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Tom Sims, organist at Our Lady of Grace church, awarded a Papal Knighthood.
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DescriptionPrinted in greyscale in the ‘Leader’ on November 7, 1994.
He was invested with a Knighthood of Pope St Sylvester (314-335), the fourth of the five orders of knighthood, for his services to liturgical worship; he had been organist at Our Lady of Grace since its founding in 1951, and before that at St Joseph's, from 1949.
The pipe organ had come from another church in the late 1980s, and he and a team of parishioners had spent many months reconstructing it.
Professionally, he was a sound engineer, working in Wellington, where he was also involved in St Mary of the Angels parish, and producing systems for many civic and church functions, including production of taped music for the marching Association over 35 years. He also operated as Sims recording Services.
He was married to pharmacist Geraldine Sims; she was also active in the Heretaunga Players; they had four children.
Date TakenOctober/November 1994
He was invested with a Knighthood of Pope St Sylvester (314-335), the fourth of the five orders of knighthood, for his services to liturgical worship; he had been organist at Our Lady of Grace since its founding in 1951, and before that at St Joseph's, from 1949.
The pipe organ had come from another church in the late 1980s, and he and a team of parishioners had spent many months reconstructing it.
Professionally, he was a sound engineer, working in Wellington, where he was also involved in St Mary of the Angels parish, and producing systems for many civic and church functions, including production of taped music for the marching Association over 35 years. He also operated as Sims recording Services.
He was married to pharmacist Geraldine Sims; she was also active in the Heretaunga Players; they had four children.
Date TakenOctober/November 1994Part of
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Reference1994 11 7 9FormatColour printSize102 x 152 mm
FormatColour printSize102 x 152 mmScanned byDon McLeod
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