Chapel
Report
Friday,
November 30, 2015
Richard
performed with the Zoar Boys, a
quartet of friends from his home church in Waldheim, in chapel on Tuesday,
November 3.
Florence
Driedger visited chapel on November 4.
Florence and her husband Otto are co-Pastors at Peace Mennonite Church,
a multi-racial, multi-ethnic church in Regina.
Florence shared about her most recent trip to Ukraine, a country she and
her husband and have visited many times in the past 25 years to serve at the
Florence Centre, a family service and community education centre that they
helped create in the post-Soviet era.
Remembrance Day
was commemorated on Friday, November 6 in chapel with a moment of silence, a
video, and prayers for all affected by war.
“To remember is to work for peace.”
On November 12
students who returned from CMU’s Peace it Together conference in Winnipeg
shared about their experiences, which had an aboriginal justice focus this
year.
Lloyd Schmidt, Math
teacher and Vice-principal, shared in chapel on November 16. He made it all add up.
Following the Paris attacks RJC’s driver’s Education
instructor Naveed Anjum spoke in chapel.
Naveed is a practicing Muslim, and condemned the attacks. He reminded the students about others, mostly
Muslim, who have also been victims and he spoke about the importance of
understanding between religions.
On November 19
RJC celebrated “Malaysia day” in honour of our international Malaysian
students! Students dressed in the colors
of the Malaysian flag, and enjoyed an authentic Malaysian meal at lunch. Valen and Christie Lim shared in chapel.
On November 24 Krista Loewen, pastor at Wildwood
Mennonite Church in Saskatoon, led the student body in a liturgical service
focused on prayer and taking time to rest from ‘rush and hurry’.
On November 25 the Ontario-based Theatre of the Beat presented their touring production of “This Will Lead to Dancing” in chapel. The play focused on inclusivity within faith traditions.
On November 25 the Ontario-based Theatre of the Beat presented their touring production of “This Will Lead to Dancing” in chapel. The play focused on inclusivity within faith traditions.
English teacher
Emily Dueck shared in chapel.
