By Mark W. Olson The brick walls of Guardian Angels Catholic Church have protected its parishioners from the elements for 125 years. Now the parishioners hope to protect the walls from the elements.

Chaska Moravian Church and Guardian Angels Catholic Church both established their congregations in Chaska in 1858. At the time, Chaska was little more than a budding river town struggling to survive.

Rev. Paul Jarvis knows all about higher callings. But this time, the gregarious man who has stood in the Guardian Angels Catholic Church’s pulpit for the last three-and-a-half years isn’t ...