News from the Chaplaincy
NEWS FROM THE CHAPLAINCY Harvest Festival On 8 October we held our Prep School Harvest Festival. Although we missed the beauty of being together in St Nicholas’ Church, we embraced a new way of giving thanks. Junior House enjoyed a service with Rev Collins in the dining room, with all the generous harvest donations provided by our wonderful community laid out on the tables. Mr Frost sang the harvest hymn, For the Fruits of His Creation, for everyone, which was also recorded for the online service that everyone else enjoyed in their bubbles. We also heard a recording of Maël (Year 4) playing Andante in F by Joseph Haydn beautifully on the piano. Catching Lives and Canterbury Food Bank do amazing work in our local community and we were so grateful for everyone’s support for them in such a difficult year.
We are very grateful for the close relationship we have built over the years with St Nicholas’ Church, which lies on our doorstep in Sturry. We said farewell and a big thank you to its Rector and Methodist Minister Peter Cornish in June as he begins his retirement after 23 years at the church. Peter has always been very supportive of Junior King’s and has attended many of our school events over the years. We presented Peter with a beautiful drawing of the Barn – a view which he has enjoyed from his rectory. We all wish Peter the very best for his retirement.
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