Welcome Saint Thomas Alumni!  The First All-School Class Reunion will be Saturday, October 16, 2010!  Reconnect with past friends, staff and religious! Wear festive attire and enjoy Hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.  Capture memories through group shots taken by a professional photographer upon request.  

All School Class Reunion Schedule To-Date:

5:00 pm Celebratory Mass in Honor of Alumni, Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish

• Connect with fellow Alumni in prayer
• Receive a special Alumni blessing by Father Jim Chelich.
  

Cocktail Reception Directly Following Mass, Lower Level, Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish

• Find out about Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Schools innovative education strategies and future plans by the school Principal, David Faber. 
• Celebrate a fellow graduate in their receiving of the “Outstanding Saint Thomas the Apostle Alumni Award.”
• Learn how you can become an Alumni Angel.  The graduating class with the most donations collaboratively generated for the Tuition Angel Fund will have the honor of presenting a giant class check on stage at Auction with a Twist!

Private School Tours, Saint Thomas the Apostle School

• Tours conducted by current 8th grade students and recent graduates of Saint Thomas the Apostle School.
• See how Saint Thomas the Apostle School has changed!

10:00 Live Music and Dancing, Goei Center, 818 Butterworth Street SW

• Join the rest of the Saint Thomas Community for Live Music and Dancing at the Saint Thomas Auction with a Twist located at the Goei Center, only three miles from Saint Thomas.  
• The band will be MLC (Mid-Life Crisis), voted “Best Band in Grand Rapids” six years in a row by Grand Rapids Magazine!
  

SPACE IS LIMITED!  Please reserve your seat by purchasing an All School Class Reunion ticket on this web site.

PLEASE NOTE: Children are welcome to attend mass, adults 21 years and above only at the cocktail reception.

Do you have Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic School or Parish memorabilia like, photos, uniforms, papers that you would like to bring to the event to share at a memory table?  Special prize for the most unique item!

Do you have any pictures, stories or ideas you would like to share? If so, we would love to hear from you!  Please contact:  Liz Aschwege at (616) 365-7689 or www.laschwege@stthomasgr.org

Here is what some of our Alumni are saying…

“I have belonged to St. Thomas Parish my entire life, my parents having joined the parish in about 1935 some years before my birth.  My grandchildren are third generation graduates/students of the school.  It is difficult to put into words the loving, spiritual, familial atmosphere I encounter upon entering the building.  Dave is the head of the school but he and the staff are the heart and soul as well.  the children take ownership of the school and their teachers. It is their school and they feel completely at home there.  Parents and volunteers are welcomed, no encouraged, to be active participants in the students' school life.  I hope there are future generations of Flynns who will be able to experience life and love at St. Thomas School.”
               - Lynette Best Flynn

“I was privileged to attend and graduate from Saint. Thomas The Apostle School. All eight of our children also attended and graduated from Saint Thomas. Three of our grandchildren have attended and graduated from Saint Thomas, and now we are happy to say that four more grandchildren are looking forward to the fine education St. Thomas has provided not just academically but morally and spiritually as well!”
               - Mary Robach

“We are so fortunate to be a part of the Saint Thomas Parish! Our parish auction is vital to our continued growth and prosperity to both our parish and our school! Together we have five children who enjoy the best Catholic school around, so please consider attending, and/or supporting our Saint Thomas auction. It is always a fantastic event!”
               - The Rott Family and the Mike Muraski Family