This is a good Church, they have a-lot of roots in the community and an interesting history with…read morehelp in education, give this Church a try.... In September 1959, the Saint Thomas Parish School opened with an enrollment of 154 children in grades one, two, and four. Sister Agnes of the Daughters of Divine Charity, the school's first principal, and Sisters Girard and Dorothy were the other teachers. Much has happened since those first days when Sister Agnes wrote in her journal: "The makeshift classrooms, plus the undisciplined students, who come from various schools, made things rather difficult, but God gave us the necessary strength to cope with them. Without His help it would not have been possible." The school also got some help from the Parent Teachers Association. With the encouragement and leadership of Father French, in 1960 and 1961 the PTA promoted a parish-wide effort to gain a new school bus for the school through what has been called "The Great Green Stamp Collection." It took 18 months to acquire and paste into books the 5,000,000 S&H Green Stamps necessary to purchase a 66-passenger school bus, which arrived in the parish parking lot on October 7, 1961. The nuns who taught in the school eventually moved into two houses on Barkley Road, which served as their convent; three other houses on Barkley served as rectories for four parish priests and weekend assistants. And, as St. Ambrose Parish in Old Bridge was formed from the burgeoning St. Thomas population, much was happening in our church as well. St. Thomas and its grounds were continually being upgraded. In 1963, the school's Parent Teacher Association financed installation of a reredos screen featuring a 12-foot crucifix in the center of the sanctuary. Stations of the Cross were added to the church and convent. A granite statue of St. Thomas the Apostle was placed in front of the auditorium and, on the main church lawn, a statue of St. Ann with Mary as a young girl. The outdoor shrine to Our Lady of Fatima was constructed by volunteers. The eight-classroom addition to St. Thomas School was completed in time for the beginning of the school year in 1966.

This is the church I grew up in. I was baptized, received my first communion, and confirmed here…read more They also have school, which I also attended from 1st through 8th grade. I performed in the choir here as well, so pretty much my entire childhood is very much attached to this church. My parents are still members so I attend mostly on the holidays now. I still know a lot of the members & it's a wonderful community to be part of.

I love this school, it's by far the best my kids been in!! I lived up North & the schools were not…read moregood, my kids didn't even want to go to school but here they love going!! I'm happy that they are happy!!!

Wonderful, tight knit community/family feel from their school. I highly recommend their school! It…read morestinks that it does not offer through high school, that's how much I love their school. Old School Catering LLC provides lunch (you pay for it) and their food is PHENOMENAL!!!!! The church has a back room if you have babies, infants or other circumstances where you'd like to not disturb other church goers. I love that room! In my opinion it's easier to hear the priest over the speaker than in the actual church! The carnival during the summer time months is a great thing to do with the family/friends also.

Priest was very uncaring, rude at a funeral mass! I am floored on how a priest could be so…read moreuncaring! SHAME ON HIM!

I've lived here since the 6th grade and it's pretty cool.Here's some bullet points…read more East Brunswick is a decent sized town (22.2 Sq. Miles accorging to Wiki). There's a ton of school's in East Brunswick. Eight elementary schools seems like a bit much. It's the only town I've ever seen that has a school for 6th/7th grade, a school for 9th/10th grade and the High School is 10th,11th and 12th Grade. If there's one thing we have more of then school it's Pizzeria's. I'm counting 10 off the top of my head. If you drive drunk you will get a DUI/DWI I promise you. Rt 18 is kind of like our giant "Main Street" It's the only town that the highway actually pass' through. Chain Restaurants THRIVE here. There's a mall. I'm not promising much, but it's there. There's a far off corner of town that's farm type land and you'd never think your still in EB. Same goes for Rutgers Gardens. Exit 9 on the Turnpike.

We love Calico Cat. My 3 children all attended. This small school has been there for over 30 years…read more The staff is a group of caring adults who care for the children as they would their own. My kids were well prepared for kindergarten and came home with exciting news every day. Great communication with families.