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New church provides more space to serve spiritual needs of UNL students

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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

New church provides more space to serve spiritual needs of UNL students

• By ERIN ANDERSEN / Lincoln Journal Star
• Apr 12, 2015
• Apr 12, 2015 Updated Mar 18, 2016
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The Opus 8, made by the locally owned Bedient Pipe Organ Company, was formerly located in the Cornerstone Chapel and was moved into the chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.

• MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star file photo

A hand-carved crucifixion scene hangs in the main chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. The statue was carved in Ortisei, Italy, for the church.

• MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star

A 72-panel stained glass window containing about 7,200 individual pieces of glass is a major focal point in the chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. The window, called "Christ in the Heavenly Court," was made for the church by Franz Mayer of Munich in Germany.

• MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star file photo

The chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church was nearing completion in April at 16th and Q Streets.

• MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star file photo

A hand-carved statue of the Virgin Mary is a new focal point added to a refurbished antique alter, bought from a church in Youngstown, Ohio, at the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. The statue was carved in Ortisei, Italy, for the church.

• MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star

A hand-carved crucifixion scene (top middle) and a stained glass window containing about 7200 individual pieces of glass are two major focal points in the chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.  The window, called "Christ in the Heavenly Court," was made for the church by Franz Mayer of Munich in Germany.

• MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star

The Opus 8, made by the locally owned Bedient Pipe Organ Company, was formerly located in the Cornerstone Chapel, and was moved into the chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church

• MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star

Hand-painted figures complement the overall appearance in the chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.

• MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Star file photo

Viewed from the southwest, the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church changes the 16th and Q streets landscape.

• MATT RYERSON/Lincoln Journal Sta

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By ERIN ANDERSEN / Lincoln Journal Star

The Catholic faith is steeped in tradition -- and when the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and Newman Center officially open today the symbols capturing the stories and history of the more than 2,000-year-old-faith will be evident in every pane of glass, every tile and every woodwork carving.

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The Opus 8, made by the locally owned Bedient Pipe Organ Company, was formerly located in the Cornerstone Chapel and was moved into the chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.

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A hand-carved crucifixion scene hangs in the main chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. The statue was carved in Ortisei, Italy, for the church.

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A 72-panel stained glass window containing about 7,200 individual pieces of glass is a major focal point in the chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. The window, called "Christ in the Heavenly Court," was made for the church by Franz Mayer of Munich in Germany.

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The chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church was nearing completion in April at 16th and Q Streets.

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A hand-carved statue of the Virgin Mary is a new focal point added to a refurbished antique alter, bought from a church in Youngstown, Ohio, at the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. The statue was carved in Ortisei, Italy, for the church.

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A hand-carved crucifixion scene (top middle) and a stained glass window containing about 7200 individual pieces of glass are two major focal points in the chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.  The window, called "Christ in the Heavenly Court," was made for the church by Franz Mayer of Munich in Germany.

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The Opus 8, made by the locally owned Bedient Pipe Organ Company, was formerly located in the Cornerstone Chapel, and was moved into the chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church

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Hand-painted figures complement the overall appearance in the chapel of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.

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Viewed from the southwest, the new St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church changes the 16th and Q streets landscape.

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