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St. Jude Thaddeus Alumni Society of Guam
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Recent Postings
Jan. 12, 2012: SJT Class of 1962 Golden Jubilee Reunion Celebration (on the BLOG)
Nov. 25, 2011; Alumni Photo Album Updates
July 17, 2011: Fourth SJT Alumni Reunion Group Photo
June 08, 2011: Deceased Classmates Remembered in the Alumni Albums
Mar. 10, 2011: Cool Spot Friends and Fun!
Feb. 10, 2011: Alumni Photo Album Updates, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65
Jan. 24, 2011: Sister Bernadette's Visit to Guam!
2010 Postings
OCT 4, 2010: Photos of buildings dedicated to SJT School and Franciscan Clergy
OCT 4, 2010: New and improved Graduation Photo of the Class of 1962
SEPT. 4, 2010: Graduation Photo of the Class of 1961
SEPT. 1, 2010: Video/Slideshow of 2010 Alumni Reunion!
AUG. 2, 2010: BBMCS Celebrates Dedication of St. Jude Wing!!!
JUL. 21, 2010: Sister Gloria Aguon celebrates her Golden Jubilee
JUL. 20, 2010: SJT Alumnus, Father Joe English
JUL. 20, 2010: 2010 Third SJT Alumni Reunion
JUN. 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
2009 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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June 08, 2011: Mar. 10, 2011: Feb. 10, 2011: Jan. 24, 2011:
Prayer to St. Jude 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.
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.
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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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Fourth SJT Alumni Reunion ***************************************************
(Important instructions: Please remember to pause the media player below the video, and adjust your audio way UP! Once redirected to the link, enter your email info (for security, you will get the video in your email Inbox to confirm), confirm/accept >click on the "zoom" darkly shaded box, > click on "Start Slideshow." Once there, click on "View Full Screen." Remember to come back to the website, when done.)
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July 17, 2011
St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church
8:30 AM Mass
St. Jude Thaddeus School Remembered!!!
The Agana Catholic Diocesan School Administration, and the faculty of Bishop Baumgartner Memorial Catholic School (BBMCS) hosted a grand dedication for the renaming of Bldg. A to St. Jude Thaddeus Courtyard , and the Cafeteria to Franciscan Hall (Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration). BBMCS dedicated their newly built computer wing (at the former FSPA Convent site), and named it after the founder of the Sisters of Mercy Order, Catherine McCauley. Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron officiated at this momentous Eucharistic celebration on Friday, August 13, 2010 at 9:30 AM. The dedication of the new wing and the renaming of the different wings on the campus followed.
Class of 1962, Terrie Mendiola provided the following photos for the website. She attended the dedication Mass along with classmates, Josephine Espinosa-Santos, Dolores Gogue-
Sablan, Gloria Perez-Artero, and '56 alumnae, Dolores Anderson-Muna, Loling Delgado-Blas and Aurora Flores-Roberto. We are grateful to the Agana Catholic Diocesan School Administration, and the administration of BBMCS for this long-overdue recognition of our beloved school and teachers.
Our SJT Cafeteria is now the "Franciscan Hall" in honor of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, our SJT High School Founders and Faculty
This is the original building where "St. Jude Thaddeus School" sign was once displayed (from 1955-1971). BBMCS has renamed it "St. Jude Thaddeus Court"
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2010 SJT Alumni Reunion
Father Gus of St. Jude Thaddeus parish, in Sinajana, and also an alumnus of SJT, celebrated the Third SJT Alumni Reunion at the Eucharistic Celebration on Sunday, July 18th at 8:30 AM. This is the third reunion organized 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 visiting from Colorado, California and Nevada!
2010 SJT Reunion Video/Slideshow!
Biba San Jude!!! BIBA!!!
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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2011 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.
We are always looking for new members, for which membership is FREE. For details, comments and questions, please email Polly, Website Owner/Administrator.
Please stop by anytime. Our doors are always open.