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Gathering for annual Mass

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About 50 BC alumni, family, and friends — ranging from those graduating in the 1950s to a member of the class entering this fall — attended the chapter’s annual Mass and reception today.

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Celebrating the Mass in St. Therese Chapel at Cathedral Catholic High School was Peter Gyves, SJ, ’73, ’94, ’08, associate pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the only Jesuit parish in San Diego.

Fr. Gyves leads Mass.

Fr. Gyves leads Mass.

A reception followed on the school grounds. Here’s a gallery of photos from both the Mass and reception.

 

Weeds be gone

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San Diego Eagles, as their part in BC’s Global Days of Service, spent several hours Saturday helping to beautify a section of the grounds at Our Lady’s School, affiliated with Our Lady of Guadalupe, San Diego’s only Jesuit parish. The church and school are located in Barrio Logan, a heavily Hispanic and low-income neighborhood of San Diego.

From left: a high school student at Our Lady's School; Greg Cortese JD'74; Erin Buss '09; Rebecca Reid '96; Rev. John Auther, SJ, pastor; Jill Kelley '01; Brian Tsu '00; Katrina Vasquez '10; Lissa Tsu '00; and Bill McDonald '68. Patricia Keefe '89 and son William had to leave before the photo was taken.

From left: a high school student volunteer; Greg Cortese JD’74; Erin Buss ’09; Rebecca Reid ’96; Rev. John Auther, SJ, pastor; a friend; Brian Tsu ’00; Katrina Vasquez ’10; Lissa Tsu ’00; and Bill McDonald ’68. Patricia Keefe ’89 and son William had to leave before the photo was taken.

The crew removed weeds from alongside one of the buildings, constructed plant beds, and hauled soil to fill the beds.

Before. Patricia Keefe '89, foreground, works on removing weeds.

Before. Patricia Keefe ’89, foreground, works on removing weeds.

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After.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rebecca Reid '96, left, connects sides of a plant bed, assisted by Lissa Tsu '00.

Rebecca Reid ’96, left, connects sides of a plant bed, assisted by Lissa Tsu ’00.

Weed whackers, from left: Katrina Vasquez '10, Erin Buss '09, a friend, and a high school student.

Weed whackers, from left: Katrina Vasquez ’10, Erin Buss ’09, a friend, and a high school student.

Erin Buss '09 and Brian Tsu '00 load up the plant beds.

Erin Buss ’09 and Brian Tsu ’00 load up the plant beds.

Several of the volunteers enjoyed Mexican seafood cuisine at a post-work lunch at a nearby restaurant.

 

One and done

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Spring is here, winter is over, and so is hockey.

The BC men’s team, seeded #3 in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament, fell to #2 seed Denver, 5-2, Saturday.

The Eagles finished with a 21-14-3 overall record, and, in a break from long tradition, no tournament trophies. No Beanpot, no Hockey East regular season or tournament crown, no NCAA Frozen Four or championship. It is a statement about what is expected from BC hockey that only making the national tournament is not considered a particularly good season.

Spring sports — lacrosse, baseball, softball — are underway, sometimes facing weather difficulties, of course. The #2 women’s lacrosse team lost its first of the year to Virginia Saturday, but is one of the nation’s best teams. Baseball swept Duke last weekend but is at 11-13, and softball is at 15-13.

Results on the sports page will be updated soon.