![]() | Welcome to the St. Alphonsus Alumni Association Web Site! We're here to help foster communication between alumni and to celebrate our special memories of St. Alphonsus Schools. St. Alphonsus is one of those rare instances where the opening of the school preceded the founding of the parish. The first Catholic services were said in 1842 by the Redemptorist Fathers of Detroit. St. Alphonsus school was established in 1846. It was not until a decade later, in 1852, that a parish was formally organized. Read more about St. Al's past on the "School History" page. |
Mark your calendars so you don’t forget that the 2010 City of Dearborn Homecoming event is the weekend of August 6 – 8. Of course, Sunday August 8 is reunion day for all St. Alphonsus graduates and friends but there are plenty of events going on all weekend at Ford Field in Dearborn. Come out and join us on Sunday…..look for the blue and gold canopy in the picnic grove area and don’t forget to stop at the registration table and sign in. And speaking of the canopy area ….the tent company puts up the canopy but there is still some effort on the part of alumni to get the area ready for your enjoyment. We need and welcome new volunteers to help with this effort.
Saturday, August 14 come to St. Alphonsus church at 6:30pm to hear Cantores Minores…..the Boys’ and Men’s Choir from St. John’s Cathedral in Warsaw Poland. Joseph A. Herter, the conductor of the choir, is a1963 graduate of St. Alphonsus High School. The choir, on its 20th Anniversary Concert Tour of the