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End of the academic year – Corpus Christi
The last day of the academic year was a very special celebration as it fell on the feast of Corpus Christi. Most of our families came to the 8.30am Mass which was sung in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament after all night Adoration. Mass was followed by a Eucharistic procession. Some of the girls from St Benedict’s scattered rose petals on the route and some of the boys were altar servers. It was very beautiful and good to see so many people there.
Afterwards, we enjoyed some time together on the playground; playing with balls, skipping ropes, frisbees, a bean bag game and on the swings; before it became too hot. Fortunately, uniforms had been amended for the day in view of the unusually high temperatures.
We were joined by all the Canons and Sisters for lunch together, and later shared cake and played games. The younger children enjoyed some board games and the older ones had some competitive games of Uno, which is very popular at St Benedict’s.
Then it was time for prize giving. The St Francis de Sales prize for the most merit awards, the St Thomas Aquinas Prize for academic endeavour and the Spirit of St Benedict Prize were awarded, along with an extra prize for dedication to serving Mass. Congratulations to the recipients.
We practised our singing before heading to church, where Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament was continuing. We lifted our voices in honour of Our Lord on this very special day and thanked God for all the blessings we have received.
It was a lovely way to end the year!
Our new home
When St. Benedict’s opened its doors in 2018, we were fortunate to have the use of some rooms and the hall at English Martyrs Church but our goal was to use the former school on the same site as St. Walburge’s. Unfortunately, this needed a lot of work to repair the effects of many years of neglect and make it suitable. Thanks to our benefactors and following a lot of hard work, we have moved into our new home.
We now have five bright and airy classrooms, a kitchen, new lavatory facilities and a large playground, complete with swings and a safe all-weather surface. Two of the classrooms share a sliding wall so we can make one large room if we wish. Everything is fire and safety compliant.
We would like to express our gratitude to our benefactors and all those who helped us in so many ways. We couldn’t have done it without you. We thought you might like to see what St. Benedict’s looks like now.
Preparation of our future campus
Thanks to Divine Providence, our generous benefactors and the work of our seminary candidates, preparations are underway at the future facilities of Saint Benedict’s Academy, next to Saint Walburge’s Church. It is an exciting time for us! More spacious buildings and outside activity space provide great opportunities for growth and development.
We hope to be able to move the Academy this autumn. Let us entrust this intention to Saint Benedict and Saint Joseph!
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Our latest Newsletter
We have uploaded our latest newsletter which captures the good work and progress being made here at St Benedict’s Academy, Preston, Lancashire.
Read more in the newsletter which can be downloaded here.
Our work depends on your goodwill and support both in prayer and where you feel able by financial means.
We need:
£25,000 to repair our roof,
£35,000 to create a suitable playground,
£20,000 to completely restore the sanitary facilities,
£7,000 to fence off the playground and the car park, and
£10,000 for redecoration and electrical work.
The Academy has received £40,000 from a couple of generous benefactors and we are very grateful for this, we still need to find £57,000! Help us via this link. We are grateful for every penny!
