Our Mission:
To learn anew the Gospel —the Good News that God loves us—then to live and share it.
With the Holy Spirit as our guide, the family of St. Andrew the Apostle affirms Jesus Christ as the center of our faith. Through the Church we are ready to serve all people as the Body of Christ. By listening, observing and responding to each other, we hope that, with prayerful courage, we will use our diverse talents and strengths to continue a transformation of our neighborhood, our environment and ourselves.
We look for the opportunity to expand our ministries to meet the needs of all those in our parish family. We ask members of the parish community to prayerfully recognize the connection between the need for stewardship —the sharing of our time, skills, strengths, talents, and financial gifts —and the success of our mission.
How do you answer God’s call?
We encourage everyone, including our homebound and those who are sick to become involved in one social outreach ministry if possible. Hopefully most of you will also choose one or two other ministries to support St. Andrew the Apostle Parish. A good steward finds a balance. A good steward gives first fruits but does not over extend themselves trying to do more than they can. Please pray about your answer to God, a way of giving thanks to God. Share your gifts given to you from God with others. Become an active part of the Body of Christ.
Please take a few minutes to read about our ministries; then prayerfully consider sharing your time, talent, strengths, and skills to benefit our St. Andrew parish community. Your suggestions for an additional program or ministry that you are interested in starting and developing are welcome.
A Christian Steward receives God’s gifts gratefully, cultivates them responsibly, lovingly and justly shares them with others, and returns them with increase to the Lord.
Click here to view the Saint Andrew the Apostle Ministry Opportunities
History of St. Andrew the Apostle
The parish was designated with 250 families in 1946. In 1947, ground was broken for the school, which was built with the help of volunteers. Enrollment grew from 100 to 1,150 by the late ’50s. Many former parishioners moved to the suburbs in the early ’70s when center city highway construction caused neighborhood changes. The spirit of dedication and generosity of those who remained and of the new members permitted the building of the present church in 1976. Marianist Brother Mel Meyer created symbolic frescoes on the wet plaster of the interior and used recycled materials for the liturgical furnishings. Parishioners refinished the pews and carried them from the former basement worship space to the new church. When St. Francis de Sales closed in 1983, St. Andrew added part of that parish to its boundaries. Beginning in 1994, the parish was administered by a parish life coordinator, with a sacramental minister for liturgies. In 2003, the archdiocese combined St. Rita and St. Andrew schools to create the St. Andrew & St. Rita Catholic Academy.