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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT PETERITES STARTED BEFORE THE JOSEPHIANS – Algi Wijewickrema St. Peter’s College was launched as St. Joseph’s College, Colombo South by Rev. Fr. Maurice Le Goc, the visionary Rector of St. Joseph’s College in 1922 and obviously sports and many other extracurricular activities were introduced by St. Joseph’s from early years. Two examples are Cricketers studying at St. Peter’s playing for St. Joseph’s College up until a separate team represented St. Peter’s in 1927 and Football launched at St. Peter’s in 1925 while it was still St. Joseph’s College Colombo South. Although it is obvious that this should be the natural order of things, as St. Peter’s progressed as a College independent of St. Joseph’s after 1927, there are at least three activities that St. Peter’s College introduced before its brother school. This should not come as a surprise to anyone, least of all to Peterites as their ...

Sep 4, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Algi Wijewickrema, Rev. Fr. Maurice Le Goc, Rev. Fr. Nicholas Perera, Sri Lankan school's Past Stories, St.Peter's College

AWESOME AND AWE-INSPIRING CHORAL PRESENTATION The Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Brian Udaigwe, St. Joseph’s Rector Rev. Fr. Ranjith Andradi with the choirs Source:Dailymirror Numbering over 300 singers, a combined choir of girls and boys rendered the glorious Jubilee Anthem “Gloria Te” to conclude the magnificent Josephian Holy Week Choral Presentation. Choir master Francis D’ Almeida The beautifully renovated historic chapel of St. Joseph’s College reverberated with majestic choral harmony rarely seen and heard in the country. What preceded the concluding Anthem was a tapestry of chants, hymns and choruses capturing the final days of Jesus of Nazareth, leading up to his death and resurrection. ...

May 22, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Rev. Fr. Maurice Le Goc, St Joseph’s College

“PAPA DE NIESE” I am nearly certain that this is the man involved in this fascinating story sent in by Algi Wijewickrema & Keith Bennett. I was a Peterite of this era, but our Masters were always better known by their nicknames and Papa de Niese was certainly one of the ‘top ones’. Desmond Kelly.. (Mr.Music) (Editor-in-Chief)…e’Lanka. Source:Facebook After the names of Rev. Fr. Maurice Le Goc and Rev. Fr. Nicholas Perera, arguably the most mentioned name in the annals of early College history, is that of George Henry de Niese and it would not be right to close the centenary year without a tribute to this versatile person that served St. Peter’s in more than one way. It is not only for his contribution as a teacher, artist, musician and designer that he deserves to be remembered but also for the legacy he left behind. Based on records available ...

Jan 19, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Rev. Fr. Maurice Le Goc, Rev. Fr. Nicholas Perera, Stephen de Niese