Welcome to our blog which is to create a link between two Catholic schools – St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Bristol, England and John Paul II’s Salesian Primary School in Wroclaw, Poland.

We would like to present our schools’ everyday life here, so that we can get to know each other better and, hopefully, develop a longstanding and beautiful friendship. Although we live in different countries and cultures, we surely have a lot in common, as we share the same Christian values. Getting to know each other better seems a great adventure we are happily embarking on.

30 March 2018

Retreat

Last week the eldest students of our school took part in retreat. Every year we spend three days preparing our hearts and souls for the events which were to come during the Holy Week.

On the first day we had an opportunity to host a group of young people and two Salesian sisters from other town. We listened to young people's testimonies about their faith; there was time to praise the Lord in prayer and singing.

The following day we had a chance to visit the Franciscans in their monastery. They prepared a great deal of interesting and valuable events for us, such as a tour around the monastery, a lecture and a quiz.

On the last day we went to the cinema to see the film 'Wonder'. It was deeply touching and reflective.