Senior Peer Ministers lead prayer service

A young woman stands at a podium in a church, speaking to a group of people seated in the pews before her, with colorful stained glass windows visible in the background.

On April 1, Senior Peer Ministers led a Holy Week prayer service for each Theology class where they read the account of Jesus washing the feet of the disciples, offered a reflection, and symbolically washed the hands of students and teachers. It was a wonderful way to enter more fully into the sacred days of Holy Week in preparation for Easter.

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A group of young people, some wearing school uniforms, are gathered in what appears to be a hallway or classroom setting.
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