February 2003 Spring Edition

It has been 78 years since a group of Maryknoll Sisters came from New York to start the school in Hong Kong. From a mere handful of students, it has turned into tens of thousands, all serving as useful and productive citizens in various parts of the world. Many of these Sisters have passed away, but there are still a number in their ripe old age who can no longer work or take care of themselves. They need constant care which is very costly to the Maryknoll community.

In their prime of youth, they have dedicated themselves to educate each one of us, sharing with us the true Maryknoll spirit which is "to respond as people yearning for authentic justice and reconciliation in the midst of a fractured and divided world."

Now it is our turn to respond to their generosity and to repay what little we can, according to our capacity. Please give generously and show your support for this worthy fundraising event. Join the MCS/MSS family on April 5 and show your appreciation for the Maryknoll Sisters.

Tickets for the event are fast disappearing. Please contact any committee member to reserve yours.

                               

The evening promises to be a memorable one for everyone. Among the guests attending are:
    Sr. Ann Carol Brielmaier from Monrovia, California
    Sr. Joan Delaney (also known to some students as Sr. Albertus Marie) from Chicago
    Sr. Earnest Chung from Hawaii
    Sr. Teresa Leung from New York
    Sr. Virginia Flagg (also known to some as Sr. Stella Marie) from New York
    and Sr. Mary Louise Teufel (also known as Sr. Maryam) from New York


There will be lucky draw, table prizes, entertainment and fashion shows, and numerous items for silent auction donated by Maryknollers and their supporters. Among these are paintings and sculptures by famous artists, crystals and vases, hair salon services, suit cases, karaoke player, shawl, crocheted bed-spread, tea ceremony set, handbags, CCBC radios, bottles of wine and liquor,

and this pair of delicate/intricate origami gold and silver swans.

Please take us home with you!                

We need many many more items to raise thousands of dollars. Please give your basement a thorough spring-cleaning and search for whatever you can spare for silent auction. Do give us a call or email any of us and we'll be more than happy to come to your place to pick it/them up.

RESERVATION FORM FOR SPONSORSHIP and / or DONATION

 A big WELCOME to our newest member Jocelyn Lee Si (1976). Do try to recruit your friends who attended Maryknoll to join our Ontario family. Visit our site from time to time to keep abreast of all the goings on.

The term of the present executive committee is up for election in May 2003. The biannual general meeting is set for Friday, May 9, 2003 at Buffet King (Warden/401) in Scarborough. Registration would be at 6.30 p.m. and dinner at the delegates convenience. Friends are welcome to join in the dinner. Meeting and house affairs would follow after the dinner at 8 p.m.
Election notices and details of the event would be mailed to you some time in April 2003.
Please stay tuned.

We distributed a membership directory in April 2001. Because it was so well-received, we've decided to update the members' data and print another one for May 2003. Please use this update form for any changes.   Alternatively you can send it to Anna Chan, 88 Latimer Ave., Toronto ON M5N 2M2, or mailto:annachan@rogers.com latest by March 15, 2003 so the committee has time to get it ready for May AGM distribution. Don't forget to include your email address too.

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