5173_Blessing and Opening Ceremony of the St. John Bosco’s Bicentenary Building

August 17, 2019

By THA SC

Bangkok, Thailand, 16 August 2019 -- At the culmination of years of building construction on the new building, Fr. John Bosco Dheparat Pitisant, the Provincial of the Salesian Thai Province, officially presided over the blessing and opening ceremony of the new multi-purpose building, St. John Bosco’s Bicentenary Building, on the morning of 16 August 2019, which was also the birthday of St. John Bosco, the founder. In honored attendance were Fr. Paul Manoon Soncharoen, SDB, Rector and Director of Saint Dominic School, Fr. Francis Sakchai Trivaudom, SDB, Vice Rector and Youth Ministry, Fr. Joseph Kriengsak Chaiyaphornkaew, SDB, Manager and Bursar, and a number of other important guests from the Salesian community, as well as the teachers and students of Saint Dominic School.

This new building was formally blessed and opened starting on the 1st floor: Savio Premium, 5th floor: S.D. Corner, Savio Square, Audiovisual Room, Server Room, 6th floor: Student Affairs Office, Art Room, 7th floor: S.D. Music Zone, and lastly 8th floor: S.D. Stadium, S.D. Sports Zone. Just right after the opening, there were several exciting sports competitions such as football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, and so on.

Three years ago, on Thursday 21 July 2016, the board director of Saint Dominic School performed worship to receive blessings before having a construction of the St. John Bosco’s Bicentenary Building, followed by having a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday 11 November 2016. Finally, the school announced it would allow the first part of the new building to be used on Thursday 16 May 2019, which was for car parking. Especially, given that next year marks the 60th anniversary of Saint Dominic, an occasion which will be marked in 2020.