8th Worldwide Reunion - albums

[Gala] by Michael, son of Carole Chinn Tjoa ('55)          [1955 at St. Basil] by Michael Tjoa.

[Class of 1980] by Angela Sun                                [Memories from 2014 WWR] by Margaret Wong ('63)

In the first part of our Class of 1964 photo album, a number of my classmates visited the Motherhouse on July 29.  

The other parts of the album are our Class of 64 50th anniversary celebration and the WW reunion activities. 

WWR Update – July 29, 2014

Welcome to Toronto! We are in our final week and the 8th MCS Worldwide Reunion and 30th Anniversary of MCS Former Students (Ont.) celebration is happening this weekend. All the WWR participants are flying into Toronto. Our committee is so excited to meet and greet each and every one of you.

Sisters Attending: Sr. Earnest Chung, Sr. Jeanne Houlihan, Sr. Joan Delaney, Sr. Paulette Yeung, Sr. Sandy Galazin, Sr. Teresa Leung.

Here are some last minutes updates that we would like to share with you:

1) For those who are going to the Niagara Falls Tour on Friday, August 1, please meet at the Hyatt Regency Toronto hotel lobby at 8:30am. The tour bus will depart sharply at 8:45am. Because there are a few road closures in downtown, please prepare ample time to travel to the hotel.

You can get the directions to the hotel here.

2) For those who are planning to come to our Celebration Mass, the Mass will be held on Saturday, August 2, at 3:15pm at St. Basil’s Church.

3) After the Celebration Mass, there is a reception at the Loretto College. This reception is only open to our WWR registrants.

4) Our ROM registration and reception starts at 6:00pm at Royal Ontario Museum. Please enter the ROM via the Bloor Street entrance. The door will be open from 6:00pm till 7:00pm since this is a private function. The Saturday event will end at 10:00pm. 

5) On Sunday, August 3, the Gala reception starts at 5:00pm at the Hyatt Regency Toronto hotel. If you would like to take part in the class photo taking session, please arrive at least 5 – 10 minutes before your photo session time. You can ask your class rep for your photo session time in advance.

6) As we are having silent auction, souvenir sales and lucky draw ticket sales in the Gala, please remember to bring your cash and cheque. All the net proceeds will be donated to our Motherhouse. We only accept cash or cheque, no credit cards. Also, we will accept US dollars at par.

7) Last but not least, there are numerous road closures over this weekend. Please prepare extra time to travel to downtown. 

Lakeshore Blvd: Aug 2 12:00am to Aug 3 6:00am - From Strachan Ave to Colborne Lodge Dr. 

Details: The eastbound and westbound lanes will be closed due to Caribbean Carnival. The following ramps will also be closed: Dunn Ave off-ramp from Westbound F.G. Gardiner Expressway, Jameson Ave off-ramp from Eastbound F.G. Gardiner Expressway, Jameson Ave on-ramp to Westbound F.G. Gardiner Expressway and British Columbia Dr on-ramp to Eastbound F.G. Gardiner Expressway from Westbound Lake Shore Blvd W.

If you need more details of our scheduled events, please check out here!  

See you on August 2.

WWR Update – July 16, 2014

We only have half a month before our 8^th MCS Worldwide Reunion and 30^th Anniversary MCS Former Students (Ont.) Inc. weekend. We now have close to 400 registrations. How exciting! If you know any MCS fellow classmates who are still interested in registering, please ask them to email us at mcswwr2014@gmail.com. We need to receive your registration form and fee before our final deadline on July 20, 2014. We will not be able to receive any registration after July 20 as we need to finalize with ROM and Hyatt Regency our final numbers. And there will be no last-minute registrations at the door at ROM or Hyatt Regency.

Event Details

Our event details and dinner menus are listed in our last update. If you want to refer to it, please click here.

IMPORTANT: Food Allergies

If you have any food allergies and have not informed your class representatives or our committee, please email your class rep or mcswwr2014@gmail.com and tell us your food allergies as soon as possible. We will try our best to accommodate you.

Dress Code

Here is our dress code for the events.

Friday, August 1, 2014                    Niagara Tour (optional)               Casual

Saturday, August 2, 2014               Mass & ROM Reception               Business Casual

Sunday, August 3, 2014                  WWR Gala                                      Business Casual or Semi-Formal

Event Pass

Everyone will be given an event pass when you register at Royal Ontario Museum on August 2. Registration starts at 6:00pm at ROM. Please enter the museum at the Bloor Street entrance. Our doors will be closed at 7:00pm.

On your event pass, you will find the following information:

 
Your name, class, class photo session time and Gala dinner table number will be printed on your event pass. This is also your ticket for the ROM reception, guided tour to The Forbidden City exhibition and the Gala dinner. Please keep this on you throughout the whole event.

Class Photo on Gala Night

We will have a class photo-taking session before the WWR Gala dinner starting at 5:15pm on August 3 at Hyatt Regency. Please come to the photo booth at least 10 minutes before your allotted time (found on your event pass). A photo printout will be handed out by your class representative at the end of the evening.

Remember to bring cash/cheque for the silent auction, souvenir sales and raffle tickets

We will have silent auction and souvenir sales at the Gala. Please remember to bring cash and your cheque book. Also, there will be a raffle lucky draw at the end of the evening. One of our lovely Maryknollers has donated a set of fine sapphire/diamond earrings and ring set. It’s appraised to be at $8,200. Raffle tickets will be sold to draw on this beautiful set of fine jewellery.

 All proceeds from the silent auction, souvenir sales and

raffle tickets will go to the Motherhouse. 

Final Words

Our WWR committee and class representatives are doing the final touchups for the big weekend. We hope you will have a great time in Toronto. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at mcswwr2014@gmail.com.

 Look forward to meeting with you all on August 2, 2014. 

Worldwide Reunion update - June 25, 2014

   Please click here to read the Update.

WWR Class Reps

If anyone likes to know who has registered for the Worldwide Reunion, please call your class representative (s) to find out. 

MSS liaison  :  Marie Louise Rocha Chang

Updates on 8th MCS Worldwide Reunion and MCS Former Students (Ont.) 30th Anniversary

Wow! It’s already the end of March! Our 8^th MCS Worldwide Reunion and MCS Former Students (Ont.) 30^th Anniversary preparations are well underway.

Our committee started planning back in early 2012. We looked for a historic church for our Celebration Mass, a museum to welcome Maryknollers to our city and a hotel with a scrumptious menu for our Gala. We negotiated the best value possible for our event. We met over 20 times in 2012 and 2013 to iron out all the details. As time passes, we see our plan is coming into fruition. All our efforts are put together with one vision in mind: To Relive our Maryknoll Spirit Together as One.

Now, it is only four months away from our Big Weekend. Registrations from around the world are flying into our mailbox and our gmail box. We have passed our 200-registration mark. We would like your support to help make this event an even more successful and memorable one. Please call all your old Maryknoll friends and ask them to join us.

Read more: Updates on 8th MCS Worldwide Reunion and MCS Former Students (Ont.) 30th Anniversary

Thanks for attending the Memorial Mass for Sr. Rose Duchesne Debrecht

Please click the image to read the Thank You note.

Memorial Mass for Sr. Rose Duchesne Debrecht

Please click here for details.

Nancy Tong and Trailblazers in Habits

There is an article on Nancy Tong and her Trailblazers in Habits on South China Morning Post, March 11, 2014.

Click the image to read the article.

Notification of the Death of a Maryknoll Sister