The Roof Project The team at Executive Exteriors continues to receive truckloads of scaffolding. They are beginning to enclose one of the small spires with scaffolding. When the scaffolding construction is complete, roofers will strip off the copper-foil shingles and replace them with solid copper shingles. The roofers are using a combination of…

Date, Time & Location August 18, 2025 The Canyons at Blackjack Ridge 1801 N McKinley Ave Rd, Sand Springs, Oklahoma 74063 Check-in will begin at 8:00 a.m. with tee times starting at 9:20 a.m.     Purchase your Tickets This scramble is for everyone: beginners all the way to seasoned pros. We’re out…

The Most Holy Rosary – Our Lady’s Lasso Godsplaining Day of Recollection Saturday, August 30, 2025 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.   Enrollment in the Rosary Confraternity Sunday, August 31, 2025 following the 10:00 a.m. Mass   You’re invited to join Fr. Gregory Pine, Fr. Patrick Briscoe, and Fr. Joseph-Anthony Kress—for a grace-filled,…

Earlier this month, over one hundred Holy Family parishioners participated in an Ask Me Anything: Catholic Edition with Fr. O’Brien, Deacon Garlick, and Dr. Broussard on a Q&A panel. Director of Spiritual Formation Caleb Harlan is making it a regular series with events on Mondays: August 4, September 8, October 6, November 3,…

Scaffolding is enclosing the lower parts of the Cathedral with the goal of going all the way to the tops of the spires. When completed, roofers will remove the copper foil wrapped shingles and install solid copper shingles. How do workers get the shingles to the spires? An elevator arrived today. It will…

  An Ambitious Plan for a classical curriculum Holy Family Classical High School has twelve upperclassmen who would love to walk through the streets of the Eternal City and heart of the Catholic Church in Rome. If this trial trip is successful, it will become a permanent part of the curriculum. This pilgrimage…

The organ case holds the organ pipes in place. It has been largely untouched since the pipe organ’s installation in 1984. Painters primed the surface for some new paint – green, red, and gold colors found elsewhere in the Cathedral. Painters finished the south organ case last week. They are working on the…

Two more truckloads of scaffolding arrived this morning from the supplier in Forth Worth, Texas. Scaffolding is going up rapidly and safely. Every worker wears a safety hardness to protect him from falls as they add platforms and ladders to the structure of the scaffolding. Thank you, parishioners, for being understanding as the…

Safety is important. Workers laid steel I-beams over the scaffolding along Boulder Avenue. They placed sheets of plywood over the beams to protect pedestrians from any possible falling debris from the spires. The workers will continue around the north side of the church and will leave walkways for parishioners to enter the church…

Join Our Pathways Sacramental Preparation Core Team Are you passionate about sharing the Catholic faith? Do you believe in the power of family-centered formation? Our parish is seeking dedicated and faith-filled Core Team Members to help serve alongside our Pathways Sacramental Preparation Program using the Whole Family Catechesis model. What You’ll Do: Support…

  How do we enter the Auditorium? How do I get to my meeting in the Halpine Room? Use the north entrance. It’s on the north side of the campus along Eighth Street. Your ministry leader will be standing at the door ready to greet you. At no point will that door be…

      Workers are beginning to erect the scaffolding today. Scaffolding will eventually completely enclose the Cathedral so that roofers can replace the copper shingles from the tops of the crosses down to the lower roof.   Does this work impact Sunday Masses? No, all Masses will go ahead as usual. You…

When you come to Mass on Saturday or Sunday, there are several places to park. Street parking is free on weekends. The highlighted lots across the street from the school and south of the school are available. The “west” or “back” parking lot behind the school is a staging area for the Roof…

As more deliveries of scaffolding arrive, it is stacked in the “west” or “back” parking lot behind the school building. Construction crews will store all of their equipment there. The entire parking lot is closed to the public. The sports court is closed. The school and church is accepting deliveries to the front…

  Dear Parishioners of Holy Family Cathedral, As the parish and school continue to grow and to reach more people with the Good News of Jesus Christ and His Church, our need for space has also grown. From doubling the size of our parish in the last six years to growing the school…

This week will see the delivery of much of the scaffolding that will be used in the roof project. The parking lot behind the school continues to be closed to public use until the roof is complete. Why does Holy Family need a new roof? The Fathers Day storm of 2023 did some…

The parking lot behind the school is now the staging area for the roof project. It is closed to public use until the roof is complete. Deliveries of scaffolding are arriving this week.    

A Note from Cathedral Rector Father Brian O’Brien As many of you have noticed, and as I’ve mentioned from the beginning of my time here (I talked about it in my first homily in July 2024), Holy Family Cathedral needs a new roof.  The roof was heavily damaged during the Fathers Day Storm…

Construction at the Cathedral Holy Family Cathedral’s three towers are an iconic part of the Tulsa skyline. From now until December 2025, workers will install a new copper roof on the Cathedral. Scaffolding will encompass the church from the lower parts of the roof to the tops of the crosses. The Father’s Day…

Holy Family Cathedral keeps a registry of Baptisms, Confirmations, First Communions, Marriages, and Ordinations. If you wish to request a sacramental certificate, please complete this form. Office Manager Jennifer Merle, jmerle@tulsacathedral.com, will contact you if she needs more information.

Most Rev. David Konderla, Bishop of Tulsa, confirmed and gave First Communion to a number of young Holy Family parishioners on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Download, print, and share any of these photos.