Father Drohan took a special interest in education and when the Panic of 1893 forced St. Patrick’s to relinquish the services of the nuns, he taught the children himself, along with the Misses Pigott and Duffy, and Mr. Smith and Mr. O’Brien. Above all, Father Dorhan had a dream -a dream of a new, larger church to accommdate the needs of the parishioners. How to achieve this goal was not only his worry, but also the impetus he used to embark on special money-making projects. Father Drohan’s complete History of Hubbard, Ohio, Its People, Churches, Industries and Institutions from Early Settlement in 1798 to 1907 was one such project. The book, complete with pictures, stands today as the most reliable source of information about Hubbard. In addition, Father Drohan began a vigorous building fund drive, so successful that, in 1908, the yellow-bricked, gothic-style church rose on the corner of Main and Water streets. Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Kodelka of the Diocese of Cleveland dedicated the church. The sermon preached at the dedicatory Mass was conducted by Father Powers of Steubenville.

       When Father Drohan left Hubbard in 1912, our country was only a few years away from World War I. President Woodrow Wilson was protesting submarine attacks by the Germans in 1916 and, in 1917, the Lusitania was sunk. As they had done in conflicts from the War of 1812 to the Civil and Spanish-American Wars, Hubbard residents responded. Sadly, three young men from the community were killed: Frank McLaughlin; Dennis Casey and Roy Harris. The Hubbard Homecoming Association decorated the town to give a warm welcome to those "doughboys" who did return. In addition to the clouds of war, 1918 also saw the terrible outbreak of influenza in our area, a time when South High School on Market Street in Youngstown was turned into a hospital, and when the nuns of our parish became nurses along with their usual duties. One of the most terrifying events of this period, however, was the eruption of Ku Klux Klan activity and violence in our area. It would take an energetic and wise pastor to lead the church during these troubled times.

      Such a man was Father John Maloney, who served the parish from 1912-1928. Father Maloney, a cheerful-looking man with an infectious smile and good sense of humor, made perhaps the most significant changes in the parish. First came the new school, a two-story brick building built to the east of the church on Water Street. It was opened in 1915 and, five years later, a large yellow brick rectory was completed just north of the church on Main Street. Most notable, however, was how the center of parish activity shifted geographically under Father Maloney’s direction. The old frame church had stood deserted after the yellow brick church opened in 1908; in fact, it was used as a theater for a short while, but stood empty after that. In 1922, Father Maloney made arrangements to sell the church, the old school and the Park Avenue convent for business and residential properties to Joseph Ewing and Joseph Patrick. The church and school were razed, but the convent was used by Mr. Patrick as a residence, as it still is today. The nuns moved into the old rectory on North Main, and Father Maloney moved into the new rectory. The center of parish activity -church, school, rectory and convent had simply moved from the west side of North Main to the east, as it is today.

      It became obvious during the pastorate of Father Aloysius Suter, 1928-1930, that St. Patrick’s, which was growing both in numbers and in activities, needed an assistant.  Father John Schaellfer arrived in 1928 as St. Patrick's first assistant and, since then, there has always been at least one assistant in the parish. Rev. John Toole, who served from 1932 to 1945, was the only assistant to return as pastor. He was named pastor in 1952, exactly 20 years after he had arrived as an assistant.

      Anyone who lived during the 1930’s or has read about that era immediately connects it with the Great Depression. Hubbard was not immune from unemployment or economic disillusionment either. The nuns at the Motherhouse in Bedford often found work in the fields for the unemployed men in the parish to do. Conditions were not good, but somehow people managed to keep their spirits up and to prosper in ways that did not cost money. One method of keeping up spirits and doing things for the community, as well as the church, was to organize groups and clubs. Some of the groups were affiliated with national organizations, while others were local. The community’s oldest organization is the IOOF Lodge #495, organized in 1871. Other groups include the Knights of Columbus, #2072, begun in 1919 and chartered in January 1920; Hubbard Kiwanis, organized in 1923’ the Altar and Rosary Society of St. Patrick’s, begun in 1932 and the Adua Lodge, which began in 1936. Over 60 community and church organizations, many begun years ago, remain active today.

      Another thing people did during the 1930’s was recognize the need for a community park in Hubbard. Many people in the community today do not know that Harding Park was once only a farm with a creek, called "Mud Creek," running through it. Jacob Kalver, a real estate broker from Youngstown who owned the land, gave it to the village of Hubbard in 1922 on the conditions that it always would be used as a park and that it be called Harding Park. Kalver was a close friend of President Warren G. Harding. In 1933 and 1934, the U.S. Government provided over $30,000 worth of labor to improve the park while also helping the unemployed workers in the district. The work of these people, plus the continuing support of many community organizations, has made Harding Park a busy and beautiful place.

      Three pastors served St. Patrick’s during the 1930’s. There are many people who will remember Father John Carribine, who originated the school’s "variety shows" which were held in the church basement. Being especially interested in physical fitness, he also took the school children on daily "marches" up the undeveloped Water Street. Father William Haggerty was pastor from 1937-1938. Father James Brennan came during that time and remained until 1943. It was during his stay that World War II broke out, a time when a priest’s sympathy and wise counsel were most needed. Uniformed soldiers were a common sight at church, and every family seemed touched by the events in Europe and the South Pacific. Who can forget rationing cards, gas coupons, victory gardens, the USO canteen at the "Y" in Youngstown, songs like "When The Lights Go On All Over The World," Camp Reynolds and all the soldiers from there who came through Hubbard on their way to Youngstown? Father William E. Degan came to Hubbard in 1943 and was here when the war ended in 1945. It was in 1943 that the Diocese of Youngstown was created and its first bishop, Bishop James McFadden, ordained. It is an interesting note that one of the first two priests ordained by Bishop McFadden was Father Ralph Friedrich, who came to St. Patrick’s as an assistant in 1946.