Parents, governors, staff, parishioners and pupils gathered in church for the celebration. Pupils delivered the readings; the Gospel was an account of the Annunciation when Mary was asked to be the mother of Jesus.  Fr Chris shared his experience of starting his secondary school Upholland Seminary at the age of 11. He described how it was both exciting and frightening and how many of his friends today are friends that he made at school. He then explained the Gospel to us and asked us to consider how Mary must have felt being asked to make a big decision at such an early age. Fr Chris reminded us of the Sisters of Mercy their devotion not only to Our Lady, but to the school and the parish and how they were open to doing God’s will. He asked the pupils to think about what they wanted to do and what did they think God wanted them to do with their lives.