St Mary's Junior school warmly welcomed Bishop Philip of Winchester into school today to lead an Act of Worship about Epiphany. The children learnt about the story of the three wise men following the star from the east, their journey to Bethlehem to meet Jesus and about the three gifts they delivered.  As part of his visit, Bishop Philip 'chalked' the front door with the sign 20 † C † M † B † 24. This ancient tradition starts and finishes with the year 2024 and uses Latin C, M and B which stands for Christus, mansionem, benedicat. This translates to 'May Christ bless this house'. 

In addition to Bishop Philip's chalking of the entrance of the school, each class chalked their own doors. Head over to the photo gallery to see the pictures of this happening with Bishop Phillip, Mrs Lillywhite and Phillip Hiorns (school governor), who kindly gave up his time to be part of the visit.