NOT many primary schools have such a stunning backdrop to their
school worship - especially one that they have all had a hand in
making. At St Brides Major Church in Wales Primary School, near
Bridgend, in the diocese of Llandaff, all the
children have helped to create this huge mosaic illustrating the
main events and seasons of the Church's calendar, each roundel
framed in a liturgical colour. The Epiphany shows long-legged
camels bringing the Wise Men, and Lent has Jesus beset by fearsome
devils.
"We wanted something that was more modern than the drapes that
had hung there previously," Duncan Mottram (second to
left), the head teacher, says. "The children are very proud of
it - it has really captured their imagination. Their faces when
they came into school after half-term were full of awe and
wonder."
The work was guided by the resident artist, Kate Derbyshire, and
the school also has a new altar donated by neighbouring Ewenny
Priory Church, where the Archdeacon of Margam, the Ven. Philip
Morris (left in photo), is parish priest. The mosaic and
new altar were blessed by the Assistant Bishop of Llandaff, the Rt
Revd David Wilbourne (right).