A large banner provided by the club will be hung in the narthex with photos of the eight pastors flanked by photos of the original church and the new church dedicated
in 2003. Side banners are planned to honor 12 former associates at St. Paul.Two 92-year-old parishioners of St. Paul will lay a rose on the grave of Msgr. Clement H. Boeke on All Saints Day, the 50th anniversary of his death. Msgr. Boeke served as pastor for 37 years—the longest of any of the eight pastors of the parish.
Mary Factor, who will lay the rose, and her husband Bernie have been members of St. Paul since 1927 and Msgr. Boeke was a frequent visitor in their home.
The 5:30 p.m. Mass on All Souls Day also will be in memory of Msgr. Boeke and all deceased parishioners. All Souls Day candles with names of departed loved ones inscribed will be placed in front of the altar.
Parishioners also may sign the Victory Book in memory of their departed loved ones. The book will be in the narthex during November.
The 12 former associates include nine who are current pastors in addition to Fr. Lawrence Bayer, pastor emeritus of St. Brigid of Kildare, Fr. Albert Kunkel, pastor emeritus of Sacred Heart in Barberton, and Fr. James Klein parochial vicar at St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Parma. The nine pastors are Fathers Paul J. Rosing, Holy Family in Stow; George Smiga, St. Noel in Willoughby Hills; David Halaiko, Nativity of the Lord Jesus, Akron; Charles Ryba, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Columbia Station; Charles Diedrick, St. Mary, Elyria; Stephen Vellenga, St. Mary, Painesville; Richard Evans, Holy Family, Parma; Steven Brunovsky, St. Hilary, Fairlawn; and Robert Stein, SS Peter and Paul, Doylestown. The current pastor, Father Ralph Thomas, also was an associate before being appointed pastor in 2005.
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