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St. Jude Thaddeus Alumni Society of Guam
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Recent Postings
Sept. 4, 2010:    Photo of the Class of 1961
Sept. 1, 2010:   Video/Slideshow of 2010 Alumni Reunion! 
Aug. 27, 2010:   Alumni Photo Album Updates
Aug. 2, 2010:     BBMCS Celebrates Dedication of St. Jude Wing
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 
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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                                                                                                 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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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 , and the Cafeteria to FSPA (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. 
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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!

Welcome to the updated thirteen minute slideshow/video of the 2010 SJT Alumni reunion. Many thanks to Ange Alvarez-Forbes, from the class of '62, for this collection of a little over a hundred!  Indeed, she is our SJT alumni photographer extraordianaire! There are severty-nine slides to view, including photos that I obtained from the archives of The Pacific Voice during my most recent trip to Guam this year! 

Relax, sit back and listen to the angelic voice of our SJT alumna, Flora Baza, Class of '65, with the song, "Magof Yu," while you view the photos of classmates, friends and families who attended.   And toward the end, you'll be mesmerized by Guy Lombardo's "Auld Lang Syne!"  You might become very "mahalang." for the good-ole-days!   Have tissues handy :-))  Just click on the photo collage below.

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  Sister Gloria C. Aguon Celebrates Her
GOLDEN JUBILEE
at St. Rose Convent in La Crosse, Wisconson!
 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/



Sister Gloria Aguon celebrated her Golden Jubilee with her Franciscan Community along with her sister, Menang and brother, Tony.
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St. Jude Thaddeus Parish, Sinajana
 Honors Sister Gloria Crisostomo Aguon, F.S.P.A. on Her
Golden Jubilee!

Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron applauds Sister Gloria alongside St. Jude Pastor Palé Gus Gumataotao and other clergy as he prepares to present her a replica of the Santa Marian Kamalen statue.
(Please read more in The Pacific Voice by Mr.Tony Diaz by clicking the photo below.)
                                      

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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.
As Pastor of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Agana Heights and the elected Vice Provincial of the Capuchin Franciscan friars on Guam and Hawaii, Father Joe is a busy person. But then, that’s the path his sandals has been walking since he was a boy.

 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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2010 Events Calendar
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