From Southern Virginia-Erwin and Mary Thomas moved to Hampton Roads in 1980 because Erwin Thomas had accepted a teaching position at Norfolk State University. They were expecting their first child, so they began searching for a church to christen the baby.
This search was complicated because Erwin Thomas was a devout Episcopalian, and Mary Thomas was just as faithful to the Catholic Church, so they didn’t attend church together.
Then the couple attended Church of the Holy Apostles, and they knew that they had found a spiritual home, said Erwin Thomas. Their son, Matthew, was christened as a Catholic, and the family became very active in the church.
Inclusivity and acceptance are what that church is all about, said Lynne Bouvier Graham, a church parishioner and co-chairman of the 40th anniversary celebration, which was held Nov. 5.
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