Parish School’s 60th Birthday

Holy Mass was celebrated with the whole school and the parish, on Thursday, 20th June 2024, for the feast of St Thomas More’s which normally falls on the 22nd June, and soon after the mass a new relief of sculpture of the Holy Family was blessed and the whole school was blessed, on the occasion of her 60th Birthday.

The Prayer written by Revered (Dr) Fr Prem Fernando, The Parish Priest, blessing the newly installed relief sculpture of the Holy Family at the entrance to the school ~ Thursday, 20th July 2024 celebrating the Patronal Feast of the School and the Parish which falls on the 22nd July.

Lord God, we ask you to bless this relief sculpture of the holy family placed on the wall at the entrance to our school. May the Holy Family that sought the will and wish of God above their own interest and welfare be the model and symbol of our school and for everyone who enter through these doors.  The model for every family, every person and every child. ‘The other presents God to me and is important’.

Bless our school, our children, their families, the headteacher and teachers, the governors, the assisting staff and all those involved with school. May this school be a blessing upon our parish, the village, the country we live in.

Bring peace, joy and hope to all those that pass by and see this relief. Inspire their hearts to pray, will and wish blessings upon the other and our children, the school, the parish and village. May those who donated this relief, and many others who help in many ways and work tirelessly for the good of the school be resembled in this relief and so be blessed.

May all those who are present here in this school and their service be pleasing to God, bringing God’s choicest blessing, grace and protection upon them and all to those passes by this relief entering through these doors of the school.

May almighty God, bless this relief, bringing protection, love and care above all to our children. We entrust our children and the school to the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph on her 60^th Birthday and the Feast of her Patronal feast St Thomas More. May God bless this relief and bless us all, In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

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