Welcome Father Fleming!

We welcome Father Rodger Fleming to St. Clement as Associate Pastor.  Fr. Fleming  is the seventh of ten children. He grew up in St. Charles, Missouri, and belonged to St. Charles Borromeo Parish and attended Academy of the Sacred Heart for grade school. He graduated from Duchesne High School in 1985 and from Lindenwood College in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science – Business Administration.

He worked in loss prevention for a men’s clothing retailer, investigating employee theft, before entering the seminary. He was ordained on May 26, 2007, by Archbishop Raymond Burke and was assigned to St. Joseph Parish – Cottleville until Archbishop Robert Carlson assigned him to St. Clement in June of 2010.

We also welcome Father Paul Hartley, as he takes up temporary residence at St. Clement while attending a renewal program at Mercy Center.  Fr. Hartley is from the Diocese of Jefferson City.