Franciscan Alumni Association Reunion
October 2027 – Oak Brook, Illinois
There is a documentary on YouTube about the Mays Lake Retreat Center and the St. Joseph High School Seminary. The half-hour video is the third of a three-part series. You can view it by clicking here. (Note by clicking this link you may encounter advertising on YouTube. This advertising is not controlled by the FAA.)
Greetings Franciscan Alumni!
We have some very preliminary information we would like to share with your regarding next year’s FAA Reunion.
The 2027 Franciscan Alumni Association Reunion will be held near Oak Brook, Illinois, October 1- 3, 2027.
This reunion will primarily be organized by Franciscan Alumni from the legacy Sacred Heart Province. The reunion will be to honor the 50th anniversary of the closing of the former St. Joseph High School Seminary in 1977.
More information will be forthcoming on the FAA website and in upcoming FAA Newsletters.
The reunion planning committee can be contacted via email at: 2027reunion@franciscan-alumni.org.
When St. Joseph Seminary closed in 1977, a dozen or so seminarians transferred to St. Francis Seminary in Cincinnati, OH. One of these was Donald Lachowicz now Brother Donald Lachowicz, OFM, RN. Br. Donald is now a Friar with the Franciscan Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Br. Donald is serving as the 2027 Reunion Committee Chair.
