20160105 - St Mary 100th

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Students at St. Mary's Catholic School are reflected in a framed prayer hanging on the wall on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock. The school and church is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com St. Mary's Catholic School students Haven Jakubowicz, left, and Caroline Cherniak await their cue to enter the church for mass as the school celebrates its 100th anniversary on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Father Burt Absalon of St. Mary's Church, left, offers a fist bump to Noah Peterson as Randy Kenyon give a laugh after mass on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock. The church and school is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Prayer cards sit along the chalkboard inside the Jeff Kaufmann's classroom at St. Mary's Catholic Church and School on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock. The school and church is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com St. Mary's Catholic Church and School students (from left:) Sara Kranenburg, Haven Jakubowicz, and Caroline Cherniak await their cue to enter mass on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock. The church and school is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Father Burt Absalon of St. Mary's Catholic Church and School offers up a wafer to a student during mass on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock. The church and school is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Ellie Fortin prays in the pews during mass at St. Mary's Catholic Church and School on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock. The school and church is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Student council members meet with teacher Jeff Kaufmann, left, before school at St. Mary's Catholic Church and School on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock. The church and school is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Students arrive at St. Mary's Catholic Church and School on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock. The church and school is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Students (from left:) Brogan Pivnicka, Nick Weber, John Klaus, and Alex Toepper kneel in prayer in the pews during mass at St. Mary's Catholic Church and School on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock. The school and church is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Julissa Ramirez smiles as she kneels in the pews during mass at St. Mary's Catholic Church and School on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock. The church and school is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Students pray in the pews during mass at St. Mary's Catholic Church and School on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock. The church and school is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Father Burt Absalon offers up communion at St. Mary's Catholic Church and School on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Student council president Daniel Stumpf smiles as he meets with teacher Jeff Kaufmann, left, and other members of student council before school at St. Mary's Catholic Church and School on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com President Daniel Stumpf begins a meeting with other student council members before school at St. Mary's Catholic Church and School on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Students (from left:) Caroline Aftanski, Justin Jakubowicz, and Meghan Sullivan sing along to music at St. Mary's Catholic Church and School on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Finn Pivnicka works on schoolwork with his classmates at St. Mary's Catholic Church and School on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Father Burt Absalon reacts as Autumn Baldassano describes her Christmas present during mass at St. Mary's Catholic Church and School on Tuesday, Jan. 05, 2016 in Woodstock.