel since 1982 and have 5 children who graduated from OLMC grade school.  She enjoys working in the Religious Education department having volunteered for years in many of the areas she now helps administer.  All Religious Education programs for 3 years olds through adult are administered through the Religious Education office.

Valeria Pittsford , Parish Secretary
Valeria was born in Lima, Peru.  She moved from Peru to Anderson, IN when she was 13 years old.  She earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Indiana University. Valeria and her husband, Broc, live in Westfield and have two children.

Gachia Hoefer, Administrative Assistant
The Administrative Assistant works closely with the Director of Liturgy plus helps with the day-to-day operation of the parish office—scheduling events/meeting rooms, preparing the weekly bulletin and worship aids, and assisting the priests and other staff members as needed. Gachia has a Bachelor degree from the University of Nebraska in Business and also a Master's degree from North Dakota State University in Textiles and Clothing. Gachia and her husband, Ray, live in Carmel and have two daughters. Gachia has been here since September of 2006.

Facilities Personnel

Rick Edmonson, Maintenance Director
Rick has been at OLMC since May, 1986. He may be the staff person that has been here the longest. He was born in Anderson, IN and has stayed in the area ever since. Rick does all the maintenance for the church, school, rectory and convent. He has two adult children, Rory and Mary. When he’s not working, he and his wife, Patty, enjoy riding his motorcycles (Harley-Davidson’s of course).

.Gary has worked at Eden Enterprises and Guerin Catholic High School before coming to supervise our janitorial staff. He is active in the Jr. High youth program. He has two children.

Gary has been at Our Lady for over 9 years. He started in May of 1996. He comes from Michigan City, IN where he lived before taking this job and moving to Carmel. Gary is our painting specialist. Anything that has needed painted over the past several year, he has probably done it. Gary worked in apartment maintenance before coming here. He is also an artist. In his spare time he likes to draw and does very fine, detailed pictures.

You may not recognize the name Byron Jacobs, that’s because you know him as “Jake”. Jake has only been at Our Lady since last December, 2004. He was born in Frankfort, IN and has lived in the Indianapolis area for the last nine years. He worked in the Post Office for 28 years before coming to OLMC. He is also a firefighter and EMT. He has one son and one granddaughter. He enjoys yard work and golfing.

14598 Oak Ridge Road • Carmel, Indiana 46032
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