Visit STA on March 13, 2011

The Pastor at St. Martin de Porres [formerly St. Thomas Aquinas Church] has graciously invited the graduation class of 1960 to participate in Mass at 10:30 A.M, March 13, 2011, followed by a tour of  the church, and then, hold your breath, a tour of our fabulous school. That's right. Walk the halls, visit the classrooms and cloakrooms, and then meet in the old canteen for coffee, drinks [non-alcoholic] and pastries.

This is not merely our chance to visit a place we spent a large amount of our childhood, but also a privilege to pay homage to the site where we not only learned lessons to help us through life, but to live an important part of our lives. Take this invitation seriously. As great a time as we had at our reunion, this tour will be a retrospective fulfillment of our grade school days as a class.

We are also cordially inviting other classes that are interested in attending. The Pastor, Father Peter, has a very small congregation, and a big turnout would be much appreciated by him and a nice Thank You for his generosity. He was very excited when we proposed this tour. We'll have more definite information after the holidays.

To all the students of STA, Merry Christmas and we'll meet next year.

(Above text provided by Bill Stocker who is coordinating the March 13 event with Fr. Peter, the Pastor.)

So, how many of you would like to see our old stomping grounds?  The invitation is open to anyone, from any class.  If you have siblings or friends who attended St. Tommies before or after us, please invite them to join us.  As they say, the more the merrier.  Mark your calendars for:

Date:  Sunday, March 13, 2011

Time: 10:30 a.m. Mass

Address: 5112 W. Washington Blvd.

There won't be any snail mailings about this gathering, so we need your help with word of mouth.  Please email or call your siblings and other St. Tommie Alums with the date and time. As we get closer to the date, more information will be provided on this Blog.

In the column to the right we have put a counter. If you think you will attend, just add your Yes!

To take a "drive" by our old school's neighborhood, in both summer and winter, visit Dan Carr's Aquinasville.