The St Wilfrid’s Day Mass is our greatest opportunity to come together in prayer and worship as a school community. This year, our theme was “Back to the Father.” This theme focuses our thoughts on the Christian ideas of repentance and reconciliation.During the entrance of students to Mass, the “Paradise Steel Band”, a steel drum band played a number of Gospel based hymns. Before Mass began, Miss Birkett’s dance group performed an interpretation to two songs which related to the theme of our Mass.
The Mass was lead by Fr Simon Lodge who during his homily on the Gospel of the Prodigal Son spoke with knowledge and humour about the difficulties of living out the Christian life, and also the life of St Wilfrid. During Mass, the orchestra and choir, conducted by Mr Clarke and Miss Herrington, led the congregation in a number of contemporary hymns based around our theme. 
During the Our Father, students from Years 8 and 9 performed a piece of liturgical movement to the words of the prayer. The Liturgy was prepared by members of the school Chaplaincy team, and it is a testimony to their hard work and dedication that the Mass was such a success.The St Wilfrid’s Day Mass is a way of both celebrating our school achievements, but also and most importantly, a time to come together and to remember our purpose as a school. As our Mission Statement says, “At the heart of our life is a desire to encourage students to lead a Christian life and be of service to others.” We hope that our St Wilfrid’s Day Mass inspires them to do this.
Phil Russell Nov 2006
