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CHILDREN from Curzon CE Combined School in Penn Street near Amersham took part in Thank Your Vicar Day recently.
The Revd Captain Peter Simmons and children from Curzon CE Primary School.
Headteacher Jacqui Coles, said the school councillors asked classes to think about all the jobs a vicar does.
They reported back to the RE co-ordinator and decided that they wanted to make a card for the village vicar, the Revd Captain Peter Simmons.
He was unaware of the national Thank Your Vicar initiative when he visited the school for his usual assembly. Headteacher Jacqui Coles, said the school councillors asked classes to think about all the jobs a vicar does.
They reported back to the RE co-ordinator and decided that they wanted to make a card for the village vicar, the Revd Captain Peter Simmons.
He was unaware of the national Thank Your Vicar initiative when he visited the school for his usual assembly. "He was quite overwhelmed with the surprise at the end of his assembly, when the children showed their appreciation of him, gave him a card they'd taken so much care over and prayed for him.
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