1874 - Two-floor church and school was erected and dedicated under the patronage
of
St. Procop.
1876 - Rev. Koudelka appointed pastor of parish.
1882 - Dissension within the parish begins to take
place. Secret
societies within the church
are formed against
the pastor. Fr. Koudelka accepts a position as editor of a Czech
Catholic paper and
moves to Chicago. Fr. Francis J. Antl is assigned to the parish but
is
removed within a
year because of mismanagement.
1883 - Fr. Furdek is assigned to the parish, but is unable to establish peace.
1884 - Riot breaks out between those who support
Fr. Antl and those who do not. Bishop
Gilmour warns
the parish to obey the laws of the Catholic Church. Bishop Gilmour
places the
parish under interdict, which means to close the church.
1885 - Parishioners offer the bishop an apology
for the scandal and vow obedience. The
Bishop
removed the interdict. On August
9, 1885, Fr. Anthony Vlcek was assigned
pastor. He
was accepted by the people and dissension disappeared. Church and
school were
reopened and parish begins to prosper.
1893 - Fr. Vaclav Koerner becomes the seventh pastor of the church.
1896 - Fr. Wenceslau Panuska succeeds Fr. Koerner as pastor. He
realizes need for
modernization -
the current two story school with church on second floor was not:
practical.
1899 - Construction of a new church begins in the Italian-Byzantine
style. Fr. Panuska
resigns before
construction is finished. Rev. G. Murphy comes on the weekends to
celebrate the liturgy.
1901 - Fr. Peter Cerveny is assigned as pastor.
1902 - Church is completed.
1907 - New school and rectory is built. Devoted
parishioners helped in the construction.
Frs. Francis Faflik
and Wenceslaus Novak were assigned to the church. A seniors
club for parishioners
is formed.
1915 - Commercial High School is added.
1917 - First graduating class.
1918 - Fr. Slaby was assigned as assistant pastor to the
church. Helps establish the
youth program
and co-founder of the Catholic Basketball league.
1924 - Fr. Andel is appointed as second assistant. Construction
begins on a sister's
convent.
1926 - Fr. Slaby and Fr. Andel are in an automobile accident. Fr.
Slaby loses an
arm in the
accident. The next morning he dies from his injuries. Parish
is in mourning.
1929 - On October 2, 1929, the church is consecrated by Bishop Schrembs.
1930 - Fr. Huzl is appointed as assistant to the parish. Under
the direction of Fr. Huzl and
Fr. Andel, sports
became an active part of the life of the school children. Fr. Huzl
is active in helping
the needy of the parish.
1942 - Msgr. Cerveny, the pastor for 41 years, passes
away. Fr. Andel is assigned
administrator until
a replacement could be found.
1943 - Rev. John Becka is appointed pastor. Many
parishioners objected to his advanced
age and petitioned
the Bishop to rethink his decision. Fr. Becka remains as pastor
and despite his
advanced age, works on renovating the buildings and property.
1947 - Fr. Becka becomes a Domestic Prelate.
1949 - Fr. Becka passes away. Fr. Uhlir, a son
of one of the parishioners, is installed as
pastor. Parish
celebrates its Diamond Jubilee.
1950 - Parish begins a Perpetual Novena to the Infant
of Prague and Mother of Perpetual
Help. The
novena is a continual devotion for the parish to this day.
1962 - Due to deterioration and costly repairs, the dome
and two towers are dismantled from
the church.
1965 - Due to low enrollment, the high school is closed.
1972 - Fr. Uhlir retires.
1973 - Fr. James Vesely is installed as pastor of the
parish. Reforms from the Second
Vatican are implemented. The
elementary school is closed in the mid-seventies
due to low enrollment.
1980 - In the early 1980's, the vacant school building
is rented to the Cleveland School
Board to educate
children with behavior problems.
1987 - Fr. Mark Peyton, grand-nephew of Fr. Uhlir, succeeded
Fr. Vesely as the twelfth
pastor of the parish.
1990 - Meal program is started to provide hot meals once a week to the elderly and needy.
2002 - Fr. Peyton is assigned to St. Gregory the Great. Sister
Annette Amendolia is
appointed
Parish Life Coordinator. Rev. Gary Yanus is appointed Presbyteral
Moderator. A
parish
life coordinator
is any
person
who
has
been entrusted by
the
Diocesan Bishop
with the pastoral care of a parish. The PLC works in
collaboration
with the canonical pastor and
has the responsibility
of overseeing
the entire Catholic
community within a specific locale.