St. Andrew is a permanently closed Catholic parish in Lemay, MO. The parish was founded in 1905. The parish closed in 2023.
- Year founded: 1905
- Year closed: 2023 (118 years)
- Territory merged into: St. Mark - Lemay (Currently Open)
The parish was closed in 2023 with the "All Things New" parish closures (August 1, 2023).
History of the parish from the church website (archived 2022):
Following the World’s Fair in St. Louis there was a rapid growth in the St. Louis area. This was reflected in many new Catholic parishes established at that time. One was St. Andrew. Archbishop John Glennon appointed Father Albert Mayer to be the first Pastor of a parish between the River Des Peres and Jefferson Barracks on December 24, 1904. Neighboring parishes were St. Boniface and Our Lady of the Assumption. The first Mass for the people was said February 5, 1905. There were 200 families at that time. Theodore Roosevelt was the President, and there were two Governors of Missouri that year, Alexander Dockery and Joseph Folk. The Pope was Pius X, the last Pope so far to be given the title of Saint.
The Parish has had nine pastors: Father Mayer was followed by Father James Huber in 1938, Father Herbert Melies in 1953, Father Bernard Suellentrop in 1970, Father Robert Herman in 1982, Father Edward Hilgeman in 1988, and Father Joseph Weber in 2001, Father. Eugene Selzer in 2004, and Father Vic Barnhart in 2009. In 2011 Archbishop Robert Carlson established a new structural administration for Saint Andrew. Deacon C. Allen Boedeker was named the pastoral administrator answering to Monsignor James Telthorst, the dean of the South County parishes. Along with Deacon Boedeker, his pastoral associate Mrs. Mary Boedeker, and his business manager Mrs. Karen Wood form the pastoral team that leads Saint Andrew today. The Archbishop assigns priests to carry out the sacramental duties that arise at Saint Andrew. The first of these sacramental ministers was Fr. Aaron Arce, O.P. who served for 1 ½ years until his death in 2012. Fr. Abe Arganiosa, O.P. Miss. C.R.S. began serving the parish in 2013. In June 2015 he was transferred. Currently, the presbyteral needs of St. Andrew are supplied by the priests from Kenrick-Glennon Seminary.
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