Services Set for St. Paul’s Pastor St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church has announced it will hold a Rosary and Vigil for the Deceased today and a Mass of Christian Burial Friday for its pastor, Fr. Brad Schoeberle, C.S.P., who passed away suddenly Oct. 21. He had served as St. Paul’s pastor since January.

This afternoon’s Rosary will be said in his honor at 4:30 p.m., followed by the Vigil for the Deceased at 5:30 p.m. Both will be held at St. Paul’s Family Life Center.

At 10 a.m. Friday, a Mass of Christian Burial for Fr.

Brad—as he is affectionately known to St. Paul’s parishioners— will be held at St. Paul’s Family Life Center.

The Family Life Center is located adjacent to St. Paul’s Church, at 201 Dalton Circle in Horseshoe Bay. The center is currently serving as the parish’s sanctuary during a project to expand the church facilities.

Immediately following the funeral Mass Friday, there will be a reception at Quail Point Lodge, 107 Twilight Lane in Horseshoe Bay.

Fr. Brad’s cause of death is currently undetermined. His body was found by several parishioners in the church sanctuary where he had been preparing for a prayer service.

He was 69 years old. Fr. Brad had been a member of the Paulist community of priests for 30 years and a priest for 25 years.

Catholic priests of the Paulist order, which is based in New York City, NY, have served as pastors of St. Paul’s in Horseshoe Bay since its founding in the 1970’s.

“We have lost a gentle pastor and faithful community brother,” said Paulist president, Fr. René Constanza, C.S.P.

A Wisconsin native, Fr. Brad studied with the Diocese of Madison, WI, and earned a bachelor of arts in theology from St. Francis de Sales College Seminary.

He later earned a master of arts degree in religious studies from Edgewood College and a master of arts in pastoral studies from Washington Theological Union in Washington, D.C.

After working as a parish director of religious education, he entered the Paulist novitiate on Aug. 28, 1995.

He was ordained a priest on May 27, 2000.

In the early years of his ministry, he served at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Community in Los Angeles, first as a deacon and then as associate pastor and administrator.

In 2007, Fr. Brad became founding pastor of St. Luke University Parish in Allendale, MI, where he led the construction of the parish’s church building.

From 2018 to 2024, he served as pastor of Old St. Mary’s Church in Chicago.

In January, he began his assignment at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Horseshoe Bay. In recent weeks, he had been managing the parish’s building expansion project.

Fr. Brad also was a seasoned pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago in Spain.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, Peter and Matt Schoeberle.

In addition to his brother Paulists, he is survived by his sisters, Pam Hinz, Jeanne Butcher, and Marisa Schoeberle; his brother, Gary Schoeberle; his nieces and nephews; and all of his parishioners and friends.

His cremated remains will be placed in the Paulist section of St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery in Oak Ridge, NJ, at a date to be determined.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the St. Paul the Apostle building project in Fr. Brad Schoeberle’s memory.