The St Thomas More Community were delighted to attend the annual Diocesan Schools Mass on October 13^th at St Marys' Church, Dunstable. This came after a week of prayer and assemblies celebrating Catholic Schools week. As requested we arrived with our Prayer Baton prepared for us by the Art Department and one of our tutor groups - 8 Ghandi. This year we also had the special honour of writing the Prayers of the Faithful which were read by three of our 6^th Form Faith Ambassadors and Sixth Form Leaders. Some of these students have been in the Bedford Catholic Schools since Reception class.  Our students all remarked on the experience of gathering with so many students and being part of the wider community of Diocesan Catholic Schools. It was a memorable experience for them and it is always a delight to watch all the Banners of the different schools held high at the end of Mass. The school year has truly begun once we have attended the Diocesan Mass together!