St. Peter’s High School Celebrates International Peace Day with Special Assembly and Rally

Jammu, 21-09-2023 : St. Peter’s High School observed International Peace Day today in the campus in the form of a special assembly and a peace rally. Special prayers were offered by the students and the staff members. Maulavi Mushtaq Ahmed, Pandit Makhan Shastri, and Fr. Vijay Lynda represented different religions of the country on the occasion. ‘Sarva Dharma Prarthana Samaroh’ was organized and readings from scriptures of different religions were read and prayers were offered by sarva dharma gurus. It was an important lesson on peace and understanding for the students of the school.

Peace Club of S.t Peter’s High School organized this special assembly and Sarva Dharma Prarthana Samaroh’ on the occasion of the World Peace Day. Students, members of the staff and the priests representing different religions lit candles for peace and undertook peace pledge in front of the tricolor flag of the country.

Peace rally was inaugurated with prayers by priests representing different religions of the country and with messages of peace with bunches of white balloons. A huge and impressive peace rally by 450 students and the staff members of the school. Rev. Fr. S. Joseph, the principal, led the peace rally from the front. Peace rally left the school campus at 8:45 am through B. C. Road to K.C. Chowk at the Bus Stand -Jammu. Turning fromthe Bus Stand .KC. Chowk, the peace rally proceeded through the famed BCRoad towards Jewel Chowk and DograChowk. Finally, it turned from Dogra Chowk towards the school, crossing M.A. Stadium, Nowabad Police Station and Jewel Chowk. The Peace Rally culminated at St. Peter’s High School at 9:45 am. Onlookers and bystanders, travelers and commuters blessed the children and encouraged them by waving at them and reading the messages of the placards carried by the rallying children. The slogan of the peace rally was ‘Peace be with you.’

The school management, under the guidance of Rev. Fr. S. Joseph, thanked profusely the office of the District Magistrate, Jammu for granting permission for the peace rally and for facilitating the same with required help from Jammu Municipal Corporation, Police Department and the Traffic Police, who supported and also congratulated the school management, students, and the staff members for organizing such an imposing, disciplined and inspiring peace rally in the heart of the City of Temples.