Altho the pearl is known more as the birthstone for June, and therefore the gem of choice of brides, it is also the symbol of a 30th anniversary. It is traditionally considered as the first gem, as its beauty is readily seen, requiring no cutting and polishing to reveal its true value. It is a gift of a living creature, carrying with it a depth and luminosity that makes it seemingly glow from within, a pearl's distinctive luster. It is a metaphor for life, virtue, love, wisdom, justice, spirituality and righteousness.
It is our country's national gemstone and the Philippines is best known for its champagne-colored South Sea pearls, ranging from creamy yellow to deep gold.
Reference: The Pearl Book. Antoinette L. Matlins.
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St. Teresa of Avila
Our Class graduated on March 28, 1978, on the 463rd birth anniversary of St. Teresa of Avila. And yet her life, at the same stage of our lives as we celebrate our pearl anniversary, still holds relevance. Having faced a crisis of health and spirituality in her late 30s, she returned to prayer, with great difficulty, at the age of 41. But only 2 years later, at the age of 43, she was determined to found a new contemplative convent based on a simple life of poverty devoted to prayer. Then at the age of 51, she spread her reform movement and founded even more convents, spreading her doctrinal theories on prayer throughout Europe.
Follow the links under Guiding Lights to learn more about this amazing woman who is our patron saint.
Follow the links under Guiding Lights to learn more about this amazing woman who is our patron saint.
SEFI
In 1972, the Sambayan Educational Foundation, Inc. (SEFI) was organized by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (ICM) and a group of STCQC parents and alumnae. Its main objective is to make available our Theresian education to less privileged but deserving students. The SEFI program is not strictly a scholarship program. It is a reduced tuition fee program for eleven years of schooling from Prep until High School for qualified lower middle income students. Applicants must pass a rigorous set of criteria as well as entrance examinations. Once a student has been accepted into the program, a social worker monitors her progress and her family environment. The privacy and confidentiality of the arrangement is also assured. STCQC parents, alumnae and friends continue to make substantial contributions to the program, primarily thru the alumnae homecoming fund-raising activities.
For more information, follow the link to the Official Site of The SEFI Program.
For more information, follow the link to the Official Site of The SEFI Program.
A Gift of Pearls
In 2008 our Class will be celebrating our Pearl Jubilee. Our goal is to match the amount of the donation we made during our Silver Jubilee thru a fund-raising raffle. Our beneficiary will be SEFI, the tuition fee reduction program of STCQC. Each raffle ticket will cost P100.00 and the prizes will all be pearl-themed. Proceeds of the fund-raising raffle will be turned over to SEFI on January 26, 2008, during the Alumnae Homecoming.
A Gift of Silver
Our Class donation for our Silver Jubilee amounted to over P100,000.00, to benefit the projects of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (US$1,350.00), the St. Theresa's Alumni Association (STAA, P30,000.00), and the Sambayan Educational Fund, Inc., the tuition-reduction program of STCQC (P30,000.00). The donations were presented to representatives of the beneficiaries during the January 25, 2003 Alumnae Homecoming.
And the 2003 Alumnae Homecoming itself, which our Class organized and hosted, earned for the STAA almost P100,000.00 in ticket and membership revenues.
One of the special beneficiaries of our Silver Jubilee was Stephanie Louise Medina, who was featured in the Blue Page of Treasures and was a special guest of the 2003 Alumnae Homecoming. A leukemia survivor since she was 7 years old, she is now 12 and is about to finish the final cycle of her chemotherapy. She's eager to go back to school and resume her activities.
For details of the program missions, follow the links to the Official Site of The SEFI Program, the Official Site of the ICM sisters under Sr. Marie Louise de Meester, and the Official Site of STAA.
For photographs of our Silver Jubilee, follow the links to The Class of 1978 Photo Album.
And the 2003 Alumnae Homecoming itself, which our Class organized and hosted, earned for the STAA almost P100,000.00 in ticket and membership revenues.
One of the special beneficiaries of our Silver Jubilee was Stephanie Louise Medina, who was featured in the Blue Page of Treasures and was a special guest of the 2003 Alumnae Homecoming. A leukemia survivor since she was 7 years old, she is now 12 and is about to finish the final cycle of her chemotherapy. She's eager to go back to school and resume her activities.
For details of the program missions, follow the links to the Official Site of The SEFI Program, the Official Site of the ICM sisters under Sr. Marie Louise de Meester, and the Official Site of STAA.
For photographs of our Silver Jubilee, follow the links to The Class of 1978 Photo Album.
Web of Light
On January 25, 2003, our Class, as the Silver Jubilarians, hosted the Alumnae Homecoming of St. Theresa's College QC. The theme of the celebration was Web of Light, Golden Grains on Silver Linings. Our fund-raising activities centered on the solicitation of personal contributions from our Class and advertising sponsorships for the inaugural issue of Treasures, the alumnae magazine.
Concept design by Tina Garcia
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