St. Monica’s as a school that is founded on Christian principles and following the church’s routine, held Ash Wednesday service on the 17th of February 2021.
The presiding priest was Rev. Fr. Mafunda who is the Chaplain of the school. The Principal, Mrs P. Myburg and the College Deputy Principal, Mr C.de Kock and a number of staff members had attended. Usually we conduct this service with other priests and the whole school. This year because of Covid-19 we selected only the Grade 12s.
Holy Eucharist was not celebrated as we usually do. Giving of ashes was done by pouring only a bit of ash into a sprinkler and the priest went round sprinkling the participants who had practiced social distancing.
The governmental regulations were observed, i.e., social distancing, sanitizing, screening, putting on masks. The church too had given instruction on how to conduct this particular service. All was observed.
The priest reading from the Prophet Jeremiah 18:1-10 preached about our brokenness especially at the time of the Corona Virus and being grateful to God who is our potter that he gives us another chance of coming back to Him so that He may remold us into new human beings.
A special prayer was made for the victims of Covid-19 and special thanks to the congregants especially our new Principal, Mrs Myburg. God has done it again that the school is led by Principals who fear God. May God be blessed.
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