St Andrew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church — Local services in Gibbsboro

The head priest (Monsignor) is an egotistical control freak. While planning a family funeral, we were given permission to have a family member do a eulogy during the VISITATION time, BEFORE the mass started. The family member is a professor, and author, who attends church every week. The day before, his speech was approved by the pastor's assistant. Around 7pm, the night before the funeral, my relative received an email from the pastor. His speech had been full of omissions and redactions. Basically, anything personal or slightly humorous was deleted. I begged and pleaded, but the monsignor would not budge. He then decided to speak about himself and HIS family during the mass. He robbed our family of any slight comfort, with absolutely no basis. This is one of the many reasons that people distance themselves from the church....

I've been a parishioner at St. Andrew for almost 30 years. It is a very warm, caring church with many opportunities to serve in ministry. There are almost 100 ministries to choose from and everyone is encouraged to serve in at least one! Msgr. Marucci is a wonderful pastor, the liturgies are outstanding and there is a place here for everyone. The staff that work at the church are wonderful people who are dedicated to what they do. I strongly encourage everyone who is looking for a church as a place to worship, to serve God and each other and to belong to a vibrant, active faith community to give St. Andrews a try. I guarantee you...

Lovely church. Friendly people. The priests we've met are very genuine and outgoing. The entire facility is set up to serve the community, especially with small children's daycare services/school and senior day activities. The teens seem to have an active community within the parish as well. And the service groups are numerous, just about any volunteer activity you could wish for. I'm very impressed with this parish and think they are a great example of how the Catholic Church & it's members can be an integral and important part of...