Louisville
Established 2008
Registrations: 1745
PARISH OFFICE
5431 Johnsontown Rd., Louisville, Ky. 40272-3463
Phone: (502) 937-5920
FAX: (502) 937-5927
E-mail: bcolyer@saintpeterapostle.org
Web site: www.saintpeterapostle.org
CLERGY
Pastor: Rev. Ronald J. Domhoff
Permanent Deacons: Gregory L. Klinglesmith, Stephan J. Smith, C. Wayne Thieneman
MASS SCHEDULE
Sundays — Sat vigil: 4:30 p.m.; Sun: 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.
Holy Days — Contact parish
Daily — Tue–Thu: 8:00 a.m.
SAINT ANDREW ACADEMY
7724 Columbine Dr., Louisville, Ky. 40258-2424
Phone: (502) 935-4578, ext. 237
Fax: (502) 933-2204
Principal: Jennifer Barz
Email: jbarz.standrew@gmail.com
Web site: www.saintandrewacademy.org
HISTORY
August 2006, after a one-year study, five parishes of the Archdiocese of Louisville along the Southwest corridor of lower Dixie Highway submitted their proposal of reorganization for the Archdiocesan Planning Process. The five parishes — Saint Clement, Our Lady Help of Christians, Our Lady of Consolation, Saint Polycarp and Saint Timothy — were granted permission to work toward merging into one single parish.
By June of 2007, a Pastoral Core Merger Team was formed from selected parishioners of the five parishes, and this team worked to bring all the church ministries together and create one administrative staff for the new parish. After parish involvement and prayer, the name of Saint Peter the Apostle was submitted to Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz. On April 8, 2008, Archbishop Kurtz officially proclaimed the new Saint Peter the Apostle Parish and designated Father Ron Domhoff as its first pastor.
Our brief history is rooted in the strong, rich traditions of the five former parishes. Saint Clement Parish, under the direction of its first pastor, Father Henry Stuecker, dedicated its church and school in 1957. Our Lady Help of Christians Parish began in September 1957 with its founding pastor, Father Lawrence Boone. Our Lady of Consolation Parish was created in 1959 and was served by the Conventual Franciscans with Father George Schroeder, O.F.M. Conv., as the founding pastor. Saint Polycarp Parish began in July of 1960 under the leadership of Father AJ Schwabenton. Saint Timothy Parish was established in July 1963, and Father Hubert Hagan was given the task of building a church, school and rectory. With needed changes, Saint Timothy was clustered in June of 1995 with Our Lady Help of Christians and its mission, Saint Patrick in West Point. In the fall of 2005 the parish schools of Saint Clement, Saint Polycarp and Our Lady of Consolation joined to form the regional school of Saint Andrew Academy.
Saint Peter the Apostle Catholic Church is the first five-church merger in the Archdiocese of Louisville and is one of a handful of mergers this size in the country. The creation of this parish came out of the sacrifice of its people to unite into one parish for the resourceful management of assets and a new spiritual direction for an already strongly established community of believers. At the present there are about 1,750 registered families. These 4,670 parishioners are worshipping at two sites, the former Our Lady of Consolation Church and the former Saint Polycarp Church. The current offices are operating out of the former Saint Clement site. At this Johnsontown Road site, a newly designed, 1,200-seat church and parish facility are scheduled for groundbreaking in the spring of 2010.
The regional school, Saint Andrew Academy, is located on the former Saint Polycarp site and represents is a commitment of this parish to the education of our children. These faith-filled people are proud of their civic communities of Pleasure Ridge Park and Valley Station, and the sharing of their Christian Catholic heritage reflects a true blessing of fellowship.
The mission statement of Saint Peter the Apostle Parish says it clearly. We are “committed to announcing the Good News of Jesus Christ and thus forming its members into a community of disciples who make God’s love known.” Our four goals are to Generate Parish Unity, Live Our Faith Joyfully, Nourish Our Faith Continually, and Proclaim Our Faith Through Action.