About St. Thomas · Greig, New York
St. Thomas Parish is a small Roman Catholic parish located on Greig Road in the hamlet of Greig, Lewis County, New York, in the rural Black River Valley of upstate New York. It is registered in New York State as SAINT THOMAS CHURCH, GREIG, N.Y. (DOS ID #23813), a domestic not-for-profit corporation since December 3, 1879, and falls under the Roman Rite within the Diocese of Ogdensburg. Like many small rural worship sites in Lewis County, St. Thomas is administered from the larger Catholic Community of St. Peter, St. Mary and St. Hedwig based in neighboring Lowville (office at 5457 Shady Avenue, Lowville, NY 13367; phone 315-376-6662). The parish's website domain stpeterslowville.org redirects to the shared Catholic Community site at spsmshcatholic.org, which lists Mass times only for the three sister churches (St. Peter's in Lowville, St. Mary's in Glenfield, and St. Hedwig's in Houseville). A St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery sits directly behind the church in Greig, evidence of more than a century of Catholic presence in this small farming community.
- Established
- 1879
- Patron
- St. Thomas the Apostle
- Rector
- Reverend Sony G. Pulickal
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ogdensburg
Why belong here
St. Thomas Parish offers Lewis County Catholics in the Greig area a long-standing place to worship within a small, traditional rural community, supported by a larger Catholic Community of priests and deacons based in Lowville. Because pastoral care, faith formation, and sacramental preparation are coordinated across St. Peter's, St. Mary's, St. Hedwig's, and St. Thomas, parishioners can draw on the resources of the wider cluster while still belonging to their own historic Greig church. It is an especially fitting home for families connected to the many generations buried in the St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery behind the church, and for those who value the quiet continuity of a parish that has served Greig since 1879.
Parish Identity and Heritage
St. Thomas Parish is a small Roman Catholic worship site located on Greig Road in the hamlet of Greig, Lewis County, New York, in the Diocese of Ogdensburg. It was incorporated as a New York not-for-profit corporation on December 3, 1879 under the name SAINT THOMAS CHURCH, GREIG, N.Y., and that corporate entity (DOS ID #23813) remains active today — the most concrete proof of the parish's long-running presence in the Black River Valley.
- Patron: Saint Thomas the Apostle
- Feast day: July 3
- Diocese: Ogdensburg
- Rite: Roman-Latin
- Founded/incorporated: 1879
Catholic Community of St. Peter, St. Mary and St. Hedwig
St. Thomas is administered as part of the Catholic Community of St. Peter, St. Mary and St. Hedwig, a clustered parish grouping based in nearby Lowville. The shared parish website (formerly stpeterslowville.org, now spsmshcatholic.org) and the Diocese of Ogdensburg's directory together list St. Peter's (Lowville), St. Mary's (Glenfield), and St. Hedwig's (Houseville) as the three active sister worship sites under one pastoral team. St. Thomas functions within this community as an additional, smaller oratory-style site.
- St. Peter's Church — 5449 Shady Avenue, Lowville, NY 13367
- St. Mary's Church — 6106 Blue Street, Glenfield, NY 13343
- St. Hedwig's Church — 5432 State Route 26, Turin (Houseville), NY 13473
- Parish office mailing address: 5457 Shady Avenue, Lowville, NY 13367
- Office hours: Mon–Thu 8:30 a.m.–12 noon and 1:00–4:30 p.m.; Fri 8:30–11:30 a.m.
Clergy and Parish Staff
Pastoral care for St. Thomas is provided by the clergy team of the Catholic Community of St. Peter, St. Mary and St. Hedwig, as listed by the Diocese of Ogdensburg. The community is led by a pastor and parochial vicar with the assistance of a pastoral associate deacon and four additional deacons.
- Pastor: Reverend Sony G. Pulickal
- Parochial Vicar: Reverend John Ojuok
- Pastoral Associate: Deacon Ronny J. Gingerich
- Deacon Ronald J. Pominville
- Deacon Kenneth A. Seymour
- Deacon Robert S. Uttendorfsky
- Deacon Thomas J. Yousey
Sacraments and Faith Formation
Because St. Thomas does not publish its own sacramental information, sacramental preparation (Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick) is coordinated through the parish office at 5457 Shady Avenue, Lowville. The parish website includes 'Sign Up For Faith Formation or Volunteering' and 'Register — Join our parish!' links, indicating that faith formation and parish registration are handled centrally for the Catholic Community.
- Faith Formation sign-ups available via spsmshcatholic.org
- Parish registration available via spsmshcatholic.org
- Confirmation celebrated with 8th graders at St. Stephen's in Croghan
St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery
Directly behind St. Thomas Catholic Church in the hamlet of Greig lies the parish's historic Catholic cemetery — a tangible link to more than 145 years of Catholic family life in northern Lewis County. The cemetery was photographed and transcribed by genealogist Paul Nagy in August 2008 and is published through the Lewis County NYGenWeb project and New York Gravestones Online, preserving roughly 270 burial records of Greig-area Catholics.
- Location: directly behind St. Thomas Catholic Church, hamlet of Greig
- Transcribed August 2008 by Paul Nagy for Lewis County NYGenWeb
- Approx. 270 cemetery records indexed online
- Records available via newyorkgravestones.org (cemetery ID 7471)
Contact and Visiting the Parish
The mailing and parish office address for the Catholic Community that includes St. Thomas is 5457 Shady Avenue, Lowville, NY 13367. Phone (315) 376-6662 and email [email protected] are the published parish contact channels. The parish website, accessible at the historical URL stpeterslowville.org (which redirects to the current site at spsmshcatholic.org), provides bulletins, a parish calendar, Mass times for the sister churches, confession schedule, and daily readings.
- Parish office phone: (315) 376-6662
- Parish email: [email protected]
- Historical website: http://stpeterslowville.org/
- Current website: https://spsmshcatholic.org/
- Diocese: https://www.rcdony.org/parish/lowville