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Parish History
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And so it begins...
On July 3, 1984 (St. Thomas the Apostle's Feast Day is July 3 ), the Parish was founded. Its boundaries are: North - Santa Catalina Mountains South - Rillito River/Tanque Verde Wash East - West side of Sabino Canyon Road West - East side of Campbell Avenue July 7, 1984 First Mass was said in the auditorium of Sunrise Elementary School; affectionately referred to as "St. Sunrise." All Masses and Parish activities happened there until mid-1985. October, 1984 Parish Building and Parish Finance Committees were formed. January, 1985 Douglas Seaver & Associates was hired as Master Plan architect. June 22, 1985 Worship services move to the 'modular building' on premise. April 6, 1986 Groundbreaking May 12, 1986 Phase I construction begins April 19, 1987 (Easter Sunday) First Mass celebrated in the Church Phase I of the Parish Master Construction Plan completed (Church and Parish Office) January 17, 1988 Bishop Manuel Moreno presided at St. Thomas the Apostle's Liturgy of Dedication.
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So it continued...
November 20, 1989 Phase II Construction begins - Parish Hall and classrooms May 6, 1990 Phase II Master Construction Plan completed January, 20 1993 Phase III Construction begins - Religious Education offices and classrooms July 18, 1993 Phase III Master Construction Plan - Religious Education building opens August 31, 1994 Preschool opens in Religious Education building April 8, 1997 Phase IV Construction begins - Chapel/Preschool March 22, 1998 Phase IV Master Construction Plan completed - Preschool April 19, 1998 Phase IV Master Construction Plan completed - Blessed Sacrament Chapel January, 2001 Mortgage burning June, 2011 Phase V Construction begins - O'Leary Hall, Rectory and Parish Hall kitchen remodel September, 2011 Phase V Construction Plan completed - Parish Hall kitchen remodel May, 2012 Phase V Master Construction Plan completed - Rectory June, 2012 Phase V Master Construction Plan completed - O'Leary Hall
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