We are
frequently asked similar questions by various members of
the class, so here's where we'll try to provide some of
those answers. If you don't find what you're looking for,
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| Q. |
1 - How many were in the
Class of 1961? |
| A. |
We started out in freshman year with
253. There were 196 in our graduation class. We
came from 31 Parishes:
| Parish |
Number |
| St. Anthony |
43
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| St. Raymond |
32 |
| Our Lady of
Good Counsel |
16 |
| Assumption
Grotto |
15 |
| St. Jude |
12 |
| Guardian
Angel |
11 |
| St.
Margaret Mary |
11 |
| Holy Name
of Jesus |
10 |
| St. Juliana |
6 |
| St.
Veronica |
6 |
| St.
Ignatius |
4 |
| Ascension |
3 |
| St.
Hyacinth |
3 |
| St. Basil |
2 |
| Our Lady
Queen of Heaven |
2 |
| Our Lady
Queen of Peace |
2 |
|
| Parish |
Number |
| St. David |
2
|
| St. Edward |
2 |
| St. Matthew |
2 |
| Holy
Innocents |
1 |
| Immaculate
Conception |
1 |
| Nativity of
Our Lord |
1 |
| Patronage
of St. Joseph |
1 |
| St. Angela |
1 |
| St.
Bartholemew |
1 |
| St. Clare
of Montefalco |
1 |
| St. John
Berchman |
1
|
| St. Louis
the King |
1 |
| St. Mary of
Redford |
1 |
| St.
Philomena |
1 |
| St.
Sylvester |
1 |
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| Q. |
2 - Is the school still
open? |
| A. |
The
school remained open, but not always as St. Anthony High School. In
1969, East Catholic High School moved into the building from St.
Catherine's former building where it was formed in 1967 from the consolidation of St. Catherine, St. Charles, Annunciation and St. Rose. East Catholic closed its
doors for the last time around 2004.
Thanks, John Fisher ('67), for setting the record straight on
the origin of East Catholic. Here are links from John to some
additional EC info, including those early years at St. Catherine:
A couple of EC yearbooks (all 100+ pages):
This
website shows Football (individual games) & Basketball (playoff
type stuff - and you'll need to scroll down to see it). It shows
the team name as the Chargers, the correct team name at that time was
the Green Berets. http://michigan-football.com/f/destcath.htm
Read more about the history of St. Anthony / East Catholic (Added 7/23/14): http://detroiturbex.com/content/schools/eastcath/
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| Q. |
3 - How about the Church,
Convent and Grade School? |
| A. |
The Convent and Grade School are
gone, but St. Anthony Parish celebrated its 143rd
anniversary in 2000. The church has been declared
a Michigan Historic Site. Read about it.
St.
Anthony Parish, St. Rose of Lima and Annunciation/Our Lady
of Sorrows Parish merged in June 2006 to
form Good Shepherd parish. A letter from
Fr. Michael, the pastor of St. Anthony,
stated that the faith community of St.
Anthony would be relocating to the former
Annunciation/OLS site, located at 1265
Parkview, Detroit - off East Jefferson.
Fr. Michael has been appointed pastor of
the new parish. Although the Alumni &
Friends dinner dances are no longer being
held, Fr. Michael invited grads and
former parishioners to join the St.
Anthony Feast Day activities at Good
Shepherd Parish. The first event at the
new location was held on June 10, 2007.
Updated 1/7/16 - Good
Shepherd Parish and Our Lady Queen of Heaven Parish officially merge,
as of January 11, 2016. Our Lady Queen of Heaven remains as
the Parish
church and Good Shepherd Church assumes the status of an Oratory, i.e.,
a
structure other than a parish church, set aside by ecclesiastical
authority for prayer and the celebration of Mass.
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| Q. |
4 - Who sponsored the Annual
Dinner Dances? |
| A. |
The St. Anthony Alumni & Friends
Dinner Dances were sponsored by St. Anthony
Parish as a fund raiser. They were held in
February each year beginning in 1992 and later
moved to October. The Parish encouraged grads
from St. Anthony and East Catholic to use the
occasion for their school reunions. Tables were
arranged so that an entire class was seated
together. Ad and Ticket Forms were available on
this site as soon as the Parish office made them
available. Although the Dinner Dances are no
longer held, the tradition of inviting grads and
former parishioners to attend the St. Anthony
Feast Day activities continues at Good Shepherd
Parish, 1265 Parkview. This event is usually held
on the second Sunday of June, the Sunday closest
to St. Anthony's Feast Day (June 13).
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| Q. |
5 - What are the words to
the Teuton fight song? |
| A. |
Come on
and cheer for St. Anthony
Show everyone how loyal we can be,
Let out a RAH, RAH, RAH
A SIS BOOM BAH,
Cheer for those boys to win this game,
For come on let all of us cheer
For our Alma Mater so dear
For S-T-A-N-T-H-O-N-Y
Cheer for those boys in red and white
For they are eager to go in there
No matter what the odds may be
They always FIGHT, with all their MIGHT
To keep our colors flying HIGHHH!
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| Q. |
6 - What are the words to
"Mother Beloved?" |
| A. |
Join
your hands, loyal bands
While we pledge one another
Unity and fealty
to our Queen and our Mother.
One our Faith, one our Love;
One our Leader and Lord.
One our Aim, one our Hope above
One united accord.
Mother Beloved of God and of man,
Here at your feet, faithful we meet,
Comrades of Mary, redeemed by your Son,
Keep us who love you in all things one.
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