News and Upcoming Events

  • The Roof Project: Day One, Monday, June 9, 2025
    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.    
  • Parish Retreat with Fr. John O’Neill: Saturday, July 26, 2025
    Saturday, July 26, 2025 8:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. Holy Family Cathedral   “Take courage it is I; do not be afraid.” (Mt. 14:27) You are warmly invited to be part of a life-changing event taking place right here in our own parish. Join us as we take time to reflect on God’s…
  • Hope and Resiliency: Pathways to Healing
    Presentation Title: Hope and Resiliency: Pathways to Healing About: Come learn how hope and resiliency guide us through the tough times in life When: June 15, 2025 1:30 PM -3:30 PM Where: Heiring Auditorium Who is invited: All adults, please no children Lunch provided, please RSVP for a headcount RSVP: gkinard@holyfamilycathedralparish.com by June…
  • Father O’Brien: Repairing the Roof
    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…
  • The Roof Project 2025
    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…
  • Request a Sacramental Record
    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.
  • Photos: Confirmation & First Communion 2025
    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.  
  • Drexel Gala: November 8, 2025
    6 pm Saturday, November 8, 2025 You’re invited to support the scholars who study at Holy Family Classical School by attending the 2025 Drexel Gala, celebrating over 125 years of Catholic Education in Tulsa. The Gala will take place in the Heiring Auditorium in the lower level of the Cathedral on Saturday evening,…
  • June 22 Mass for Married Couples celebrating major Annivesaries
    Bishop David Konderla will celebrate Mass on at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 22 for married couples celebrating major anniversaries: 25, 40, 50, and 50+.    
  • Home Improvement Ministry
    Home Improvement Ministry sets 2025 dates June 14, August 2, October 4 The Home Improvement Ministry organizes parish workdays in support of parishioners who are in need of assistance with home repairs due to age, mobility, or other disabilities. If you are in need of assistance with a home repair, the H.I.M. is…
  • Becoming Catholic (OCIA) offers a 2025 summer series
    Holy Family Cathedral’s program for the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) is Becoming Catholic. Our church grew larger by 95 souls at last month’s Easter Vigil Mass. Many others wish to learn more about becoming Catholic. The church will offer a summer series on Wednesday evenings beginning May 21. This process…
  • Photos and Video: Easter Vigil 2025
    On Saturday, April 19, 2025, ninety-five people became Catholic. They were baptized, confirmed, received into full communion with the Catholic Church, and received the Eucharist for the first time.  
  • High School Youth Summer 2025 activities
  • Helen Maxey is Holy Family’s 2025 Woman of Achievement
      Profile of Helen Maxey Dedicated Parishioner and Medicare Advisor   Personal Information Helen Maxey is married to Tim Hankins and is a proud mother to two sons and grandmother to two grandchildren. Her professional life is equally fulfilling, as she serves as a Medicare advisor with Physicians Mutual Insurance. In this role,…
  • ICONS: Windows into Heaven
    The Cuesta Foundation The icon collection is on long-term loan to the Cathedral by Cuesta Foundation. The foundation is owned and managed by the Oliphant family who are parishioners of Holy Family Cathedral. The icon collection was curated by the late Nancy W. Oliphant who was both an icon artist and collector. The…
  • Relics of the Saints at Holy Family
    What are Relics? Relics are the remains of a saint or an object that belonged to a saint. The Catholic Church has organized them into three classes: First Class Relics are part of the body of a saint, such as bone, hair, or blood. They may also be objects directly connected to Jesus’s…
  • Formed
        Holy Family Cathedral has a parish-wide subscription to Formed.org, the place for Catholic movies, videos, lectures, audio presentations, audiobooks, and ebooks.   How do I begin watching? Go to formed.org/signup, find Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa, create an account, and start watching.            
  • Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope
    Sacred Heart Mission Crucifix: the symbol of the Jubilee in eastern Oklahoma Father Bryan Ketterer, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wilburton, Oklahoma, lent his church’s historical mission crucifix to the Diocese of Tulsa to be displayed at Holy Family Cathedral at the beginning of Jubilee 2025. A mission crucifix is a…
  • Angelic Warfare Confraternity
    The Angelic Warfare Confraternity   Read the article on page 18 of the Eastern Oklahoma Catholic magazine: https://catholicmagazines.org/magazine-archive/eastern-oklahoma-catholic/tul0322 If you have questions, please contact Deacon Thomas at DcnThomas@TulsaCathedral.com.   In order to become a member, one must be a baptized and confirmed Catholic regardless of age. (Confirmed children are permitted to join.)  
  • Become a member of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary
    The Dominican Order gave permission for Holy Family Cathedral to organize a chapter of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. Join the Holy Family chapter.   Sign up Yes, I would like to become a member of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. In doing so, I understand and agree to…
  • Pastors of Payne – a weekly podcast featuring Father O’Brien
      Pastors of Payne is a weekly podcast featuring Father Kerry Wakulich, pastor of Saint John Catholic Student Center in Stillwater and Father Brian O’Brien, rector of Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa.