It was one of several ethnic congregations in Fairfield, others including St. Emery's, serving the Hungarian populace, and Holy Cross, the only Slovene church in New England.

John Baran arrived as pastor in 2002 from crosstown Our Lady of the Assumption Church.

He ended a number of traditionalist practices and services, and set about improving the parish's outreach and community activity.

Sauers had previously served as director of religious education, and had written her 2007 Ph.D. dissertation on the transformation of the parish.

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