Traditions Spring 2005.indd - Junipero Serra High School

AROUND THE HALLSCAMPUS MINISTRY CENTER RENAMED8Pictured (L to R): Kate-Marie (friend), Julie McMillan (wife of Bobby),Katherine McMillan (daughter), Mrs. Katherine McMillan, Bobby McMillan ‘80 (son),Sean McMillan (grandson), Kenny McMillan (grandson), Mary McMillan (daughter)Pictured (L to R): Michael Peterson Mrs.Katherine McMillanStudent Body President, Aven Wright ‘05On Sunday, February 13, 2005, a mass and reception was held in honor of Alumnimom and Serra’s only “Homecoming Queen,” Mrs. Katherine McMillan. Serra’sCampus Ministry Center has been renamed in dedication to Mrs. McMillan for herunwavering support and service to Serra High School.BISHOP IGNATIUS WANGCELEBRATES MASS WITH PADRESStudents listened intently as Bishop IgnatiusWang spoke to them about the significanceof living a life of faith and service, and theimportance of making good decisions.Ignatius Wang was born in Peking, China,in 1934. He is the fifth of eight children ina Catholic Chinese family. His parents wererelatives of a Manchurian Emperor, the rulersof the last Chinese dynasty. Wang was ordainedin Hong Kong in 1959, but was unable to serveChina due to the Communist regime’s lack oftolerance. There are 2.5 million Catholics in 90dioceses n China; however, the church is forcedto operate largely in the shadows.Bishop Wang is the first bishop of Asian ancestryin the United States. He was appointed byPope John Paul II and ordained at St. Mary’sCathedral in 2003.