St. Paul Catholic Church (Highland, Illinois)

St. Paul Church is a Roman Catholic parish with an elementary school in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois located in Highland, Illinois. The Kirchenfest, a church picinic held each year, is one of the largest church festivals in Southern Illinois.

Leadership

• Reverend Charles A. Edwards, Pastor
• Reverend Paul Kala, Parochial vicar
• Reverend David L. Peters, Retired pastor
• Deacon Ron Hesson, Executive manager
• David Timmermann, Principal, St. Paul Catholic School
• Kathy Sherman, Vice-principal, St. Paul Catholic School

Mass times

Saturday at 5:00 p.m. and Sunday at 7:30, 9:30, and 11:30 a.m.

Kirchenfest

Kirchenfest, which is German for "Church Festival," is one of the largest church festivals in Southern Illinois^[1]. The event spreads over six acres on the grounds of St. Paul Parish. It originally began in 1970. The festival has a German theme, as the Highland, IL community is primarily Swiss and German heritage.

Events at the Kirchenfest:

• Korball street basketball tournament
• Strassenlauf 5K & 2K Run/Walk
• Saturday morning Auction, during which a 8-foot pizza is purchased^[2]

References

External links

• St. Paul Parish
• St. Paul Elementary School
• St. Paul Kirchenfest