The Bishop and the holy angels

Bishop Michael came to St James's School today to dedicate the four new classrooms at Old Jamaica Rd, to meet the children, and to speak at assembly.

Sir Simon Hughes, our chair of governors, and some of the other governors were there, too.

In each of the new classrooms Bishop Michael prayed a prayer of blessing and all the children said a loud 'Amen'. Each time he prayed: 'may he send his holy angels to watch over you.' That was a nice touch.

One of the Reception class children asked Bishop Michael how old he was. The Bishop confided that he had just had his 58th birthday. 'You don't look that old' said one of them. 'You look 27' said one of the others, making the bishop's day.

You can watch a video of one of the classroom blessings by clicking on the picture below, and you watch a video of today's assembly by clicking on the picture under that