SJU Celebrates First Mass In New Free-standing Church

“St. John’s has waited 50 years for this day.” Dr. Julia Upton, RSM, Provost of St. John’s University, spoke those words as she welcomed the University community to the Opening School Mass and the celebration of the first Mass held at St. Thomas More Church on September 27.John and Anita Brennan shared their dream and their resources with St. John’s University to make this dream of a new Church a reality, Dr. Upton stressed. “They know that our ability to stand firm amid the storms and stresses of life come from a rootedness in faith that is strengthened by Eucharist. They wanted that strength for future generations of St. John’s students. They wanted a space that was open and inviting, drawing students to its’ center.”

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