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St. Jude Thaddeus Alumni Society of Guam
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Most Recent Postings
JULY 21, 2010:  Sister Gloria Aguon celebrates her Golden Jubilee
JULY 20, 2010:  SJT Alumnus,  Father Joe English
JULY 20, 2010:   2010 SJT Alumni Reunion
JUNE 21, 2010:  Photo of Class of 1967
MAY 18, 2010:  1966 "Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs" Operetta: 1964 "Tom Sawyer"
MAY 15, 2010:  Music entry, "Triste Yu" by Bokonggo in BLOG
FEB. 22, 2010:  Umatuna si Yu'os goes on-line
FEB. 11, 2010:  Si Yu'os Ma'ase from Sister Gloria C. Aguon F.S.P.A. 
JAN. 19, 2010:    Memorial Mass for Deceased Franciscans 
Older Postings 
Dec. 27, 2009:  Generous donation from SJT Alumni to Franciscan Friary
Dec. 19, 2009:  Sister Marda Remembered - GuestBook
Dec. 19, 2009:  Adios Sister Marda
May  29, 2009:  Four SJT Alumnae Visit FSPA in La Crosse, WI 
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                                                                                                 Prayer to St. Jude         

Photo of actual 5' (originally all white) statue previously located at St. Jude School, and was subsequently relocated to the front of St.  Jude Church in Sinajana, Guam in 1971.

Saint Jude, glorious Apostle, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally as the patron of hopeless cases and things           despaired of.  Pray for me, I implore you and come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities (make your request here), and that I may bless God with you and  all the elect throughout eternity.  Blessed Jude, I will be ever mindful of this great favor, and I will do all in my power to encourage devotion to you.  This I ask through your intercession with the Father, who lives and reigns with the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever, and ever. Amen.

Welcome to St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic School Alumni Society website.  We are a private, non-profit organization of Guam, U.S. Territory.  Our members are comprised of students, who once attended the school from the seventh through the tenth grade. St. Jude Junior High School, built in 1955 under the guidance of Sinajana Capuchin pastor Fr. Raymond Demers, O.F.M. had the distinction of being the only school on island built entirely through “happy labor.” More than five hundred men from the village volunteered for the construction. The women provided daily nourishment, while  the children cleared the tangantangan jungle, removed rocks, trash and other debris at the site. The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, from Lacrosse, Wisconsin, administered the school at the request of Bishop Apollinaris William Baumgartner. The school opened in 1955 and was later merged with the Agana Catholic Diocesan Schools in 1971 and renamed Bishop Apollinaris W. Baumgartner Memorial School.

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2010 SJT Alumni Reunion
Father Gus of St. Jude Thaddeus parish in Sinajana celebrated the  Third SJT Alumni Reunion at the Eucharistic Celebration on Sunday, July 18th at 8:30 AM to perpetuate the camraderie of all former students, teachers and friends of our beloved St. Jude School.   Alumni from eighth grade graduating classes from 1956 to 1971 attended a profoundly memorable Mass with several surprise attendance by alumni from Colorado, California and Nevada!


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 Memorial Mass - January 17th, 2010
St. Jude Thaddaeus Catholic Church, Sinajana, Guam


Sister Marda Tsai, FSPA
June 11, 1916 - December 16, 2009

Father Gus Gumataotao, an alumnus of St. Jude School, celebrated Memorial Mass honoring Sister Marda and ALL deceased Franciscan nuns, priests and bishop, who worked and lived in/for the St. Jude parish of Sinajana. 

Fr. Gus was joined by the SJT Alumni Society of Guam, who served as music ministers, Liturgists,  and Eucharistic Ministers.  Eulogies were given by the only Franciscan nun in Guam currently, Sister Gloria Crisostomo Aguon, FSPA, and Ms. Magdalena Tenorio, former student, who kept in close contact with Sister Marda throughout her adult life. 

  Twenty-nine lit candles, one for each Franciscan clergy, were presented                                  The parish choir was joined by SJT alumni vocalists and musicians
by SJT Alumni and placed beside the Commemorative poster/collage                                      lead by Mr. Robert Hoffman, an alumnus and Vice-Mayor of
at the altar.                                                                                                                               Sinajana Village.

                                
In addition to the huge attendance at Mass by SJT alumni, their families and other  grateful students and friends of the Franciscans, Sisters from other Communities on the island honored the Memorial Mass with their presence. 
L-R:  Sr. Elizabeth Uncangco, RSM, Sr. Francis Jerome Cruz, RSM, Sr. Francine Perez, SSND, Mr. Romeo Whang, Archdiocese Chancery Councilman and a very close friend of Sr. Marda, Sr. Mary Juan Camacho, SSND, Sr. Gloria C. Aguon, FSPA and Sr. Rose Mesa, FSE.

Memorials may be sent to:
 Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration,
912 Market Street, La Crosse
Wisconsin 54601-4782

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One can send letters, or goodies ( like Chamorro jawbreakers...gujuria) to residents of St. Rose Convent to let them know how much you love them and appreciate their sacrifices:

 Sisters Mildred (Clement Ann) Tigges, Sr. Michon Desmond, Sr. Alice McMullin,
Sr.  Phyllis Ann Hackman, Sr. Rose Frances, Sr. Jean Michael Treba, Sr. Helen Lieffring, Sr. Paulynn Instenes, Sr. LeClare Beres and
 Sr. Joan Wiesenbeck, FSPA 
at:
St. Rose Convent
701 Franciscan Way
La Crosse, WI 54601-8808
and
 Sister Mary Gabriel Soong
Villa St. Joseph
W2658 State Road 33
La Crosse, WI 54601
and
Sister Bernadette (Melissa) Prochaska, FSPA
MU Abbotsford Hall 411
722 N 13
Milwaukee, WI 53233

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Sister Gloria C. Aguon Celebrates Her
GOLDEN JUBILEE!
 By Tony Diaz of The Pacific Voice

A faithful Franciscan Sister and Guam daughter reached a major milestone in her religious vocation recently. And the jubilation had a golden glow to it!

Sister Gloria (Juan Marie) Aguon celebrated her Golden Jubilee as a devoted religious servant of Christ, marking 50 years of vowed religious life as a member of the Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration.

The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration announced the joy in a news release from La Crosse, Wisconsin recently. A jubilee celebration was held June 12 at St. Rose Convent in Wisconsin. 
(Please click on Sister's photo, or the following link to read more...)

http://agana-archdiocese.org/sister-gloria-celebrates-golden-jubilee-franciscan-sister-of-perpetual-adoration-marks-50-faithful-years/




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Saturday, January 23, 2010  (By Sister Gloria C. Aguon, FSPA)                                                                            

 Si Yu’os Maase,  (see-jew-es-ma-ahh-see') Chamorro

dankie (dahn-kee) Afrikaans,

shukran (shoe-kran) Arabic,

ta, Australian English,
do jeh (daw-dyeh) Chinese, Cantonese,

xie xie  (syeh-syeh) Chinese, Mandarin,

dekuji (deh-ku-yih) Czech,

tak (tahg) Danish,
kitos (kee-toas) Finnish,

merci (mehr-see) French,

dankee (dahn-kah) German,

efharisto (ef-har-rih-stowe) Greek,

toda (toh-dah) Hebrew,

sukria (shoo-kree-a) Hindi,

terima kasih (t’ree-ma kas-seh) Indonesian/Malayan,

grazie (gra-see) Italian,

arigato (ahree-gah-tow) Japanese,

kamsa hamnida (kahm-sah-ham-nee-da) Korean,

takk (tahk) Norwegian,

salamat po (sah-lah-maht-poh) Philippines,

dziekuje (dsyen-koo-yeh) Polish,
obrigado (oh-bree-gah-doh) Portuguese,

spasibo (spah-see-boh) Russian,

gracias (gra-see-us) Spanish,

istutiy (isst-too-tee) Sri Lanka,
asante (ah-sahn-teh) Swahili,

tack (tahkk) Swedish,

kawp-kun krap/ka’ (kowpkoom-krahp/khak) Thai,

tesekkur ederim (teh-sheh-kur-eh-deh-rim) Turkish,

thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, AND thank you!

I filled up the whole page of gratitude in many languages for the wonderful liturgy, refreshments, and all the EXTRAS honoring and remembering our Franciscan Sisters and Priests.  Yet, my heart-felt gratitude is more than words, more numerous than the grains of sand in the seashore, far beyond the horizon, far beyond the stars in the heavens, and deeper than the ocean. My whole being expressed my heart emotion for all you are, a gift that our Lord has given to each one of you. And what tremendous gifts God has bestowed on you!  Our beloved ones who have gone before us must be nodding their heads in agreement, rejoicing and celebrating in heaven, too.

Thank you again and may God bless you and your loved ones,

Si Sister Gloria Aguon, FSPA

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God Bless Father Joe English!
         By Tony Diaz of The Pacific Voice

    
Father Joe English, OFM Cap. was just 10 years old when he first began active, daily service in the Catholic Church.   Forty years later, his focus is still the same: Serve Christ, serve the people of God.

2010 Events Calendar
Please click on the colored tabs on the calendar below for special events scheduled this year.  If you'd like your event posted here, please email the information to me.