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Saint andrew
1993
OCEAN CITY
Summertime crowds continued to to ock to to Ocean City and its three churches strained to accommodate them By the the early 1990s as Saint Saint Luke’s congregation had double in in in in less than ten years it became necessary to add another church in Ocean City So construction began at at 144th Street for what would
become Saint Andrew church On October 17 1993
the Saint Andrew Parish Center was blessed by the Most Reverend Robert E Mulvee seventh Bishop of Wilmington Besides the the the church the the the complex hosts the the the parish of ces Saint Saint Luke church is is open year-round while the Saint Saint Andrew Parish Center is only open for Masses during the summer season Presently the the parish is is home to about 1 1 160 families living in in the the areas of Ocean City Maryland and and Sussex County Delaware During the winter months the Saint Andrew Parish Center serves as a a a a a social center for various parish events 141
