Welcome To St. Andrew Online

The Church of St. Andrew the Apostle is a Catholic community of faith located in Moore, Oklahoma. Our patron saint is depicted in the Fourth Gospel as a follower of John the Baptizer who became one of Jesus' first disciples. It was Andrew who told his brother Simon, "we have found the Messiah, Come and see."  The parish has a long, rich history of serving Moore and southwest Oklahoma City.

Our Mission

Grateful for God's unconditional love, we make Christ's mission our own by:

• Worshipping God in Spirit and Truth
• Serving the Lord in the needy and the poor
• Sharing the Good News near and far
• Loving other as God loves us

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We Practice Stewardship

• We make a commitment of our Time to grow in the practice of our faith on Ash Wednesday
• We make a commitment of our Talents & Abilities to serve the needs of the church on Pentecost Sunday
• We make a commitment of our Treasure to support the works of the church on the First Sunday of Advent

The Scriptures offer us two measures or standards for giving. Faithful Israelites in the Old Testament followed the standard of the Tithe. They offered ten percent of their wealth to God so that He could prosper them with the balance. While Jesus endorsed this standard as a faithful Jew, He also challenged his followers to give their all. At St. Andrew’s we suggest to our faithful members that they do their best to offer 5% for the works of the church here in our parish and 5% for the works of the greater church. The latter includes the Archdiocesan Development Fund (ADF), Catholic Charities, and the myriad of special collections spread throughout the year.

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NEW: Father Jack Recommends

From time to time Father Jack will recommend something to help inform and inspire.

July 21, 2008 - How much does the Father love us?

From the Pastor's Desk: October 11, 2009

Appreciating Important Clergy In My Life: Part 1

My earliest memories of clergy take me back to October of 1953 when my mother died. Father Norton from St. Brendan’s came to our house to assist my father in telling us about her sudden passing as a result of a pulmonary embolism. He was kind and gentle, and he wept with us. Afterwards, he heard my confession in an upstairs bedroom so that I could go to communion at the funeral mass. That may well have been when the earliest seeds of my vocation were planted. That kind parish priest has been dead for many years now, may God give him eternal rest.

At Boston College, many years later, three priests stand out: Fr. Bob Ferrick and Fr. Bob Hoey (both Jesuits). Father Ferrick was an instructor in Theology and the chaplain at the school of education (did you know I once aspired to be an elementary school teacher?). He was sharp as a tack and an inspiration to me. Father Hoey started out as a kind of “bad guy” when he “suggested” that I needed to drop out of college until I was in a position to give my studies a much higher priority. Some years later, while I was in the seminary we reconnected and he became a great encourager of my vocation. May they rest in peace.

I met Fr. Marty Grey, a Stigmatine priest, when I lived a cursillo weekend to discern whether to apply for the seminary or not. I can’t begin to describe what an inspiration he was to me. His manner of teaching and his friendliness stand out in my memory.

I am beginning to see that this will have to be just a first installment, but I’ll move on for now to Fr. Shawn Sheehan. He was a professor at the seminary in Boston and my faculty advisor. We had met when he was on his cursillo weekend and I was a part of the presentation team. When I was told by seminary authorities after my first year that I didn’t seem “to fit into the system”, he was there to help me sort that out. When I told him that I was invited to become a seminarian for Oklahoma, he was enthusiastic in my support.

Read More from Fr. Jack Feehily in the Pastor's Desk Archive

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We Have A Catholic School

All Saints Catholic School serves the four parishes in Cleveland County. It is located just four miles south of St. Andrew’s on Telephone Rd. in Norman, OK.

The curriculum at each grade level is comprehensive and integrates high quality academics with Christian leadership and living. In addition to providing excellence in academic training, All Saints shapes its holistic curriculum around four primary purposes: to teach doctrine, to develop community, to foster worship, and to encourage the service of others

At All Saints, students are free to express and celebrate their faith in God. For information about enrollment call 447-4600.

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