>>> Thank You for Coming and Helping How untimely it is to see many of our friends and a teacher leave us again this year! Thirty alumni got together at Sacred Heart Cathedral on Sept. 24 at a Memorial Mass in their honor and remembrance. As always, the Memorial Mass offered by Father Iino touched the hearts of all attendees, and I ask that you join me once again to pray for the peaceful resting of the souls of all those who have left us and to give thanks to our alumni and friends who have dedicated their precious time and effort to this annual event. I'm lost for words to express our Associationﾕs gratitude to our great senpai, Cecil, Hans and Franz for their great arrangements at the Cathedral and in leading us through our prayers. We are also deeply indebted to John Komor for his kindness in ushering us through the rich archives of the Foreign Cemetery and to Henry Akashi who has led us through our prayers on several occasions in the past at the foot of Our Lady of Faith and Fortitude. To Kureha-san and his staff of Junkaikaku, we are very grateful for the delicious lunch at such an attractive price and for the free drinks !! Last, but certainly not the least, to our group of officers and coops, Hideo Nakanishi, Yuzz Kanda, Jimmy Patterson, Charlie Chen, Boon Oyama and the many other alumni, I thank you for your unlimited initiative and assistance. Hope to see all of you and more of you at our upcoming St. Joseph Festa in November. George Koyama President, St. Joseph Alumni Association See more pictures in our photo gallery >>> Memorial Mass and Annual Gathering - Sept. 24, 2007 Greetings, folks, This is a reminder to all that the Alumni Association will get together on Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral for a Memorial Mass for our schoolmates/teachers who have passed during the year. Details of the program for the day follows: Memorial Mass Services - Sept. 24, 2007- Program 10:00 - 11:00: Offer Memorial Mass at the Sacred Heart Cathedral 11:00 -11:45 : Walk thru the park to the Foreign Cemetery for prayers to our Lady of Faith and Fortitude and our teachers/OB's 12:00 - Lunch at the Junkaikaku Chinese Restaurant in Chinatown (Price: 3,000 per head all-in but excluding drinks. ) I would like to solicit your help in spreading this announcement to as many of our O/B's as possible for maximum attendance and reverting with the number of participants, as we need to fine tune our lunch reservations. Please make sure to make reservations by contacting George Koyama by e-mail at: email@sjcalumni.com RSVP by no later than Sept. 17, 2007. all the very best, George Koyama President, St. Joseph Alumni Association