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The mission of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church of Lufkin, Texas  is to follow the way of the Lord Jesus Christ as faithful disciples. We invite each man, woman and child in our parish to begin the transformation from Church member to fully formed Christian disciple by conviction.

Being a disciple by conviction requires that we know the Gospel, believe the Gospel, live the Gospel and share the Gospel with others. Becoming a properly formed Catholic is a lifelong adventure of saying “no” to casual or cultural Catholicism by saying “yes” to the liberating truth of the Word of God and living by grace through faith in the Son of God.

With Jesus Christ and the sacraments of His Church as our center, our goal is to encourage every parishioner of St. Andrew’s to enter a path of following Jesus through serious discipleship formation, spiritual growth and Christian community. Please avail yourselves of the resources in this website.

"Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ."  -- St. Jerome

"In this way, therefore, through the reading and study of the sacred books ’the word of God may spread rapidly and be glorified’ (2 Thessalonians 3:1) and the treasure of revelation, entrusted to the Church, may more and more fill the hearts of men. Just as the life of the Church is strengthened through more frequent celebration of the Eucharistic mystery, similarly we may hope for a new stimulus for the life of the Spirit from a growing reverence for the word of God, which 'lasts forever’ (Isaiah 40.8; see 1 Peter 1:23-25)."
                                   – Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation of the Second Vatican Council

Helps:

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion - Instruction for the Diocese of Tyler
Readers - Protocol
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Daily Readings for Mass

Links:

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         Diocese of Tyler - Most Rev. Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S. J.
         EWTN - Global Catholic Television Network
         Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions - Pope Benedict XVI
         The Holy See - The Vatican Website
         US Conference of Catholic Bishops






Most Rev. Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S. J.

What's Happening at St. Andrew?
We need your hand!
May is Parishioner Registration Month

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    Copies of the parishioner mailing list are located near the entry of the church.
    Please check to make sure all your family’s contact information is correct, make any needed changes and initial to indicate that information has been corrected.

    If you find that you've forgotten to register, new registration forms are available in English and Spanish.

                   We love our parishioners!


Holy Father's Prayer Intentions

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May 2012
General Intention:  The Family. That initiatives which defend and uphold the role of the family may be promoted  within society.

Missionary Intention:  Mary, Guide of Missionaries. That Mary, Queen of the World and Star of Evangelization, may accompany all missionaries in proclaiming her Son Jesus.