Visit of the Brother Hervé Zamor at St Mary’s International School of Tokyo
After Indonesia and the Philippines, it was Japan’s turn to receive Brothers Gildas Prigent, District Visitor and Brother Herve Zamor, Superior General, for a Visit of 5 to 7 days.
Reminder of FIC’s Presence in Japan:
July 20th, 1951: The First Three Brothers arrived in Japan. The Pointe-du-Lac Province (Quebec) committed to providing Three New Brothers per year in the early years. It kept its Promise. Twenty years later, in 1971, 44 Brothers had been placed there. The FIC’s Work in Japan quickly became organized around the Three Institutions that still exist today. In recent years, their Facilities have undergone a Complete Reconstruction.
St Mary’s International School in Tokyo: Opened in 1954 for the Children of Foreigners residing in Tokyo, it also welcomed Japanese Students but operated like an American High School.
Seiko Gakuin (Holy Light) High School in Yokohama: A Highly Regarded Japanese School that prioritized Excellence. On the same Property, there was also a Kindergarten, “Sayuri Kindengarden”, which was also very Popular with Parents.
The Japanese Secondary School “Seiko Gakuin” of Shizuoka, was open to a more Modest Population than in Yokohama. In those 4 Institutions, the Brothers paid particular Attention to the Evangelizing Dimension of their Mission.
Program for Brother Hervé Zamor’s Visit:
April 15th: Cordial Meeting with Mr. Kudo, Director of Seiko Yokohama. Traditional Japanese Dinner offered by Mr. Kudo at the end of the day.
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April 17th: Community Meeting led by Brother Hervé Zamor, an Important Meeting about the Mission and its Future.
April 18th :
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Before the Meeting with the First-year Secondary School Students from Seiko, in the Inner Courtyard of the Property. |
Message from the Superior General to the Students with the Support of Mr. Kudo Acting as Translator. |
A Thank you, in English, from one of the 240 Students present. |
Then a Short Visit to St Mary’s International School for a Meeting with Mr. Davies, “Headmaster”, Mr. Kuo, Chairman of the School Corporation and 2 Administrators of the Institution in charge of Finance.
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A Simple and Warm Meeting to share and plan for the Organization of a Gratitude Celebration which should be included in the School’s Activities before the Brothers’ Departure.
The Yokohama Community with Our Major Superiors under the Watchful Eye of Father De la Mennais.
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From left to right, Brothers, Nolin Roy, Gildas Prigent, Hervé Zamor, Claude Villemure and Deogratias Ssekitooleto
April 20th: Last Community Prayer with Brother Hervé in the Small Chapel of the House.
News compiled by Brother Nolin Roy, Yokohama.