I was at a family wedding and missed what looked like a great re-union.  So many new faces this time around (and the ladies look hot).  Thanks to Leslie, at least we have this website (& Apache Burger) to stay in touch with each other.

Hi, I have been looking over the website again, and the 50th birthday bash, after a hard day's work.  The Class of 78 looks great!  The pictures of Father Redmond bring back a lot of memories.  He was a great man.  Discipline he gave out in good measure, so that he was able to coach well, and to form a great track and field team, with guys like Glenn Bogue, Ted Kennedy, Tom Worndl, and others.  Later he became principal in our final year, a very good choice.  Sadly, he passed on to greater things in 1981 while waiting for a coronary bypass apparently, if Mr. Muccilli and the other teachers I met at Sherway Gardens on a friday in Sept. 08 were correct.  It was great to see everybody in September 08, and I do hope to attend another reunion soon.  Maybe we should have one of those car rallies next summer in Toronto, and turn it into a fundraiser for a worthy cause! Hugo

Thanks Leslie for the great memories of your music list from the \'70\'s.  I\'m also assisting my younger daughter who is entering the Ryerson Nursing program in September.  I also have an older daughter who is entering 5th year of the U of T concurent teacher / teachers college degree.  I feel for them both and know that there is lots of stress in higher education.  I sure would not want to go through it again myself.  I completed my education in my early 40\'s, which was very difficult, since I continued working part-time.  I had forgotten how to study and was nervous about failing and wasting money and time, not to mention being one of the oldest.  I think being nervous made me study harder and I ended up getting honors.  I\'m still taking courses and started a tutor service a number of years ago.  Just remember, we are never to old to learn.  Good luck to all of us, who have children going off to university this year.  Cheers!Mark

It has been a long time. I am looking forward to meeting  old friends

G'day all. Long time no see for many of us. Cudos to Leslie for the monumental effort.  I'll see you all there. We might not recognise each other; but then 30 years can also do a lot to change the face of a stone in a stream.

Leslie, thanks for all the work you are putting into this.  Joan and I are looking forward to seeing everyone again.

My name is now Shanahan not because I got married but because I decided to take my grandmother's name 25 years ago. I'm a lesbian feminist, living in the east end of Toronto with my 6' 4" 16 year old son and my partner. I'm an underpaid writer. Check out my obituary essays in the Globe and Mail. Any other queers or feminists or some such going to the reunion? Thanks, Leslie, for the great work.Noreen Shanahan

Wow Leslie, I can't believe it was last September when you first said you'd like to plan something for our 30th year and now look at all that you've done!  Great job - thanks for all of your hard work and I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone!

While I left to finish high school on the island of Carriacou in the Caribean, the four years I spent at MPSJ were extremely memorable. I look forward to sharing this evening with all of you and getting reacquainted after 30 years. The barn party was not my fault, although it was fun watching a number of you being questioned by the authorities! Shame on you for thinking you could get away with debauchery in the Albion Hills.

Memory Lane isn't a street I drive down very often.....should be an interesting night!

Hello all, it's been great visiting this excellent website that Leslie arranged and hearing from friends of 30 years ago.  It's been more than "saying goodbye for the summer" this last time, but it doesn't seem so long ago.  Imagine what we'll be like in 30 more years!  I am so looking forward to this evening and hope to see a lot of the guys and gals I hung around with and also those I didn't get to talk to much.  It should be a fun night and I'm coming with my wife of 17 years.  Anyone heard from John Invansics, Peter Wuebbolt, Marc Hamel?  I hope (Prof) Emil Schemitsch comes out and the whole chess club/debating team!!  Remember those guys?  Five years in the same blue blazer, how we managed that I'll never know....

Just found out about the reunion. Kudos to Leslie for orchestrating this event  - you should have seen her geography notes!  Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Leslie, I also want to thank you and your family for a wonderful evening. Everything was so well thought out and came off flawlessly!Thanks again.

Nice work. I'll pass along the link.

Great work Leslie ! I'm looking forward to it. Kev.

Dear Leslie,Thanks for all your wonderful  hard work in getting us all together for a"Night To Remember", most definitely so!!!!! I look forward to seeing everyone.

Having been involved in many school anniversaries and special events over the past 28 years (due to working for the TCDSB) I can really appreciate the amount of work done so far for this event.Way to go Leslie!

Seems like forever and yesterday at the same time.  Looking forward to seeing all of you!   

Thank you to my former Transfiguration classmate Leslie Ann and team for such a magical evening!  It was so wonderful to see classmates and dear friends from near and far away (esp. Pat Cooper - my elementary school buddie - I looked to say good-bye - but you must have headed to a pub?)  make the journey to be together for that one night that will leave us I'm sure, talking about it for some time. It was great reminiscing and sharing some fond memories, photos and laughs of so long ago including wonderful March break trips to Italy and Cartagena S.A.   The evening went by much too quickly!   This web-site has been such a great venue for everyone to reconnect and learn about our successes and life's challenges!  It's also been kind of sad as we have lost some dear friends over the years and reminds us how truly short life is so,  live each day to the fullest and be thankful for what we have,  continue to laugh and stay positive!Look forward to seeing the photo's (including the Transfiguration elementary school gang) posted as we will re-live that special evening, all over again! Thanks again Leslie and to all of you who came out that evening, to those there in spirit sharing your bio. which was great to read.   Let's hope we can do this again! 

Once again Leslie, thank you for all your work.  Though I wasn't fortunate enough to have made it to the reunion, seeing the pictures brings warm memories of old friends whom I haven't seen or heard from in decades.  It's so great to see some of the old gang from St. Marcellus - Greg, Mary, Valerie, David and Lou.  Talk about going back in time....Everyone looks great, no where near a bunch of folks pushing 50!  Congratulations to all.  It sounds and looks like you all had a wonderful time.  Speaks volumes about the character of the class of '78!Best WishesWendy

Hey Guys,I think its a great Hugo.  I think Kevin should run the hurdles in his BJ Birdie costume that he wore as the Blue Jays mascot.  Do think it might also be a good idea to have the Paramedics on stand by (just kidding).  Have a good day everyone. Mark Tierney

Heard from our fellow student and Archbishop Peter Rajec in Kuwait City, who is in an important position in the Arab world in a monumental time of history such as this!  May the Lord give him wisdom in his work there!  Reminds me of the stories of Esther, and of Raoul Wallenberg\'s role in WW2.  

Hello!!  I hope this message finds everybody well.    Bye for now, Debbie  Class of \'77

Thanks Leslie for that nostalgic music!The memory of those high school years came back as my son graduated from Grade 12 last month.  Looking forward to settle him into the U. of T. residence in September, and it will bring back memories.  The pains, awkwardness, missed opportunities, and joys of high school and university.  But we look forward, and strive onward for the great things that lie ahead!  To my Classmates: may the years ahead be better and greater and more joyous than those that have passed.  Hope to visit Toronto in early August too.

Hello to all.  I am in Grande Prairie, Alberta still.  Looking forward to the next reunion.  Best wishes,  Hugo. PS:  I never thought Plantar Fasciitis could be so disabling!  Anyone else dealing with injuries?  Lol!

Thank you Leslie for all your efforts. It was a fantastic night. So great to see all my old friends. I pretty much lost contact with everyone from school, but thanks to this night the door is open again and it will not close. Thanks again Leslie.

Leslie and Jeff, we can't say THANK YOU! enough.  The girls were stunning in their MPSJ kilts!!!  Great to see everyone - and what a turnout.  We did have an exceptional group in our year - Father Vetere was right - everyone is so happy!  The power of positive thinking!  Great to see pictures of everyone's children - many in University already!  I'm even going to get together with some grads that couldn't make the reunion (Rosella, Anne, Sue Goldup!!)  Life has been good in our little corner of the world.  It's amazing the people I meet out there that are connected to our old school - met another grad today from 1982.  Let's keep connected through e-mail.  Will this web-site be an on-going thing?

Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving! After seeing the photos I realized I missed speaking to fair number of people at the reunion and some I didn't recognize till later and for that I am sorry...age, memory loss and not enough time to catch everyone. :)I wish you all the best of health and much happiness in your lives! I think we may need chairs for the next reunion (not used to standing that long). Take care and all the best to those at the reunion and to those who missed it!CheersChristine Thompson  

Some folks you just can't get enough of: take Drury, Gubert, Cachia, Baldanza, Simone, Genova, Canaletti, Ierullo, with occasional appearances by Spags, O'Shell, Mike Smith, Davenport ... the list goes on. It's happened every Christmas at the Crooked Cue at Royal York and Bloor for way longer than I can recall; no exception this year. December 23rd, any time after 7 pm. Chat it up and please come. I don't know what we'd do if St. Joe's grads actually came. We'd probably stand straighter. I think Adamick's coming this year. Maybe he'll get McGrath out, too. So Mackenzie should come. Leslie's making me pay by the letter so I won't list the entire yearbook. Merry Christmas to all who read this. Regards, Scott

Happen to stumble on to your Web site. Just wanted to say a big hello to all former Transfiguration and St. Joes/Power students.

Best Wishes to all the 1978 Grad Girls! I will be visiting Toronto next weekend to meet with number 1 son and 2 nephews.  My son attends U. of T. for Engineering, nephew Zack goes to Sheridan College for plumbing, and nephew Josh is in Grade 12 at Holy Trinity High School Mississauga.  Those old high school days seem so removed from now, a generation ago really, nearly 35 years, but we can still make an important difference in our world, starting with our families and friends.  If I can help out any of the Grad Girls who are single moms by encouraging one of their kids, let me know we’ll see what we can work out. Enjoy those old songs from 70s on the reunion website, especially the 60s – was just listening to some Burt Bacharach songs by Dionne Warwick – I Say A Little Prayer For You, and What The World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love……… Just a short 4 day visit.  Looking for some good hiking trails not far from Etobicoke, in fact, near the old MPSJ site.  Any suggestions? Hugo

Mary, your hope has been fulfilled.  Can anyone beat 4 days?  After not seeing most of you for the last 30 years (3 that I recall meeting since getting married in '93:  Scott McNally, Fr. Neil Roy, & Sharon Bell), I recognized someone from the reunion at Curriculum Night @ St. Vincent's in Oakville.  It turns out that Kathy (Morrison) Gutgesell's daughter Annelie is in the same grade as and last year was in the same class as my oldest daughter Josie (I have 4 kids).  Who knew?  And I have another gem for those who didn't bring their spouses.  Tsk! Tsk!  My wife Cathy recognized Kathy (Rosenitsch) Patava as my son Parry's skating instructor.  Again, without the reunion I wouldn't have known.  And since I'm on a roll,  Martin Caracciolo, I have a tall white pine in my backyard.  I plan on mounting a spotlight on top and shining it into your backyard to keep you up at night as a "housewarming" gift for when you move in.  I've got to sign off for now; Kid's birthday party and soccer championship coming up this weekend.

Thanks again Leslie and Jeff.  What a fabulous night!  I felt like I was in high school again.It was so wonderful seeing everyone.We really did have a great school and a greatgroup of people.If you are ever in downtown Toronto and in the area of Church and Front St., (Hothouse Cafe) come in to say hi.Leslie...I think you should be working for thepresidentail election.  They need your talent.Keep well and enjoy life!

Hello My Fellow Classmates!Last night I had a dream about another class reunion, which prompted me to check the website and send this note.  IN the dream, a younger generation, possibly our kids, were soaking us with water pitchers for fun.  I wonder what this could mean?  Being rejuvenated with and by our kids maybe?  Any ideas?We are planning to visit Toronto in late July and early August, after a family reunion in Chicago. We'd be glad to meet some other families when we come out east from Alberta.  That might be a better time for the 50th reunion perhaps - it would be good to take a poll to see when people are in Toronto during the summer. What's everybody doing for the kids' spring break?  We're planning ours still.  Cross country ski season is winding down now for our family - we have learned to enjoy it around here, being only a 10 minute drive from the Nordic Centre.  If anyone is interested, the Arctic Winter Games are being held in Grande Prairie in a year, and there are events like snowshoeing and snowshoe biathlon that teenagers can compete in without a lot of training, and enjoy the experience of meeting teens from Russia, Scandinavia, Alaska, NWT and Nunavut, Quebec.  See if your kid can participate- ours will be there, and I'm trying to persuade my "lazy one" to go with a reward.Blessings on Everyone and Happy Easter,Hugo

Hello gang,I will make it to the 50th Birthday Bash this June 6th (if you care, he he).Hope everybody is doing well.Ciao

Ha, being December-born has finally paid off.  I will be 49 at our birthday bash unlike you ancient 50-year-olds.  That's payback for those days in grade 13 when I was too young to get into the "I".  See you at the party!

Leslie, blessings to you for your efforts in organizing this event.  Being one of those alumni who has lost touch with almost all of you (even though I am in Markham), I am very much looking forward to the reunion.  I am especially thankful to Dennis Gubert in tracking me down and letting me know about the reunion.  See all of you on the 6th!

A night to remember was so much fun! I didn't have enough time to see and talk to everyone!  What a fantastic job you did Leslie and Jeff.  Thank you both so much for putting in the time and effort it must have taken.  Thank you to everyone who attended.  It was wonderful to see you all.  There was such a feeling of warmth and friendship that night.  I hope that we can keep in touch with one another and that we do run into one another now and then! 

 Love the photos of the old buildings.Would love to hear of any upcoming reunions. Lost my dear sister Lorrie (class of 82) a year ago this weekend in an accident so our SJMP memories are very close to my heart.Blessings to all.Theresa Fraser (Coyne) Class of  1980 

Hi everyone,Thank you, Leslie and company, for putting together an amazing night. Time really did stand still for a few hours Saturday night.  It was wonderful seeing so many familiar faces.  Everyone seems to be happy and fulfilled.  I hope it won't be 30 years before we see each other again. (can you imagine that nightmare?)Take care, Mirella

Best Wishes!Great pics, great happy faces!

Hello Friends,A prayer now to our dear parents, who put us through MPSJ so that we would have the advantage of a catholic education, and looking back, they were right.  We were in the golden period of the school, with wonderful, dedicated teachers who took a genuine interest in us, guided us.  We had the spirit, the sports teams, the cheerleaders, the chess and debating clubs!  May God keep our parents now and bless them, and give them satisfaction, love, and richness of years, surrounded by their children and grandchildren.  I\'m thinking of returning to Toronto for a sabbatical in a couple of years, after being away for 20 years already.  The world and Toronto, "she changes lots", but some things don\'t change.  Do some of those memories of the 1970\'s still live?  Maybe we should have a reunion track and field meet at Power one day soon!  Then all of us middle aged guys and gals can having a training goal, and bring back some of that youth.  Any takers?  I challenge Kevin Shanahan, who I shared a locker with in Grade 11 in the "skunk portable", to the 100 metre hurdles!With Fond Memories,Hugo

So tell me something about Remo\'s Place in Rexdale?  Maybe my dad used to go and sell there, as he would visit a lot of the small restaurants and bars for Bertozzi Importing.  (By the way, for good Italian food, gift baskets at Christmas, check our website www.bertozziepicure.com, designed by my sister Marina, another MPSJ grad.)

Hi everyone, hope to see many of you in September.  A big thanks to Leslie for pulling our 40th reunion together, and keeping this site going.  In the meantime, anyone who rides a motorcycle, how about a pre-reunion?  It could be fun.....I am suggesting an easy cruise ending in Thorold at The Inn at Lock 7, Saturday July 28.  Get in touch with me if you're interested at cboh@rogers.com, and we'll see if we can get together.       At the moment, I'm still married to my starter-husband Chris (God give him strength), have retired from teaching to raise bees, and have two great kids, Sofia (a film-maker based in Toronto) and Thomas (finishing his PHD at Caltech).  Hoping to hear from you! Best wishes for a great summer - Cath Boh

what an absolutely fabulous eveningso much fun reconnecting with all those wonderful memories!!!!thanks so much Leslie ...on another note - my camera somehow got misplaced .. if anyone found it .. it was a Sony Digital Cybershot DSC-W80 .. if anyone found it .. please email me at lauriemcintyre@hotmail.com ...looking forward to the next get together!cheersLaurie

Greetings,Just wanted to say thanks to Leslie and company  for  a wonderful gathering.  It was very special seeing so many graduates.  I hope to see some of you around town.  Etobicoke isn't that big is it? 

Greetings to one and all from the Valley of the Sun!  Many thanks to you Leslie for being the person that is making a special night for all of us to enjoy.  You have certainly done a great job! Your drinks should be free.   I will be making the trip from Phoenix for this evening of reminiscing. It will certainly be interesting to discover what everyone has been doing for 30 years and what they look like today. I’m glad I didn’t use the same hair dryer as Dunnigan. I have enjoyed reading about so many familiar names from the past and hope more of the Grads of ’78 will share their information. I am really looking forward to seeing and talking to as many of you as possible on September 6th. Steve

Nice job Leslie (former Transfiguration classmate). All is well. Living in Oakville with wife, Diane. Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the reunion but I am sure it will be a ‘night to remember’. Hope everyone has a great time.

How time Flies! 30 years and we all look like we just graduated Highschool, well maybe some haven't aged. I have been married to Ted,a  "75 "MPSJ grad and we have two wonderful boys Brad(17) and Brett (15) both in school at Loyola in Miss.  I work for the City of Toronto Parks and Rec (27 years) and still love it, makes me feel young working with all the Teens.I also teach skating and have coached Hockey . Keeping active skiing, golfing and Fitness, looking forward to seeing everyone again! Thanks Leslie and team for all the work on this.

Thank you Leslie, with out you our night to remember would not have happened. It was amazing to see everyone from high school. I plan to stay in touch with many friends that I lost contact with in the past.  Saturday night was a night that I will remember for a long time. I wish every one of my friends all the best in there lives and again thank you  Leslie           Gary Caradonna