100 Years of ABCs
L Lamb – The lamb relief above the chapel door was originally placed on the front of the high altar when the present church was built in 1954. When the church was renovated in 1981 and the altar was removed, the lamb relief was placed in a frame and hung to the right of the chapel entrance. When the church was renovated in 2004, the lamb relief was removed from the frame and hung above the chapel door.
Little Lights – In 1969 a Folk Mass with guitars, flutes, clarinets, percussion and vocalists was offered at the 9 am Sunday Mass. As popularity with this group grew, this became the regular Sunday morning Folk Mass. In 1979 these young musicians under the leadership of Lori Szarkowski, became known as The Little Lights for their theme song, This Little Light of Mine. About 50 young adults participated in this group throughout the 70s and 80s. They truly saw their role as worshipping with rather than performing for the congregation. The Little Lights celebrated their final liturgy together on
August 21, 1983. Soon after, new parishioners, Greg and Kathy Proulx, stepped up to offer folk music for this Sunday liturgy.
Little Sisters of the Poor – The Little Sisters of the Poor offered their chapel on Lafayette Avenue to the Saint Thomas parishioners for their Sunday worship in 1924 and 1925 while our church was being built. The annual “Golden Mass” became a tradition at Saint Thomas as a means of thanking the Sisters. Food was brought to the altar by school children during the Mass and was donated to the Sisters.
