1 minute read
A Saintly 50 Years
St Hilda’s Day is one of the biggest days of the year on the School calendar and has been a part of our tradition since 1931.
Advertisement
Held in October in the Senior School, it is an annual ritual to farewell our Year 12 students ahead of their exams with a patronal festival and Eucharist.
St Hilda’s Day 2018 marked the 50th year of St Hilda’s Day festivities at St George’s Cathedral, and we were lucky enough to have Father Jon Cornish lead the celebrations for the first time.
The inaugural St Hilda’s Day service was held in the School Hall in 1931. As student numbers grew, it was moved to St Luke’s Anglican Church in Mosman Park in the 1950s.
In 1969, the service moved again, this time to its current home at St George’s Cathedral in the heart of the city, where it has remained until today.
The Junior School celebrate St Hilda’s Day in November, closer to the traditional feast day on 17 November. Both services celebrate the year that has gone through prayer and song.
