The lower quad shines orange and deep blue. The lights will remain shining through the end of the semester for students and staff to admire. (Andrew Brinkmann/TommieMedia)
Members of the St. Thomas liturgical choir sing Advent hymns. Students and staff joined in the singing Monday. (Andrew Brinkmann/TommieMedia)
The newly-lit Nativity scene graces the top of the arches. The Nativity scene was the center of attention once the ceremony ended. (Andrew Brinkmann/TommieMedia)
A street lamp highlights one of many banners on the lower quad. Light snowfall greeted students as they waited for campus to shine. (Andrew Brinkmann/TommieMedia)
The Rev. Erich Rutten, director of Campus Ministry addresses the crowd at December’s tree-lighting ceremony. Rutten will leave St. Thomas at the end of May. (Andrew Brinkmann/TommieMedia)
Students line up for seasonal treats. The lighting ceremony drew crowds of students to the lower quad Monday evening. (Andrew Brinkmann/TommieMedia)
A student waits for the ceremony to begin. Snow and slippery sidewalks were not enough to keep the crowds away Monday night. (Andrew Brinkmann/TommieMedia)
Students hold lights of their own as the lower quad turns golden. Students lined up underneath the lit pine trees to take pictures Monday. (Andrew Brinkmann/TommieMedia)
The St. Thomas community gathered Tuesday for the annual tree-lighting ceremony.