Sister Miriam Xavier (1913 -2015), R.I.P.

We received the sad news that Sister Miriam Xavier Mug passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 3:00 PM, after a very brief illness at the Maryknoll Sisters Centre, New York.
Sister Teresa Leung writes, “Sister would be 102 on September 22, 2015. Sister was not sick but she had a hard time in breathing. For the last few days, she was on oxygen. Sister was very alert until the end. Last evening when the Sisters said “Good Night” to her and asked her to rest well, she said, ‘How can I rest well, when you all are in and out all the time like an Irish Wake.’
She always asked me to make her Juk (Chinese congee) when she had no appetite. Yesterday, I made congee with chicken stock, dried scallops, jumbo shrimp and Chinese cabbage. She thanked me for it and said she would have it later as she had just finished her meal. Sister also said she was not going to die during Holy Week because we had too much to do.”

The Funeral Arrangements are as follows:
Wake – Monday, April 6, 2015 at 4:15 p.m
Funeral Eucharistic Liturgy – Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: Main Chapel of Maryknoll Sisters Motherhouse at Ossining, New York.

Eulogy at Mass

Remembering Sister Miriam Xavier.

March 2015 Newsleter

Games Day: Sunday, May 3, 2015.  Please click the Ram for details.

December 2014 Newsletter

Content:

Letter from Sr. Jeanne Houlihan
Report from out-going president, Jacqueline Fong
Report of BGM
Welcome new members
Letter from new president, Wendy Man

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September 2014 Newsletter

Content:
A Noisy But Joyfully Noisy Weekend -- Linda da Rocha
Thanks and Appreciation from Sr. Jeanne, Sr. Joan and Sr. Teresa
Welcome new members
Happy belated 101st Birthday to Sr. Miriam Xavier
Biennial General Meeting and AAAwards, November 28, 2014__Dinner reply form
Story of Selina Chan-Ying -- Irene Legay
Trailblazer now on TV. 

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8th Worldwide Reunion - Mass Programme at St. Basil's

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8th Worldwide Reunion - Pictures

Album #1		Album #2
Album #3		Album #4

Please click the image above to view pictures in the album.

8th Worldwide Reunion - Video

This video is about Sr. Jeanne Houlihan sharing her experience at the Toronto Worldwide Reunion in 2014. She also describes how Maryknoll Convent School students are special.

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8th Worldwide Reunion - Gala 20140803 __ School Song

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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.