Firsts
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It was the first week back at school. The students caught up with what had happened in the summer at the term opening ceremony. Also, preparations for the sports festival started.
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Also, people may remember Claudien Bagayamukwe, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who was a Jesuit scholastic in Japan, worked at Gakuin, and studied at Sophia University. He was ordained a priest last month in his home country and had his first mass. Congratulations!!