Deacon Rich Vehige
Deacon Rich and his family have been members of the parish since 1999.He was ordained in 2001 and is the first permanent deacon to serve at St. Clement’s. After retiring from Southwestern Bell (AT&T) in 1998, Deacon Rich worked as the president of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis for five years .He is actively involved in the life of the parish and is currently a member of the parish Finance Committee. He and his wife Carolyn have been married 45 years. They have seven children and seventeen grandchildren.