Saint Andrew The Apostle Parish

Posted by on Sep 15, 2010 in Featured | Comments Off Here at St. Andrew the Apostle Church, our goal is to minister to the spiritual needs of all parishioners. Further, the Church has the avowed purpose to teach and otherwise follow the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church as promulgated from the Holy See in Rome under the direction of the Pope. While St. Andrew the Apostle Church was originally founded over 100 years ago by persons of Polish...
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History

Posted by on Sep 15, 2010 in Featured | Comments Off St. Andrew the Apostle Church was the first Catholic parish in Calumet City, Illinois which was named Sobieski Park by the early Polish residents. Although the town was later called West Hammond, it was incorporated as Calumet City on August 1, 1911. The foundation of the church was laid on September 27, 1891, by Reverend Francis Gordon, CR, but the parish was not organized until February 25,...
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Our Church

Posted by on Sep 15, 2010 in Featured | Comments Off On your first visit to St. Andrew, you will no doubt be amazed at the beauty and craftsmanship of the church. Laborers in Germany, France, Belgium and Italy labored painstakingly to prepare the items that are so strikingly beautiful and visible in St. Andrew church. In Pietra Santa, Italy, workmen quarried the marble by hand. The marble, in many shades and patterns was fashioned by other...
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