March 1956
The Dedication of St. Andrew’s
St. Andrew in Pine Hills was dedicated as a mission of St. James on March 25, 1965, byt Archbishop Joseph Hurley. “The Pine Hills chapel for the future parish on the west side of the highway was blessed at 8:30am. Archbishop Hurley offered Mass in the new church and was presented by Monsignor John Bishop to 400 persons who gathered for the dedication of St. Andrew’s.” (Florida Catholic, 03/30/1965)
June 1961
School Construction Begins
A min-June ground-breaking was the first step towards establishing a nine classroom school serving the children St. Andrew Parish.
September 1963
Sisters of Precious Blood Staff School
Society of the Precious Blood Fathers announced that St. Andrew School would be staffed by Sisters of the Precious Blood from Dayton, Ohio. The school at this time had 475 pupils in eight grades, taught in nine classrooms and two portables. The temporary convent would be located at Balboa and Cortex Streets. The Order served at St. Andrew until 1968.
1965
School Expansion
St. Andrew School is expanded, adding eight more classrooms.
1972
Fundraising for Remodeling
A fundraiser to support remodeling of the church involved selling cookbooks made from original church paneling.
February 1972
New Sanctuary
Remodeling of the church began in order to meet liturgical guidelines generated form Vatican Council II.
August 1973
NUF Young Adult Club
The St. Andrews young adult club “NUF” is created. The name was said to be both backwards for “FUN” and to stand for Nachburger Und Freudun, German for Neighbors and Friends. NUF was an attempt, on the part of all singles and young married between the ages of 18 and 35, to incorporate three main points: fellowship & community, systematic Christian education, and mission & service.
October 1975
Dedicating Parish Center & Rectory
A parish center and rectory were completed in May and dedicated by Bishop Thomas Grady on October 5, 1975.
August 1979
“Act of Prepetual Profession”
Sister Diane Couture SSJ, made her final vows, her “Act of Perpetual Profession” during a parish liturgy at St. Andrew on August 19, 1979. Sister Diane said that it was “an honor to be able to return to my home parish…to go back and touch my roots where the seed of my religious vocation was first begun and fostered.” The ceremony marked the first time a Sister of St. Joseph in Florida returned to her home parish to make final vows. Sister is a stained-glass artist and continues making sacred art as her ministry at the St. Joseph Ministries’ Architectural Stained Glass Studio in St. Augustine. Her stained glass is in several parishes in the Diocese of Orlando.
January 1980
The Neidert Center, consisting of two separate facilities, a hall and the Neidert Religious Education Offices, was dedicated January 20th following remodeling of the old hall and rectory buildings. The naming honors founding pastor Father William Neidert, C.P.P.S.
1982
25th Anniversary
The parish celebrated its 25th anniversary of establishment as a parish.
2004
For the Haitian Community
Bishop Thomas Wenski conducted a mission for members of the Haitian community at the parish in Haitian Creole from June 6-8. The last time he conducted such a mission was in 1981 at St. Joseph Parish in Winter Haven.
January 2008
Newly Refurbished
Bishop Thomas Wenski dedicates the newly refurbished church on January 26.
2008
Choir Established
St. Andrews establishes its Gospel Choir.
2017
President Trump visited St. Andrew School in the context of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program. During a roundtable disucssion, the president listened to parent, teacher, and student opinions and experiences about the program.