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* Home * Sample Page * Newsletters * Adverts * GALLERY SJC * Contact Us * About Us * Today is: April 22, 2024 10:30 pm * SUBSCRIBE TO THE RSS FEED * SUBSCRIBE TO THE FEED VIA E-MAIL * ALMA MATER * Alumni NEWS * OBUs * CENTENARY * CRICKET * RUGBY * SPORTS * In Memoriam * Contact Us ALMA MATER, HEADLINE ST. PETER’S COLLEGE (1922-2022) 2022 is a banner year for St. Peter’s College Colombo!The school celebrates its Centenary this year. Due to prevailing Omicron/Covid pandemic conditions celebrations are scaled down for 18th January 2022. However, other activities connected with the centenary have already been published by Algi Wijewickrema, spokesman for the St. Peter’s College Old Boys’ Union.This illustration showcases […] Continue Reading ALMA MATER, HEADLINE, SJC, SPC A RICH HISTORY IN EDUCATION, SPORTS, DISCIPLINE, ETC…. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS FORTHCOMING FOR BOTH SCHOOLS IN 2021 AND 2022: SJC founded in 1896 celebrates its Quasquicentennial or 125th Anniversary in 2021 – history was made when a visionary group of French Missionaries led by Rev. Christophe-Etienne Bonjean established St. Joseph’s College Colombo – a proudly Roman Catholic educational institution in 1896.SPC founded in 1922 celebrates […] Continue Reading HEADLINE, JPAA CANADA JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF CANADA – JPAA CANADA (1984-2017) WITHOUT PREJUDICE The Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association of Canada (JPAA CANADA) was formed in 1984, at a time when there were less than 100 'Old Boys' from the two schools in Canada. It was the brainchild of Upali Obeyesekere (Old Peterite) who invited Benito de Silva (Old Josephian), a close friend […] Continue Reading HEADLINE, SPORTS, SUNDAY OBSERVER SUNDAY OBSERVER REPORT: PETERITES DETHRONE JOES IN JUGGERNAUT CRUSH Tournament favourites St. Joseph’s College were grounded to a screeching halt by a juggernaut of a Peterite set of forwards that were unstoppable in the Milo Trophy knock-out inter school rugby final under floodlights at the Race Course ground in Colombo yesterday. Perhaps the Joes did not bargain for such an unbelievable drive by a […] Continue Reading CRICKET, HEADLINE, SPC THE ‘PLATINUM YEARS OF PETERITE CRICKET’, 1978-1980 BY MICHAEL ELIAS The ‘Platinum Years of Peterite Cricket’, 1978-1980 by Michael Elias8-1980 Reams have been written about the "Golden Years" of Peterite and Josephian cricket. Countless arguments for and against one particular "greatest" era or a specific team have been made and are still being made whenever Peterites or Josephians meet. For many years we were very […] Continue Reading * * * * * OBUS AGM 1ST DECEMBER – PETERITE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO (PAAO) Posted on 28 November 2023 The Annual General Meeting of the Peterite Alumni Association of Ontario will be held on Friday, December 1, 2023. Notice attached herein. Continue Reading Comments Off on AGM 1st December – Peterite Alumni Association of Ontario (PAAO) SPC-OBU SANJEEVA ABEYGOONEWARDENA IS NEW PRESIDENT, ST. PETER’S COLLEGE OBU Posted on 19 July 2023 Congratulations and our best wishes to Sanjeeva Abeygoonewardena and his team in planning and execution of events and activities on behalf of St. Peter’s College Old Boys’ Union for the distinct pleasure of all Peterite Alumni in Sri Lanka and throughout the world. The OBU was first formed in 1927, under the distinguished patronage of […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Sanjeeva Abeygoonewardena is new President, St. Peter’s College OBU 50 OVERS, CRICKET 49TH LIMITED OVERS “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” Posted on 01 May 2023 Josephians thrash Peters to regain Peter A. Pillai trophy May 1, 2023. A dominant performance from the Josephians saw them beating arch rivals St. Peter’s College by 5 wickets in the 49th Battle of the Saints limited overs encounter at the SSC grounds yesterday. Peterite skipper Nimuthu Gunawaradane won the toss and elected to bat […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 49th Limited Overs “Battle of the Saints” BATTLE OF THE SAINTS, CRICKET 89TH ENCOUNTER: PETERITES RETAIN TROPHY AS RAIN PLAYS SPOILSPORT Posted on 30 April 2023 89th Battle of the Saints Encounter at SSC Grounds The 89th Battle of the Saints encounter between St. Joseph’s College and St. Peter’s College ended in a tame draw yesterday (29) as rain interrupted both days at the SSC Ground. The Josephian skipper won the toss and elected to field first. The Peterites started badly […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 89th Encounter: Peterites retain trophy as rain plays spoilsport BATTLE OF THE SAINTS, CRICKET 89TH JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE CRICKET ENCOUNTER Posted on 27 April 2023 Saints ready to battle for Rev. Fr. Maurice J. Le Goc Trophy 27 April 2023 The finale of March Madness, the 89th Battle of the Saints between two premier Catholic schools, St. Peter’s College and St. Joseph’s College, is all set to take centre stage on today (28) and tomorrow (29) at the SSC Ground. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 89th Josephian-Peterite Cricket Encounter IN MEMORIAM, SJC RIP – BENITO DE SILVA (1935-2022) – CO-FOUNDER, JPAA CANADA Posted on 03 March 2022 It is with profound sadness we report that Benito de Silva, popular community leader in Toronto who was a beacon of light in the Sri Lankan community for over four decades passed away last Wednesday (9th February) at Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto. By: Upali Obeyesekere – Josephian-Peterite Global NEWS NETWORK BENITO DE SILVA Benito […] Continue Reading Comments Off on RIP – BENITO DE SILVA (1935-2022) – CO-FOUNDER, JPAA CANADA CENTENARY, SPC ST. PETER’S COLLEGE CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS 18 JANUARY 2022 Posted on 12 January 2022 LIVE COVERAGE Live coverage of the Centenary Celebrations will be by ‘Quadrangle’. Their message is reproduced below. “St. Peter’s College will be celebrating its Centenary on 18th January with His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith Archbishop of Colombo as the Chief Guest. Holy Mass will be celebrated at 8.30 a.m. in the College Quadrangle followed by […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s College Centenary Celebrations 18 January 2022 ALUMNI NEWS, SPC POPULAR ENTERTAINER DESMOND DE SILVA NO MORE!(13 JULY 1944 – 09 JAN. 2022) Posted on 10 January 2022 ICONIC ENTERTAINER & PRE SEVENTIES PETERITE BIDS FAREWELL Sunday, January 9, 2022. It is with profound sadness we learn that popular entertainer Desmond de Silva succumbed to a heart attack whilst in Melbourne today. A living legend he was born in Matara but bred in Colombo. His versatility was limitless – singing in both English […] Continue Reading Comments Off on POPULAR ENTERTAINER DESMOND DE SILVA NO MORE!(13 JULY 1944 – 09 JAN. 2022) CENTENARY, SPC ST. PETER’S COLLEGE CENTENARY (1922-2022) Posted on 06 January 2022 By: Upali Obeyesekere – Josephian-Peterite NEWS NETWORK 360 Schools are the lifeblood of any community! Education is the bedrock of our contentment as a society, as an economy and as a people. It has often been stated that our greatest resource is our people. We have nurtured that resource and enriched its potential by the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on ST. PETER’S COLLEGE CENTENARY (1922-2022) 50 OVERS, CRICKET 47TH ENCOUNTER – JOSEPHIANS WIN BATTLE OF THE SAINTS LIMITED OVERS SERIES AT SSC GROUNDS Posted on 06 January 2022 JOSEPHIANS WIN LIMITED-OVERS ENCOUNTER BY 85 RUNS By: Upali Obeyesekere – Josephian-Peterite NEWS NETWORK 47th Encounter – Battle of the Saints Series at SSC Grounds on December 16, 2021. Rev. Fr. Claver Perera’s tenure as Rector, St. Peter’s College that the limited overs cricket match between the Big Match rivals – St. Peter’s College and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 47th Encounter – Josephians win Battle of the Saints limited overs Series at SSC Grounds BATTLE OF THE SAINTS, CRICKET 87TH ENCOUNTER OF THE “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” DRAWN IN FAVOUR OF JOES Posted on 06 January 2022 BATTLE OF THE SAINTS AT SSC GROUNDS DECEMBER 13TH & 14TH, 2021 Josephians take honours in drawn 87th Encounter of the “Battle of the Saints” By: Upali Obeyesekere – Josephian-Peterite News Network Due to national commitments, St. Joseph’s missed the services of their star skipper Dunith Wellalage, batsman Shevon Daniel and wicket-keeper batsman Sadeesh Jayawardene, […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 87th Encounter of the “Battle of the Saints” drawn in favour of Joes CRICKET, SJC HIRAN SACHIN JAYASUNDARA PERFORMS WELL IN CRICKET FOR JOES Posted on 05 January 2022 Thursday, January 6, 2022 – Daily News. St. Joseph’s College First Eleven Cricket Team 2021 Seated from left – Lahiru Wickramasinghe (1 st XI Assistanct Coach), Dilan Ramanayake (Head Coach), Asiri Caldera (1 st XI Master in Charge), Sadeesh jayawardene, Dunith Wellalage (Captain) , Rev. Fr. Ranjith Andradi, Rev. Fr. Priyan Thisera (Prefect of Games), […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Hiran Sachin Jayasundara performs well in cricket for Joes BATTLE OF THE SAINTS, CRICKET 86TH BATTLE OF THE SAINTS: JOE-PETE ENDS IN TAME DRAW Posted on 03 January 2022 CEYLON TODAY | Published: 2:00 AM Mar 8 2020 The 86th Battle of the Saints, Big Match encounter between traditional rivals St. Joseph’s College and St. Peter’s College ended in a high scoring draw at the P. Sara Oval, yesterday. The hero’s on the second day were Petes’ Ruwin Senevirathne and Danal Hemananda who joined the list […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 86th Battle of the Saints: Joe-Pete ends in tame draw ALMA MATER, HEADLINE ST. PETER’S COLLEGE (1922-2022) Posted on 03 January 2022 2022 is a banner year for St. Peter’s College Colombo!The school celebrates its Centenary this year. Due to prevailing Omicron/Covid pandemic conditions celebrations are scaled down for 18th January 2022. However, other activities connected with the centenary have already been published by Algi Wijewickrema, spokesman for the St. Peter’s College Old Boys’ Union.This illustration showcases […] Continue Reading Comments Off on ST. PETER’S COLLEGE (1922-2022) ALUMNI NEWS, SPC DR. ADIEL C. ANGHIE (JULY 20, 1941 – JUNE 14, 2015) Posted on 30 December 2021 Dr. Adiel C. Anghie, MD, 73, of Wheeling, WV, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Liza’s Place.Loving husband and father, he was born on July 20, 1941 the son of the late Gerard and Jeannie (Marr) Anghie.Dr. Anghie was a physician at the Bellaire Medical Clinic and Bellaire Hospital for over 25 years.He […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Dr. Adiel C. Anghie (July 20, 1941 – June 14, 2015) IN MEMORIAM RIP – LYN WIRATUNGA Posted on 25 December 2021 07 June 1944 – 24 Dec. 2021 It is with profound sadness we learn of Lyn Wiratunga’s demise in London, England on December 24, 2021. He was a Pre-70s Peterite who excelled in sports – Rugby, Basketball, Hockey & Tennis. Lyn’s late father was the brother of our second Rector, Rev. Fr. Basil Wiratunga. Lyn […] Continue Reading Comments Off on RIP – LYN WIRATUNGA FLASHBACK RANJIT WIJEYESEKERE : AN ODE TO A GAZELLE Posted on 24 July 2021 Published 1 month ago on 2021/06/20 BY MERRIL GUNARATNE (SENIOR DIG POLICE – RETIRED) We go back in time over 50 years to remember the feats of an outstanding athlete who dominated track events in national and school athletics. Ranjit Wijeyesekere of St.Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya, by outclassing formidable rivals in the most glamorous events in the sport, 400 […] Continue Reading Comments Off on RANJIT WIJEYESEKERE : AN ODE TO A GAZELLE FLASHBACK WINSTON TAMBIMUTTU – ONE OF THREE PETERITE ATHLETES FROM THE FIFTIES WHO WON NATIONAL HONOURS Posted on 24 July 2021 Passion for Excellence! By: Upali Obeyesekere – Editor, Josephian-Peterite NEWS NETWORK St. Peter’s College has produced numerous star athletes since the early 1930s, a few who later emerged as national champions. As ‘St. Joseph’s College South’, the school by the Wellawatta Canal was established in 1922. The school was re-branded and named St. Peter’s College […] Continue Reading Comments Off on WINSTON TAMBIMUTTU – ONE OF THREE PETERITE ATHLETES FROM THE FIFTIES WHO WON NATIONAL HONOURS ALMA MATER, CENTENARY ST. PETER’S COLLEGE COLOMBO CELEBRATES ITS CENTENARY NEXT YEAR Posted on 09 June 2021 By: Upali Obeyesekere – Editor, Josephian-Peterite NEWS NETWORK (JPNN) Schools are the lifeblood of any community! Education is the bedrock of our contentment as a society, as an economy and as a people. It has often been stated that our greatest resource is our people. We have nurtured that resource and enriched its potential by […] Continue Reading Comments Off on ST. PETER’S COLLEGE COLOMBO CELEBRATES ITS CENTENARY NEXT YEAR CRICKET 2021 CRICKET SCHEDULE – ST. PETER’S COLLEGE Posted on 11 March 2021 COURTESY: SUJITH SILVA – QUADRANGLE Quadrangle is at St Peter’s College, Colombo. St. Peter’s College will commence their 1st XI Cricket season this weekend with their traditional Fixtures against St. Sebastian’s College. Wishing all the best to Nipunaka Fonseka and his team! Here’s your guide to follow Peterite Cricket in 2021. Continue Reading Comments Off on 2021 Cricket Schedule – St. Peter’s College ALMA MATER ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE COLOMBO 125TH ANNIVERSARY Posted on 07 March 2021 CONGRATULATIONS!!! ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE COLOMBO (1896-2021) ‘FRUITS OF VIRTUE AND KNOWLEDGE’ St. Joseph’s College Colombo has reached a milestone as it celebrates its Quasquicentennial or 125th Anniversary on 2nd March 2021. St. Joseph’s College Colombo was founded as a seat of learning on 2nd March 1896.On the 12th December 1894 the foundation stone was laid […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Joseph’s College Colombo 125th Anniversary ALMA MATER, HEADLINE, SJC, SPC A RICH HISTORY IN EDUCATION, SPORTS, DISCIPLINE, ETC…. Posted on 02 March 2021 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS FORTHCOMING FOR BOTH SCHOOLS IN 2021 AND 2022: SJC founded in 1896 celebrates its Quasquicentennial or 125th Anniversary in 2021 – history was made when a visionary group of French Missionaries led by Rev. Christophe-Etienne Bonjean established St. Joseph’s College Colombo – a proudly Roman Catholic educational institution in 1896.SPC founded in 1922 celebrates […] Continue Reading Comments Off on A Rich History in Education, Sports, Discipline, etc…. CRICKET, INTER SCHOOL SJC & SPC CRICKET CAPTAINS – 2021 Posted on 26 February 2021 PHOTO CREDIT: JPNNGood News – Big Match datesMay 15, 2021 – Josephian-Peterite Limited Overs Encounter – SSC GroundsMay 28th & 29th, 2021 – Josephian-Peterite 87th Encounter (“Battle of the Saints”) – SSC Grounds CRICKET CAPTAINS APPOINTED FOR 2021 St. Peter’s College We have learned that Nipunaka Fonseka, has been appointed captain of the Peterite cricket team for […] Continue Reading Comments Off on SJC & SPC CRICKET CAPTAINS – 2021 CENTENARY SPC & SJC – RICH HISTORY IN EDUCATION, SPORTS, DISCIPLINE, ETC. Posted on 28 December 2020 A Rich History in Education, Sports, Discipline, etc…. Anniversary celebrations forthcoming for both schools in 2021 and 2022: SJC founded in 1896 celebrates its quasquicentennial or 125th Anniversary in 2021 SPC founded in 1922 celebrates its centenary or 100th anniversary in 2022. Continue Reading Comments Off on SPC & SJC – Rich History in Education, Sports, Discipline, etc. CRICKET, SJC EARLY CRICKET HISTORY – ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE COLOMBO Posted on 21 December 2020 CRICKET HISTORY AT ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE By: Upali Obeyesekere – Editor, JPNN Cricket was introduced to Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon) in the first quarter of the 19th century, following colonization of the island by the British in 1796. The legend of Cricket in the island nation of Ceylon is fascinating. The British planted wickets and introduced the game […] Continue Reading Comments Off on EARLY CRICKET HISTORY – ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE COLOMBO ALMA MATER, SPC REV. FR. TREVOR GERALD MARTIN – TRIBUTE TO A BELOVED RECTOR Posted on 08 December 2020 Rev. Fr. Trevor Gerald Martin Tribute to a beloved rector Tuesday, August 6, 2019 – Daily News. Rev. Fr. Trevor Gerald Martin was appointed to St. Peter’s College five years ago. I knew him at All Saints Church as an Assistant Parish Priest. From there, he was appointed Parish Priest of Koralawella, Moratuwa. He later […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Rev. Fr. Trevor Gerald Martin – Tribute to a beloved rector ALUMNI NEWS, SPC UPALI OBEYESEKERE INTERVIEW WITH LMD MAGAZINE Posted on 30 November 2020 OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY LMD MAGAZINE Upali Obeyesekere seeks to build bridges between communities Q: As far as perceptions go, do you think Sri Lanka can regain its composure in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic? A: Absolutely – Sri Lanka’s universal healthcare system has proven itself. The nation has done remarkably well to contain the spread […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Upali Obeyesekere interview with LMD Magazine BATTLE OF THE SAINTS, CRICKET “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” – RECAP OF JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE ENCOUNTERS Posted on 29 October 2020 Joe-Pete – victories and interesting finishes Earliest memories begin with the 1963 game where Maurice Deckker and David Heyn trash the Josephian bowlers to all parts of the field during a hurricane unbroken partnership of 73. Several sixes landed on the galvanized sheets of the students' tent. One of them dislodged a sheet which came […] Continue Reading Comments Off on “Battle of the Saints” – Recap of Josephian-Peterite Encounters BATTLE OF THE SAINTS, CRICKET JOE-PETE ’48 GAME A HEART STOPPER Posted on 09 October 2020 Courtesy: Supun Perera – Daily News of Friday, March 5, 2010. As the open clear blue skies and bright sunny weather herald, yet another big match season dawns; Be it Royal-Thomian, Joe-Pete and many cricket encounters of traditional importance. The value of a traditional cricket encounter is that young and old, staunch and true together […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Joe-Pete ’48 game a heart stopper ALMA MATER, SPC FIFE AND DRUM BAND OF ST. PETER’S COLLEGE & REV. FR. ARTHUR FERNANDO – RECTOR (1956 – 1963) Posted on 25 September 2020 Fife and Drum Band of St. Peter’s College & Rev. Fr. Arthur Fernando – Rector, SPC (1956 – 1963) Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948, and by this time the education system was firmly in place thanks to British-Ceylon influence during the period 1815 – 1948. The first school established by the British in Sri […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Fife and Drum Band of St. Peter’s College & Rev. Fr. Arthur Fernando – Rector (1956 – 1963) ALUMNI NEWS, SPC HONOUR ROLL: PETERITES IN CANADA WHO EARNED THEIR STRIPES Posted on 30 April 2020 Since 1922, St. Peter's College, Colombo has provided primary and high school education to thousands of students. After passing through the hallowed hallways of this great school, some have taken the bold step to seek greener pastures in other countries. This exodus started in the fifties when many went to the U.K. for studies and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Honour Roll: Peterites in Canada who earned their stripes BATTLE OF THE SAINTS, CRICKET 86TH “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” AT THE OVAL ON MARCH 6TH & 7TH, 2020 Posted on 02 March 2020 The 86th Battle of the Saints annual cricket encounter between St. Joseph’s College and St. Peter’s College will be played on the 6th and 7th of March at P. Sara Oval Grounds, Colombo and promises to deliver an exciting brand of cricket. The encounter will no doubt exemplify the great values, traditions and pageantry usually displayed […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 86th “Battle of the Saints” at The Oval on March 6th & 7th, 2020 IN MEMORIAM, SPC TRIBUTE: DESHAMANYA DR. P. R. ANTHONIS Posted on 30 December 2019 In Memoriam! DR. P. R. ANTHONIS (1911‐2009) Dr. P.R. Anthonis: A humanist par excellence Dr. P.R. Anthonis[/caption]Born on January 21, 1911 as the second child of a family of 16 children, Polwatte Arachchige Romiel Anthonis learned the Sinhala alphabet under the tutelage of Ven. Vajiragnana Thera at the ‘Dharmasalawa’ Bambalapitiya (Presently Vajiraramaya). A year later, […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute: Deshamanya Dr. P. R. Anthonis ALUMNI NEWS, SPC ARCHIBALD PERERA: THE SMALL GIANT OF PETERITE RUGBY Posted on 08 December 2019 Old boys and players of St. Peter’s College regroup for a tribute on December 29: 22 December, 2019 – Sunday Observer Archibald Perera Old boys and ex-rugby players of St. Peter’s College will team up at the college ground on December 29 in tribute to Archibald Perera the legendary scrum half and coach of the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Archibald Perera: The small giant of Peterite rugby CRICKET, INTER SCHOOL ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE REGAIN SINGER U-19 DIVISION 1 SCHOOLS CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIPS Posted on 13 April 2019 Joes defend title to create history. Under-19 Division I Cricket Final. April 12, 2019, 6:43 pm St. Joseph’s won the Inter School Under-19 Division Cricket title at Reid Avenue on Friday. St. Joseph’s created history when they retained the Inter School Under-19 Division I two-day tournament cricket title as Dunith Wellalage produced decisive performances with […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Joseph’s College regain Singer U-19 Division 1 Schools Cricket Championships CRICKET, INTER SCHOOL ST. JOSEPH’S CRICKETERS WIN SINGER SCHOOLS U-19 DIVISION 1 TITLE FOR 2019 Posted on 12 April 2019 St. Joseph’s hold nerve to successfully defend 2-day title! Singer Schools U19 Division 1 – Two Day Final By Roscoe Thattil – Courtesy of The Pappare. St. Joseph’s went on to successfully defend their Singer Schools U19 Division 1 Two Day title, overcoming the tricky 97 run deficit they faced coming in , to claim 1st innings points […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Joseph’s cricketers win Singer Schools U-19 Division 1 title for 2019 IN MEMORIAM, SPC OBITUARY: HERBERT ALAGARATNAM Posted on 10 April 2019 The death occurred early this morning in Colombo of Herbert Alagaratnam formerly of St. Mary's Parish, Bambalapitiya. Herbert is an alumnus of St. Joseph's College, Colombo 10, and played rugby for his alma mater. Brother of Stephen, James, Geoffrey, Rosemary and Benjamin. May his soul rest in peace. OBITUARY – ALAGARATNAM – HERBERT – Husband of Ayesha and father […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Obituary: Herbert Alagaratnam BATTLE OF THE SAINTS, CRICKET ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE WIN 45TH LIMITED OVER ENCOUNTER ON D/L METHOD Posted on 23 March 2019 Gamage heroics help Joes outclass St. Peter’s Battle of the Saints – 45th One Day Encounter. SCORES: SJC – 250 All Out in 49.3 Overs (Lakshan Gamage 101; Sachinta Ravindu 74 Bowling O M R W Econ Tariq Saboor 10 0 42 4 4.20 8.3 0 […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Joseph’s College win 45th Limited Over encounter on D/L method BATTLE OF THE SAINTS, CRICKET 85TH BATTLE OF THE SAINTS ENCOUNTER ENDS IN TAME DRAW Posted on 03 March 2019 The 85th edition of the traditional Josephian-Peterite annual cricket encounter was played on Friday, March 1st & Sat. March 2nd, 2019. The 'SAINTS' went marching in for another confrontation on familiar hunting grounds – the P. Sara Oval, competing for the Rev. Fr. Maurice Le Goc Challenge Trophy. Both teams had fared reasonably well during the Inter-School […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 85th Battle of the Saints encounter ends in tame draw BATTLE OF THE SAINTS, CRICKET 85TH “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS”: TEAMS EQUALLY BALANCED, KEEN TUSSLE ON THE CARDS Posted on 26 February 2019 Courtesy: By M. Shamil Amit – Sunday Times. All roads for the young and of the two premier Catholic schools in Colombo–St. Joseph’s and St. Peter’s will lead to the P. Sara Stadium as their two teams march on to the cricket field for annual “Battle of the Saints” encounter which is the 85th in the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 85th “Battle of the Saints”: Teams equally balanced, keen tussle on the cards ALMA MATER, SPC PETERITE SPORTS COMPLEX TO BE DECLARED OPEN ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Posted on 27 January 2019 Dream come true! This was Rev. Fr. Trevor Martin's pet project. It took less than two years for the project to be completed from 2017 – 2019. The new Sports Complex will be declared open on Friday, February 1, 2019, by the newly appointed Minister of Sports Harin Fernando. Minister Fernando is an old boy […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterite Sports Complex to be declared open on Friday, February 1 CRICKET, INTER SCHOOL, SPC UNBEATEN 252-RUNS BY SANTHUSH GUNATHILAKA V. ANANDA COLLEGE IS HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE FOR ST. PETER’S COLLEGE SINCE 1927 Posted on 06 January 2019 St. Peter's College was established in 1922 and launched its first cricket team in 1927, captained by Norman Paternott when the team played friendly unofficial games. The Paternott family played a major role in cricket and rugby in later years when Norman Paternott's three sons – Aubrey, Rodney and Hemish went on to captain their alma mater in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Unbeaten 252-runs by Santhush Gunathilaka V. Ananda College is highest individual score for St. Peter’s College since 1927 ALUMNI NEWS, SPC DULIP JAYAMAHA AMONG TWENTY-FIVE NEW PRESIDENT’S COUNSEL Posted on 23 December 2018 Twenty-five Attorneys-at- Law will swear in as President’s Counsel (PC) on January 18 at a ceremonial sitting of the Supreme Court. The swearing-in as President’s Counsel is also known as taking Silk. Attorneys-at-Law who have practised as counsels in courts either in the official or unofficial bar are eligible to be appointed as PCs. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Dulip Jayamaha among twenty-five new President’s Counsel ALUMNI NEWS, SPC FLASHBACK: IGP CHANDRA FERNANDO FELICITATED AT HIS ALMA MATER Posted on 23 December 2018 IGP felicitated at his alma mater by Sarath Malalasekera – Courtesy of Daily News – Wednesdat, October 27, 2004. St. Peters College, Colombo is considered an outstanding education institute, that has during her long history produced many brilliant scholars, outstanding sportsmen and several disciplined professionals in several fields, said Inspector General of Police Chandra Fernando, […] Continue Reading Comments Off on FLASHBACK: IGP Chandra Fernando felicitated at his alma mater SPC HIS GRACE ARCHBISHOP EMERITUS NICHOLAS MARCUS FERNANDO : ILLUSTRIOUS SON OF ‘LITTLE ROME’ Posted on 05 December 2018 His Grace Archbishop Emeritus Nicholas Marcus Fernando : Illustrious Son of ‘Little Rome’ Courtesy: Daily News. ‘He inspired me and I started to grow…’: Four score and six is a glorious inning in these cricketing days. One wonders how it feels to be 86 years of age in this twenty-first century for a colossus of […] Continue Reading Comments Off on His Grace Archbishop Emeritus Nicholas Marcus Fernando : Illustrious Son of ‘Little Rome’ ALMA MATER, SPC ST PETER’S NIGHT BEYOND IMAGINATION, TRAPEZES TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH NA TREE Posted on 03 November 2018 Courtesy: Colombo Gazette: A gala event showcasing the musical and thespian talents of primary level students of one of Sri Lanka’s premier boys’ schools St. Peter’s College, got underway at the open air stadium of the school recently. The creative talents of students were unleashed at this event, that earned kudos of the large and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St Peter’s night beyond imagination, trapezes to the next level with Na Tree IN MEMORIAM, SPC OBITUARY: DR. DARREL WEINMAN (1929-2018) Posted on 19 October 2018 Dr Darrel Felix WEINMAN WEINMAN, Dr Darrel Felix Born 20.11.1929, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Died 14.10.2018, Sydney, Australia. Passed away peacefully. Loving husband of Brinda, father of Jacqueline & Andrew & grandfather of Hannah. Brother of Dawn, Oenone (dec), Willie, Eric, Anne,Rosaine & Lester. A private funeral will take place. Please respect the privacy of the family […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Obituary: Dr. Darrel Weinman (1929-2018) JPAA CANADA DISBURSEMENTS – JPAA CANADA TRUST FUND Posted on 01 October 2018 WITHOUT PREJUDICE This report is authored by Upali Obeyesekere, Founding President of JPAA Canada based on hard facts and documentation at hand. The following quotes were our guiding light in dealing with the challenges the Joint Trustees had in safeguarding the funds in the JPAA Trust Account. QUOTES: Next to doing the right thing, the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Disbursements – JPAA Canada Trust Fund JPAA CANADA JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (JPAA CANADA) Posted on 01 July 2018 TWO TRUE BROTHERS OF ONE FAMILY…. The Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association – Canada (JPAA CANADA), was formed in 1984. The year was 1984, and the total number of Old Boys from SJC & SPC living in Canada may have totalled less than one hundred. With this backdrop, the history of the Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association (JPAA) in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association of Canada (JPAA Canada) HEADLINE, JPAA CANADA JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF CANADA – JPAA CANADA (1984-2017) Posted on 01 July 2018 WITHOUT PREJUDICE The Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association of Canada (JPAA CANADA) was formed in 1984, at a time when there were less than 100 'Old Boys' from the two schools in Canada. It was the brainchild of Upali Obeyesekere (Old Peterite) who invited Benito de Silva (Old Josephian), a close friend […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association of Canada – JPAA Canada (1984-2017) HEADLINE, SPORTS, SUNDAY OBSERVER SUNDAY OBSERVER REPORT: PETERITES DETHRONE JOES IN JUGGERNAUT CRUSH Posted on 30 June 2018 Tournament favourites St. Joseph’s College were grounded to a screeching halt by a juggernaut of a Peterite set of forwards that were unstoppable in the Milo Trophy knock-out inter school rugby final under floodlights at the Race Course ground in Colombo yesterday. Perhaps the Joes did not bargain for such an unbelievable drive by a […] Continue Reading Comments Off on SUNDAY OBSERVER REPORT: PETERITES DETHRONE JOES IN JUGGERNAUT CRUSH RUGBY SUNDAY TIMES ACCOUNT OF JOE-PETE RUGBY 2018 Posted on 03 June 2018 St. Peter’s slip the ball at the pearly gate By Abdullah Shahnawaz – Courtesy: The Sunday Times. Joes regain Fr. Basil Wiratunga trophy. St. Joseph's scored twice back-to-back early in the game and went on with 14 men to beat the Petes – Pic by M.A. Pushpakumara St. Joseph’s College slid and slipped through […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Sunday Times account of Joe-Pete Rugby 2018 RUGBY THE STORY OF THE PETERITE 1ST XV RUGBY TEAM 2018 – BY: HAMZA HIDAYATHULLAH Posted on 03 June 2018 The Story of the Peterite 1st XV Rugby Team 2018 By Hamza Hidayathullah “Not every moment is going to be fireworks. Sometimes it takes a million little sparks to create a full-blown explosion” – Author Unknown From the moment that final whistle was blown by Referee Dinka Peiris on 18th June 2017 at the Sugathadasa […] Continue Reading Comments Off on The Story of the Peterite 1st XV Rugby Team 2018 – By: Hamza Hidayathullah CRICKET, HEADLINE, SPC THE ‘PLATINUM YEARS OF PETERITE CRICKET’, 1978-1980 BY MICHAEL ELIAS Posted on 03 June 2018 The ‘Platinum Years of Peterite Cricket’, 1978-1980 by Michael Elias8-1980 Reams have been written about the "Golden Years" of Peterite and Josephian cricket. Countless arguments for and against one particular "greatest" era or a specific team have been made and are still being made whenever Peterites or Josephians meet. For many years we were very […] Continue Reading Comments Off on The ‘Platinum Years of Peterite Cricket’, 1978-1980 by Michael Elias RUGBY INTER-SCHOOLS RUGBY: UGLY SCENE MARS PETERITE VICTORY Posted on 08 April 2018 By M. Shamil Amit – Courtesy: The Sunday Times of April 8, 2018. The Peterites were clinical against Isipathana – Pic by Amila Gamage An ugly scene marred the Under 19 inter-school rugby encounter after St. Peter’s came out victorious by 20 points to 14 against Isipathana when some spectators manhandled a touch judge […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Inter-Schools Rugby: Ugly scene mars Peterite victory HEADLINE, RUGBY PETERITE RUGBY LEGACY – PROUD PROFILE Posted on 04 April 2018 Peterite Rugby lineage is rich with talent together with the true spirit of the game and it is with no doubt the Blue, White and Gold Brigade have made up their name as consistent performers of the game throughout the history of eighty-two years. History of the Game at […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterite Rugby Legacy – Proud Profile ALUMNI NEWS, SPC FORMER PETERITE CRICKETER BERNARD WIJETUNGA HEADS SKAL INTERNATIONAL Posted on 03 April 2018 April 2, 2018. Former St. Peter’s College cricketer Bernard Wijetunge was inducted as President of Skal International Colombo at its recently concluded AGM held at the Galadari Hotel. Skal is a professional organization of tourism leaders around the world, promoting global tourism and friendship. It is the only international group uniting all branches of […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Former Peterite cricketer Bernard Wijetunga heads Skal International 50 OVERS, BATTLE OF THE SAINTS, CRICKET, HEADLINE 44TH BATTLE OF THE SAINTS LIMITED OVER MATCH WON BY ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE BY 87 RUNS Posted on 03 April 2018 The Josephian-Peterite limited overs encounter which is the longest running Limited Over encounter in the country and played for the Rev.Fr. Peter A. Pillai trophy was worked off for the 44th consecutive year at the SSC grounds in Colombo on Saturday, March 24, 2018. A solid all-round effort by St. Joseph’s College enabled them […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 44th Battle of the Saints Limited over match won by St. Joseph’s College by 87 runs ALUMNI NEWS ON THE NOSE DOWN UNDER: CHEATING EXPOSES ROTTEN CRICKET CULTURE BY LAWRENCE HEYN Posted on 02 April 2018 On the nose Down Under: Cheating exposes rotten cricket culture By Lawrence Heyn (Former Peterite cricketer now domiciled in Australia) The moral high ground Australian sport had chosen to occupy caved in last Saturday, and the country’s reputation plunged into a dark, deep pit of national shame. All that is left to be done now […] Continue Reading Comments Off on On the nose Down Under: Cheating exposes rotten cricket culture by Lawrence Heyn ALMA MATER HAPPY EASTER 2018! Posted on 01 April 2018 On Easter Sunday Christians world-wide celebrate the Glorious Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the core-truth of their religious faith and spirituality. Jesus of Nazareth thus became an Eternal Galilean who will rule the world and human history till the end of time. The Crucified Nazarene, the carpenter’s son, the authoritative preacher, the healer of the sick […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Happy Easter 2018! IN MEMORIAM, SPC TRIBUTE TO THE LATE EBERT SILVA – OLD PETERITE Posted on 28 March 2018 Ebert Silva, a pioneer and a legend in Sri Lanka’s travel and tourism remembered on his 6th death anniversary The 6th death anniversary of Ebert Silva, the late chairman of Ebert Silva Group and a pioneer and a legend in Sri Lanka’s travel and tourism industry falls on March 28. March 27, 2018, 8:15 pm […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute to the late Ebert Silva – Old Peterite ALMA MATER, SJC ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OPENS SKYRIM ARENA Posted on 28 March 2018 St. Joseph’s College, Colombo declared opened the ‘SkyRim Arena’, a new state-of-the-art sporting arena of the school’s 20 year old Indoor Sports Complex with the latest addition of brand new basketball and tennis courts, last Tuesday. Located on the banks of the Beira Lake, the new arena is a revamped, state-of-the-art version of the school’s […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Joseph’s College opens SKYRIM ARENA 50 OVERS, BATTLE OF THE SAINTS, CRICKET, HEADLINE 44TH “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” LIMITED OVER ENCOUNTER ON SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2018 AT SSC GROUNDS Posted on 19 March 2018 The limited over "Battle of the Saints" was launched in 1975. The honour of captaining the inaugural game belonged to Dushan Soza (SJC) and Bernard Wijetunga (SPC).Around this time, the 50-over game was gathering momentum throughout the cricketing playing nations. The Josephian-Peterite limited over game was the first amongst schools in Sri Lanka. St. Joseph's […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 44th “Battle of the Saints” limited over encounter on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at SSC grounds BATTLE OF THE SAINTS, HEADLINE 84TH “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” ON MARCH 2ND & 3RD ENDS IN A TAME DRAW Posted on 04 March 2018 The 84th "Battle of the Saints" encounter ended in a tame draw, in favour of the underdogs St. Peter's College who had a 49-run lead in the first innings. The Josephians forced the draw by batting through the better part of day-2 and giving their rivals only 9 overs to make 189 runs for a win […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 84th “Battle of the Saints” on March 2nd & 3rd ends in a tame draw FLASHBACK ROHAN ABEYESUNDERA: PETERITE SPORTS STAR OF THE 60S – RUGBY, CRICKET & ATHLETICS REPRESENTED CEYLON RFU FROM 1966 – 1971 Posted on 02 March 2018 Burly Rohan Abeyesundera is a grass roots Peterite having attended college from 1952 – 1964, from the Primary to High School. He was a robust sportsman who earned College Colours in Cricket, Rugby and Athletics. While he excelled as an all-round sports star in school, Rohan continued his passion for rugby and played for […] Continue Reading Comments Off on ROHAN ABEYESUNDERA: Peterite sports star of the 60s – Rugby, Cricket & Athletics represented Ceylon RFU from 1966 – 1971 FLASHBACK THE UNIQUE CRICKET STORY OF GEORGE JAYAWEERA AND HIS FOUR SONS Posted on 01 March 2018 It’s that time of the year in Sri Lanka – the big match season! Cricket takes pride of place over any other socio-political event in the island. Be it the ‘Battle of the Saints’, ‘Battle of the Blues’, ‘Battle of the Maroons’, ‘Battle of the North’, ‘Hill Country Battle of the Blues’, ‘Battle of the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on The unique cricket story of George Jayaweera and his four sons FLASHBACK NORMAN PATERNOTT AND HIS THREE SONS KEPT THE PETERITE FLAG FLYING HIGH FOR 43-YEARS! Posted on 01 March 2018 By: Upali Obeyesekere – Toronto, Canada. St. Peter’s College was founded by Rev. Fr. Michael J. Le Goc, a French Missionary who was Rector, St. Joseph’s College. A few years later in 1927, Rev. Fr. Nicholas Perera was appointed Rector, St. Peter’s College. The first cricket team and the Old Boys’ Union were both formed […] Continue Reading Comments Off on NORMAN PATERNOTT and his three sons kept the Peterite flag flying high for 43-years! FLASHBACK SURAJ ABEYSEKERA LED ST. PETER’S TO VICTORY IN 1978 Posted on 01 March 2018 St. Peter’s College had a tremendous season in 1978 under the captaincy of Suraj Abeysekera winning “Best All Island Team” award in both the Sunday Observer and Sunday Times competitions. Besides Abeysekera's astute captaincy, he had a few star players who were match winners. On the bowling side was Vinothen John who needs little introduction. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Suraj Abeysekera led St. Peter’s to victory in 1978 BATTLE OF THE SAINTS, CRICKET 84TH “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” AT P. SARA OVAL ON MARCH 2ND & 3RD Posted on 01 March 2018 Friday, March 2, 2018. Josephian captain Jehan Daniel and Peterite skipper Santhush Gunathilake with the Rev.Fr Maurice Le Goc trophy which the two schools will play for in the 84th Battle of the Saints encounter at the P Sara Oval today The 84th Battle of the Saints between St. Peter’s College and St. Joseph’s College […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 84th “Battle of the Saints” at P. Sara Oval on March 2nd & 3rd ALMA MATER, HEADLINE 86TH PRIZE GIVING – ST. PETER’S COLLEGE Posted on 21 February 2018 The 86th Prize Giving was held at St. Peter's yesterday (20th February 2018) with a distinguished Old Boy, Mr. Ashantha Timothy Andradi as the Chief Guest. After the welcome ceremony Mr. Andradi, his wife Kirtida and son Kirshan were conducted by Fr. Rector, accompanied by distinguished Old Boy invitees, to light the traditional oil lamp. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 86th Prize Giving – St. Peter’s College FLASHBACK ST. PETER’S COLLEGE HAD A BLOCKBUSTER CRICKET TEAM IN 1957 Posted on 02 February 2018 The Peterites had a blockbuster team in 1957, led by a astute skipper – Jayantha Fernando who also captained St. Peter's in rugby. David Muthumani and Nihal Wijesena were the regular openers while fiery Darrel de Silva came in at No.3. I still remember how Darrel lifted the opening attacks of many a school right […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s College had a blockbuster cricket team in 1957 ALUMNI NEWS BLAST FROM THE PAST: PAST CRICKETERS OF ST. PETER’S COLLEGE 1978/1979 Posted on 13 January 2018 "A picture is worth a thousand words" Members of St. Peter's College Cricket Champion Team of 1978/79 & Under 16 of 1977. Seated L to R: Michael Elias, Rohan Paulaz, Suraj Abeysekera, Monty Crusz. Standing L to R: Bakir Mohamed Ali, Rumesh Ratnayaka, Suren Perera, Romeish De Mel, Tony Candappa, Niranjan Rodrigo, Kitto Fernandopulle, Janaka Abeygoonaratne, Lenny Cramer, Wipula […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Blast from the Past: Past Cricketers of St. Peter’s College 1978/1979 ALUMNI NEWS AIR COMMODORE ROSHAN BIYANWILA IS NEW SLC SECRETARY Posted on 06 January 2018 The Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) at an emergency meeting last evening decided to appoint Air Commodore Roshan Biyanwila as the new Secretary at SLC. The position of secretary fell vacant with the appointment of the sitting Secretary Mohan de Silva as the Vice President in charge of National Cricket at SLC. However […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Air Commodore Roshan Biyanwila is new SLC Secretary IN MEMORIAM OBITUARY: LASHAN ABEYGOONEWARDENA (1978-2018) Posted on 05 January 2018 OBITUARY – LASHAN ABEYGOONEWARDENA (1978-2018) Hamza Hidayathullah and Algi Wijewickrema have conveyed the sad news of the demise of Lashan Abeygoonewardena. With profound sadness, we announce the death of Lashan Abeygoonewardena, beloved son of Camillus R. Abeygoonewardena (Past President of SPC-OBU), brother of Sanjeewa Abeygoonewardena (SPC 1st XV Cpt. 95) and Dilan Abeygoonewardena (SPC 1st XV Cpt. 2001). […] Continue Reading Comments Off on OBITUARY: LASHAN ABEYGOONEWARDENA (1978-2018) IN MEMORIAM OBITUARY: TIMO GABRIEL – BROTHER OF REV. FR. TRAVIS GABRIEL Posted on 14 December 2017 GABRIEL – TIMO. Beloved son of late Mr H.A. Gabriel and late Mrs Rita Gabriel, loving husband of Maureen, brother of Tyronne, Tania, Rev. Fr. Travis Gabriel and Tamara. Cortege leaves residence 258/ 2, Kotte Road, Nugegoda at 2.30 p.m. for Mass at St. Thomas’ Church Kotte at 3.00 p.m. and thereafter for burial at Kotte.155662. Continue Reading Comments Off on OBITUARY: TIMO GABRIEL – BROTHER OF REV. FR. TRAVIS GABRIEL SPC-OBU OFFICE BEARERS OF ST. PETER’S COLLEGE OLD BOYS’ UNION COLOMBO 2017/2018 Posted on 09 December 2017 The Old Boys' Union of St. Peter's College, Colombo had their 89th Annual General Meeting on Sunday, 2 July 2017, at the D J Nicholas Perera Hall at St. Peter's, at which Asela Lihinikaduwa was elected President for the year 2017/18. Following are those elected to the Committee of Management for the year 2017/18. Patron: […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Office Bearers of St. Peter’s College Old Boys’ Union Colombo 2017/2018 IN MEMORIAM OBITUARY: CHRISTOPHER HARRIDGE Posted on 19 November 2017 OBITUARY NOTICE: HARRIDGE – CHRISTOPHER, husband of late Antoinette, son of Noel and Norma Harridge, brother of Michael and Desmond Harridge, brother-in-law of Liz and Suzi. Remains will lie at A.F. Raymond’s Funeral Parlour from 9 a.m. on 22nd Wednesday, onwards. Cortege leaves the Parlour at 4.30 p.m. on Thursday 23rd November, 2017 for Cremation at […] Continue Reading Comments Off on OBITUARY: CHRISTOPHER HARRIDGE IN MEMORIAM OBITUARY: DODWELL DE SILVA – LEADER, SPC FIFE & DRUM BAND IN 1956 Posted on 12 November 2017 News has just reached us of the passing of DODWELL DE SILVA on Saturday, November 11, 2017, in Cerritos, California. Dodwell was fondly known as "Doddy" in school and is a pre-70s Peterite who was at St. Peter's College in the 50s and early 60s travelling to college from his parental home on Pereira Lane, Wellawatta. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on OBITUARY: DODWELL DE SILVA – Leader, SPC Fife & Drum Band in 1956 OUR WEBSITE WEBSITE TRAFFIC INCREASES DRAMATICALLY Posted on 05 November 2017 As the owner/admin of this website, we are encouraged to see the dramatic increase of website traffic on our site. Since July of this year, there has been a steady increase and highest on record is 467 visitors on August 16, 2017. Today (Sunday) by 1:00 pm Toronto time, there have been 142 visitors. With […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Website traffic increases dramatically FLASHBACK, HEADLINE FLASHBACK: CELEBRATING JOSEPHIAN CRICKET ACHIEVEMENTS Posted on 01 November 2017 October 2014 – The Josephians took an evening off to celebrate their recent success and felicitated five of their brightest stars that illuminated the entire Lankan skies. The proud Josephian team The event took place at the Water’s Edge. Josephian cricket stars felicitated Rev. Fr. Travis Gabriel – Rector, Sports Council and Cricket Advisory Committee […] Continue Reading Comments Off on FLASHBACK: Celebrating Josephian cricket achievements ALUMNI NEWS SPELLBOUND 2017 TO CAST ITS SPELL, PRESENTED BY ST. PETER’S COLLEGE Posted on 24 October 2017 St. Peter’s College, Colombo 4, presents Spellbound 2017, the most innovative and unique school concert in the history of school concerts. The concert will be held on October 29 from 6.30 p.m. at the College Quadrangle. Spellbound 2017 focuses on bringing together generations of Peterites to perform their various talents, music, dance, etc., which will […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Spellbound 2017 to cast its spell, presented by St. Peter’s College FLASHBACK FLASHBACK: SPORTY DECLARATION BY JOES ENABLES PETERITES TO REGISTER WIN IN 1978 Posted on 19 October 2017 St. Peter's College was founded in 1922, and cricket was introduced in 1927. The first "big match" was played in 1933 with the Josephians winning the inaugural game by an innings and 105 runs. It took 13 years for the Peterites to register their first win in the series. This was in 1946, under the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on FLASHBACK: Sporty declaration by Joes enables Peterites to register win in 1978 ALUMNI NEWS, HEADLINE 27TH ANNUAL JOSEPHIAN PETERITE OLD BOYS CRICKET MATCH ENDS IN A TIE IN WASHINGTON DC. Posted on 05 October 2017 For the first time in the series the annual encounter ended in a tie and the trophy was shared between the teams. In the master game played prior to that ended in a close five run win for the Joes. 27th Annual Josephian Peterite Old Boys Encounter Chief Scores SPC 124/8 in 20 over’s (Dilan […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 27th Annual Josephian Peterite old boys cricket match ends in a tie in Washington DC. HEADLINE, JPAA CANADA JPAA CANADA DONATES OVER MILLION RUPEES TO ALMA MATER – SJC & SPC Posted on 04 October 2017 NEWS RELEASE No: 2017-1001 Toronto, Canada – October 1, 2017. The Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association of Canada (JPAA Canada) was formed in 1984, and prides itself as the first Sri Lankan Schools Alumni Association to be formed in Canada. JPAA Canada is also the only joint association in the world for the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on JPAA Canada donates over Million Rupees to Alma Mater – SJC & SPC IN MEMORIAM 7TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY – MELVILLE ASSAUW Posted on 30 September 2017 September 21, 2010. My friend, Melville Joseph Assauw, passed away on the 23rd of June this year, just short of the Biblical three score years and ten. I had known for some time that Mel had been seriously ill and the news of his demise should not have been a surprise. But it was. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 7th death anniversary – Melville Assauw JPAA CANADA GENERAL COMMUNIQUE OF 9/26/2017 FROM JPAA CANADA PRESIDENT 2016-2018 Posted on 26 September 2017 E-MAIL FROM JPAA PRESIDENT CHRISTY JOSEPH DATED 09/26/2017 AT 20:35 HOURS To: All Past & Present Members, JPAA Canada Dear All, I took over as JPAA President in April 2016, and currently serving a 2-year term till 2018. As explained in my general communiqué of 8/22/2017 (shown below) all accounts of JPAA were frozen by […] Continue Reading Comments Off on General Communique of 9/26/2017 from JPAA Canada President 2016-2018 FLASHBACK, HEADLINE 1965 BIG MATCH: TRAVIS FERNANDO LEADS PETERITES TO 6 WICKET VICTORY Posted on 13 September 2017 St. Peter's College was led by Travis Fernando and had Darrell Wimalaratne and Charlitha Goonasena opening batting. In batting order Peter de Niese followed at No.3 – Chris Harridge #4 – skipper Travis Fernando #5 – Aubrey Paternott #6 – C. Christoffelsz # 7 – Everard Hoffman # 8 – Tony Opatha # 9 – […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 1965 Big Match: Travis Fernando leads Peterites to 6 wicket victory JPAA CANADA JPAA CANADA – ALIVE AND WELL Posted on 01 September 2017 Contrary to unfounded rumours floating around, the 34-year old Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association of Canada (JPAA Canada) is alive and well in Toronto. JPAA Canada is unique in that it is the only joint association for the Josephians and Peterites, in the world. JPAA Canada goes on record as the first Sri Lankan […] Continue Reading Comments Off on JPAA Canada – alive and well IN MEMORIAM TRIBUTE TO JOSEPHIAN CRICKETER – TREVOR CRONER Posted on 22 August 2017 Trevor bats no more! Trevor Croner, that versatile sportsman from St. Joseph's College, Maradana passed away in Brisbane, Australia after bravely fighting a terminal illness.(24 Dec 2004) Trevor excelled in cricket but did not confine his talents to cricket alone. He represented the college in soccer, swimming and athletics as well. In football he scored […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute to Josephian cricketer – TREVOR CRONER SPC-OBU ASELA LIHINIKADUWA ELECTED PRESIDENT, ST. PETER’S COLLEGE OLD BOYS’ UNION 2017/18 Posted on 15 August 2017 Congratulations to the entire new Committee of Management of St. Peter's College Old Boys' Union (Colombo) elected at the Annual General Meeting held on Sunday, July 2, 2017. Full list of elected officers in post below. Asela Lihinikaduwa was elected President while Kevin Edwards and Algi Wijewickrema were among those elected Vice Presidents. Ravika de […] Continue Reading Comments Off on ASELA LIHINIKADUWA elected President, St. Peter’s College Old Boys’ Union 2017/18 FLASHBACK 1983 PETERITE SKIPPER NIRANJAN RODRIGO SHARES HIS THOUGHTS ON THE 1978 PETERITE VICTORY IN THE BIG MATCH Posted on 12 August 2017 BLAST FROM THE PAST Good old ‘Big Match’ days True sportsmanship the answer to break deadlock – Niranjan Rodrigo by Reemus Fernando – Courtesy: The Island of 07 March, 2008. Can they break the deadlock at least this year? This might be the question running through the minds of not only the Joes and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 1983 Peterite Skipper Niranjan Rodrigo shares his thoughts on the 1978 Peterite victory in the Big Match PRE-70S GROUP ALGI WIJEWICKREMA ELECTED PRESIDENT, PRE-SEVENTIES GROUP Posted on 30 July 2017 The Pre-Seventies Peterites (or The Peterites' Group of Pre 1970 to give its official name) had its Annual General Meeting last Friday, 26th May 2017 at the OBU Secretariat followed by a social. The Committee elected for the year 2017/18 is as follows: Patron – (Ex-officio) Rector St. Peter's […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Algi Wijewickrema elected President, Pre-Seventies Group IN MEMORIAM DEMISE OF FORMER PETERITE SPORTS STAR LAKSHMAN SERASINGHE IN MELBOURNE Posted on 05 July 2017 NEWS HAS REACHED US THAT LAKSHMAN SERASINGHE, FORMER PETERITE SPORTS STAR OF THE 50S HAS PASSED AWAY IN MELBOURNE. FUNERAL SERVICE ON SAT. JULY 8TH. MAY GOD GRANT HIS SOUL ETERNAL REST! Lakshman Serasinghe was a household name in Sri Lanka's sport circles in the mid-fifties. He was an all-round sports star who had his […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Demise of former Peterite sports star Lakshman Serasinghe in Melbourne SPC-OBU MESSAGE: FROM ALGI WIJEWICKREMA – GENERAL SECY. SPC – OBU Posted on 01 July 2017 Dear Peterites young and old, This would be my final official message to you all as your General Secretary and I write to thank you most sincerely for the wonderful cooperation I received from all members here and abroad in the discharge of my duties. I consider it indeed a privilege to have been able […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Message: From Algi Wijewickrema – General Secy. SPC – OBU SPORTS SACHITH SILVA LEADS JOES TO A HISTORIC FINAL Posted on 23 June 2017 Courtesy: Hisham Hameed – The Pappare – June 7, 2017. The revamped St. Joseph’s side after a rather average performance in the league, seemed to have got into the right groove at the right time, as they outclassed Dharmaraja College, Kandy by 34 points to 12 in the 1st semi final of the MILO Presidents […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Sachith Silva leads Joes to a historic final FLASHBACK FLASHBACK: MEMORABLE INNINGS OF 235 N.O. BY TYRONE LE MERCIER IN 1962 Posted on 22 June 2017 Tyrone Le Mercier – Represented St. Peter’s College for five years and best remembered for his brilliant 235 n.o. against Antonians By Upali Obeyesekere – Inaugural President, Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association – Canada (1993). Going down memory lane, one cannot forget a name that was synonymous with school cricket in Ceylon, in the late fifties and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on FLASHBACK: Memorable innings of 235 n.o. by Tyrone Le Mercier in 1962 FLASHBACK DOWN MEMORY LANE: VICTORY & INTERESTING FINISHES – JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE ENCOUNTER Posted on 21 June 2017 (Courtesy: Sunday Observer – 22 February, 2004) Once again it is Big Match time and we are back at the Oval to witness the 2004 encounter. I have had the privilege of having witnessed every single match since the 1963 encounter – bar the game in 1965 when a bout of flu enforced a break. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Down Memory Lane: Victory & Interesting Finishes – Josephian-Peterite Encounter FLASHBACK DAVID HEYN – DASHING LEFT-HAND BAT AND BRILLIANT COVER FIELDER Posted on 20 June 2017 Living Legends – David Heyn Dashing David a top-notch left-hander Courtesy: NATION – By Sa�adi Thawfeeq Dashing, debonair, flamboyant are some of the words that were used to describe the batting of David Heyn who was an integral part of the Ceylon and Sri Lanka teams of the sixties through to the seventies. Heyn, a […] Continue Reading Comments Off on David Heyn – dashing left-hand bat and brilliant cover fielder SPC-OBU MESSAGE FROM KEVIN EDWARDS – CHAIRMAN, GOLDEN GLEAM 2017 Posted on 13 May 2017 Dear Brother Peterites, GOLDEN GLEAM 2017 (OBU Annual Fundraiser) With the theme "UNDER THE SEA", this year the OBU will be celebrating its 90th Anniversary and 40 Years of being led by a lay President. Proceeds of this years' Dance will used to complete the Student Career Guidance Centre of College. Venue : Colombo Hilton Date : Saturday […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Message from Kevin Edwards – Chairman, Golden Gleam 2017 HEADLINE 83RD JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE ENCOUNTER ENDS IN DRAW Posted on 07 March 2017 The 83rd Josephian-Peterite cricket encounter ended in a draw. The game was played over two days at the Colombo Oval. Given an impossible target of 181 to win in 15 overs, St. Peter’s College openers Santhush Gunathilake and Anishka Perera gave it all they got to get to 99 for no loss before the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 83rd Josephian-Peterite Encounter ends in draw HEADLINE, SPORTS 83RD BATTLE OF THE SAINTS : CENTURION JEHAN DANIEL (124 N.O.) SAVES ST. JOSEPH’S Posted on 03 March 2017 Saturday, March 4, 2017. Indika Welagedara – Courtesy: Daily News. Jehan Daniel exults after scoring a face-saving century for St Joseph’s College on the first day of the Battle of the Saints cricket match against St Peter’s College at the P Sara Oval yesterday. Pic by Thilak Perera Sri Lanka under 19 cricketer Jehan Daniel […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 83rd Battle of the Saints : Centurion Jehan Daniel (124 n.o.) saves St. Joseph’s HEADLINE, SPORTS 83RD JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE ENCOUNTER AT COLOMBO OVAL ON MARCH 3RD & 4TH Posted on 02 March 2017 In Sri Lanka, March madness has set in with a few “big matches” scheduled for the first week-end. The 83rd encounter of the “Battle of the Saints” takes pride of place and will be played at the old familiar Colombo Oval (P. Sara Stadium) on March 3rd & 4th. St. Joseph’s lead the series with […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 83rd Josephian-Peterite Encounter at Colombo Oval on March 3rd & 4th HEADLINE, SPORTS 83RD BATTLE OF THE SAINTS: THIS CAN BE A NAILBITER – NO QUARTER GIVEN OR ASKED Posted on 01 March 2017 By M. Shamil Amit – Courtesy of Sunday Times. As it happens every year during the month of March the saints are ready to march on the cricket field for their annual “Battle of the Saints”. This is the 83rd in the series to be played on March 3 and 4 at the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 83rd Battle of the Saints: This can be a nailbiter – no quarter given or asked IN MEMORIAM TRIBUTE TO A LEGENDARY PETERITE SPORTSMAN – ANTON PERERA Posted on 21 January 2017 Tribute to a legendary Peterite sportsman – Anton Perera March 7, 2014, 9:18 pm This 2004 photo shows three celebrated Peterite cricketers of yesteryear – David Heyn, Travice Fernando and Anton Perera. The 80th Josephian-Peterite encounter started at the Colombo Oval on Friday. A time for the Joes and Peterites to revel and enjoy the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute to a legendary Peterite sportsman – Anton Perera FLASHBACK RANJITH WEERASENA – PETERITE AND NATIONAL CHAMPION ATHLETE Posted on 19 January 2017 Ranjith the Gentle Giant of National Athletics. Courtesy: Text and Pictures by Rangi Akbar National Discus Champion while a schoolboy Ranjith Weerasena as he is now Ranjith Weerasena first won the national discus title as a schoolboy at St. Peter’s in 1959 and successfully defended the title for ten consecutive years. During these years St. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Ranjith Weerasena – Peterite and National Champion Athlete FLASHBACK JOSEPHIAN PRIYA PERERA WAS A PHENOMENAL ALL-ROUNDER Posted on 18 January 2017 Priya Perera – the former Josephian, University and All Ceylon all-rounder BY MERRIL Gunaratne KNOWN affectionately as Priya, I first made his acquaintance in 1960 at cricket practices in the University. Competition for places in the University team to play in the Saravanamuttu Trophy Tournament then was fierce, given the extent to which talent was […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Josephian Priya Perera was a phenomenal all-rounder FLASHBACK TRIBUTE TO DIDACUS DE ALMEIDA Posted on 18 January 2017 Courtesy: Sunday Times The Tri-Nations Rugby Tournament It has been almost 35 years since Sri Lanka came close to winning the Asiad. At this moment it is only fitting to bring to mind the only complete rugby player produced by Sri Lanka. No one can equal that record to-date. The great coach Archibald Perera […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute to Didacus de Almeida SPORTS THE HISTORY OF THE JOE-PETE RUGBY ENCOUNTER Posted on 18 January 2017 The History of the Joe-Pete Rugby Encounter – By Umhar Samsudeen The Josephian – Peterite rugby encounter runs down to a proud history of 50 years. Since its inception in 1955, the Joes have met the Petes on 51 occasions, out of which the Peterites have turned out victorious on 34 instances and the Joes […] Continue Reading Comments Off on The history of the Joe-Pete Rugby Encounter ALMA MATER JOSEPHIANS PILE ON RUNS AS ROYAL HOLD OFF ON A DRAW Posted on 14 January 2017 Vice-Captain Shewon Fonseka scored a fighting century as St. Joseph’s College dominated their drawn game against Royal College in their 120th traditional game which concluded today at Darley road. Resuming on 105 for 1, the Josephians went on to score 395 for 9 in 86 overs in reply to 291 which the visitors made earlier in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Josephians pile on runs as Royal hold off on a draw ALMA MATER SPC-OBU – SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING ON 01/26/2017 Posted on 14 January 2017 NOTICE SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ST. PETER'S COLLEGE OLD BOYS' UNION A Special General Meeting of the St. Peter's College Old Boys' Union will be held on Thursday, 26th January 2017 at 6.30 p.m. at the Rev. Sr. Flora Hall, St. Peter's College, Colombo to accommodate concerns as to clarifications sought and in the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on SPC-OBU – Special General Meeting on 01/26/2017 ALMA MATER ST. PETER’S COLLEGE BEAT ST. SEBASTIAN’S COLLEGE BY AN INNINGS AND 10 RUNS Posted on 14 January 2017 Miflal Ameen, Chathura Obeysekara and Sachin Silva took 3 each as St Peter’s registered a massive win by an innings and 10 runs against St Sebastian’s College in the Singer U19 Div I Cricket Tournament at St Peter’s College Grounds. Peter’s were cruising at stumps on day 1 at 289 for 6 and skipper Lakshina […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s College beat St. Sebastian’s College by an innings and 10 runs FLASHBACK FLASHBACK – INAUGURAL JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE CRICKET ENCOUNTER 1933 Posted on 12 January 2017 FLASHBACK – INAUGURAL JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE CRICKET ENCOUNTER FEBRUARY 23 & 24, 1932 PLAYED AT ST. PETER’S COLLEGE GROUNDS, BAMBALAPITIYA TEAMS St. Joseph’s College – Robert Fernando (Capt.), Douglas Moreira, K.C. Pathmanathan, Tommy Le Mercier, Claude Wijesinghe, Victor Albert, J.P. Maloney, Peter Peiris, Hugh Swaris, W.L.A. Karunaratne, Simplicus Cruze. St. Peter’s College – George Jayaweera […] Continue Reading Comments Off on FLASHBACK – Inaugural Josephian-Peterite Cricket Encounter 1933 JPAA CANADA 2017 WELCOMES MANY VISITORS TO OUR SITE Posted on 11 January 2017 January 11, 2017 – We are happy to note that there has been a remarkable increase of visitors to our site from January 1, 2017, in the last 11-days. This augurs well for this comprehensive site that captures the activities, events and history of two great Roman Catholic schools in Colombo – St. Joseph's College […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 2017 welcomes many visitors to our site FLASHBACK THE JOSEPHIAN TEAM OF 1969 HAD SOMETHING UNIQUE Posted on 03 January 2017 Courtesy: Sunday Times 27 Feb.11 Cricket by it’s very mean is a reflective game, a game which above all things lends itself to write in the lovely flexible English; which we have inherited from our ancestors, conquerors and colonial rulers. "The game is the thing"……….."It matters not who wins or loses"…… "Play the game" […] Continue Reading Comments Off on The Josephian team of 1969 had something unique FLASHBACK DIDACUS DE ALMEIDA, HIRANJAN PERERA, HADJI OMAR, JEYER RODRIGUESZ AND ROHAN ABEYSUNDERA WERE IN THE 1966 PRESIDENTS XV TEAM Posted on 03 January 2017 Courtesy: Sharm De Alwis – Sunday Leader The most awesome performance by any of our teams against a visiting team was in 1966. The President’s XV played the British Joint Services (Far East) at Longden Place and went down heroically by only 3 – 6 , which, when compared with other games played by the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Didacus de Almeida, Hiranjan Perera, Hadji Omar, Jeyer Rodriguesz and Rohan Abeysundera were in the 1966 Presidents XV team ALUMNI NEWS WARMEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017 Posted on 01 January 2017 We wish all a Happy New Year 2017 and may your dreams come true this year! The book on 2016 is now closed and the last chapter has been duly filled. Today, we open a new page in the 2017 book of memories, events and activities. A fresh new year is once again upon us. It’s […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Warmest wishes for a Happy New Year 2017 ALMA MATER, HEADLINE LIST OF HONOURIES AT PETERITE HONOURS NIGHT 2016 Posted on 31 December 2016 Peterite Honours Night – 2016 Colombo, Sri Lanka – The Old Boys' Union of St. Peter's College had its Honours Night on Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the College Hall for the 6th time with a distinguished Old Peterite, Prof. Rohan Jayasekera as the Chief Guest. The OBU has been honouring members who have reached eminence in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on List of Honouries at Peterite Honours Night 2016 JPAA CANADA HOW THE JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED Posted on 23 December 2016 By: Upali Obeyesekere – Founder, Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association Subject: Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association – hereinafter referred to as "JPAA". It has been brought to my notice that one or two past presidents of JPAA are going around saying that they are co-founders of the Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association. Taking ownership to what rightfully does not belong to […] Continue Reading Comments Off on How the Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association was formed SPORTS 80TH BATTLE OF THE SAINTS BETWEEN ST.JOSEPH’S COLLEGE VS ST.PETER’S COLLEGE Posted on 06 December 2016 Article by Ranjan Anandappa (Sunday Observer) The 80th annual cricket encounter between St.Joseph's College and St.Peter's College which is also known as the 'Battle of the Saints' played for the Rev .Fr. Maurice Legoc Trophy will herald another series of 'big' encounters among schools. This match will be played on March 7th and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 80th Battle of the Saints between St.Joseph’s College vs St.Peter’s College ALUMNI NEWS, HEADLINE THE ST. PETER’S COLLEGE I KNEW AND LOVED – DR. NIHAL ABEYESUNDERE Posted on 04 December 2016 Courtesy: Daily Mirror. Realization has gradually dawned on me that I am old, very old. Now, that I am 84 years, keeping young is problematic. It is fortunate that I am still restless, still anxious to learn and a voracious reader. Recollections of my early childhood bring back memories of attending the kindergarten standards […] Continue Reading Comments Off on The St. Peter’s College I knew and loved – Dr. Nihal Abeyesundere FLASHBACK 1959: VINTAGE YEAR FOR PETERITE RUGBY Posted on 03 December 2016 Peterite Rugby 1959 My interest in rugby was spurred on in my very early years by Ago Paiva as I lived close to his home. There was a fairly large green available to boys of my age and we were inspired by Ago to make the grade in rugby. For the record, Ago played both rugby […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 1959: VINTAGE YEAR FOR PETERITE RUGBY FLASHBACK ST. PETER’S & POLICE RUGBY STAR S. SIVENDRAN TAKES A STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE Posted on 03 December 2016 A Tribute and a stroll down Memory Lane – By S Sivendran – 2006. RUGBY With the curtains coming down on Club Rugby and the Schools Rugby Tournament occupying center stage, it is time to take a stroll down memory lane and recount the past Rugby Players of Schools and Clubs who have contributed […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s & Police Rugby star S. Sivendran takes a stroll down memory lane JPAA CANADA JPAA CANADA FUNDS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AT SJC Posted on 03 December 2016 JPAA Canada donated Two-Thousand Dollars (CAN) towards infrastructure improvements at St. Joseph's College, in 2015. A two-member delegation comprising JPAA President Upali Obeyesekere and Immediate Past-President Christy Joseph visited Rev. Fr. Travis Gabriel last May (2015) at the Rector's office and handed over a bank draft in the $2000.00 to Fr. Travis for infrastructure development work at St. Joseph's College. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on JPAA Canada funds infrastructure improvements at SJC JPAA CANADA JPAA CANADA TRUST FUND Posted on 16 November 2016 Appended below is an e-mail communication between Joint Trustee of the JPAA Canada Trust Fund Upali Obeyesekere and Honorary Auditor, JPAA Canada Chris Serpanchy on November 15, 2016. Contents of the e-mail is self-explanatory. Download pdf document – JPAA CANADA TRUST FUND ACCOUNT ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— November 15, 2016. Mr. Chris Serpanchy – Hony. Auditor, JPAA Canada Dear […] Continue Reading Comments Off on JPAA CANADA TRUST FUND ALMA MATER 44TH ENCOUNTER: ST. PETER’S COLLEGE V. TRINITY COLLEGE – OCTOBER 21 & 22, 2016 Posted on 20 October 2016 By: Sujith Silva – Editor, SPC-OBU. Third term fixtures of the 1st XI Schools Cricket Season has commenced, as you know the defending joint Champions of Schools Cricket Peterites led by Master Lakshina Rodrigo have been able to notch up two outright wins so far. This weekend, 21st and 22nd October they will take on […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 44th Encounter: St. Peter’s College V. Trinity College – October 21 & 22, 2016 ALUMNI NEWS TRIBUTE TO FORMER JOSEPHIAN RUGBY CAPTAIN MICHAEL PERERA Posted on 13 June 2016 Death of former Josephian rugby skipper Michael Perera JUN 14 2016 0 EmailFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestPrintFriendly Sports On the 9th of June at about 7pm SL time I received a facebook messenger text informing that my former skipper Michael Perera had breathed his last. Unable […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute to former Josephian Rugby Captain Michael Perera ALUMNI NEWS MICHAEL PERERA (1967-2016) – FORMER JOSEPHIAN RUGBY CAPTAIN & CRICKETER Posted on 10 June 2016 The Passing Away of a Josephian sportsman. Cricketer & Rugby Captain – MICHAEL PERERA. Michael Adrian Perera born April 13, 1967 and was called to Jesus on June 8th, 2016. Loving husband of Cindy (nee Outschoorn). Dearly beloved Father of Shenolene (24), Marc (20) and Matthew (18). Son of Lorraine Perera (nee Ratnam) and the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on MICHAEL PERERA (1967-2016) – Former Josephian Rugby Captain & Cricketer JPAA CANADA JPAA CANADA DONATES $2000 FOR SPC CHAPEL RENOVATION PROJECT Posted on 06 June 2016 Report on the OBU Branches World Wide The following is an extract of the Colombo-based SPC-OBU Annual Report 2011/2012 published in connection with the 84th Annual General Meeting held on July 1, 2012. This refers to the $2000 (CAN) donation by JPAA Canada towards the St. Peter's College Chapel Renovation Project – 2012. REPORT ON […] Continue Reading Comments Off on JPAA Canada donates $2000 for SPC Chapel Renovation Project HEADLINE, SPORTS ST. PETER’S ROLL OVER DHARMARAJA 36 – 6 IN SCHOOLS’ RUGBY GAME Posted on 02 May 2016 St. Peter’s College hosted Dharmaraja College in their final match of the first round and managed to take down the boys from hill country 36-6 amidst tough weather conditions. Courtesy: The Papare. The Peterites have had an inconsistent season thus far having won 2 of their matches while losing the other two. The Rajans on […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s roll over Dharmaraja 36 – 6 in schools’ rugby game HEADLINE, IN MEMORIAM A TRIBUTE TO ARTHUR HAKEL – JOSEPHIAN CRICKETER, ATHLETE AND SOCCER PLAYER Posted on 29 April 2016 This was sent to Susilough de S. Wijeyeratne by Vernon Davidson to share his tribute to Late Arthur Hakel, who was one of his opening bowling partners in 1968 A TRIBUTE TO "HAT-TRICK-HAKEL" In 1968 under Lalit de S W captaincy I was privileged to open the bowling with Arthur,who was just out of the under […] Continue Reading Comments Off on A tribute to Arthur Hakel – Josephian cricketer, athlete and soccer player AGM 2016 2016/2017 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – JPAA CANADA Posted on 25 April 2016 The following were elected to serve in the 2016/2017 Executive Committee for 2016/2017 at the 2016 Annual General Meeting held on April 8, 2016. PRESIDENT CHRISTY JOSEPH IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT UPALI OBEYESEKERE VICE PRESIDENT – SPC SRINATH WIJEYERATNE VICE PRESIDENT – SJC VALENTINE BALASINGHAM GENERAL SECRETARY PHILIP NAVARATNE ASSISTANT SECRETARY AUBREY ATTON HONORARY TREASURER A. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 2016/2017 Executive Committee – JPAA Canada HEADLINE, JPAA CANADA 2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – JPAA CANADA Posted on 15 April 2016 The Annual General Meeting of the Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association of Canada (JPAA Canada) was held on Friday, April 8, 2016, at Markham Rugby Club in Unionville. JPAA President Upali Obeyesekere presided at the AGM. The Minutes of the AGM were taken by 1) Jerome Fernandez for outgoing committee and 2) Philip Navaratne for incoming committee. JPAA […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 2016 Annual General Meeting – JPAA Canada ALMA MATER IN TRUE BLUE SPIRIT OLD PETERITES WORLDWIDE CAME TO MELBOURNE Posted on 11 April 2016 Past students of St. Peter’s College around Australia and from overseas reconnected at a gala night in Melbourne on Saturday, October 1.Nearly 350 old Peterites, wives and friends got together for a night of reminiscing interspersed with skits and re-enactments of those schoolboy days. It was the second reunion in three years and the Peterite […] Continue Reading Comments Off on In true blue spirit old Peterites worldwide came to Melbourne FLASHBACK PETERITE RUGBY – 75 YEARS OF PROUD HISTORY Posted on 11 April 2016 Peterite rugby – 75 years of proud history. by Ruchira Mendis – Courtesy: The Island. St. Peter’s College, Colombo, celebrates its 75 years of rugby in grand scale this year as they created history in 2006 by becoming school double Champions by winning outright the Singer League and Milo President’s Trophy, the first Peterite […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterite Rugby – 75 years of proud history FLASHBACK CELEBRATING PETERITE PASSION THE RUGBY TEAM OF ‘84 Posted on 11 April 2016 By: Stewart Schneider-Loos (SPC Rugby 1983 – 1984). Courtesy: Sunday Leader. Although it was over 30 years ago, it seems like only yesterday…With the current schools rugby season in full swing, I would like to take you back thirty odd-years to reminisce about the Peterite team of 1984. That year we did not win a championship, but […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Celebrating Peterite Passion The Rugby Team of ‘84 HEADLINE, SPORTS ST. PETER’S WIN SCHOOL’S T20 CHAMPIONSHIP Posted on 09 April 2016 St. Peter’s College won the Singer U19 schools T20 championship when they recorded an easy 38-run win over St. Aloysius’ Galle in the final played at Galle International Cricket Stadium on Friday.St. Peter’s, whose skipper Vinu Mohotti won the toss and elected to take first lease of the wicket, put up a formidable and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s win school’s T20 championship JPAA CANADA NOTICE OF MEETING – JPAA CANADA AGM 2016 Posted on 30 March 2016 To: JPAA Canada Members Subject: Annual General Meeting 2016 TAKE NOTICE that the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association Canada (hereinafter called “JPAA”) will be held on Friday, April 8, 2016, at the hour of 6:30 PM at 150 Austin Dr, Unionville, ON L3R 6M7. The following documents will be posted […] Continue Reading Comments Off on NOTICE OF MEETING – JPAA CANADA AGM 2016 ALMA MATER REJOICE. HE HAS RISEN. THE LORD HAS RISEN. HE HAS RISEN AS OUR SAVIOR. HAPPY EASTER. Posted on 26 March 2016 Happy Easter 2016! The Christian movable feast — Easter — is celebrated to commemorate the resurrection of Lord Jesus Christ from the dead three days after his crucifixion and burial. This year, Easter falls March 27 after believers celebrated Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. "And they found the stone rolled away from the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Rejoice. He has risen. The Lord has risen. He has risen as our savior. Happy Easter. DAILY NEWS, HEADLINE, SPORTS PETERITES WIN 82ND “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” ENCOUNTER AT P. SARA OVAL Posted on 12 March 2016 Sporting St. Joseph’s College rector Fr Travis Gabriel awards win to St. Peter’s: Unruly supporters of St Joseph’s College behaving like hooligans unbecoming of their school’s disciplinary image ruined their much hyped about big match cricket encounter against traditional rival St.Peter’s College who were deprived of a well deserved victory on the field in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterites win 82nd “Battle of the Saints” encounter at P. Sara Oval HEADLINE, SPORTS ST. PETER’S CLINCH 42ND “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” 50-OVER ENCOUNTER IN SPLENDID FASHION Posted on 12 March 2016 Left-handed one drop batsman Hashan Wanasekara struck a stunning century to guide St. Peter’s College to a convincing 8-wicket win over St. Joseph’s College in the 42nd annual Joe-Pete One-Day Encounter at the R. Premadasa International Stadium on Saturday. Visit the March Madness Hub A superb record-breaking unbroken 152-run stand for the 3rd wicket between […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s clinch 42nd “Battle of the Saints” 50-Over encounter in splendid fashion ALMA MATER 94TH ANNIVERSARY OF ST. PETER’S COLLEGE Posted on 18 January 2016 Today happens to be the 94th anniversary of the opening of this hallowed institution we call St. Peter's College. It was on the 18th of January 1922 (a Wednesday to be precise) that Fr. Maurice Le Goc, Rector of St. Joseph's College, with a band of boys from St.Joseph's College, Col 10 came by train […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 94th Anniversary of St. Peter’s College SPORTS ST. PETER’S COLLEGE V. ST. SEBASTIAN’S COLLEGE INTER-SCHOOL CRICKET 2016 Posted on 16 January 2016 St. Peter's College V. St. Sebastian's College Praveen Jayawickrema's five-for 31 helps St. Sebastians claim 1st innings points against St.Peters (St.Sebastians: 15.25 points & St.Peters: 8.86) St.Sebastians College, Moratuwa: 239 in 75.2 overs (Tharusha Fernando 45, Ashar Warnakulasuriya 44, Thaneesha Weerakoon 5/68, Vinu Mohotti 3/53) & 161/5 d in 47 overs (Nuwanindu Fernando 64, Mishen […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s College V. St. Sebastian’s College Inter-School Cricket 2016 THE ISLAND HARIN COORAY SHINES AS JOES CRUISE TO FIFTH WIN Posted on 13 January 2016 Under-19 Division I Cricket January 13, 2016, 9:22 am By Reemus Fernando – The Island Left-arm spinner Harin Cooray bagged 12 wickets to lead St. Joseph’s to a ten wicket victory over Wesley in their Under-19 traditional cricket encounter at Darley Road on Tuesday. After Joes declared on their overnight score, Cooray came up […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Harin Cooray shines as Joes cruise to fifth win SPORTS SCHOOL CRICKET: ROYAL V. ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE Posted on 13 January 2016 Sri Lanka under 19 discard and highest wicket-taker in the current schools cricket season, Lasith Embuldeniya of Royal College, Colombo produced another spectacular bowling performance as he rocked the St. Joseph’s College batting lineup on day one in their 119thannual cricket encounter at Reid Avenue. The tall left-arm spinner captured 6 wickets for 56 as […] Continue Reading Comments Off on School Cricket: Royal V. St. Joseph’s College ALUMNI NEWS OBITUARIES: VERNON CRUSZ Posted on 04 January 2016 VERNON CRUSZ. Dearly beloved husband of Melonie and loving father of Michael, son of the late Clarence and Esme Crusz brother of Tirzah Marie (Sydney), late Gladys (London), late Claude, Audrey (Sydney) and Philomena (London), son-in-law of Maxwell and Yvonne Crusz, brother-in-law of late Noel Crusz (Sydney), Brian Ratnayake (London), Irene Crusz, Oliver Wijeyasinghe (Sydney), […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Obituaries: Vernon Crusz FLASHBACK TRIBUTE TO A GENTLEMAN: JAYANTHA FERNANDO Posted on 03 January 2016 September 15, 2012, 6:36 pm An end of an innings was signaled when the last breath of life was snuffed out of all that was mortal of my dear friend, Jayantha Fernando. Had he lived he would have surpassed the biblical span of three score and ten and exceeded it by another five years […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute to a Gentleman: Jayantha Fernando HEADLINE, JPAA CANADA COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON & HAPPY NEW YEAR Posted on 23 December 2015 Warmest wishes from JPAA Canada to you and your family! We wish you a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! May the light of Christmas be your sun that you may never walk in obscurity; I offer you this season’s gifts of Joy and unending tstimonies. Merry Christmas Christmas Wishes. Christmas is a magical holiday season […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Compliments of the Season & Happy New Year ALUMNI NEWS 1981 PETERITE CRICKET CAPTAIN MICHAEL ELIAS IS ON HOLIDAY WITH FAMILY IN TORONTO! Posted on 17 December 2015 News has reached us that Michael Elias, who represented St. Peter's College from 1978-1981, captaining in his last year, is on holiday in Toronto during the Christmas season. On behalf of JPAA Canada, we welcome Michael to our beautiful city and wish him a pleasant stay. Michael's team mates during the four years were some […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 1981 Peterite Cricket Captain Michael Elias is on holiday with family in Toronto! HEADLINE, JPAA CANADA WOW, WHAT A SHOW IT WAS! ALSTON KOCH ROCKS JPAA CANADA DINNER DANCE 2015 Posted on 03 December 2015 ALSTON KOCH – he came, he sang and he simply rocked! The 2015 JPAA Canada Annual Dinner Dance was a grand success. The capacity crowd witnessed a superstar in action. Alston's rendition of "DIANA" made popular by Paul Anka was a sensational bit of vocals. This writer has listened Paul Anka live twice sining […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Wow, what a show it was! Alston Koch rocks JPAA Canada Dinner Dance 2015 AGM 2016 OPERATIONAL YEAR 2015/2016: RANIER DE LAMBERT APPOINTED HONY. TREASURER, JPAA CANADA Posted on 25 November 2015 NOTE TO FILE November 24, 2015. JPAA President Upali Obeyesekere made an executive decision to appoint Ranier De Lambert, Past-President of JPAA Canada to the post of Honorary Treasurer with immediate effect to replace incumbent Hony. Treasurer Christy Joseph. The latter's letter of resignation is appended below. The resignation was accepted by President Upali Obeyesekere. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Operational Year 2015/2016: Ranier De Lambert appointed Hony. Treasurer, JPAA Canada ALMA MATER MECHANISED ROLLER FOR ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE Posted on 09 November 2015 St. Joseph's College has successfully received a Mechanised Roller courtesy of donations from Old Boys and overseas Old Boys' Associations. This was a dire need for the school and now that this has been added on to the college inventory, the groundsman can quickly have the pitch ready for cricket matches at Darley Road. Continue Reading Comments Off on Mechanised Roller for St. Joseph’s College FLASHBACK HAPPY THANKSGIVING, CANADA! Posted on 12 October 2015 Canadian Thanksgiving 2015 Overview Like the United States, Canada gives thanks for its good fortune once a year and eats itself silly with turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes. Whereas American Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, in Canada the second Monday of October is a statutory, or public, holiday. This year, Canadian Thanksgiving […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Happy Thanksgiving, Canada! JPAA CANADA JPAA DANCE: USE CONTACT US FORM ON WEBSITE TO ORDER TICKETS + RESERVE YOUR TABLE Posted on 12 October 2015 Message from JPAA Canada Our popular website www.jpaacanada.com has a "Contact Us" form embedded on the site. 1st option – Look to your left on Main Page in red is marked an image named Contact Us. 2nd option – click on Contact Us from top menu. This page also has a Contact Us form. Please use this […] Continue Reading Comments Off on JPAA Dance: Use Contact Us form on website to order tickets + reserve your table JPAA CANADA ALSTON KOCH SPECIAL PRESENTER AT FAMILY FILM AWARDS Posted on 11 October 2015 Sri Lankan born Alston Koch was a special presenter amongst the glitterati and paparazzi in Hollywood for the announcement of the nominations for the Family Film Awards held at the Hilton Hotel at Universal City recently. The legendary award winning Asian and Australian singer-songwriter, actor and now an executive film producer, carried the good wishes of the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Alston Koch special presenter at Family Film Awards IN MEMORIAM OBITUARY – DESMOND DHARMARAJAH, FORMER PETERITE CRICKETER AND RUGGERITE Posted on 07 October 2015 News has reached us of the passing of a Peterite cricketer and ruggerite who represented his alma mater for a few years in the 50s. The Old Peterites in Toronto join me in expressing our deepest sympathy and condolences to the family of DESMOND DHARMARAJAH. DHARMARAJAH – DESMOND. Beloved husband of Violet, loving […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Obituary – Desmond Dharmarajah, former Peterite cricketer and ruggerite IN MEMORIAM DR. SIVAKUMAR VEDAVANAM WAS GREAT COMPANY AND A WONDERFUL FRIEND Posted on 06 October 2015 Dr. Sivakumar Vedavanam He was great company and a wonderful friend I write this with great sadness over the unimaginable loss of a close friend. After his early education at Jaffna Hindu College, Veda joined the Faculty of Medicine from St Peter’s College Bambalapitiya. We met during the ‘carnage’ called the rag in 1967. He […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Dr. Sivakumar Vedavanam was great company and a wonderful friend JPAA NEWS ALSTON KOCH TO HEADLINE JPAA DINNER DANCE IN TORONTO ON NOVEMBER 28TH Posted on 05 October 2015 JPAA Canada will be presenting its annual dinner dance on Saturday, November 28, 2015. With a tagline of "An Evening of Nostalgia", the dance will attract a cross section of the Sri Lankan expatriate community as the Guest Artiste for the evening is none other than – ALSTON KOCH! An international award winning performer, born in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on ALSTON KOCH to headline JPAA Dinner Dance in Toronto on November 28th ALUMNI NEWS PROF. (DR.) ROHAN JAYASEKARA, PROUD PRODUCT OF ST. PETER’S COLLEGE Posted on 28 September 2015 Remembering a prof’s service to medicine. It was an emotionally-charged ‘Valedictory meeting’ when high-level academics, both medical and non-medical, gathered at the New Lecture Hall of the august Colombo Medical Faculty on September 17 to bid adieu to former dean, mentor, colleague and friend, Prof. Rohan W. Jayasekara. Prof. Rohan Jayasekara is presented with […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Prof. (Dr.) Rohan Jayasekara, proud product of St. Peter’s College SPORTS 1ST XI PETERITE CRICKET FIXTURES FOR 2015/2016 ANNOUNCED Posted on 25 September 2015 ST. PETER'S COLLEGE CRICKET FIXTURES FOR 2015/2016 Date Opponents Venue Oct.: (Fri) 02nd – (Sat) 03rd Wesley College Home (Fri) 09th – (Sat) 10th Darmapala College (T) Home (Mo) 12th – (Tu) 13th St. Aloysius College Home (Fri) 16th – (Sat) 17th St. Joseph Vass Col (T) Home (Fri) 23rd – (Sat) 24th Trinity College […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 1st XI Peterite Cricket Fixtures for 2015/2016 announced DAILY NEWS JOES TAKE SCHOOLS BASKETBALL TITLE Posted on 22 September 2015 Thushan Jayasuriya – Courtesy: Daily News. St. Joseph’s College, Colombo clinched the National Schools Basketball title by edging out the All Island Under 19 Champions and Western Province Champions, Asian International School by 55 points to 51 after a thrilling final played at Darley Road recently. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Joes take Schools Basketball title SPORTS CLIVE INMAN LED THE WINNING PETERITE TEAM IN 1955 Posted on 17 September 2015 Clive Inman is a name that rings many bells for cricket in Ceylon and for all Peterites who went through the hallowed hallways of the Bambalapitiya school – St. Peter's College. Inman was a prodigy who still holds the highest score of 204 n.o. in the big match that began in 1933, 82 years back. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Clive Inman led the winning Peterite team in 1955 AGM 2016 31ST JOE-PETE CRICKET ENCOUNTER PLAYED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2015, AT AJAX CRICKET CLUB GROUNDS Posted on 14 September 2015 The following e-mail is self-explanatory. It is addressed to both Captains/Managers of the Josephian and Peterite teams for 2015. The attachments are comprehensive and show the teams, payment of match fees that were deposited to the JPAA Canada account. —– Original Message —– From: Upali Obeyesekere To: Srinath Wijeyeratne ; Ravishankar Puvanendran ; Rajive Benedict […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 31st Joe-Pete Cricket Encounter played on September 7, 2015, at Ajax Cricket Club Grounds SUNDAY OBSERVER LAKSHINA RODRIGO (ST. PETER’S COLLEGE) VOTED MOST POPULAR SCHOOLBOY CRICKETER Posted on 18 July 2015 Observer/Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer contest: Lakshina Rodrigo, Randev Pathirana and Shanaka Sampath win Most Popular Awards. Lakshina Rodrigo (St. Peter’s), Randev Pathirana (Royal College,Colombo) and Shanaka Sampath (SiriPiyaratana MV, Padukka) were voted as the Sunday Observer/MobitelMost Popular Schoolboy Cricketers of the year 2015 at the end o the final weeks’s counting. Lakshina Rodrigo (St.Peter’s) Randev Pathirana (Royal College) […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Lakshina Rodrigo (St. Peter’s College) voted Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer JPAA CANADA 6TH SAINTS QUADRANGULAR T20 TOURNEY ON AUGUST 16, 2015, AT AJAX CRICKET CLUB AT 9:00 AM Posted on 18 July 2015 The popular "Saints Quadrangular" T20 Cricket Tournament between St. Benedict's College, St. Anthony's College Kandy, St. Peter's College and St. Joseph's College will be held at Ajax Cricket Club grounds on Sunday, August 16, 2015. St. Bemedict's College OBA is hosting this year's tournament. The joint committee has organized food vendors and a cash bar […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 6th Saints Quadrangular T20 tourney on August 16, 2015, at Ajax Cricket Club at 9:00 AM JPAA NEWS NOTICE: 31ST JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE ENCOUNTER IN CANADA Posted on 14 July 2015 We are delighted to inform you that the 31st Josephian-Peterite Encounter (Canada Series) has been re-scheduled for Monday, September 7, 2015, at Ajax Cricket Club grounds. Two games will be worked out on this day starting with the Masters Game (20 or 25 overs) and the Main Game. Prize distribution will take place soon after […] Continue Reading Comments Off on NOTICE: 31st Josephian-Peterite Encounter in Canada ALMA MATER OFFICE BEARERS OF ST. PETER’S COLLEGE OLD BOYS’ UNION COLOMBO 2015/2016 Posted on 14 July 2015 OFFICE BEARERS & COMMITTEE ELECTED AT THE AGM OF THE OLD BOYS' UNION. The Old Boys’ Union of St. Peter’s College had their 87th Annual General Meeting on 28th June 2015, at which Mr. Romeish de Mel was unanimously re-elected as President for the year 2015/16. Following are the Office Bearers and Committee Members elected […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Office Bearers of St. Peter’s College Old Boys’ Union Colombo 2015/2016 SPORTS ST. PETER’S COLLEGE RUGBY: WAS THE ‘ROCK’ SIN BINNED? Posted on 05 July 2015 St. Peter’s College Rugby: Was The ‘Rock’ Sin Binned? July 5, 2015 | Filed under: Colombo Telegraph,MORE OPINION,Opinion | Posted by: COLOMBO_TELEGRAPH By Marlon Dale Ferreira – Marlon Dale Ferreira The saintly school from Bambalapitiya St. Peter’s College will always remain firstly as a top notch educational institute that uses sport as part of its extra curriculum to instill the building of […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s College Rugby: Was The ‘Rock’ Sin Binned? JPAA CANADA SRI LANKA “BIG MATCH” CRICKET FESTIVAL CALLED OFF DUE TO HEAVY RAINS Posted on 01 July 2015 01 July 2015, Toronto. Due to heavy rains that caused the Maple Leaf Grounds to get waterlogged, the Sri Lanka "Big Match" Cricket Festival will not take place as scheduled on July 1, at 10 AM. The joint organizing committee had an emergency teleconference at 9:00 am and decided unequivocally to postpone the festival to […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Sri Lanka “Big Match” Cricket Festival called off due to heavy rains HEADLINE, JPAA CANADA NOSTALGIC REUNION OF JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE FRATERNITY AT JPAA CANADA “FELLOWSHIP NITE” Posted on 27 June 2015 JPAA Canada presented its "Fellowship Nite" at J & J Swagat Convention Centre in Toronto last Friday (June 26) that attracted a large cross-section of Josephians, Peterites and well wishers from the Sri Lankan expatriate community in Toronto. Guest of Honour was Tyrone Le Mercier, Peterite Cricket Captain of 1963 and his wife Jean who […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Nostalgic reunion of Josephian-Peterite fraternity at JPAA Canada “Fellowship Nite” ALUMNI NEWS TRIBUTE: DR. INDRAN SELVARATNAM – OLD JOSEPHIAN Posted on 22 June 2015 ~~This was written in 1994 by Indran's friend Kumaran, a few days after Indran passed away I met Dr. Indran Selvaratnam for the first time in January 1978, when I attended a Colts Cricket Club (California) meeting he had convened to plan that year's cricketing activities. There was a very poor turn up of club […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute: Dr. Indran Selvaratnam – Old Josephian DAILY NEWS PETERITES ALL-ISLAND UNDER-17 TENNIS CHAMPIONS Posted on 19 June 2015 Peterite tennis players fresh from their triumphant win in the Under 15 age group went on to win the All Island Under 17 tennis championship that concluded on Monday (15th) at the SLTA courts at Greenpath. Starting the tournament pitted against Defending Under 17 champions Ananda College and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterites all-island under-17 tennis champions IN MEMORIAM ADIEL ANGHIE WAS A PHENOMENAL ALL-ROUND PETERITE Posted on 16 June 2015 DR. ADIEL ANGHIE (1941 – 2015). Dr. Adiel C. Anghie, MD, 73, of Wheeling, WV, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2015. Loving husband and father, he was born on July 20, 1941, the son of the late Gerard and Jeannie (Marr) Anghie. Dr. Anghie was a physician at the Bellaire Medical Clinic and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Adiel Anghie was a phenomenal all-round Peterite IN MEMORIAM OBITUARY: DR. ADIEL ANGHIE (1941-2015) Posted on 15 June 2015 Adiel Anghie captained St. Peters College Cricket Team in 1961. Team picture annexed herewith. Standing L to R: Tissa Jayaweera, David Heyn, Travice Fernando, Rohan Abeysundera, Sam Rajah, Adithiya de Silva, Maurice Deckker Seated L to R: Tyrone Le Mercier, Richard Alles, Adiel Anghie, Richard Heyn, Didacus de Almeida. News has just reached […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Obituary: Dr. Adiel Anghie (1941-2015) SPORTS S. THOMAS’ IN SHOCKING WIN OVER MORE FANCIED ST. PETER’S Posted on 14 June 2015 By M. Shamil Amit – Courtesy The Sunday Times June 14, 2015. The second half rally put in by S. Thomas’ saw them record a shocking 25 points to 17 win over fancied St. Peter’s in a second round encounter of the Singer U-20 Schools Rugby league tournament played at Bambalapitiya yesterday.The Thomians after conceding […] Continue Reading Comments Off on S. Thomas’ in shocking win over more fancied St. Peter’s SPORTS SINGER U-20 SCHOOLS LEAGUE: ROYAL IN NARROW 25-22 WIN OVER JOSEPHIANS Posted on 14 June 2015 Royal douse the Josephian charge. Schools League title hunters Royal College narrowly escaped from the jaws of defeat before recording a stunning 25-22 victory against dark horses St. Joseph’s College in a Singer Under-20 Schools League Cup segment rugby match played at the Royal Complex in Colombo yesterday. After leading narrowly by a point, […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Singer U-20 Schools League: Royal in narrow 25-22 win over Josephians ALMA MATER OLD PETERITE’S GROUP OF PRE-’70: HAROLD JANSZ RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT FOR YEAR 2015/16 Posted on 13 June 2015 Standing – Left to Right: David Crusz. Hector Pietersz, Hilal Abdulla, Rodney Martenstyn, Ranjith de Silva, Mahinda Saranapala, Howard Daniels, Cyril Wijesena, Srinath Fernando, Anton Blake. (Algi Wijewickrema was not present when this photo was taken. He is the hard working Senior Vice President, Old Peterites Group pf Pre-1970. Algi has strong administrative and communication […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Old Peterite’s Group of Pre-’70: Harold Jansz re-elected President for Year 2015/16 JPAA CANADA JPAA CANADA ELECTS OFFICE-BEARERS FOR 2015/2016 Posted on 01 June 2015 The Annual General Meeting of the Josephian-Peterite Alumni Asociation of Canada (JPAA Canada) was held on March 27, at the Radisson Hotel Toronto East. By consensus, it was decided to boost membership in the 31 year-old association. There were a few suggestions from the floor to have a "Membership Drive" following the Big Match and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on JPAA Canada elects office-bearers for 2015/2016 SPORTS PETERITES FIGHT BACK IN SECOND HALF TO BEAT TRINITY 30-25 Posted on 31 May 2015 Singer Schools Under 20 League Tournament. Indika Walagedara reporting in the Sunday Observer. A magnificent second half rally by the Peterites enabled them to a sensational win against the back peddling Trinity side by 30 points (2 Goals, 2 Tries, 2 Penalties) to 25 points (2Goals, 1Try, 2 Penalties) in their Inter School Division […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterites fight back in second half to beat Trinity 30-25 SPORTS PETERITE|TRINITY RUGBY CLASH ON SATURDAY (MAY 30TH) SHOULD DRAW BIG CROWD Posted on 29 May 2015 Peterites will be meeting the wounded Trinity Lions this Saturday at St. Peter's College grounds at Bambalapitiya. Trinity won the last year's encounter at Pallakale which was also the first ever Major General Dennis Perera Memorial Trophy with a last minute try. Peterties led by Dhanushka Ranjan team won the game for Petes last, in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterite|Trinity rugby clash on Saturday (May 30th) should draw big crowd IN MEMORIAM OBITUARY: MRS. EUGENIA WIJEWICKREMA (MOTHER OF ALGI WIJEWICKREMA, GEN. SECY, SPC-OBU) Posted on 28 May 2015 It is with much sadness we learn the passing of Mrs. Eugenia Petronella Wijewickrema, beloved mother of Algi Wijewickrema, General Secretary, SPC-OBU. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Algi and his close knit family. May her soul rest in peace! WIJEWICKREMA – EUGENIA PETRONELLA (Relict of Arthur James Wijewickrema). Beloved mother of Eulalie (Eula), Marie, Algernon […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Obituary: Mrs. Eugenia Wijewickrema (Mother of Algi Wijewickrema, Gen. Secy, SPC-OBU) JPAA CANADA 6TH “SAINTS QUAD” T20 CRICKET TOURNAMENT ON SUN, AUGUST 16, 2015 Posted on 26 May 2015 To: All Players & Old Boys/JPAA Canada Please note that the 6th Annual "Saints Quadrangular" T20 Tournament will be held on Sunday, August 16, 2015, at Ajax Cricket Grounds. All players will be contacted soon after the July 1 Joe-Pete Cricket Match. Due to unavailability of grounds the date for the Saints Quad T20 tournament […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 6th “Saints Quad” T20 Cricket Tournament on Sun, August 16, 2015 ALMA MATER NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – SPC OBU ON JUNE 28, 2015 Posted on 11 May 2015 Notice of Annual General Meeting. Notice is hereby given that the 87th Annual General Meeting of St. Peter’s College Old Boys’ Union will be held on Sunday, 28th June 2015, at the Fr. D. J. Nicholas Perera Hall, St. Peter’s College, Colombo 4 at 10.30 a.m. PROGRAMME 8.15 a.m. – Holy Mass 9.15 a.m. – […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Notice of Annual General Meeting – SPC OBU on June 28, 2015 IN MEMORIAM OBITUARY: ANTHONY (TONY) LEONARD DE SILVA – OLD JOSEPHIAN, TORONTO RESIDENT Posted on 09 May 2015 To: Josephians & Peterites in Canada An old Josephian in Toronto – Srilal Perera, has informed us of the passing of Tony De Silva another long standing Toronto resident and an old Josephian. May Tony's Soul Rest in Peace! Appended below is Srilal's message. This is to let you know that Tony De Silva ( […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Obituary: Anthony (Tony) Leonard De Silva – Old Josephian, Toronto resident IN MEMORIAM TRIBUTE TO NIHAL FERNANDO BY HERMAN GUNESEKERA Posted on 29 April 2015 To members of the family and staff of Studio Times Through the kind courtesy of the Secretary of the Peterites Pre 70's Group, I have been informed of the passing away of a legend in the art of Photograhy. Perhaps none of you may know me or even have heard of me. Although […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute to Nihal Fernando by Herman Gunesekera SPORTS ST. PETER’S WIN FIRST-EVER SCHOOLS U19 DOUBLE-WICKET TOURNAMENT Posted on 28 April 2015 St. Peter's beat St. Sebasitan's to emerge champions of the St. Benedict's schools invitation double wicket tournament played on Sunday at the St. Benedict's College grounds in Kotahena. The tournament was organised in connection with the 150th jubilee of St. Benedict's College. The Peterite batting pair of Chandula Jayamanne, their captain this year and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s win first-ever schools U19 Double-Wicket tournament ALMA MATER PRE-70S OLD PETERITES GROUP GET-TOGETHER WAS A TOTAL SUCCESS Posted on 27 April 2015 Old Peterites of the pre-seventies era got together at Randiya Hotel in Moratuwa on May 24th and had a rollicking time. The event was subsidized by the Pre-70s Group and a nominal charge of Rs. 1000 was levied to defray incidental costs associated with the event. It was a celebration of fellowship and camaraderie combined […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Pre-70s Old Peterites group get-together was a total success THE ISLAND ISIPATANA BEAT PETERITIES IN 20-18 THRILLER Posted on 24 April 2015 Inter-school Rugby. April 24, 2015, 8:41 pm – Courtesy: Roshen Steelman in The Island. Isipatana College, Colombo continued their unbeaten run as they beat St. Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya 20 (4 unconverted tries) points to 18 (1 goal, 1 unconverted tries and 2 penalties) […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Isipatana beat Peterities in 20-18 thriller ALUMNI NEWS FEATURING BRITISH POLITICIAN NIRJ DEVA – HE WAS EDUCATED AT ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE Posted on 24 April 2015 An Old Josephian, Niranjan Joseph De Silva Deva Aditya a.k.a. Nirj Deva is a pride to his alma mater. Please see below an interview conducted by Anusha David with the dynamic British politician! Editor, TSL Anusha David spotlights the hottest styles and statements in and around Sri Lanka – from political leaders to celebrity […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Featuring British politician Nirj Deva – he was educated at St. Joseph’s College IN MEMORIAM NIHAL FERNANDO – OLD PETERITE Posted on 23 April 2015 Quoting Ruwan Silva from Colombo. Today's newspapers carry the news of the passing away of a great human being and true lover of Sri Lanka and nature – Nihal Fernando an old Peterite of the Fr. Nicholas Perera/Fr. Basil Wiratunga era.He founded Studio Times and was Sri Lanka's greatest photographer.There are many publications displaying his […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Nihal Fernando – Old Peterite IN MEMORIAM TRIBUTE TO DR. NIELHAAN SAMARANAYAKA BY PROF. WILFRED PERERA Posted on 22 April 2015 A tribute to Dr. Nielhaan Samaranayaka by Professor Wilfred Perera. I decided to write this appreciation for my worthy student of the NCMC. Dr. Nielhan Gerald Samaranayaka, a tall handsome perfect gentleman with a clean shaven head and face with an endearing personality. He had his primary education at St.Peter's College Colombo where he did […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute to Dr. Nielhaan Samaranayaka by Prof. Wilfred Perera SPORTS ST.PETER’S TROUNCE WESLEY 45 – 22 Posted on 10 April 2015 Meanwhile St.Peter's College trounced Wesley College by 45 points (five goals, two tries) to 22 (one goal, three tries) in their inter-schools under 20 rugby encounter played at Longden Place yesterday after leading 26 – 5 at lemons. Centre Nishon Perera (two), Prop Forward Rahul Delpechithra (one), Hooker Raveen Yapa (one), Winger Diyath Fernando (one), […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St.Peter’s trounce Wesley 45 – 22 SPORTS ST. PETER’S BEATEN: BENS CROWNED UNDER 19 SCHOOLS TWENTY20 CHAMPIONS Posted on 09 April 2015 St. Benedict’s College won the Schools T20 crown 2015 when they defeated St. Peter’s College by 22 runs in the final played at R. Premadasa Stadium on Thursday. The Benedictine skipper Mahel Jayalath won the toss and elected to bat. The left-handed Mahela and his opening partner Thulina Dilshan got their team off to a […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s beaten: Bens crowned Under 19 Schools Twenty20 champions SPORTS PETERITES BEAT THOMIANS TO ADVANCE TO TWENTY20 FINAL Posted on 05 April 2015 April 5, 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Chandula Jayamanne’s effort with both bat and ball helped St.Peters become one of the finalists of schools U19 T20 tournament when St.Peters over-powered high-riding St.Thomas, Mt.Lavinia in the first semi finals concluded today at Kettarama. St.Thomas opted to bat first after they won the toss hoping to give their […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterites beat Thomians to advance to Twenty20 final HEADLINE, JPAA CANADA PAST PRESIDENTS OF JPAA CANADA Posted on 03 April 2015 1993 Upali Obeyesekere (Inaugural) 1994 Jimmy Raymond 1995 Anton Perera 1996 Robin Rode 1997 Hazmee Hameed 1998 Chris Cooke 1999 Bhanu Wijeyesekere 2000 Milan Gunawardena 2001 Nihal Jayawardene 2002 Lloyd Wijesinghe 2003 Rehan Goonetilleke 2004 Jeevan Pragasam 2005 Roderick Diaz 2006 Victor Santhiapillai 2007 Ranier De Lambert […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Past Presidents of JPAA Canada IN MEMORIAM OLDEST LIVING PETERITE PASSES AWAT AT 102 – RIP AHMED SHERIFF NOORDEN Posted on 02 April 2015 It is with deep sorrow that we announce the loss of Mr. Ahmed Sheriff Noordeen, who passed away this morning at the age of 102. As at the time of his demise Mr.Noordeen was the oldest living Peterite who had the privilege of being enrolled as the 85th student to our Alma Mater. He proudly […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Oldest living Peterite passes awat at 102 – RIP Ahmed Sheriff Noorden HEADLINE, JPAA CANADA JPAA CANADA AGM: MEMBERSHIP DRIVE IS CENTRAL FOCUS OF 31 YEAR-OLD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Posted on 28 March 2015 The Annual General Meeting of the Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association of Canada took place in the Hamilton Room, Radisson Hotel Toronto East on Friday, March 27, 2015. Prayers were led by Old Peterite Rehan Goonetilleke and the meeting concluded with one central focus – "increase membership". The joint Joe-Pete association, the only one of its kind […] Continue Reading Comments Off on JPAA Canada AGM: Membership drive is central focus of 31 year-old alumni association IN MEMORIAM FORMER PETERITE CRICKETER WILHELM HOFFMAN PASSES AWAY IN MELBOURNE Posted on 25 March 2015 WILHELM HOFFMAN passed away peacefully on March 23, 2015, at Dandenong Hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Funeral details are shown below. May his soul Rest in Peace! He was 79 years old. A proud alumnus of St. Peter's College – Wilhelm Hoffman lived at the Bambalapitiya Flats (F Block) with his parents and siblings in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Former Peterite cricketer Wilhelm Hoffman passes away in Melbourne THE ISLAND JOSEPHIANS RETAIN REV. FR. BASIL WEERATUNGA MEMORIAL TROPHY Posted on 22 March 2015 Courtesy: Sunday Island by Roshen Steelman. St. Joseph’s College, Darley Road displayed a remarkable performance to beat rivals St. Peter’s and retained Rev. Fr. Basil Weeratunga (OMI) Memorial Shield after a lapse of 15 years. When it comes to a Joe-Pete encounter, excitement and crowd support had been remarkable and nothing was different when […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Josephians retain Rev. Fr. Basil Weeratunga memorial trophy JPAA CANADA JPAA CANADA 2015 AGM WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015 AT 6:30 PM Posted on 22 March 2015 TAKE NOTICE that the Annual General Meeting of the Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association will be held on Friday, March 27, 2015, in the Hamilton Room, Radisson Hotel Toronto East, 55 Hallcrown Place, Toronto, ON. (Victoria Park & 401 off Consumers Rd) from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm. All Members are invited to attend. We welcome new members […] Continue Reading Comments Off on JPAA Canada 2015 AGM will be held on Friday, March 27, 2015 at 6:30 pm IN MEMORIAM REQUIEM MASS ON FRIDAY, MARCH 20 FOR DR. NIELHAAN SAMARANAYAKE Posted on 18 March 2015 Secretary, St. Peter's College OBU Algi Wijewickrema has informed us that a Requiem Mass will be offered for the repose of the soul of our dear friend and Past President of the OBU, Dr. Nielhaan Samaranayake, on Friday 20th March, at St Mary's Church Bambalapitiya, commencing 7.30 p.m. The OBU request all Old Boys and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Requiem Mass on Friday, March 20 for Dr. Nielhaan Samaranayake SPORTS 41ST SAINTS LIMITED OVER ENCOUNTER – ST. PETER’S DEFEAT RIVALS ST. JOSEPH’S Posted on 14 March 2015 St. Peter’s defeated traditional rivals St. Joseph’s easily by 59 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method in their annual limited over encounter played at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday. The encounter which is the 41st in the series saw the Peterites chalk up their 18th win to regain the Rev. Fr. Peter Pillai Memorial Challenge […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 41st Saints Limited Over Encounter – St. Peter’s defeat rivals St. Joseph’s IN MEMORIAM OBITUARY: DR.NIELHAAN SAMARANAYAKE – PAST PRESIDENT, SPC – OBU Posted on 14 March 2015 FROM JPAA CANADA PRESIDENT. Dear Peterites, It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Dr. Nielhaan Samaranayake, Old Peterite and Past President, SPC-OBU 2011-2013. Cremation will take place on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the General Cemetery Kanatte. Cortege leaves residence 526/1, Thesath Mawatha, Battaramulla at 4:30 pm. Dr. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Obituary: Dr.Nielhaan Samaranayake – Past President, SPC – OBU SPORTS ALGI WIJEWICKREMA REPORTING FROM COLOMBO: 81ST JOE-PETE CRICKET ENCOUNTER Posted on 07 March 2015 March 7, 2015. From Algi Wijewickrema reporting from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Having sent updates from time to time while the match was on yesterday, I don't think there's need for a lengthy summary but here's a short one for the benefit of whoever was not able to receive the updates yesterday. If the 1st day's […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Algi Wijewickrema reporting from Colombo: 81st Joe-Pete Cricket Encounter SPORTS 81ST JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE ENDS IN DRAW – EVEN EXCHANGES – 2 CENTURIES Posted on 06 March 2015 Sachin Dalpethado and Thaneesa Weerakoon of St. Peter's joined Josephians Sandaruwan Rodrigo and Hasindra Perera as stars in yet another drawn game. The 81st Battle of the Saints between St Peter's College and St Joseph's College ended in a draw at P Sara Oval yesterday. St Peter's College made 268 runs in their first innings in reply […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 81st Josephian-Peterite ends in draw – even exchanges – 2 centuries FLASHBACK TRIBUTE TO VERY REV. FR. M.J. LE GOC Posted on 05 March 2015 ~~VERY REV. FR. M.J. LE GOC: Discovered fungus which threatened sacred Bo tree Etymologically, Le Goc means 'The cheerful man'. True to the word 'great' in all respects, Fr. Le Goc was a cheerful person. His child-like simplicity and charming and generous manner, won the hearts of all. Today, I as a teacher for 40 […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute to Very Rev. Fr. M.J. Le Goc SPORTS 81ST JOE-PETE CRICKET MATCH MAY BE VIEWED LIVE ON MARCH 6 & 7 AT THE P. SARA OVAL Posted on 05 March 2015 ~~Find below the link for the 81st Battle of the Saints Live Streamed through ThePapare.com http://www.thepapare.com/index.php/live/7435-live-st-peter-s-college-vs-st-joesph-s-college-battle-of-the-saints ~~The 81st Battle of the Saints, the annual cricket contest between St Peter's and St. Joseph's Colleges in Colombo, Sri Lanka, will take place on the 6th & 7th March 2015 at the P. Sara (Oval). Inaugurated in 1933 […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 81st Joe-Pete Cricket match may be viewed live on March 6 & 7 at the P. Sara Oval SPORTS ST.JOSEPH’S – ST.PETER’S CLASH FOR REV. FR. MAURICE LEGOC TROPHY Posted on 04 March 2015 Battle of the Saints – The rivalry continues Courtesy: Thushan Jayasuriya – Daily News St Peter’s College: Seated (from left): Kitto Fernandopulle (Assistant coach), Shanaka Fernando (Assistant coach), Sanath Chinthaka (Senior Masterin- Charge), Troy Bartler (Sports Secretary), Chandula Jayamanne (captain), Rev Fr Trevor Martin (Rector), Rev Fr Sharm Dassanayake (Sports Coordinator), Dineth Thimodya (vice […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St.Joseph’s – St.Peter’s clash for Rev. Fr. Maurice LeGoc Trophy DAILY NEWS, HEADLINE “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” ON MARCH 6 AND 7 Posted on 24 February 2015 Courtesy: Thushan Jayasuriya – Daily News. The 81st annual "Battle of the Saints" big match between Sri Lanka's most prominent Catholic Schools St.Joseph's College and St.Peter's College will be played on March 6 and 7 at P.Sara Oval Stadium. This was revealed at a media briefing held at St.Peter's College on Monday. For the first […] Continue Reading Comments Off on “Battle of the Saints” on March 6 and 7 SPORTS 1984 PETERITE RUGBY TEAM INCLUDED TORONTO BASED VIRAJ FERNANDO & CROFTON JOSEPH Posted on 21 February 2015 Thirty Years of Reminiscing the Peterite Rugby Side of 1984 – Courtesy: Marlon Dale Ferreira. The schools rugby season may have ended and with it the Peterites can certainly hold their heads high after a splendid performance this year. But the celebrations of the Peterites took a different twist commencing last weekend when after 30 […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 1984 Peterite Rugby Team included Toronto based Viraj Fernando & Crofton Joseph SPORTS PETERITES REGISTER THEIR SEVENTH WIN BY BEATING ANTONIANS Posted on 21 February 2015 ~~Yet another fine all-round performance by St Peter's to win by 7 wickets against St Anthony's College Kandy. St Peter's College played their final match of the season against St Anthony's College. Toss was won by the visitors who Selected to bat first. It was a constant struggle for the visitors as the Peterite bowlers […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterites register their seventh win by beating Antonians SPORTS TANEESHA WEERAKOON SPINS ST PETER’S TO SIXTH OUTRIGHT WIN Posted on 18 February 2015 An impressive match bag of 11 for 64 by right arm spinner Taneesha Weerakoon helped St Peter’s to record an innings and 36 runs win over Dharmasoka MV Ambalangoda in the Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Surrey Village ground, Maggona yesterday. St Peter’s having ended on top on day one continued their dominance […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Taneesha Weerakoon spins St Peter’s to sixth outright win SPORTS PETERITE CRICKET TEAM ON A ROLL THIS YEAR Posted on 17 February 2015 The Peterite Cricket team is fast turning into a "dream team". With a tally of seven wins so far including wins against Wesley, Trinity, Royal and St. Anthony's College Kandy – the Peterite XI is going from strength to strength in this year's inter-school games. In most games the team scored over 200 runs and complimented […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterite Cricket team on a roll this year ALUMNI NEWS MOHAMMED NAVEED AND ANDRI BERENGER THE FUTURE OF UAE CRICKET, SAYS AAQIB JAVED Posted on 08 February 2015 ~~Andri Berenger and Mohammed Naveed gave further proof of why they are rated so highly by Aaqib Javed, the coach, after setting up a victory for the UAE over Central Districts on Thursday. The national team travelled to Napier, on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, for some match practice ahead of their […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Mohammed Naveed and Andri Berenger the future of UAE cricket, says Aaqib Javed ALUMNI NEWS 2015 WORLD CUP: FORMER PETERITE STAR ANDRI BERENGER WILL OPEN FOR UAE Posted on 07 February 2015 Former St. Peter’s College and Sri Lanka Youth cricketer Andri Berenger has qualified to represent the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the forthcoming World Cup in Australia-New Zealand. He will become the only cricketer to represent two countries in two World Cups having played with the Sri Lanka team at the 2010 Under-19 Youth World […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 2015 World Cup: Former Peterite Star Andri Berenger will open for UAE SPORTS PETERITES IN INNINGS WIN OVER WESLEY Posted on 03 February 2015 Thushan Jayasuriya A superb all round performance by St.Peter's College helped them to cruise to an innings and 147 run win over Wesley College in their Singer inter-school under 19 match concluded at Bambalapitiya yesterday.This is their third outright victory for the season. Batting first the Peterites made a mammoth 357 for 4 declared with […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterites in innings win over Wesley SPORTS PETERITES EXCELLED IN RUGBY: LIST OF RUGBY CAPTAINS FROM 1932-2014 Posted on 01 January 2015 OBU St. Peters College, Colombo 4, Sri Lanka RUGBY CAPTAINS LIST 2014 – Senal Aponso 2013 – Shan Weerakkody (all island 7s winners) 2012 – Danushka Ranjan (a current Sri Lanka cap) 2011 – Banuka Nanauakkara (all island Western Province 7s winners) 2010 – Keith Gurusinghe – (unbeaten triple Champions – 7s, league and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterites excelled in rugby: List of Rugby Captains from 1932-2014 ALMA MATER CURRENT OFFICIALS OF THE PETERITE CRICKET FOUNDATION (PCF) Posted on 18 December 2014 PETERITE CRICKET FOUNDATION (PCF) Following are the PCF Officials elected at the 7th AGM for year 2014/15: PATRON: Rev.Fr.Rector Trevor Martin PRESIDENT: Mr.Chaminda Perera Immdt.Past Presidnet: Mr.Roshan Anthony Vice Presidents: Mr.Malinda Warnapura & Mr.Brijesh Jeganathan Hony.General Secretary: Mr.Ayantha Panditharatne Hony.General Treasure: Mr.Dion Savarimuttu Assistant Secretary: Mr.Jason Buultjens Assistant Treasure: Mr.Evans Ranasinghe GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS: 1) […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Current Officials of the Peterite Cricket Foundation (PCF) JPAA CANADA THREE SRI LANKANS IN CANADA SQUAD FOR THE ICC WORLD CRICKET LEAGUE DIVISION 2 Posted on 18 December 2014 NEWS RELEASE BY THE JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION – CANADA (JPAA CANADA) The National selectors have named the Canada squad for the ICC WCL Division 2, Namibia from January 17th to 24th, 2015. Prior to the tournament the team will travel to Zimbabwe from January 3rd to 12th where they will play four matches against Zimbabwe 'A' […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Three Sri Lankans in Canada Squad for the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 SPORTS SCHOOL CRICKET: PETERITES CRUSH NALANDA BY INNINGS Posted on 07 December 2014 Published : December 3, 2014 | By M. Shamil Amit – Courtesy: Daily Mirror St Peter’s crushed Nalanda by an innings and three runs in their Under 19 inter-school cricket encounter concluded at Campbell Place yesterday. St Peter’s having dominated proceedings on the opening day kept up their momentum on day two too. The Peterites […] Continue Reading Comments Off on School Cricket: Peterites crush Nalanda by innings JPAA CANADA CALLING ALL PAST PETERITE ATHLETES Posted on 20 November 2014 Calling all past athletes of St. Peter's College. There have been many star athletes over the years who have done exceptionally well for St. Peter's College. Many in the 1950-2000 era may be abroad but there are still many living in Sri Lanka. The Peterite Track & Field Foundation has organised an Athletes Night on […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Calling All Past Peterite Athletes SPORTS TOP CLASS PERFORMANCES BY PETERITE SKIPPER Posted on 20 November 2014 A splendid all round performance by St. Peters skipper Nipunaka Fonseka enabled their under 13 Division 1 Cricket team to beat Debarawewa National School on first innings and make it to the third round of the All-island Schools Cricket Tournament conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association. Bowling first Nipunaka's nagging length of […] Continue Reading Comments Off on TOP CLASS PERFORMANCES BY PETERITE SKIPPER ALMA MATER SPC UPDATE FROM SUJITH SILVA – EDITOR, SPC-OBU Posted on 14 November 2014 Dear Peterites, As we approach the (hectic) Festive Season wish to keep you updated on the activities and news from St. Peter’s College OBU. Old Peterites, batch groups and the foundations together with overseas branches have been busy with their activities half way through their term under the guidance of the OBU President […] Continue Reading Comments Off on SPC Update from Sujith Silva – Editor, SPC-OBU JPAA NEWS JPAA DANCE 2014 – PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Posted on 17 October 2014 Following is the Message from JPAA Canada President Upali Obeyesekere in the 30th Anniversary Dance Souvenir. A warm welcome to all – Josephians, Peterites, families and well wishers from Canada & USA who have graced this occasion. This evening marks the final segment in the ongoing celebrations of our 30th anniversary of which we are […] Continue Reading Comments Off on JPAA Dance 2014 – President’s Message ALMA MATER JOES FELICITATED AT NIGHT OF THE STARS Posted on 16 October 2014 Five Josephian Cricket stars, Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews, Chaminda Vaas, Thisara Perera, Dimuth Karunarathne and Sadeera Samarawickrama were honoured at a gala event at Waters Edge Thursday evening. The four cricketers who kept the Josephian flag flying high in the cricket arena were honoured with awards of excellence at the colourful event named 'Joes […] Continue Reading Comments Off on JOES FELICITATED AT NIGHT OF THE STARS ALMA MATER JOSEPHIANS CELEBRATE “NIGHT OF THE STARS” Posted on 15 October 2014 Five of the modern cricketing protagonist from the most pioneer catholic school in Sri Lanka; St. Joseph’s College will be appreciated with awards of excellence on a starry and entertaining night on 15th October at Water’s Edge, Grand Ballroom starting from 7.30pm onwards. In the recent past, St. Joseph’s College has been the leading institution […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Josephians celebrate “Night of the Stars” ALMA MATER JOES TO FELICITATE ANGELO MATHEWS, THISARA PERERA & DIMUTH KARUNARATNE Posted on 12 October 2014 St. Joseph’s College, Colombo has decided to felicitate and honour Angelo Mathews and his fellow Josephian teammates Thisara Perera and Dimuth Karunaratne along with bowling coach Chaminda Vaas for their exceptional and historic performance in England this year, where the Sri Lankan team emerged winners in all formats of the game, namely test, one […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Joes to felicitate Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera & Dimuth Karunaratne ALMA MATER NEWSLETTER: THE BLUE, WHITE & GOLD – APRIL 2014 ISSUE Posted on 11 October 2014 The parent union in Colombo, St. Peter's College – Old Boys' Union is an active group and acts as a catalyst in assisting Fr. Rector in more than one way. The Newsletter of April 2014, displays the progress made by the school in numerous areas of interest. The publication is named appropriately – Blue, White […] Continue Reading Comments Off on NEWSLETTER: The Blue, White & Gold – April 2014 Issue ALMA MATER THE OLD PETERITES’ GROUP OF PRE 1970 – 7TH ANNUAL GET-TOGETHER Posted on 11 October 2014 The Old Peterites’ Group of Pre 1970 of the St. Peter’s College Old Boys’ Union, Colombo The Old Peterites’ Group of Pre 1970 – 7th Annual Get-Together “In St. Peter’s Bowers” 29th November, 2014, Hotel Berjaya The 7th annual get together of the “Old Peterites’ Group of Pre 1970” will be held on 29th […] Continue Reading Comments Off on The Old Peterites’ Group of Pre 1970 – 7th Annual Get-Together THE ISLAND ST. PETER’S COMPLETE RARE DOUBLE IN INTER-SCHOOL TENNIS Posted on 25 September 2014 September 25, 2014, 10:13 pm The victorious St. Peter’s College tennis team which won the Gold Medal at the National Schools Tennis Championship yesterday at the SLTA, Colombo. Also in the picture are their Tennis Master-in-charge Bernard Jesuthasan and coach Dinith Pathiraja. St. Peter’s completed a grand double this year by winning main titles […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s complete rare double in inter-school tennis IN MEMORIAM DEMISE OF OLD PETERITE DR. THOMAS CRUSZ IN THE U.K. Posted on 24 September 2014 Thomas Crusz attended St. Peter's College from 1952-1964, and was a brilliant student besides serving as Senior Prefect. He was the eldest son of (Late) Prof. Hilary Crusz & Decima Crusz. and nephew of Noel Crusz (formerly Rev. Fr. Noel Crusz). A pre-70s Peterite, Thomas was a good Tennis player at college and also sang in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Demise of Old Peterite Dr. Thomas Crusz in the U.K. ALMA MATER GRAND MELBOURNE REUNION OF PETERITES ON OCTOBER 4TH Posted on 19 September 2014 Many past Cricket Captains at Melbourne reunion. The Blue That Crowns the World reunion in Melbourne on October 4 is gathering momentum, with a number of past cricket captains confirming their attendance. Captains from the 1970s, Rohan Buultjens, Charinde Perera, Michael Elias and Bernard Wijetunge, are arriving from overseas to join other previous skippers […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Grand Melbourne reunion of Peterites on October 4th ALUMNI NEWS HUMPHREY SOLOMONS – OLD PETERITE VISITS SRI LANKA AFTER 40 YEARS IN THE U.K. Posted on 19 September 2014 Back in country of their birth in search of roots Humphrey and Aloma Solomans at the ‘Lake House’ Library Family histories and genealogy are important records for us as families. They give us an appreciation of where we've come from and thus, a fuller picture of who we are says Humphrey Solomons(a famous name in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Humphrey Solomons – Old Peterite visits Sri Lanka after 40 years in the U.K. JPAA CANADA CALLING ALL OLD JOES & OLD PETERITES IN CANADA & USA Posted on 15 September 2014 Join the Saints as they go marching in! This is the appeal made to the alumni of St. Joseph's College and St. Peter's College who are now domiciled in Canada and USA. The only joint alumni association for the Joes and Peterites is based in Toronto and had its humble beginnings in 1984. Thirty long […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Calling all Old Joes & Old Peterites in Canada & USA ALMA MATER ST. PETER’S COLLEGE GETS NEW DIGITAL BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD Posted on 15 September 2014 One of the dreams of The Basketball Foundation of St. Peter’s College came true on the 23rd Of August 2014. First and only Digital Score board in Sri Lanka. Note from Algi Wijewickrema: "The newly erected electronic basketball scoreboard at St. Peter's College that was declared open yesterday. The one and only such in a […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s College gets new digital basketball scoreboard IN MEMORIAM DEMISE – BHAGWANDAS (BUGGY) SURTANI Posted on 03 September 2014 MESSAGE FROM PETERITES PRE-SEVENTIES ERA With great sorrow, we announce the sad demise of Mr. B.H Surtani, the Chairman of our Group who passed away while on vacation in Australia on the 30th of August 2014. A husband, Father, Brother, Uncle and Friend; He was a loving and caring human being who lived and exemplary […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Demise – Bhagwandas (Buggy) Surtani ALMA MATER SPC-OBU REPORT ON 47TH SAINTS QUAD Posted on 25 August 2014 A unique sporting event in the sporting calendar of Sri Lanka came to a unique ending on Sunday, 24th August at St. Peter’s College grounds. The event is unique because there is no other such event where the Old Boys or past pupils of a group of schools in Sri Lanka come together in a […] Continue Reading Comments Off on SPC-OBU Report on 47th Saints Quad JPAA CANADA 30TH ANNIVERSARY GALA DINNER DANCE PRESENTED BY JPAA CANADA – OCTOBER 4TH (SAT) Posted on 24 August 2014 The stage is set and doors will open at 7:00 pm on Saturday, October 4, 2014, when The Grand Ballroom at Markham Convention Centre will be lit with the glitter of alumni from St. Joseph's College and St. Peter's College entering with their spouses, girl friends, family and friends. The Saints will go marching by […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner Dance presented by JPAA Canada – October 4th (Sat) JPAA CANADA SUJITH SILVA COMMENTS ON “SAINTS QUADRANGULAR” VIS-A-VIS FOUR PREMIER CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Posted on 22 August 2014 Dear Peterites, Benedictines, Josephians and Ant onians, It’s time for Saints to gather once again and celebrate the camaraderie and fellowship whilst reliving the glory years as four premier Catholic Schools in Sri Lanka strengthen their roots which began in mid 1800’s then Ceylon under colonial governance. During those British rules, 19th Century, importance […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Sujith Silva comments on “Saints Quadrangular” vis-a-vis four premier Catholic Schools DAILY NEWS ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE STORM INTO SEMIS Posted on 08 August 2014 St. Joseph's College Colombo advanced to the semi final of the 'Singer Trophy' Under 17 division one inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association yesterday at Mercantile Cricket Association Ground. St. Joseph's College Colombo beat Royal College Panadura by 14 runs according to Duckworth Lewis system […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Joseph’s College storm into semis ALUMNI NEWS SUNIL PERERA & ROY DIAS WERE CLASSMATES AT ST. PETER’S COLLEGE Posted on 03 August 2014 August 3, 2014. Soon after Sri Lanka gained Test status in 1981, it was Duleep Mendis and Roy Dias who shouldered the burden of the national team’s batting with many memorable knocks while Sunil Perera of Gypsies emerged as a leading entertainer circa that period. The trio came together on Saturday during the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Sunil Perera & Roy Dias were classmates at St. Peter’s College ALMA MATER ST. PETER’S COLLEGE GROUND GETS FULL OVERHUL AND IS REOPENED Posted on 02 August 2014 The Peterite grounds that had been part of the College’s proud boast since the 1930s had been in need of refurbishment for some years now and last year Fr. Travis Gabriel, the then Rector, took a decision to have the grounds refurbished and the turf wicket re-laid. The Cricket Foundation took the burden of […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s College ground gets full overhul and is reopened ALMA MATER PETERITE MANELKA DE SILVA EXCELS FOR WESTERN PROVINCE SOUTH Posted on 29 July 2014 THE ISLAND July 23, 2014, 10:40 pm by Reemus Fernando Western Province South emerged champions of the SLC conducted Inter Provincial Under-17 two-day tournament at the MCA Ground on Wednesday. (Pic by Nishendra Silva) Western Province South, captained by S. Thomas’ College player Ravindu Thilakaratne, won the SLC conducted Inter Provincial Under-17 two-day tournament […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterite Manelka de Silva excels for Western Province South ALUMNI NEWS DR. MARIO PINTO HEADS CANADA’S COUNCIL FOR NATURAL SCIENCES & ENGINEERING RESEARCH Posted on 28 July 2014 Sri Lankan born Dr B. Mario Pinto has been appointed President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The announcement was made by James Moore, Minister of Industry, and Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), recently. Sri Lankan born Dr B. Mario Pinto has been appointed President of the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Dr. Mario Pinto heads Canada’s Council for Natural Sciences & Engineering Research ALMA MATER WORLD CHAMPIONS RETURN TO SRI LANKA: THE OLD JOES’ CHOIR Posted on 25 July 2014 WORLD CHAMPIONS RETURN TO SRI LANKA. The Old Joes’ Choir, upon their return to Sri Lanka as World Champions were felicitated at St. Josephs College by automotive partner Land Rover. The Old Joes’ Choir (OJC), which comprises of past Students of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10, recently took part in the 8th World Choir Games […] Continue Reading Comments Off on World Champions return to Sri Lanka: THE OLD JOES’ CHOIR ALUMNI NEWS OLD PETERITE MAURICE COOK, GM FOR THE KINGSBURY Posted on 22 July 2014 Maurice Cook is an Australian citizen but very much a Sri Lankan at heart as he was born in Wellawatte – Sri Lanka and completed his studies at St Peter’s College – Colombo. What is remarkable about his appointment is the fact that he has returned after 38 years as the General […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Old Peterite Maurice Cook, GM for THE KINGSBURY IN MEMORIAM REV. FR. BRIAN JAYAWARDHANA OBITUARY NOTICE Posted on 20 July 2014 JAYAWARDHANA, Brian, OMI – Father Brian Jayawardhana, OMI passed away on July 17, 2014 at the Edmonton General Hospital at the age of 76 years. Father Brian is survived by the members of his religious community, the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; nieces, nephews and many friends.He was predeceased by his parents, Samuel Peter Jayawardhana […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Rev. Fr. Brian JAYAWARDHANA Obituary Notice ALMA MATER OLD JOES CHOIR SHINES ON THE WORLD STAGE Posted on 18 July 2014 The Old Joes’ Choir which comprises of past Students of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10, recently took part in the 8th World Choir Games held in Riga, Latvia. The Games featured 27,000 Participants from 74 countries and over 465 choirs from around the world. The Choir competed in two categories namely the Barbershop Choirs and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Old Joes choir shines on the World Stage HEADLINE, JPAA CANADA REPORT: “BIG MATCH CRICKET CARNIVAL” AT KING CITY ON JULY 1 – CANADA DAY Posted on 15 July 2014 July 1 is Canada’s birthday. The occasion marks the joining of the British North American colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada into a federation of four provinces (the Province of Canada being divided, in the process, into Ontario and Quebec) on July 1, 1867. Canada became a kingdom in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on REPORT: “Big Match Cricket Carnival” at King City on July 1 – Canada Day SPORTS KELLY, DANIEL POWER JOES TO PRE-QUARTER FINAL Posted on 12 July 2014 Powerful knocks from batsman Revan Kelly and Jehan Daniel helped St. Joseph’s to record convincing victories over Maris Stella and St. Aloysious and take them into the Pre-quarter finals of the All-Island Division I Under-15 tournament. Dilan de Silva Jehan Daniel Kelly smashed his third hundred in the tournament as St. Joseph’s […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Kelly, Daniel power Joes to Pre-Quarter final THE ISLAND ST. PETER’S RETAIN ALL ISLAND OVERALL TENNIS TITLE Posted on 12 July 2014 St. Peter’s College, Colombo-4, underlined their supremacy in inter-school boys’ tennis when they retained the Overall All Island Tennis Championship for 2014 at the SLTA hard courts in Colombo yesterday, July 11. St. Peter’s which faced unprecedented odds this year overcame all hurdles in an uncompromising manner to win the coveted trophy. They thus retained […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s retain All Island overall tennis title JPAA CANADA JOES WIN MAIN GAME WHILE PETERITES TAKE MASTERS – 30TH “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” ANNUAL ENCOUNTER IN CANADA Posted on 09 July 2014 The Josephian-Peterite game in Canada reached a milestone this year. It is 30 years since the launch of this game that has evoked much interest over the years and this year was no exception. 1964 Peterite Captain David Heyn and 1961 Captain Adiel Anghie were invited to be Guests of Honour at the game. David […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Joes win Main Game while Peterites take Masters – 30th “Battle of the Saints” Annual Encounter in Canada JPAA CANADA CANADA SERIES 30TH ANNIVERSARY “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” ON JULY 1 Posted on 29 June 2014 The 30th anniversary "Big Match" between the Old Josephians Vs. Old Peterites gets under way at the picturesque King City Grounds on Tuesday, July 1. Guests of honour at the game will be two Peterite legends of yesteryear – David Heyn (Peterite captain of 1964 and former Sri lanka player) and Dr. Adiel Anghie (Peterite […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Canada Series 30th Anniversary “Battle of the Saints” on July 1 ALUMNI NEWS OLD PETERITE JOSEPH SINNIAH CONFERRED ‘WORLD’S BEST TEA BLENDER’ AWARD Posted on 22 June 2014 June 21, 2014 (LBT) – For the first time a Sri Lankan, Joseph Sinniah, Director, of Akbar Brothers was conferred with the award by the prestigious French International magazine, “THE MAGAZINE” Some of the criteria for the selection of the award are; Promoting and creating quality tea, track record of tea blenders who understand […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Old Peterite Joseph Sinniah conferred ‘World’s Best Tea Blender’ award SPORTS SCHOOL RUGBY: JOES BEAT THOMIANS 51-8 Posted on 21 June 2014 Courtesy: Sunday Times. The crash of the once strong S. Thomas’ College side was given another substance when St. Joseph’s College sprang to post eight tries and recorded a convincing 51-8 win to regain the Lady Jayatillake Shield in their Singer Schools Under-20 Rugby League match played at Longdon Place yesterday. Josephian skipper and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on School Rugby: Joes beat Thomians 51-8 SPORTS, SUNDAY OBSERVER SCHOOL RUGBY: TRINITY IN 29-22 WIN OVER PETERITES Posted on 21 June 2014 Trinity College Kandy pulled off a great 29 points (three goals, one try, one penalty ) to 22 (two goals, one rtry, one penalty) win over St. Peter's College Bambalapitiya in their Schools Under-20 Singer Shield Rugby Tournament match played at Pallekele yesterday. At half time Trinity College led 12-5. With this win the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on School Rugby: Trinity in 29-22 win over Peterites FLASHBACK PETERITE/TRINITY RUGBY ENCOUNTERS HAVE BEEN MEMORABLE OVER THE YEARS Posted on 17 June 2014 A Sri Lankan sports journalist has listed some of the most memorable rugby battles between Trinity College and St. Peter's College. The annual schools rugby fixture between St. Peter’s and Trinity is one of the oldest schools rugby matches and some of those memorable games are: 1956: At Bogambara Trinity led by David Frank and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterite/Trinity Rugby Encounters have been memorable over the years JPAA CANADA DAVID HEYN & ADIEL ANGHIE TO VISIT TORONTO FOR 30TH ANNIVERSARY JOE-PETE MATCH Posted on 16 June 2014 Sri Lanka cricket fans are awaiting the arrival of the Prince of Batsmen – DAVID HEYN who will be visiting Toronto in conjunction with the 30th anniversary celebrations of the joint Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association of Canada. He will be Chief Guest at the 30th encounter between the Josephians & Peterites in the ICC approved King […] Continue Reading Comments Off on David Heyn & Adiel Anghie to visit Toronto for 30th Anniversary Joe-Pete Match HEADLINE, JPAA CANADA SQ 2014: JOSEPHIANS DEFEND TITLE WITH BRILIIANT WIN AGAINST ANTONIANS Posted on 16 June 2014 A strong Josephian team led by former Vice Captain of the Canadian Team Brian Rajadurai beat a formidable Antonian team by 26 runs to win the coveted SQ Championship Trophy for the second time in succession. Armed with a few players who have represented Canada in the last decade, the Josephians looked a winning team […] Continue Reading Comments Off on SQ 2014: Josephians defend title with briliiant win against Antonians DAILY NEWS, SPORTS PETERITES – A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH IN SCHOOL RUGBY Posted on 09 June 2014 St. Peter's College , a school with a proud rugby history with a star studded line up are confident of performing well in the Singer inter school under 20 'A' division league rugby tournament. Their main target is the 'A' division league title and already they have recorded victories against several heavyweights in the Schools […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterites – a force to be reckoned with in school rugby JPAA CANADA ALL ROADS LEAD TO AJAX ON SAT. JUNE 14TH FOR T20 SAINTS QUAD CRICKET TOURNAMENT Posted on 09 June 2014 The Joint Committee of the 2014 Saints Quadrangular T20 Cricket Tournament (Canada Series) met last Friday to launch the 5th edition of the popular event, that will also mark the first major sporting event in the Sri Lankan calendar for the year. St. Anthony's College OBA will be hosting the tournament this year. Trevor Brown […] Continue Reading Comments Off on All roads lead to Ajax on Sat. June 14th for T20 Saints Quad cricket tournament SUNDAY OBSERVER PETERITES RETAIN FR. BASIL WIRATUNGA SHIELD WITH A 16-11 WIN OVER JOES Posted on 07 June 2014 St.Peter's retained the Rev.Fr.Basil Wiratunga Shield for the 15th consecutive year when they beat their traditional rivals St.Joseph's by '16 points (two tries and two penalties) to 11 (one try and two penalties) in their Singer Under 20 schools rugger match played at Havelock Park yesterday (June 7). The Joes led 11-5 at the breather. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterites retain Fr. Basil Wiratunga Shield with a 16-11 win over Joes ALMA MATER PRE 70S GROUP OF OLD PETERITES PICK THEIR 2014/2015 COMMITTEE Posted on 06 June 2014 Harold Jansz elected President of the Old Peterites' Group of Pre 1970 for the year 2014/15 At the Annual General Meeting of the Old Peterites' Group of Pre 1970, held on 30th May 2014 at St. Peter's College, OBU House, with over 60 members present, Harold Jansz was elected President for the year 2014/15. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Pre 70s Group of Old Peterites pick their 2014/2015 Committee JPAA CANADA JOIN CSLCA ON MIDLAND CHURCH TRIP ON SUNDAY, JULY 27TH Posted on 06 June 2014 Dear Friend of the Canada Sri Lanka Catholic Association Please find attached the details for our 2014 Sri Lankan Day – Holy mass in Midland has been scheduled for July 27th and the family retreat will be on 2nd of Aug at St Francis Xavier Church, Mississauga. Bishop Harold Anthony Perera and Fr. Darrel Coonghe […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Join CSLCA on Midland Church trip on Sunday, July 27th IN MEMORIAM APPRECIATION – LALITH WEERATUNGA Posted on 01 June 2014 APPRECIATION – Lalith Weeratunga. A gentleman of rare calibre I was deeply grieved to learn about Lalith Weeratunga's sudden demise in Canada recently. Memories of my long association with Lalith are yet vivid as I pen these lines, despite such memories stretching back to more than seven decades. Lalith and I were neighbours in Bambalapitiya. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Appreciation – Lalith Weeratunga SPORTS SCHOOL RUGBY 2014: ROYAL BEAT ST. PETER’S 18/5 Posted on 01 June 2014 Royal College took on St Peters College at the Royal College Sports Complex yesterday. This clash has had its twists and turns over the past few years and has always been a close tussle for supremacy. Crowds flocked to the complex expecting it to be the same this year. The opening points of the game […] Continue Reading Comments Off on School Rugby 2014: Royal beat St. Peter’s 18/5 SPORTS SCHOOL RUGBY: ROYAL IN HARD FOUGHT 18 TO 5 WIN OVER ST. PETER’S Posted on 01 June 2014 Royal gained some respite after their Bradby setback when they earned a hard fought 18 (1 penalty, three tries) to 5 (1 try) win over St. Peter’s in the Singer Under-20 League rugby game at the Royal Sports Complex yesterday. It is a try. Royal’a Bhanuka Gamage goes over for a try far […] Continue Reading Comments Off on School Rugby: Royal in hard fought 18 to 5 win over St. Peter’s ALMA MATER ST. PETER’S COLLEGE OLD BOYS’ UNION AGM ON JUNE 29, 2014 Posted on 17 May 2014 ST.PETER’S COLLEGE OLD BOYS’ UNION. Notice of Annual General Meeting. Notice is hereby giventhat the 86th Annual General Meeting of the St.Peter’s College Old Boys' Union will be held on Sunday, 29th June, 2014, at the D.J.Nicholas Perera Hall, St. Peter’s College, Colombo 04, PROGRAMME 08.15 hrs – Holy Mass 09.15 hrs […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s College Old Boys’ Union AGM on June 29, 2014 SPORTS SCHOOL RUGBY: PETERITES BEAT ANTONIANS 32-17 IN KANDY Posted on 10 May 2014 Kandy was overcast and gloomy and it looked as if the weather gods knew that the Kandy lads were in for a torrid time. Though the Petes proved that they were in Kandy to win it must be said that if they expected the Anthonians to give in meekly that was not to be. This […] Continue Reading Comments Off on School Rugby: Peterites beat Antonians 32-17 in Kandy ALMA MATER NOTICE OF AGM – THE OLD PETERITES GROUP OF PRE 1970 Posted on 09 May 2014 Notice is hereby given that the 7th Annual General Meeting of “The Old Peterites’ Group of Pre 1970”, will be held on Friday 30th May 2014 at 6.30 p.m. in the Conference Room, 1st Floor of Old Boy’s Union Secretariat, St. Peter’s College, Grounds – entrance through Duplication […] Continue Reading Comments Off on NOTICE OF AGM – The Old Peterites Group of Pre 1970 FLASHBACK ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE TEAM OF 1969 HAD SOMETHING UNIQUE Posted on 09 May 2014 Cricket by it’s very name is a reflective game, a game which above all things lends itself to write in the lovely flexible English; which we have inherited from our ancestors, conquerors and colonial rulers. "The game is the thing"……….."It matters not who wins or loses"…… "Play the game" . These can sound empty words […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Joseph’s College team of 1969 had something unique JPAA CANADA JPAA CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2014 Posted on 08 May 2014 The Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association of Canada (hereinafter called "JPAA Canada") was formed in 1984, and will be celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Besides the regular sports and social events the association engages in, a few special events will be staged to mark the milestone of reaching 30 years as a joint organization for the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on JPAA Calendar of Events 2014 ALMA MATER ST. PETER’S COLLEGE OBU HOLDS AGM ON JUNE 29TH Posted on 07 May 2014 St. Peter's College Old Boys' Union (hereinafter called "SPC-OBU") is an active body of old boys of the college who devote their personal time for the betterment of the school. The OBU has always played a pro-active role in bringing the alumni together by organizing many social and sports events. The calibre of the executive […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s College OBU holds AGM on June 29th IN MEMORIAM FUNERAL SERVICES FOR DEVANE PERERA (1942-2014) Posted on 06 May 2014 PERERA, Devane – September 17, 1942 – May 4, 2014 Peacefully on Sunday May 4, 2014, in his 72nd year, with his family at his side. Beloved husband of Jeevani. Loving father of Shiyamila “Sham” and her husband Amal Pregasem, Dinesh Perera and his wife Yamindra Watson, Jehan Perera and his fiancé Sutha Murugeswaran, and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Funeral services for Devane Perera (1942-2014) ALMA MATER REV. FR. LAKMIN SILVA, SPC SPORTS COORDINATOR MOVES AS PRINCIPAL OF SPC UDUGAMPOLA/GAMPAHA Posted on 01 May 2014 Fr. Lakmin Silva who was in charge of the sports activities at St. Peter's as the Sports Coordinator has been transferred to St. Peter's Udugampola/Gampaha as Principal. While congratulating Fr. Lakmin and wishing him all success in his new assignment, we would like to thank him and wish him God's blessing. Since he will officially […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Rev. Fr. Lakmin Silva, SPC Sports Coordinator moves as Principal of SPC Udugampola/Gampaha SPORTS ST. PETER’S IN RESOUNDING 41-15 WIN AGAINST DEFENDING CHAMPS DHARMARAJA Posted on 30 April 2014 St. Peter’s coasted to their third successive win of the Singer U20 Schools Rugby League Tournament when they outclassed defending champions Dharmaraja by 41 points to 15 in a fourth round Division A Segment I match played at the Air Force ground in Ratmalana yesterday. St. Peter’s having taken a comfortable 26-8 lead at the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s in resounding 41-15 win against defending champs Dharmaraja IN MEMORIAM TRIBUTE TO RUKSHAN DIAS Posted on 29 April 2014 RUKSHAN DIAS: Never afraid of challenges I never ever thought that I would have to write an eulogy for Rukshan. He was too young to leave us. When on that fateful day our colleague Sunil K. called me to convey the news of Ruki's (as he was fondly known) untimely demise, I was speechless for […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute to RUKSHAN DIAS ALMA MATER PRE-SEVENTIES ORGANIZE A SUPER “STAG DAY’ AT MORATUWA RANDIYA HOTEL Posted on 27 April 2014 Lots of known faces graced the occasion. The Pre-Seventies Group led by Jayantha Atapattu organized a well attended get-together at Randiya Hotel located at Koralawella, Moratuwa. The energetic Secretary of the parent union Algi Wijewickrema has sent us a batch of photos taken – it is pretty obvious the boys […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Pre-Seventies organize a super “Stag Day’ at Moratuwa Randiya Hotel JPAA CANADA HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF JPAA CANADA? Posted on 22 April 2014 Since our AGM on March 30th, we have received a few calls and email enquiries as to "MEMBERSHIP" – basically old boys of both SJC & SPC trying to find out how to become a member of JPAA Canada. This is a very positive sign as it is important to embrace most of our valuable […] Continue Reading Comments Off on How to become a member of JPAA CANADA? IN MEMORIAM DEMISE OF RUKSHAN DIAS IN MAURITIUS Posted on 20 April 2014 News has just reached us of the sudden death of RUKSHAN DIAS, Peterite cricketer who represented college in 1988 and 1989. His death occurred in Mauritius where he was Country Head of Global Markets/ WB Country Co-Head, Mauritius at Standard Chartered Bank. Apparently he died of a heart attack while playing golf in Mauritius. The body […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Demise of RUKSHAN DIAS in Mauritius SPORTS PETERITE RUGBY IN NEW YORK CITY Posted on 19 April 2014 Dear Petes & Friends , Please come with your family and friends to support your favorite school ( St. PETER'S ) Saturday, April 19 , 2014 at 11.00AM .It is a free Family event and parking is free. St. Peters will be playing their west coast champion team from LA.They have some tough games […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterite Rugby in New York City FLASHBACK ROY DIAS WAS A WORLD-CLASS BATSMAN Posted on 18 April 2014 Roy Dias was one of Sri Lanka's most correct batsman. He was without question a great stroke maker. As with most countries during their early years in Test cricket, Sri Lanka struggled with a lack of good batsmen to threaten established test playing nations. However, the presence of Roy Dias as a top […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Roy Dias was a world-class batsman ALMA MATER SPC-OBU STAG DAY FOR PRE-SEVENTIES OLD PETERITES ON APRIL 27TH Posted on 18 April 2014 St Peter's College, Old Boy's Union of Bambalapitiya is having Stag day outing for old Peterites of the Pre 1970 era Randiya Hotel, 389 Korelawella, Moratuwa. On Sunday 27th April, 2014 from Ante-Meridien to Post-Meredien Tickets at a subsidized price of Rs. 1,000/- (one thousand only) per old Peterite which includes Buffet lunch, bites, […] Continue Reading Comments Off on SPC-OBU Stag Day for Pre-Seventies Old Peterites on April 27th SPORTS RUGBY: ST. JOSEPH’S CAME CLOSE BUT ROYAL WIN 14-11 Posted on 17 April 2014 St. Joseph’s College were so close but yet so far against Royal College as the Reid avenue boys registered a close 14-11 win over the hosts at CR & FC grounds on Saturday (Apr. 12). Dark clouds were hovering around the CR & FC atmosphere from the start of the junior games and the much […] Continue Reading Comments Off on RUGBY: St. Joseph’s came close but Royal win 14-11 SPORTS RUGBY: ST. PETER’S CRUSH S. THOMAS’ 44 -12 Posted on 16 April 2014 Colombo, April 16, 2014. St. Peter’s drubbed S. Thomas’ by 44 points to 12 in a Group A match of the Singer U20 Schools rugby league tournament played at Havelock Park earlier this month. The match which was expected to be a close contest turned out to be a one sided affair with the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on RUGBY: St. Peter’s crush S. Thomas’ 44 -12 IN MEMORIAM TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ANTON PERERA – PETERITE SPORTS STAR Posted on 15 April 2014 Time spent with him was always joyous At 6’2” in height, weighing over 220 pounds and running in to bowl at a speed which was good enough to earn a place for him in the 200 metres at the Junior Athletics Nationals was a frightening sight for any batsman let alone a school boy […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute to the late Anton Perera – Peterite Sports Star JPAA CANADA JPAA CANADA ELECTS OFFICE BEARERS FOR 2014/2015 Posted on 08 April 2014 The Annual General Meeting of the 2014 Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association of Canada (hereinafter called "JPAA CANADA") was held on Sunday, March 30th, at Radisson Hotel Toronto East. The meeting was well attended with the membership excited about the 30th anniversary celebrations planned for the oldest alumni association in Canada, among Sri Lankan Schools. JPAA Canada […] Continue Reading Comments Off on JPAA Canada elects office bearers for 2014/2015 SUNDAY OBSERVER TRINITY FIGHT-BACK TO BEAT JOES 34/17 Posted on 29 March 2014 Hard intelligent running by the Trinity College "threes" in the second half earned them a convincing 34 points ( 1 goal, 3 tries and 4 penalties) to 17 points ( 2 goals and a penalty) to victory in their inter school rugger match against St. Josephs College, at Pallekelle Rugby Stadium. It was the Josephians […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Trinity fight-back to beat Joes 34/17 DAILY NEWS AIRTEL LANKA CONTINUES TO SCRUM ST. PETER’S COLLEGE RUGBY Posted on 26 March 2014 Bharti Airtel renewed its partnership for the year 2014 as the principle sponsor of the St. Peter's College Rugby team. Having supported rugby at St. Peter's since 2012, the partnership renewed for the third consecutive year further fortifies Airtel Lanka's position as a global telecommunications giant keen on supporting and uplifting school sports in the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Airtel Lanka continues to Scrum St. Peter’s College Rugby IN MEMORIAM FR. JOE DE MEL WAS A JOSEPHIAN LEGEND Posted on 24 March 2014 Rev. Fr.Joe de Mel who passed away last week was a blue blooded Josephian, as blue as they came. He was an outstanding cricketer at the Darley Road school and many were his achievements that are etched in the record books of Josephian cricket. Unusual, I would add for men of the cloth. Standing over […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Fr. Joe de Mel was a Josephian legend IN MEMORIAM REV. FR. JOE DE MEL: FINAL RITES ON MARCH 24TH AT KANATTE Posted on 21 March 2014 Very Rev Fr. JOE DE MEL (Chairman, ‘Samata Sarana’, former Vicar General, Archdiocese of Colombo, Former Rector, National Seminary Ampitiya). Youngest son of late Thomas and Clara de Mel, Brother of Claire, Royce, Maurice, Etta, Rodney, Carl and Cletus (pre deceased) entered Eternal Rest. Remains will be at Samata Sarana, 531, Aluthmawatta, Road, Mutwal, Colombo […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Rev. Fr. Joe de Mel: Final Rites on March 24th at Kanatte SPORTS, SUNDAY OBSERVER JOSEPHIANS BEAT PETERITES BY 91 RUNS IN ONE-DAY GAME Posted on 20 March 2014 St Joseph’s College beat St Peter’s College by 91 runs in the one-day encounter, which was played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo yesterday. Batting first, the Josephians made 224-8 in 50 overs with the help of two half centuries by Duran de Alwis (52) and Pathum Madusanka (50). The pair steadied the innings putting on […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Josephians beat Peterites by 91 runs in one-day game SPORTS PETERITE RUGBY …… AND THE SAGA CONTINUES Posted on 18 March 2014 The name of the new school had changed from St. Joseph's Colombo South to St. Peter's College in 1927 and Fr. Nicholas Perera's title had also been changed from Manager to Rector. No, it was not the new title but his foresight that made him give thought to another game other than Cricket […] Continue Reading Comments Off on PETERITE RUGBY …… and the Saga Continues SPORTS 40TH JOE-PETE LIMITED OVER GAME ON SAT. MARCH 15TH AT 9:30 AM Posted on 12 March 2014 The 40th Joe-Pete limited over match will be played for the Rev. Fr. Peter A. Pillai Memorial challenge shield in the following week which will be at the Kettarama Stadium on 15th March 2014 at 09.30 a.m. Once again Joes leads the overall tally winning 20 to Pete’s 17 in the 50 over format of […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 40th Joe-Pete Limited over game on Sat. March 15th at 9:30 am IN MEMORIAM THANKSGIVING MASS ON MARCH 18TH FOR ANTON PERERA AT SPC CHAPEL Posted on 12 March 2014 Family and friends have organised a Thanksgiving Mass for the Life of Anton Perera – Peterite sportsman who passed away in a Los Angeles Hospital on February 20, 2014. It will be held at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at St. Peter's College Chapel, Bambalapitiya. The presence of friends and family at the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Thanksgiving Mass on March 18th for Anton Perera at SPC Chapel SPORTS SOME INTERESTING TRIVIA OF THE JOE-PETE SERIES Posted on 12 March 2014 JOE – PETE – Some Interesting facts Unlike any other Big Match the Joe-Pete is unique in that it not only is between two Catholic schools but between two schools of which one was created by the other. So it is inevitable that there are many relationships when it comes to this Big Match, which […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Some Interesting Trivia of the Joe-Pete Series THE ISLAND TRIBUTE TO A LEGENDARY PETERITE SPORTSMAN – ANTON PERERA Posted on 08 March 2014 Courtesy: The Island of Saturday, March 8, 2014. The 80th Josephian-Peterite encounter started at the Colombo Oval on Friday. A time for the Joes and Peterites to revel and enjoy the sport and the camaraderie that is associated with this great sporting event. The ‘Battle of the Saints’ was inaugurated in 1933, and has produced […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute to a legendary Peterite sportsman – Anton Perera SPORTS 80TH “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” ENDS IN TAME DRAW Posted on 08 March 2014 The 80th Josephian-Peterite encounter did not bring a desired result. Rain played a major part in this debacle as 29 overs were lost on the first day of play. The venue P.Saravanamuttu Colombo Oval once again proved to be the ideal hunting ground for the big match. Josephians and Peterites all over the world were […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 80th “Battle of the Saints” ends in tame draw THE ISLAND THE ISLAND REPORT ON DAY-1: 80TH BATTLE OF THE SAINTS Posted on 07 March 2014 A batting failure during the Under-19 tournament proper, Chandula Jayamanne justified his late inclusion in the team with a valuable century as St. Peter’s posted 282 runs before Sri Lanka Under-19 bat Sadeera Samarawickrama exhibited his prowess to guide St. Joseph’s to 92 for two wickets at close on day one of the 80th Battle […] Continue Reading Comments Off on The Island report on Day-1: 80th Battle of the Saints SPORTS 80TH “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” – SJC 92/2 IN REPLY TO SPC TOTAL OF 282 ON DAY-1 Posted on 07 March 2014 St. Joseph's won the toss and sent the Peterites into bat. After losing their openers at 27 (Dineth Thimodya for 10) and 44 (Hashan Warnasekera for 18) the Peterites consolidated and at lunch were on 157 for the loss of three wickets. Helped by a 151-run partnership by Janith Liyanage, 80, and Chandula Jayamanne, 116, […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 80th “Battle of the Saints” – SJC 92/2 in reply to SPC total of 282 on day-1 SPORTS 80TH JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE ENCOUNTER ON MARCH 7TH & 8TH, 2014, AT THE COLOMBO OVAL Posted on 07 March 2014 Restriction clause makes game somewhat interesting…: Joes and Petes out for decision. The 80th annual cricket encounter between St.Joseph's College and St.Peter's College, also known as the 'Battle of the Saints' played for the Rev .Fr. Maurice Legoc Trophy will herald another series of 'big' encounters among schools. This match will be played on March […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 80th Josephian-Peterite Encounter on March 7th & 8th, 2014, at the Colombo Oval SPORTS BIG MATCH 2014 – TICKET PRICES Posted on 06 March 2014 As per information received from College sources (both Colleges), the ticket prices are as follows: Big Match at the P Sara Oval – 7th & 8th March M Sathasivam Stand – Rs.2000/- Dr. Rajan Chanmugam Stand – Rs.1200/- Sathy Coomaraswamy Stand – Upper block – Rs.1000/- – Lower block […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Big Match 2014 – Ticket Prices SPORTS SJC ROWING CREW EXCELS AT ASRA Posted on 06 March 2014 SJC Rowing Crew Excels at ASRA. The fifth Association of School Rowing in Asia (ASRA) Regatta was held recently in Dubai. The event was hosted and organized by UAE Sailing and Rowing Federation. This International competition was open to Asian schools and there was keen competition between rowing schools from Sri Lanka, UAE, India and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on SJC Rowing Crew excels at ASRA SPORTS 80TH BATTLE OF THE SAINTS ENCOUNTER AT P. SARAVANAMUTTU OVAL Posted on 06 March 2014 Nothing much to separate Joes and Petes March 6, 2014, 10:14 pm by Reemus Fernando Prowess of two Sri Lanka Under-19 players in the batting department of St. Joseph’s College and aggressive top order batting of St. Peter’s College are among special features to watch when the arch rivals meet for the 80th time in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 80th Battle of the Saints Encounter at P. Saravanamuttu Oval ALMA MATER ST PETERS COLLEGE OLD BOYS SOCIAL CLUB AUSTRALIA INC. Posted on 05 March 2014 Dear Members, The best in entertainment, food and drink at an unbelievable price of $70 is on offer, planned just for you. Enjoy the company of your fellow Peterites, friends and families, so rush and book your tickets early! See attached flyer for further details and special concession for students (limited tickets). Thanks & […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St Peters College Old Boys Social Club Australia Inc. SPORTS BREAKING NEWS: WATCH BIG MATCH ON YOUR COMPUTER FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD Posted on 05 March 2014 Technology has advanced so much in that we could watch the Joe-Pete 80-th Encounter on our computer from anywhere in the world. Please see the great news below. Here's great news for all those who cannot come to watch the big match, particularly those overseas. I hope all those who are in SL will make […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Breaking News: Watch Big Match on your computer from anywhere in the world SPORTS DILENDRA STARS AMONG WINNING JOSEPHIAN SWIMMERS Posted on 02 March 2014 Champion Josephian swimmers with their coach Ruwan Manawadu Dilendra Ratnayake of St Joseph's College, won the first place in the Under-14 boys event at the 77th Two Mile Sea Swim, which concluded at Mount Lavinia sea shore yesterday. Ratnayake completed his swim in 45:29 minutes as St Joseph's College, Colombo became under 14 champions with […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Dilendra stars among winning Josephian swimmers ALMA MATER PRESS CONFERENCE IN LIEU OF 80TH JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE ENCOUNTER Posted on 01 March 2014 A press conference was held on 26th February at St. Joseph's College to brief the press regarding the upcoming Big Match, the Josephian-Peterite cricket match popularly known as the Battle of the Saints. Rectors from both Colleges spoke at the briefing with Fr. Travis Gabriel, Rector, St. Joseph's speaking on the 2 day game to […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Press Conference in lieu of 80th Josephian-Peterite Encounter SPORTS BENS HOLD JOSEPHIANS TO A DRAW Posted on 01 March 2014 Josephians miss golden opportunity of beating Bens. St. Joseph's missed a good opportunity of beating their old rivals St. Benedict's as the Bens held on to a draw in their school cricket encounter played at Kotahena yesterday. The Bens who folded up for a paltry 134 in the first innings were struggling at 136 for […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Bens hold Josephians to a draw SPORTS 2014 RUGBY SEASON: AN UPDATE BY ALGI WIJEWICKREMA – EDITOR, SPC-OBU Posted on 01 March 2014 Two matches were down to be played today as the schools' season openers, one in Colombo, St. Peter's hosting Kingswood (KCK) and the other up in Kandy with Trinity playing hosts to DSS. The Peterite – Kingswood match was played at the CR & FC grounds and from the kick off it was evident that […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 2014 Rugby Season: An update by Algi Wijewickrema – Editor, SPC-OBU NEWSLETTERS SJC OBU NEWSLETTER – FEBRUARY 2014 Posted on 01 March 2014 St. Joseph's College Old Boys' Union (SJC-OBU) has published a super newsletter in February 2014. This has been posted on our JPAA Canada website. Please click on the image (Josephian Logo) on the top right of the front page and this will lead you to a pdf document that will open up for viewing. I […] Continue Reading Comments Off on SJC OBU Newsletter – February 2014 FLASHBACK FLASHBACK: SJC TEAM OF 1944 & 1945 AND EPIC FEAT OF MALCOLM DE COSTA Posted on 01 March 2014 Cricket is a reflective game; a game which above all things lends itself to writing in the lovely flexible English which we have inherited from our ancestors; conquerors and the colonial rulers. Considering values and the traditions this game has inherited; it is deservingly denoted as the “GAME OF GENTLEMEN”. It is once again the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on FLASHBACK: SJC Team of 1944 & 1945 and epic feat of Malcolm de Costa ALMA MATER SPC-OBU PRESENTS “STAG NITE” ON MARCH 6TH (THURSDAY) AT THE PRIMARY QUADRANGLE Posted on 28 February 2014 Algi Wijewickrema, the hardworking SPC-OBU Editor has informed all Peterites that the St. Peter's College OBU is hosting a "Stag Nite 2014", at the college Primary Quadrangle from 7:00 pm onwards on Thursday, March 6th. Tickets are priced at a modest Rs. 200 per head and Music will be provided by "BLACK" with a […] Continue Reading Comments Off on SPC-OBU presents “Stag Nite” on March 6th (Thursday) at the Primary Quadrangle FLASHBACK FLASHBACK: LED BY ADIEL ANGHIE, PETERITES STAR STUDDED TEAM IN 1961 Posted on 28 February 2014 The Peterite XI of 1961 had many stars. The team was led by Adiel Anghie (Retired Pulmonologist USA), who had the enviable honour of captaining both the college cricket team as well as the rugby team. Let's put some names to the players on this picture. Within brackets is where they live, as far we […] Continue Reading Comments Off on FLASHBACK: Led by Adiel Anghie, Peterites star studded team in 1961 IN MEMORIAM MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR ANTON PERERA IS ON SATURDAY, MARCH 1ST AT WOODLAND HILLS, CA Posted on 27 February 2014 A Memorial Service for the repose of the soul of ANTON PERERA will be held on Saturday, March 1st at 11 am at St. Bernadine Catholic Church in Woodland Hills. St Bernardine Catholic Church 24410 Calvert Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 The service is a celebration of the life and times of one […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Memorial Service for ANTON PERERA is on Saturday, March 1st at Woodland Hills, CA ALMA MATER DISTINGUISHED OLD JOSEPHIAN TELLS YOUNG ONES TO BE SPORTY FOREVER Posted on 27 February 2014 February 27, 2014. In an increasingly competitive world, where victory at any cost is the unwritten code, a distinguished old boy of St Joseph’s College, Maradana T. Don Augustine urged the students of his school to be ‘gentlemen athletes and sportsmen forever’, while stressing the importance of sports in general and athletics in particular for […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Distinguished old Josephian tells young ones to be sporty forever FLASHBACK, HEADLINE 2004 PICTURE WORTH A MILLION WORDS Posted on 27 February 2014 This picture was taken in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2004, at the 70th Josephian-Peterite match played at the Oval. Four great Peterite cricketers – three of whom live abroad enjoy the day's play reminiscing the grand ole days when they themselves held sway and walked on the same grounds playing for their Alma Mater in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 2004 picture worth a million words JPAA CANADA JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION – CANADA CELEBRATES ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY Posted on 27 February 2014 The Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association – Canada was formed in 1984, and will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. We pride ourselves as the first ever Sri Lankan Schools' Alumni to be formed in Canada. This is an honour that we accept with much humility. It took a combined Royal/Thomian/Trinity group to form the next schools alumni […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association – Canada celebrates its 30th Anniversary ALMA MATER ST. PETER’S COLLEGE PRIZE GIVING Posted on 23 February 2014 Courtesy: Algi Wijewickrema – Editor, SPC-OBU. St. Peter's College held its Prize Giving on Friday, February 21, 2014, and if I am to describe it in 2 words, I would say it was a colorful and competently run event. From the time the Chief Guest, Rt. Rev. Dr. Maxwell Silva, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo was […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s College Prize Giving SPORTS ST. PETER’S V. ST. ANTHONY’S Posted on 23 February 2014 PETES MISS A DESERVED WIN An outright win eluded St. Peter’s in their drawn match against St. Anthony’s at Katugastota. Enjoying a lead of 66 on the first innings, the Peterites played a positively and kept looking for runs despite the fall of wickets. Scores: St. Peter’s – 241 all out and 175 for 8 […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s V. St. Anthony’s IN MEMORIAM BURLY ANTON PERERA NO MORE – A LEGEND AT ST. PETER’S COLLEGE Posted on 21 February 2014 News has just reached us of the passing of ANTON PERERA – a legend of the late fifties and early sixties. Anton was in a coma for the last 2-3 weeks in a Los Angeles Hospital, arising from a complicated medical condition. Sadly, he passed away this morning (Feb.20th) in hospital surrounded by his beloved […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Burly Anton Perera no more – a legend at St. Peter’s College SPORTS FEB.23RD AT CR & FC GROUNDS – OLD PETERITE LEGENDS V. SPC 1ST XV Posted on 20 February 2014 Dear Peterites, Get ready for an epic encounter where the Old Peterite Legends will take on the Current 1st XV side to kick start the 82nd Rugby season for St.Peter's College. Sunday 23rd February 2014 at CR & FC grounds. Yes !!! Peteirte Rugby is 82 years this year. So its high time for all […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Feb.23rd at CR & FC Grounds – Old Peterite Legends V. SPC 1st XV SPORTS RUGBY CAPTAINS OF ST. PETER’S COLLEGE (1932-2014) Posted on 18 February 2014 This posting is an updated list of captain's who led St. Peter's College in Rugby Football. Many Peterite rugby players represented leading clubs after leaving school and a few reached the top of the hill by donning the 'Ceylon or Sri Lanka' Cap in Rugby. Players like Archibald Perera, Ago Paiva, Percy Perera, Terry Williams, […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Rugby Captains of St. Peter’s College (1932-2014) SPORTS JOSEPHIANS WIN BY AN INNINGS AND 35 RUNS AGAINST ANTONIANS Posted on 17 February 2014 St.Joseph's College, Colombo trounced St.Anthony's College by an innings and 35 runs in their Singer Under 19 division 1 cricket encounter played at Darley Road. These two catholic schools play this traditional match for the 102nd time and this encounter is named after the two great Sri Lankan bowlers ; Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Josephians win by an innings and 35 runs against Antonians ALMA MATER REV. FR. (DR.) PETER A PILLAI, OMI – APOSTLE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE Posted on 16 February 2014 Rev. Fr. Dr. Peter A Pillai OMI by Stanley E. Abeynayake …………………………………………….. Peter Alcantara Pillai was born on 19th October, 1904 at Wennappuwa. His parents Jacob and Anna Pillai, school teachers hailed from Kayts, Jaffna. His schooling began in his mother tongue Tamil in the school where his parents were teachers. Later he joined […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Rev. Fr. (Dr.) Peter A Pillai, OMI – Apostle of Social Justice SPORTS PETERITES BATTLE BENS / JOES TAKE ON ANTONIANS Posted on 15 February 2014 St. Peter's College V. St. Benedict's College – First innings win for Bens St.Benedict’s obtained a first innings win over St.Peter’s in their drawn inter school cricket match played at Kotahena yesterday. St.Peter’s in reply to the Bens first innings score of 227 were 61 for 1 overnight and reached 176 with Dineth Thamodya top […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterites battle Bens / Joes take on Antonians ALMA MATER ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OBU ORGANISES GRAND EVENT TO BID FAREWELL TO FR. SYLVESTER AND WELCOME FR. TRAVIS Posted on 14 February 2014 MESSAGE GIVEN AT THE FELICITATION BY THE OBU TO REV. FR'S SYLVESTER AND TRAVIS Rev. Fathers Sylvester and Travis. We are gathered here in great numbers today to honour you both. Fr. Sylvester on behalf of the Josephian community, I thank you for everything you have been to us, for what you have done for […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Joseph’s College OBU organises grand event to bid farewell to Fr. Sylvester and welcome Fr. Travis ALMA MATER FULL TOSS MELBOURNE Posted on 14 February 2014 Stag Night – ' BAMBA ' style. Friday, February 28, 2014 7:00pm until 11:30pm in UTC+1 Harlequins Rugby Club – Ashwood Victoria 3147 A Fun filled night before the much anticipated clash of the saints. The night includes with two of our very own DJ's – DJ spike & DJ LUVD spinning the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Full Toss MELBOURNE ALMA MATER PETERITE CRICKET FOUNDATION EVENT ON FEBRUARY 21 Posted on 14 February 2014 Courtesy: PeteriteEN (PEN) The Cricket Foundation is organizing a get together on the 21st of February to raise funds for its activities to support Cricket at College. Tickets are priced at Rs.1500/= inclusive of dinner for gents and Rs. 500 for Ladies. There will be liquor and bites available for sale and an entrance ticket […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterite Cricket Foundation Event on February 21 ALUMNI NEWS ROLE OF A SCHOOL IN SRI LANKA’S ECONOMY – ROHANTHA ATHUKORALA Posted on 12 February 2014 In the recent past we have been exposed to allegations and counter claims about a Rector of a leading private sector school, which was very unfortunate, given that this particular school has produced some of the most outstanding citizens for Sri Lanka. In my view, the overall aura created is a loss for Sri Lanka […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Role of a school in Sri Lanka’s economy – Rohantha Athukorala ALMA MATER ST. PETER’S COLLEGE WELCOMES REV. FR. TREVOR GERAD MARTIN AS THE 11TH RECTOR Posted on 12 February 2014 St. Peter's welcomed Rev. Fr. Trevor Gerad Martin as the 11th Rector of their hallowed institute today (12th February). A board straddling the gate posts of the College told all passersby of the event and needless to say the event was a well organised and well orchestrated one. The well manicured lawns and methodically and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s College welcomes Rev. Fr. Trevor Gerad Martin as the 11th Rector ALMA MATER 2014: FAREWELL TO REV. FR. TRAVIS GABRIEL – 10TH RECTOR OF ST. PETER’S COLLEGE Posted on 11 February 2014 FAREWELL TO FR. TRAVIS GABRIEL – 10TH RECTOR OF SPC. February 11, 2014. St. Peter’s College bade farewell to their 10th Rector, Rev. Fr. Travis Jude Gabriel in a fitting and well organized ceremony today (11th February 2014). The College was bedecked with flowers and flags and balloons of blue and white and gold for […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 2014: Farewell to Rev. Fr. Travis Gabriel – 10th Rector of St. Peter’s College ALMA MATER ROUSING FAREWELL ACCORDED TO REV. FR. TRAVIS GABRIEL AT ST. PETER’S COLLEGE Posted on 11 February 2014 St. Peter’s College bade farewell to their 10th Rector, Rev. Fr. Travis Jude Gabriel in a fitting and well organised ceremony today (11th February 2014). The College was bedecked with flowers and flags and balloons of blue and white and gold for the occasion and one could feel that not only had there been meticulous […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Rousing farewell accorded to Rev. Fr. Travis Gabriel at St. Peter’s College JPAA CANADA OUR WEBSITE: 245 VIEWS ON 09FEB14 – HIGHEST SO FAR Posted on 09 February 2014 JPAA Canada launched its new website on Monday, October 7, 2013. Our mandate is to priortize posting news of our association activities since it was formed in 1984. The project is time consuming but we are getting there slowly but surely. In addition to JPAA Canada news, we will also be posting news of our […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Our Website: 245 views on 09FEB14 – highest so far SPORTS PETERITES WIN U-18 RUGBY SEVENS CHAMPIONSHIP FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR Posted on 09 February 2014 February 9, 2014 – Courtesy: Roshen Steelman – The Island. St. Peter’s College won the Singer Schools Under-18 Rugby Championship beating Royal College, Colombo 14 points to five in the grand final worked off at Royal Sports Complex in Colombo on Sunday (9th). St. Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya displayed a powerful show against Royal College, Colombo […] Continue Reading Comments Off on PETERITES win U-18 Rugby Sevens Championship for second consecutive year ALMA MATER REV. FR. SYLVESTER RANASINGHE REFUTES SUNDAY TIMES ARTICLE Posted on 09 February 2014 Responding to a news report headlined ‘St. Joseph’s College Rector transferred to Aquinas’, published in the Sunday Times of January 12, the Rector, Rev. Fr. Sylvester Ranasinghe, has sent the following reply. “I write in reference to an article published in the ‘Sunday Times’ 0f January 12. The article is obviously damaging to my good […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Rev. Fr. Sylvester Ranasinghe refutes Sunday Times article ALMA MATER REV. FR. TRAVIS GABRIEL IS 13TH RECTOR AT ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE Posted on 08 February 2014 Rev. Fr. Travis Gabriel becomes the 13th Rector of St. Joseph's College, Colombo. The Council of Management of the Old Boys' Union are hosting an event to welcome the 13th Josephian Rector on Monday, February 10th at 6:30 pm at the College Chapel followed by a reception at the Bonjean Hall. All Members of the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Rev. Fr. Travis Gabriel is 13th Rector at St. Joseph’s College SPORTS 1ST INNING WIN FOR ST. PETER’S AGAINST ROYAL (FEB.7 & 8) Posted on 08 February 2014 Peterites get first innings points St. Peter's secured first innings points over Royal in their drawn school cricket encounter which ended at Reid Avenue yesterday. Royal College, Colombo 229/7 (73) R.Pathirana 91, Sahan 3-52 & 165/9 (47) Anupa 56, Vinu 4-48 Vs St.Peters, Colombo 233/8 d (67.2) J Liyanage 68 – – Match drawn In […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 1st Inning win for St. Peter’s against Royal (Feb.7 & 8) SPORTS ST. PETER’S DETERMINED FOR BLUE, WHITE & GOLD SUCCESS BY DAMITH WEERASINGHE Posted on 08 February 2014 2013/14 Schools Cricket season is playing around the island in full throttle with crowd pleasing Cricket being played by many Colombo teams. We take a glance at a team which is one of the most pioneer cricket playing schools in Sri Lanka and that is none other than St. Peter’s College, Colombo 4. St. Peter’s […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s determined for Blue, White & Gold success by Damith Weerasinghe SPORTS ST. PETER’S AMONG THE BEST OF THE BEST Posted on 08 February 2014 Courtesy: Reemus Fernando – Sunday Island – January 29, 2014. St. Peter’s College, captained by colursman Kavinda de Tissera are unbeaten this season. They have scored two outright victories and have had held the upper hand against their opponents in most of their outings. However, analyzing the strengths of the team consisting of some formidable […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s among the best of the best SPORTS ROYAL V. ST. JOSEPH’S ENCOUNTER ENDS IN A THRILLING DRAW Posted on 12 January 2014 Courtesy: Ranjan Anandappa – Sunday Observer Royal College stand in captain Harith Samarasinghe led his side admirably with ten freshers to bring his side to the brink of victory when they were set a victory target of 108 runs in 13 overs in their drawn cricket encounter against St. Joseph's at Reid Avenue yesterday The […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Royal V. St. Joseph’s encounter ends in a thrilling draw SPORTS PETERITES BEAT MARIS STELLA ON 1ST INNINGS POINTS Posted on 11 January 2014 Sahan Nanayakkara took a match bag of 13 wickets and batted brilliantly in the 2nd innings to help St.Peters force a drawn and take 1st innings points in their Singer Under 19 Division 1 Cricket encounter played with Maris Stella College at Kadirana. St. Peters batting 1st made 160 runs in 50 overs with skipper […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterites beat Maris Stella on 1st innings points ALMA MATER ARCHBISHOP’S OFFICE RATIFIES NEW RECTOR APPOINTMENTS FOR SJC & SPC EFFECTIVE 10JAN14 Posted on 09 January 2014 The administrative office of the Archbishop's House has issued a circular dated January 8, 2014, confirming the appointment of the following effective Friday, January 10, 2014. This announcement supercedes all previous information on this subject matter. School Vice Rector Rector The following appointments will take effect 10JAN2014 St. Joseph's College Rev. Fr. Anton Ranjith Rev. Fr. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Archbishop’s Office ratifies new Rector appointments for SJC & SPC effective 10JAN14 FLASHBACK, SUNDAY OBSERVER PROSPECTS OF BRIGHT CRICKET A POSSIBILITY AT 78TH JOE-PETE ENCOUNTER Posted on 08 January 2014 Courtesy: Ranjan Anandappa – Sunday Observer of February 26, 2012. Two 'big' match wins within the space of three years in the Josephian-Peterite series, is certainly heartening for the cricketers who play their 78th encounter at the P. Sara Oval on March 2 and 3 and the hope of bright cricket will certainly bring in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Prospects of bright cricket a possibility at 78th Joe-Pete encounter FLASHBACK FLASHBACK: PETERITE BASKETBALL TEAM 1957 Posted on 06 January 2014 Among the Colombo Schools, the Bens and Peterites always had strong Basketball teams in the 50s and 60s. We have just come across an archived photograph of the 1957 Basketball team of St. Peter's College that featured prominently in the school season in this popular sport at the time. The photo has special significance to […] Continue Reading Comments Off on FLASHBACK: Peterite Basketball Team 1957 ALMA MATER TRANSFER OF RECTORS (SJC/SPC) DEFERRED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Posted on 06 January 2014 News has just reached us that the spate of appointments with regards to Sri Lanka RC Schools in the Colombo Archdiocese announced last month by His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has been put "on hold". The breaking news came from the Colombo Archbishop's office a few days back. No reason was attributed to this position […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Transfer of Rectors (SJC/SPC) deferred until further notice FLASHBACK CRICKET HITS OF THE ’60S BY LAWRENCE HEYN (OLD PETERITE LIVING IN AUSTRALIA) Posted on 01 January 2014 St. Peter’s College has a proud sporting heritage, with cricket and rugby holding sway in the near nine decades of its existence. The college can parade an impressive line-up of old Peterites who have gone on to cover themselves in glory at national and international level. Cricket, by virtue of its annual big match, has […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Cricket hits of the ’60s By Lawrence Heyn (Old Peterite living in Australia) JPAA CANADA WE WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR (2014) Posted on 01 January 2014 Message from Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association of Canada My Committee joins me in wishing you a Happy New Year! May god's blessings be with you and yours throughout the year. We wish you health, comfort, peace and prosperity during the ensuing year. ~~Christmas proclaims that God will be with us always. Let us celebrate this Happiness […] Continue Reading Comments Off on We wish you a Happy New Year (2014) SPORTS ST. PETER’S COLLEGE COMPLETE ANOTHER REMARKABLE YEAR IN TENNIS Posted on 26 December 2013 By: Dinith Pathiraja, SPC Coach St. Peter’s college, Colombo 4 had another extremely successful year in 2013 continuing their golden era in the sport of tennis which the College has been enjoying in the recent past. Since the sport recommenced at St. Peter’s College in January 1998, it has been an unparalleled success story in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on St. Peter’s College complete another remarkable year in Tennis NEWSLETTERS SPC-OBU NEWSLETTER Posted on 23 December 2013 Algi Wijewickrema, Editor of the SPC-OBU has crafted a Newsletter that we are pleased to post on our website. A job well done. Congratulations go out to Algi and his team for the hard work and commitment to successfully produce the newsletter from St. Peter's College Old Boys Union. It is in pdf format and […] Continue Reading Comments Off on SPC-OBU Newsletter IN MEMORIAM OBITUARY: LALITH WIRATUNGA (1939-2013) Posted on 14 December 2013 JPAA CANADA is saddened with news of the sudden passing of LALITH WIRATUNGA in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Lalith was at St. Peter's College, Bambalapitiya in the 40s & 50s. A brilliant student at college, Lalith entered the Law Faculty passing out as a Barrister & Solicitor. He enjoyed top legal positions in the private sector […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Obituary: Lalith Wiratunga (1939-2013) ALUMNI NEWS SPC-PRE-SEVENTIES BATCH GET-TOGETHER AT RAJA BOJUN Posted on 13 December 2013 The Pre-Seventies group led by Major Jayantha Atapattu (Retd) is a vibrant group that carries the flag flying high by many fellowship and other events that bring the old boys and their families together. Just last month the group organised its annual get together details of which are captured in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on SPC-Pre-Seventies Batch get-together at Raja Bojun SPORTS PETERITES WIN U-15 DIVISION-1 INTER-SCHOOL CRICKET TITLE Posted on 12 December 2013 Champion Peterite cricketers richly rewarded. The Under 15 division one schools cricket champions St. Peter's College have been granted a tour of Malaysia by the school authorities under the guidance Rev. Fr. Trevis Gabriel, St. Peter's Rector. The team led by Chathura Obeysekara leave the country today (12). Wasantha Haputhanthri, master-in-charge, and L.H. Sunil, head […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterites win U-15 Division-1 Inter-School Cricket title ALMA MATER GROTTO AT ST. PETER’S COLLEGE GETS A NEW LOOK Posted on 04 December 2013 A place where many a Peterite prayed to Our Lady, the Grotto at St. Peter’s College, refurbished and looking beautiful was blessed and declared open this morning (4th December 2013) by His Eminence Rev. Dr. Norbert Andradi OMI, Bishop of Anuradhapura in a simple ceremony. The College premises was decked in blue and white flags […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Grotto at St. Peter’s College gets a new look SPORTS 2014: “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” AT THE OVAL ON MARCH 7TH & 8TH Posted on 29 November 2013 Due to the restoration work being carried out at the College Grounds, this year all 1st XI home games will be played at different other venues as indicated below. January 3rd-4th – Vs. Ananda College – Moratuwa Tyronne Fernando Stadium 10th-11th – Vs. Maristella College – Negambo 13th-14th – Vs. D.S. Senanayaka College […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 2014: “Battle of the Saints” at the Oval on March 7th & 8th ALMA MATER THE ANDRADI LIBRARY FOR ST. PETER’S COLLEGE Posted on 27 November 2013 A Noble Gift for St.Peter’s College – The Andradi Library at St. Peter’s Courtesy of Sunday Times of February 5, 2012 As the CEO of one of the largest educational groups, Mr. Andradi’s vision is to ensure that high quality education is accessible to a global community of students. The construction of the Andradi Library […] Continue Reading Comments Off on The ANDRADI LIBRARY for St. Peter’s College ALUMNI NEWS “LEGENDS” ORGANIZE THE ANNUAL TEACHER’S DAY AT SPC Posted on 25 November 2013 ~~The Old Peterites Group of 87-92 of St. Peter’s College OBU the “Legends” as they are known organized the Annual Teachers’ day on the 12th of October for the 13th consecutive year to coincide with the World Teachers day celebrated globally. This year, to raise the required funds for the Teachers’ Day and spice up […] Continue Reading Comments Off on “Legends” organize the Annual Teacher’s Day at SPC ALUMNI NEWS PETERITE RANDEV ATHUKORALA WINS TWO MEDALS AT KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP Posted on 22 November 2013 The 4th Nepal Open Karate International staged at Dhangadhi, Nepal attracted 480 competitors from eight SAARC countries under the auspices of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Nepal. 12 year old Sri Lankan Randev Athukorala of St. Peter College representing the Sri Lankan Schools Karate Team won two medals for the country – Silver […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterite Randev Athukorala wins two medals at Karate Championship JPAA CANADA JPAA CANADA – NETWORKING & BRINGING OLD BOYS TOGETHER! Posted on 20 November 2013 The Josephian-Peterite Alumni Association – Canada a.k.a. "JPAA Canada" provides a forum for the alumni who attended St. Joseph's College, Colombo and St. Peter's College, Colombo to meet and greet each other in Toronto, Canada. "Networking & Brining Old Boys Together" is the precise mandate of the 29-year old alumni association that was formed in 1984. Besides […] Continue Reading Comments Off on JPAA Canada – Networking & Bringing Old Boys Together! ALMA MATER PETERITE REUNION IN OCTOBER 2014 – MESSAGE FROM BRISBANE Posted on 20 November 2013 ~~Greetings from Brisbane A group of old Peterites in Australia are making plans for a mega reunion in October 2014. We have just launched a website peteritereunion.net to keep all old boys informed of the plans. The website is chock-full of news, articles and photo galleries, and you will be entertained. Please check out the […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterite Reunion in October 2014 – Message from Brisbane SPORTS SCHOOLS RUGBY: PETERITES RETAIN UNDER-16 TITLE Posted on 17 November 2013 November 9, 2013, 7:13 pm St. Peter’s College Under-16 rugby team did well to maintain their supremacy in the Western Province rugby tournament when they retained the Cup Championship of the Western Province Inter-Schools Under-16, Fifteen-a-side Invitation Tournament for the record third consecutive year and take the Asian Finance Trophy at CR&FC grounds, Colombo […] Continue Reading Comments Off on SCHOOLS RUGBY: Peterites retain Under-16 title FLASHBACK BILL DEVANAYAGAM CAPTAINED ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE IN THE EARLY YEARS Posted on 17 November 2013 Courtesy: Premasara Epasinghe – Daily News Kanapathipillai William Devanayagam, popularly known as (Bill) Devanayagam, was an outstanding, versatile sportsman, produced by St. Josephs' College, Maradana during the period 1927-1930. He captained the college cricket and Football teams with distinction. Further, he was a fine tennis player. Devanayagam was a Roman Catholic, who hailed from a […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Bill Devanayagam captained St. Joseph’s College in the early years JPAA CANADA COMBINED JOE-PETE TEAM WINS SRI LANKA SCHOOLS RUGBY SEVENS TOURNAMENT IN TORONTO Posted on 17 November 2013 A combined Joe-Pete team led by Dominick de Kauwe trounced the Antonians 44-0 to win the "Quintin Israel Memorial Trophy" at the picturesque Oakville Crusaders Rugby Grounds. S. Thomas' College OBA hosted the tournament this year which is called "Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Sevens Tournament – 2013". Chief Organiser for the Thomians was D.R. (Ranjan) […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Combined Joe-Pete team wins Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Sevens Tournament in Toronto HEADLINE, JPAA CANADA, JPAA NEWS THE “SAINTS GO MARCHING” IN TORONTO ON A HIGH NOTE Posted on 17 November 2013 It was a night, but what a night it was! The Josephian-Peterite Annual Dinner Dance was held last Saturday (October 5th) at the brand new Markham Convention Centre. The task of arranging the interior decor was left entirely in the hands of the creative mind of our Chair, Dance Committee/Social Secretary Anslem Perera. He came […] Continue Reading Comments Off on The “Saints go Marching” in Toronto on a high note ALMA MATER MELBOURNE: OLD PETERITE RON FORBES CELEBRATES HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY Posted on 13 November 2013 RONALD FORBES. Better known as Ron Forbes, lives in Melbourne with his wife Carmeline (also known as Bubbles) and his two daughters Judy and Jenny. Ron recently celebrated his Eightieth (80th birthday), and the highlight of the celebration was Ron who wore and was very proud of his St Peter's College neck tie. As an […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Melbourne: Old Peterite Ron Forbes celebrates his 80th birthday NEWSLETTERS PEN (PETERITE ELECTRONIC NETWORK) UPDATES Posted on 13 November 2013 MESSAGE FROM ALGI WIJEWICKREMA – HONY. EDITOR (OBU-SPC) The OBU is proud to announce that it now has its own FB page (OBU St. Peter's College, Colombo 4, Sri Lanka) and all of you Old Petes, young and old, who have their own facebook pages are invited to "like" it. In addition to the PEN […] Continue Reading Comments Off on PEN (Peterite Electronic Network) Updates SPORTS GOOD ALL-ROUND PERFORMANCE BY PRIYAMAL PERERA HELPS JOES BEAT MARIS STELLA COLLEGE Posted on 09 November 2013 Courtesy of Ranjan Anandappa – Sunday Observer Two fine performances by Priyamal Perera (81 and a match bag of 5 for27) and Aravinda Akurugoda (match bag of 6 for 46) helped St.Joseph’s to beat Maris Stella College ,Negombo by 79 runs in the Under 19 school cricket encounter played at Darley Road yesterday. The […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Good all-round performance by Priyamal Perera helps Joes beat Maris Stella College IN MEMORIAM RECENT OBITUARIES OF OLD BOYS Posted on 08 November 2013 MARTIN – HENRY (Retired Sergeant Major – S.L. Army Artillery and Course Superintendent Royal Colombo Golf Club). Beloved husband of Francisca, loving father of the late Johnny and of Tony (Manager, St. Peter’s Gym), Anne, Rev. Fr. Trevor (Rector, Loyola College – Negombo), Anslem (National Tour Guide Lecturer), Carmelita and Marina (Standard Chartered Bank), father-in-law […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Recent obituaries of Old Boys FLASHBACK DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH ARDEN NELSON (OLD PETERITE) COMBO Posted on 07 November 2013 LEST WE FORGET – ARDEN NELSON COMBO OF THE SIXTIES BY UPALI OBEYESEKERE Arden Nelson is a name synonymous with music in the sixties in Colombo. Many from this era would recall the Arden Nelson Combo with familiarity for having played for your engagement, wedding or other social functions you attended. Many old Peterites here […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Down Memory Lane with Arden Nelson (Old Peterite) Combo ALUMNI NEWS ANECDOTES: WE INVITE OLD BOYS TO SHARE STORIES OF THEIR SCHOOL DAYS Posted on 06 November 2013 What is An Anecdote? Answer – An anecdote is a brief story of something that has happened in our lives, There are funny, interesting, and factual anecdotes, just to name a few. JPAA Canada website is open to "anecdotes" from Old Boys of both schools – SJC & SPC. The input is subject to review […] Continue Reading Comments Off on ANECDOTES: We invite Old boys to share stories of their school days FLASHBACK 2009: RE-ENACTMENT OF THE GOLDEN JUBILEE JOE-PETE CRICKET MATCH Posted on 05 November 2013 This article has been extracted from St. Peter's College OBU Website. The Golden Jubilee Joe Pete Cricket Re Match – Report It started with an idea in 2007, and went on to become a reality in 2009. It was the 1984 Joe-Pete 50th Encounter re-match, with participation from players of the original two squads that […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 2009: Re-enactment of the Golden Jubilee Joe-Pete Cricket Match SPORTS SPORTS: JOSEPHIAN FUTSAL SOCCER CARNIVAL Posted on 01 November 2013 Courtesy: Ceylon Daily News For the fifth successive year the Soccer Advisory Committee of St Joseph's College has organized the "Josephian Futsal Soccer Carnival" today, November 1, from 8 am onwards at the college ground. This soccer extravaganza has now turned out to be a very eagerly anticipated calendar event of St Joseph's College. The […] Continue Reading Comments Off on SPORTS: Josephian Futsal Soccer Carnival IN MEMORIAM OBITUARY: COLVIN CHRISTOFFELSZ – PETERITE CRICKETER 1965-1967 Posted on 31 October 2013 It is much sadness we learn of the passing of COLVIN CHRISTOFFELSZ in Colombo. Obituary extracted from the Ceylon Daily News is appended below. Funeral services held on November 1, 2013. JPAA Canada and its members extend our heartfelt condolences to family members of Colvin Christoffelsz and offer our deepest sympathy. May his soul Rest […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Obituary: Colvin Christoffelsz – Peterite cricketer 1965-1967 SPORTS SOCCER: JOES BEAT PETERITES 2-0 Posted on 29 October 2013 Through the grapevine, we learnt that the Josephian-Peterite Soccer game played earlier in October 2013 ended with a 2-0 win for the Joes. Before the game there was a lot of hype in the local (Sri Lanka) mainstream media about the game. The Daily News, The Island and Daily Mirror all carried a pre-game write-up […] Continue Reading Comments Off on SOCCER: Joes beat Peterites 2-0 ALUMNI NEWS OLDEST: AHMED KUTHDOOS – 92-YEAR OLD MAY BE AMONG THE OLDEST LIVING PETERITES TODAY Posted on 27 October 2013 The 1983-1986 batch of Old Peterites organised a sing-along recently jointly with the SPC-OBU. Forums such as this act as catalysts in keeping the old boys together in harmony, fellowship and builds a strong sense of camaraderie. Algi Wijewickrema of the SPC-OBU claims that the highlight of the evening was the presence of Ahmed Kuthdoos, […] Continue Reading Comments Off on OLDEST: Ahmed Kuthdoos – 92-year old may be among the oldest living Peterites today ALUMNI NEWS JEYER RODRIGUES INTERVIEWED BY MEDIA WHILE ON HOLIDAY IN SRI LANKA Posted on 27 October 2013 Courtesy: Hafiz Marikar – The Nation 12 August 2012 Jeyer Rodriguez, was a brilliant prop forward during his playing days at St. Peter’s College, Havelock SC, Sri Lanka Air Force SC and Sri Lanka, now a citizen of Canada he is over here in Sri Lanka on holiday, he was very happy to see his […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Jeyer Rodrigues interviewed by media while on holiday in Sri Lanka SPORTS 80TH “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” AT P. SARA OVAL ON MARCH 7TH & 8TH, 2014 Posted on 25 October 2013 The Josephian-Peterite Cricket Encounter always attracts a cross section of the alumni from Sri Lanka and overseas. More often than not, old boys of the two schools (specially those who have represented the schools in the "Big Match") makes it a point of visiting home (Sri Lanka) to coincide with the "Big Match". One of […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 80th “Battle of the Saints” at P. Sara Oval on March 7th & 8th, 2014 ALMA MATER PETERITES WIN SEVEN-A-SIDE RUGBY TOURNEY IN CALIFORNIA Posted on 23 October 2013 The President of the California Branch writes "Dear Peterites and friends, Happy to announce and congratulations to Pk and the boys for another thrilling victory by the Peterites 7 A Side Rugby team in the just concluded Royal College sponsored annual rugby tournament in Southern California. As usual there were the preliminary rounds to see who […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterites win Seven-A-Side Rugby Tourney in California SPORTS 24TH JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE SOCCER ENCOUNTER AT CR&FC GROUNDS ON OCT.23 Posted on 21 October 2013 The traditional Josephian – Peterite soccer encounter will be played Wednesday, October 23rd at CR and FC grounds, Colombo. Kick-off of the 1st XI match at 4.00 pm. This will be the 24th edition of the traditional big match. St. Joseph’s and St. Peter’s known to be ‘brother schools’ are also considered to be bitter rivals in […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 24th Josephian-Peterite Soccer encounter at CR&FC Grounds on Oct.23 ALMA MATER PETERITE GOLDEN GLEAM DINNER DANCE IN BRISBANE – SAT. OCTOBER 19 Posted on 17 October 2013 The Alumni of St. Peter's College domiciled in Brisbane will get together at a Dinner Dance scheduled for Saturday, October 19th. The grand dinner dance is presented by St. Peter's College Old Boys' Social Club Brisbane. Music will be provided by "CRYSTAL FIRE" featuring Laurensz, Ronnie, Joquithe & DJ-Ruvan. Tickets are priced at $50 (Adults) […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterite Golden Gleam Dinner Dance in Brisbane – Sat. October 19 IN MEMORIAM OBITUARY: GERARD PUVINAYAGAM (1940-2013) Posted on 17 October 2013 This October , we lost another talented Peterite tenor, Gerard Puvinayagam. Gerard joined Ford Rhodes after leaving college and retired to continue as a private consultant in the field of auditing and accounting. After an education at St.Peter’s in the early 50’s, with his strong command of the Queens English he contributed to a number […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Obituary: Gerard Puvinayagam (1940-2013) IN MEMORIAM OBITUARY: EYMARD DE SILVA WIJEYERATNE Posted on 17 October 2013 Eymard de Silva Wijeyeratne, a Peterite of the pre 70s era who was one from the first batch of undergraduates to enter the Peradeniya Campus (when it was part of then University of Ceylon), has passed away. Eymard, was a very long standing parishioner of St. Mary's, Dehiwala, a loyal Catholic and a frequent contributor […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Obituary: Eymard de Silva Wijeyeratne ALMA MATER OLD JOES CELEBRATE ON OCT. 19 IN THE U.K. Posted on 16 October 2013 The Association of Old Josephians in the UK presents the 26th Annual Blue & White Ball on 19th October 2013, at Sheraton Sky Line Hotel, Bath Road (A4) Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 5BP. Cocktail Reception from 6:00 – 7:15 pm at the Sky Garden and dinner is at 7:30 pm at the International Suite. Music will […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Old Joes celebrate on Oct. 19 in the U.K. IN MEMORIAM TRIBUTE TO REV. FR. CLAVER PERERA ON OCTOBER 14, 2013 Posted on 14 October 2013 A Tribute to Fr. Claver The third death anniversary of Father Claver Perera falls on 14th October and the St. Mary’s Choral Group and friends of Fr. Claver will be doing a short tribute to Fr. Claver, at St. Mary’s Church Bambalapitiya at 7.00 p.m. after evening Mass on Sunday, 13th October 2013. Old Boys […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute to Rev. Fr. Claver Perera on October 14, 2013 ALUMNI NEWS “A CHRISTMAS WISH”…AT THE LIONEL WENDT THEATRE – DEC.6,7 & 8, 2013 Posted on 10 October 2013 SYNOPSIS A coup is underway…………. the evil Ice Queen supported by her love-struck henchman, Jack Frost, is conspiring to cancel Christmas around the world. Can Santa Claus and his Chief Elf, Mike, save the day? Will the unlikely alliance of everybody’s favourite, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, the band of talking reindeer and the adorable elves […] Continue Reading Comments Off on “A Christmas Wish”…at the Lionel Wendt Theatre – Dec.6,7 & 8, 2013 JPAA CANADA LAUNCH OF NEW WEBSITE FOR JPAA CANADA Posted on 07 October 2013 JPAA Canada launched its new website on Monday, October 7, 2013 – with the domain name www.jpaacanada.com We invite you to visit the site, devour the information laid out and send us an e-mail with any comments, constructive feedback, suggestions or remarks. "This is a dream come true", said JPAA President Upali Obeyesekere. Having worked […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Launch of new website for JPAA Canada IN MEMORIAM TRIBUTE: GENERAL DESHAMANYA DENIS PERERA VSV (1930-2013) Posted on 05 October 2013 October 5, 2013, 7:03 pm By Major General (Retd.) Lalin Fernando (Courtesy: The Island) "The only man under whom any General would gladly serve’ (Field Marshal Montgomery-later Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, on Field Marshal Alexander, later Earl Alexander of Tunis. Alexander commanded the Allied Forces in Africa under whom Montgomery and the 8th Army […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute: General Deshamanya Denis Perera VSV (1930-2013) ALMA MATER MESSAGE FROM SPC OLD BOYS SOCIAL CLUB AUSTRALIA INC. Posted on 29 September 2013 27th September 2013 Dear Valued Member of the Club It is my pleasure to inform you that this year the Seniors Lunch will be held in early December, a beautiful time of the year where the climate is perfect and the atmosphere is full of fun and frolic. The ‘Seniors Christmas Lunch’ will be […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Message from SPC Old Boys Social Club Australia Inc. ALMA MATER 23RD JOE-PETE CRICKET ENCOUNTER IN WASHINGTON D.C. USA Posted on 15 September 2013 A gentle and refreshing breeze greeted spectators and players to the 23rd Annual Josephian-Peterite Cricket Encounter played on Saturday, September 14, at the Robertson Park, Gaitheds of both alumni, many of whrsburg, Maryland. As in past years, this event was also well attended by family and friends of both alumni, many of whom had come […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 23rd Joe-Pete Cricket Encounter in Washington D.C. USA ALUMNI NEWS 6TH ANNUAL REUNION OF PRE-SEVENTIES GROUP (SPC) Posted on 08 September 2013 The Old Peterites Group of Pre-1970 batch affiliated to the OBU of St. Peter's College, Bambalapitiya are organizing their annual get-together (Dinner/Dance) to raise much needed funds to provide scholarships to needy students of the college. This is to be one of its projects of social responsibility to the "Alma Mater". The Annual get together will be […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 6th Annual reunion of Pre-Seventies Group (SPC) SPORTS PETERITE CRICKETER EXCELS IN ATHLETICS Posted on 01 September 2013 Supun Randeniya of Ranabima Royal College, Gannoruwa came up with a stupendous performance by breaking the 19-year-old 110m hurdles record on the third day of the All Island Schools Games held at the Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo recently. With Randeniya's 110m hurdles record, three new meet records were set up on the third day with boys […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterite cricketer excels in Athletics IN MEMORIAM TRIBUTE TO NEVILLE N. DE SILVA – AN OFFICER AND GENTLEMAN! Posted on 10 August 2013 By Upali Obeyesekere – President, JPAA Canada The Sri Lankan community in Toronto lost one of its beloved personalities last month. Neville N. de Silva – former Sri Lanka Police Officer, schoolboy cricketer and community leader passed away on June 23rd in Mississauga. A Memorial Service was later held for the repose of […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Tribute to Neville N. de Silva – An Officer and Gentleman! ALMA MATER HOW THE ASSOCIATION OF OLD JOSEPHIANS IN THE U.K. WAS FORMED Posted on 01 August 2013 THE BIRTH OF THE ASSOCIATION IN UK By Peter E Perera- (The Founder President.) Some of us Old Joes who were here in London as students in 1960 formed an informal Association of Old Joes at the Catholic International Chaplaincy at Holland Park. I recall Michael & Lalin Fernando, Gamini Don Michael and Spencer […] Continue Reading Comments Off on How the Association of Old Josephians in the U.K. was formed SPORTS ANGLEO MATHEWS BECOMES FIRST JOSEPHIAN TO CAPTAIN SRI LANKA CRICKET Posted on 15 July 2013 Posted on 15 February 2013 by TSL (The Times of Sri Lanka) St. Joseph’s College have produced some great cricketers over the years. A few went on to play for Ceylon/Sri Lanka but now they have the rare honour of producing the first Josephian Captain of Sri Lanka Cricket. The newly appointed Selection Committee […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Angleo Mathews becomes first Josephian to Captain Sri Lanka Cricket JPAA CANADA CANADA DAY: SRI LANKA CRICKET FESTIVAL, AN OUSTANDING SUCCESS Posted on 01 July 2013 "Unity is strength…when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved", Quote by Mattie Stepanek. This is exactly what happened when two Thomians and a Royalist were entrusted with the task of organizing the Schools Cricket Festival. Ashok Senadeera and Trevor Fernando were the two Thomians and Rohan Jayasekara of RoyalCollege was […] Continue Reading Comments Off on CANADA DAY: Sri Lanka Cricket Festival, an oustanding success ALMA MATER IN TRUE BLUE SPIRIT OLD PETERITES WORLDWIDE CAME TO MELBOURNE Posted on 01 July 2013 Past students of St. Peter’s College around Australia and from overseas reconnected at a gala night in Melbourne on Saturday, October 1.Nearly 350 old Peterites, wives and friends got together for a night of reminiscing interspersed with skits and re-enactments of those schoolboy days. It was the second reunion in three years and the Peterite […] Continue Reading Comments Off on In true blue spirit Old Peterites worldwide came to Melbourne JPAA CANADA 29TH BATTLE OF THE SAINTS (CANADA SERIES) IN TORONTO Posted on 01 July 2013 Canada Day is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act, 1867 (today called the Constitution Act, 1867), which united three colonies into a single country called Canada within the British Empire. Canada Day observances take place throughout Canada […] Continue Reading Comments Off on 29th Battle of the Saints (Canada Series) in Toronto ALMA MATER SCHOOL ANTHEMS STIR UP PRIDE Posted on 22 June 2013 JPAA Canada has posted YouTube instrumental versions of the school anthems for SJC and SPC on its website. The video can be accessed by clicking on the two icons in the last column to your right of the site and at the bottom against an image of the two schools. We felt this was a […] Continue Reading Comments Off on School Anthems stir up pride JPAA CANADA LAUNCH OF “SAINTS QUADRANGULAR” T20 CRICKET TOURNAMENT IN CANADA Posted on 18 June 2013 The Canadian version of the “Saints Quadrangular” T20 Cricket Tournament was lunched in 2009. Due to an initiative from JPAA Canada, the “Saints Quadrangular” was formally introduced to the Benedictines and Antonians who agreed to join together to form the great “Saints” forum. What a fitting launch it was as JPAA Canada was celebrating its […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Launch of “Saints Quadrangular” T20 Cricket Tournament in Canada FLASHBACK FLASHBACK: TYRONE LE MERCIER WAS ADJUDGED BEST SCHOOL BOWLER IN 1960 Posted on 13 June 2013 1960 was an interesting year. W. Dahanayaka from Galle caretaker Prime Minister of Ceylon – a post card cost 3 cents and John F. kennedy had just assumed office. School cricket had reached a very high standard and become so competitive that spectator interest had pole-vaulted to a new high. With this backdrop, the popular […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Flashback: Tyrone Le Mercier was adjudged Best School Bowler in 1960 NEWSLETTERS JPAA NEWSLETTERS Posted on 01 June 2013 JPAA Newsletters over the years have been informative, precise, comprehensive and well designed. The newsletter has been well received not only in Canada but in the global Josephian-Peterite community. The editor of the newsletter has always kept in mind that news of the Joe-Pete global community is important to make the document newsworthy. With this […] Continue Reading Comments Off on JPAA Newsletters ALUMNI NEWS MANY PETERITES EXCELLED IN MUSIC & BROADCASTING FIELDS Posted on 01 June 2013 Peterite Singers: Keeping musical tradition alive W.Aiyyar and Gerard Puvinayagam discuss an observed phenomenon at St. Peter’s College Bambalapitiya that has been noted for well over half a century. St. Peter’s College hall was built in 1931 and provided excellent acoustics to all singers and musicians. The performers in turn paid tribute to the hall’s […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Many Peterites excelled in Music & Broadcasting fields ALMA MATER, JPAA CANADA PETERITE WALK FOR THE CHAPEL PROJECT Posted on 01 June 2013 By Algi Wijewickrema – Secretary, Peterite Walk Committee People walk for many reasons. Some walk for pleasure, some for exercise, yet others for records and glory. There are also walks, especially by schools to support various projects or to commemorate events, but rarely do we hear of a Walk for a noble cause such as […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Peterite Walk for the Chapel Project FLASHBACK A LOOK AT THE “BATTLE OF THE SAINTS” Posted on 01 June 2013 By: Sankha de Livera Tennekoon , 2010-02-08 11:30:24 On March 5 & 6, the oldest test cricketing stadium in the Island, the “Oval” will play host to one of the biggest cricket encounters in the Sri Lankan cricketing calendar, the “Battle of the Saints”. The Saints will yet again march on to the P. Sara stadium […] Continue Reading Comments Off on A Look at the “Battle of the Saints” IN MEMORIAM ‘JACKIE’ VAN TWEST – CHAMPION COACH WHO MADE CHAMPS Posted on 01 June 2013 Courtesy: Dunstan Fernando – Daily Mirror Sports It is with a deep sense of sorrow, that I record the passing away of our teacher and coach George Alexander (Jackie) VanTwest on January 2, 2005 after a brief illness. 'Jackie' as he was affectionately known was born on 15th December 1928 and had a brilliant […] Continue Reading Comments Off on ‘Jackie’ Van Twest – Champion Coach who made Champs FLASHBACK FLASHBACK: EPIC FEAT OF MALCOLM COSTA Posted on 01 June 2013 Courtesy: Supun PERERA – Ceylon Daily News March 1, 2012 Cricket is a reflective game; a game which above all things lends itself to writing in the lovely flexible English which we have inherited from our ancestors; conquerors and the colonial rulers. Considering values and the traditions this game has inherited; it is deservingly […] Continue Reading Comments Off on Flashback: Epic feat of Malcolm Costa ALUMNI NEWS A NOBLE GIFT FOR ST. PETER’S COLLEGE Posted on 05 February 2012 A Noble Gift for StPeter’s College – 05 Feb. 2012. The Andradi Library at St. Peter’s By Joanne Kotelawala – Sunday Times. As the CEO of one of the largest educational groups, Mr. is to ensure that high-quality education is accessible to a global community of students. The construction of the Andradi Library at St. […] Continue Reading Comments Off on A Noble Gift for St. Peter’s College SEE MORE ARTICLES IN THE ARCHIVE * POPULAR * COMMENTS * FEATURED * TAG CLOUD * Obituary: Rev. Fr. (Dr.) Stanley Abeysekera - Former Rector, St. Joseph's College * FLASHBACK: Memorable innings of 235 n.o. by Tyrone Le Mercier in 1962 * Many Peterites excelled in Music & Broadcasting fields * The history of the Joe-Pete Rugby Encounter * Tribute: General Deshamanya Denis Perera VSV (1930-2013) * ST. 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