Chapel Review Week Ending March 20th

Faith and Life

On St. Patrick’s Day the staff donated items to auction in chapel, with all funds going to the Have a Heart fundraiser.  Students bid generously, and had fun with the event. 

Adam donated one of his game worn jerseys from his time as a professional volleyball player in France. 

Saskatoon Symphony tickets courtesy of Ted and Barb Paetkau

Hand knit mittens

Wooden boxes made by Lloyd from recycled trophies.

A good time was had by all!

Principal Jim Epp experienced a St. Patrick’s Day surprise that he won’t soon forget.  As part of the Faith and Life Committee’s annual Have a Heart fundraiser, Epp agreed to get pied in the face if the students raised over $2000.  And, on March 17, they did!  A name was drawn from a list of students who had donated money, and grade 12 student Cheyenne E. was given the honor.  To date, Have a Heart has raised over $3000, and the total continues to grow.  All funds will be donated to charitable organizations that the students will visit during their Alternative Service and Learning Opportunities Week at the end of April.  Students plan to have a bake sale at Bigway in the coming weeks, if renovations are completed by then. 

Cheyenne prepares to pie her principal and uncle in the face!

So much fun!!

Total raised for Also projects to date

 On March 18, Henry and Erna Funk shared in chapel.  The Funks addressed the students about the concept of service, and shared about their own recent service assignment with MC Canada Witness in Nazareth. 

On March 19, German student Miriam D. presented a slide show about her native Germany, and led the student body in some popular German party games.  This is part of a chapel series that features RJC’s international students.     

Miriam 

Jared and Danielle race to match the English word with the corresponding German word.

Cheyenne is directed by the audience to locate the pot filled with candy.

Chapel Review for Week Ending March 13th

Faith and Life

Students and staff are preparing for RJC’s annual Alternative Learning and Service Opportunities Week (ALSO Week), which will happen at the end of April.  Students will engage in service and learning opportunities in Saskatoon, Calgary, High River, Alabama, and Guatemala.   To help students prepare, guests are invited to speak about the theme of service.  Megan Enns, Youth Coordinator for MCC Alberta, who will lead the Calgary ALSO group, addressed the student body in chapel on February 27.  Enns, an RJC grad herself, encouraged the students to embrace this learning opportunity and shared how participating in the ALSO program as a student shaped her life path.

Continuing with the ALSO theme, RJC teacher Emily Dueck delivered a personal message in chapel on March 4.  Dueck recounted her experiences serving with a MCC program where she was a street pastor working with homeless and disadvantaged people in downtown Toronto.  She talked about the highlights and challenges she faced over her two years in that position.   

The newly appointed Executive Director for the Shekinah Retreat Center, Nick Parkes, shared in chapel on March 11.  He brought greetings from Shekinah, and expressed his thankful support for the students who will be volunteering at Shekinah during ALSO week.  Parkes talked about the importance of volunteers for organizations like his camp.   

MC Canada Witness Workers George and Tobia Veith visited Chapel on March 12.  They shared about their experiences in Macau, China where they have been serving over the past 18 years.  Their faithful examples, and touching stories, were an encouragement to the student body. 

The Faith and Life Committee continues to promote its “Have a Heart” annual fundraiser.  All money raised goes to organizations outside of RJC.  This year students are focusing their support for organizations in the communities that students will visit during their ALSO week.  At the local level money raised will be given the Rosthern Ministerial for the Refugee Committee.  Students need to do something to raise the money, not just ask for it, and are encouraged to be creative (bottle drives, bake sales, snow shoveling, etc.).  To date, over $2000.00 has been collected, and we thank everyone for his or her continued support.   

Submitted by Ryan Wood