Angie Thome (left) and her son, Alex Thome (right), play instrumental music before Mass on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2020. COURTESY OF PEGGY POTEMPA
Mother and son provide instrumental prelude for Christmas Eve Mass
BY PEGGY POTEMPA, SPECIAL TO THE WESTERN KENTUCKY CATHOLIC
Due to the restrictions caused by the pandemic, instead of the congregation singing Christmas carols for 30 minutes before our Christmas Eve Mass we, at St. Henry Parish in Aurora, were blessed to have Alex Thome play the cello accompanied by his mother, Angie Thome (music director), on the organ. It was beautiful. They played for the 30 minutes before the celebrations at both St. Henry and our sister parish of St. Stephen in Cadiz. The music truly added to the beauty of the celebrations.
Peggy Potempa is the secretary/bookkeeper at St. Henry Parish in Aurora.
Originally printed in the February 2021 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
