Three pillars of the establishment are leaving the Agathois institution.
It was an exceptional end of the afternoon at Notre-Dame school where three members of the school were honored on the occasion of their retirement. A farewell ceremony which began with a thanksgiving mass. It was under the pines of the park that the altar was erected for the religious service, presided over by Father Yannick Casajus, assisted by Father David Cortes and Father Béranger. Mass prepared by the Little Sisters of the Annunciation, Aléida and Sandra. The mayor of Agde, Sébastien Frey, the deputy Ève Escande, the mayor of Vias, Jordan Dartier, many personalities, colleagues, members of the OGEC APEL, families, friends and the new director Anne Dubarry were present . The ceremony was full of emotion and joy, animated by the children of the choir directed by Anne Lesure. In his homily, Yannick Casajus, with his natural empathy and his generous humor, looked back on the careers of the three retirees.
Bernard Tourneur, “spiritual son of Abbot Bérail”
First Bernard Tourneur, the school’s factotum. “We have known each other for a very long time and are both the spiritual sons of Father Henri Bérail. His priority, his main goal was to transmit, that’s what you did throughout your career, to transmit through your work and your catechesis.”
Marie-Noèle Serrano also honored
Then, Marie-Noèle Serrano, “40 years of service to the Catholic school. You started in 1984 in Cournonterral and continued to teach to this day. We have traveled together and both had the same chaplain, Jean-Claude Huc. Since 2016, at “Notre-Dame school, you invested in the CM1, CM2 art option classes. They are the ones who prepared magnificent gifts for the three of you with the help of their visual arts teacher, Olga.”
Maïa Van Cao, an Agathois career
Father Yannick Casajus ended this beautiful retrospective with Maïa, Marie Van Cao, the director of the Notre-Dame school. “Maïa, you spent practically your entire career in Agde, with just a break at the Notre-Dame Bonne-Nouvelle school in Montpellier. In 2000, you returned to Agde to the Notre-Dame school, then in the city center where you succeed Ève Escande Then you ensured the transfer, not easy at first, of the heart of the city to this magnificent place with the help of Father Cros and Henriette Viala. A successful and successful establishment, the result is there. before our eyes, whether for school education or for sport, you have always known how to get the best out of your students and, today, you can leave with peace of mind. All three of you have fulfilled your mission, enjoy. ‘a well-deserved retirement.’ The evening continued with hugs and friendship around a buffet.
