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Hand-made mosaics depicting the eleven stations of the cross adorn the inside of the church. This image depicts the second station where Jesus carries his cross.
Members of the university community await the celebration of Opening School Mass.
St. John's students lead the procession out of the nave.
Former St. John's men's basketball coach Lou Carneseca and the new Dean of the School of Law Mary Daly are on hand for Opening School Mass.
Opening School Mass attracts a wide range of students, faculty and staff.
Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M., President of St. John's University, offers Communion during Opening School Mass.
Rev. Harrington welcomes members of the campus community to the new Church.
Additional chairs are needed to accommodate the large number of congregants participating in Mass.
Mass is celebrated for the first time in St. Thomas More Church.
A statue of St. Thomas More, the Church's namesake, adorns a wall behind the altar.
One of the Celebrants blesses an infant.
Dignitaries gather for a reception after Mass.
Every Fall, St. John's celebrates its Vincentian mission at Opening School Mass. In this interior of St. Thomas More Church, on the Queens campus, Father James J. Maher, C.M., Vice President for University Ministry, helps celebrate the first Opening School Mass in this new facility. Prominent visiting clergy also participated.
The Altar is prepared for Mass.
Receiving Communion, students demonstrate their dedication to University and Faith.
Clergy from St. John's and the community beyond campus join in the Celebration of Mass.
The sacred act of Communion brings together the St. John's campus.
The Holy Bible adorns the Altar as clergy prepare to celebrate Mass.
Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M., President of St. John's University, expresses gratitude to John Brennan (‘63SJC, ‘66L), who generously supported construction of St. Thomas More Church.
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