Yesterday, Saint James School (and our sister school Saint Bridget) were thrilled to celebrate Mass with Coadjutor Archbishop Christopher J. Coyne, who will succeed Archbishop Blair upon his retirement later this year.  With K-8 students from both of our Manchester Catholic elementary and middle schools in attendance, we filled every pew in St. James Church!  It was quite moving to hear so many youthful voices singing and praying together!

After Mass, Archbishop Coyne visited the campuses of both Saint James School and Saint Bridget School.  As a special gift for the Archbishop, we used the 3D Printer to print a cross from each grade and each student held their grade’s cross and said a special prayer for Archbishop Coyne.  We also used the Glowforge Laser Cutter to make a special container to hold all the crosses.

Below are some pictures of our SJS students from this very special visit, which also included the Superintendent of the Archdiocese’s Catholic schools, Valerie Mara.