Clergy

Fr. Paul Fliss Pastor	My name is Father Paul Fliss, and welcome to our parishes’ website! I hope we can meet you face to face as you join us for worship. We have wonderfully collaborative communities here on the south-side of Sheboygan. I have been Pastor here since February 2014. I am a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, ordained in 1992. My first assignment as a priest was here in Sheboygan at St Peter Claver. I was very happy to return to Sheboygan, which in many ways reminds me of my hometown. I have been in various assignments as a priest, and have been able to minister in the US, Europe, Asia, and Africa. I know the most important part of a parish is the people. Our collaboration has strengthened each of our parishes as we serve God active within our lives, and witness God’s love in service to those most in need. Kuv hais lus Hmoob, thiab kuv zoo siab txais tos nej nyob hauv peb Lub Koom Txoos Kav Tos Liv. Welcome!
Fr. Richard Cerpich Senior Priest	My name is Father Richard J. Cerpich. I was born in Sheboygan and was baptized at SS. Cyril and Methodius where I also attended school. I was ordained a priest in 1961 for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and now 55 years in priestly ministry. I was an assistant priest, a high school teacher and principal, and a pastor for 25 years at several parishes, retiring from active ministry in 2005. It has been a blessing to come back home and to minister to the people here in Sheboygan County.

Deacon Rich Gulig Pastoral Associate	My name is Deacon Rich Gulig and I was ordained a Deacon in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in 2009, and I serve the Tri Parish Community of Immaculate Conception, St. Peter Claver and Ss Cyril and Methodius as Pastoral Associate and Deacon. My ministries include; outreach to the sick and elderly, hospice care, prison chaplaincy, adult formation, sacramental preparation, spiritual life and worship, as well as assisting at liturgical celebrations of the three parishes. I also serve as Spiritual Advisor to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the ten county Archdiocese of Milwaukee. I am on the Board of Directors for Children’s Library International and very active in building and supporting children’s libraries and orphanages in Southeast Asia. I am a veteran, who served honorably in the United States Navy, with many years of service, both active and reserve, in the post-Vietnam era. My wife Karel and I reside in Kohler. We are parents to five children and 13 grandchildren.
Deacon John Gavin Pastoral Associate	My name is Deacon John Gavin and I was ordained a Deacon in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in 2007. I serve as Deacon of Immaculate Conception, and SS. Cyril and Methodius Parishes. My wife Marla and I live in Sheboygan. We have 4 sons, 4 fabulous daughters-in-law and 11 grandchildren (#12 due in late June). I help out with the Sheboygan Area RCIA process, and the Tri-Parish Human Concerns committee. Marla & I help with marriage preparation, and as Eucharistic ministers at the hospital. I serve as spiritual advisor to the IC conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. I am on the Board of Directors of the New Hope Pregnancy Center of Sheboygan. I also work full time at Kohler Company as Director of Manufacturing Engineering in the Cast Iron Division. My Education includes BSIE from UW-Platteville, MBA from Marquette University, and Pastoral Studies for the Diaconate at St. Francis Seminary.

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