St. Augustine Church in Augusta is celebrating the centennial of the church building opening with a special Mass Nov. 19. The plaque under the statue lists names of parishioners who served in World War I.

St. Augustine Church can be seen through the mist as a person walks over the Calumet Bridge at Olde Fort Western on Feb. 4, 2016 above the fog shrouded Kennebec River in downtown Augusta.

Sixth-grader Ben Harwood, of Winthrop, gets a hug goodbye from principal Sister Rachel Boucher on June 14, 2007, the closing day at St. Augustine's School in Augusta.

This Friday photo shows the interior of St. Augustine Church in Augusta.

This Friday photo shows sun streaming through a stained glass window over one of the front doors of St. Augustine Church in Augusta. The parish is celebrating the centennial of the opening of the church building.

This late 1800s photo shows the original St. Augustine Church and school built in 1888 in Augusta. The building, which is still behind the century old and much larger church, is now used as the St. Michael Pastoral Center.

This photo hanging in the St. Michael Pastoral Center shows the Class of 1938 from the St. Augustine School in Augusta.

This photo from the late 1800s or early 1900s shows the old St. Augustine Church, the large building with the dark roof at bottom right, in Augusta before the current church was built. It is now the St. Michael Pastoral Center.

This detail shot of large stained glass window behind the choir loft was taken on Friday at St. Augustine Church in Augusta. It shows Saints Monica, left, and Augustine, who is holding a model of the church building.

The Rev. Frank Morin stands in front of the altar on Friday at St. Augustine Church in Augusta. The parish is celebrating the centennial of the opening of the church building.