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OFFICIAL OPENING AND BLESSING

OF NEW ADMNISTRATION BLOCK AND CLASSROOM

by

ARCHBISHOP JOHN DEW

on

22nd July 2009

 

The sun shone and the day was warm when Archbishop John Dew blessed and opened the school's new Administration Block and classoom on 22nd Juy 2009.

Invited guests included  Her Worship the Mayor of Porirua city, Jenny Brash, local Member of Parliament Hon. Winnie Laban, the Vicar for Education Jenny Gordon, the CEO of Catholic Schools Board Mary Naezor, and the Manager of Catholic Schools Michele Lafferty.

Special guests included Sisters Josepha and Catherine representing their order,the Sisters of St Joseph of Nazareth, who founded the school.

The photos below give you a sense of the wonderful occasion which is  a significant moment in the life and history of the school, opened 60 years ago this year. It also gives you an idea of the glorious weather that God (and St Therese!) blessed us with.

The conch sounds, the proceedings are about to begin.

The littlest girls get ready to bring the Archbishop onto our school Marae.

Invited guest and our local Member of Parliament Winnie Laban, is greeted by princpal Zita Smith.

The manuhiri are led into the school grounds.

  

 

 

          

 

 

Representatives from the Sisters of St Joseph of Nazareth, the order who founded the school, Sr Josepha and Sr Catherine, cut the ribbon.

 

Manager of Catholic Schools, Michele Lafferty; Archbishop John Dew; Vicar for Education,Jenny Gordon; CEO of Catholic Schools Board, Mary Naezor: and St Theresa's principal, Zita Smith.